Staff Changes
We welcome Mrs. Ethné Appenah who joined our staff after the mid-term break. She
will be providing Language Support for the non-national pupils.
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Confirmation
Congratulations to the boys from the 6th Classes who received the Sacrament of
Confirmation on Wednesday, 20 March.
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Sporting Activities
- Gaelic Football: The school
team has played two games, and its record is one game lost and one game won.
- Soccer: The soccer team was
beaten narrowly in the Cup, and it will now be able to concentrate on
winning the Fingal League.
- Cross-Country:
Congratulations to the school teams which performed with such distinction in
the Inter-School Cross Country Competitions in Loughshinny. Eoin
Martin won the over 12 event and Ryan Dooney won the under 12 competition.
In addition to the boys who won events, many of the other team members
obtained very high placings in their competitions.
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Thanks
- We are very grateful to
Typetec for the 14 computers which they donated to the school recently.
- Mrs.
Maughan donated some
computer hardware
- To the parents who donated
school uniforms and tracksuits. It is very useful to have a supply of
uniforms and tracksuits because many of the shops do not stock uniforms
throughout the entire year.
- To the parents who have contributed Tesco tokens as part of the Computers
for Schools’ Scheme.
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Information Technology
11 PC’s, a scanner and a printer were purchased recently. This expenditure
will mean that there will be one PC per pupil in the IT room. The IT
initiative has been so successful that teachers from other schools are visiting
the school on a constant basis to obtain information and advice for their own
schools.
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Fund Raising
The developments in the IT
room have been very costly, and there is a shortfall of €5,000. We
thank publicly the parents who made contributions as a result of the appeal
in the last Newsletter. This school has not done any fund raising since 1998
/1999 when the IT room was built. Many schools ask for yearly contributions,
but the Board of Management is opposed to this method of fund raising.
However in this instance, the Board of Management is very supportive, and we
ask that each family contribute a minimum of €10 to defray the costs of
the new PC’s.
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Junior Infant Enrolment
Places for the new Junior Infant classes were offered on Monday, 25 March. It
has not been possible to accommodate all of the applicants, and there is a very
lengthy waiting list. The advisory meeting will be held at 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday,
7 May 2002.
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Swords Our Town
There are still a small number of copies of Swords: Our Town. This book makes an
ideal Easter present, and is available from the Secretary’s Office at a price
of €10.
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Dates for Diary
- First Penance at 7.30 p.m.
on Tuesday, 16 April 2002.
- In-Service day on Thursday,
18 April. School closed.
- The Easter vacation will
commence at 12.00 on Wednesday, 27 March, and the school will re-open at
8.50 a.m. on Monday, 8 April.
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Focal Scoir
We thank you for your support and co-operation, and wish you a happy and
peaceful Easter vacation.
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