Christmas Time!!!

Many thanks to the Parent's Association for organising a fantastic Christmas Party for the boys and girls in St. Patrick's yesterday! They children had a great time playing games, eating hotdogs, winning lots of prizes and, best of all, meeting Santa! Everyone had a brilliant time, so thanks a million to all involved in the organisation! 

Merry Christmas from all at St. Patrick's NS, we hope you enjoy the break! See you all on the 9th of January! 

Grant Aid for Secondary School Education under Protestant Management

Grant Aid for Post Primary Pupils?                  You Could Qualify!!!

·         You may be eligible for a grant if your child is attending or plans to attend a Protestant managed Post Primary School participating in the ‘block grant’ scheme.

·         The purpose of the scheme is to assist necessitous children of the Protestant community in accessing second level education in a school that accords with their religious ethos.
·         Grants are funded by the D.E.S. and applications are means tested.
·         Grant Assistance available may cover up to 50% of the fees in Dublin schools and about 90% in some of the country schools.
·         Application Forms are available directly from the school of your choice.
·         Closing date for applications is 28^th February 2017 for the school year commencing August ‘17.

Info: secgrant@gmail.com / Secondary Education Committee, C/O Church House, Church Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6

 

Book Fair!

Our Book Fair from Celtic Travelling Book Fairs begins today!

Time-Table

• Mr. Larke's room 2.00p.m - 3.00p.m on Tuesday
• Ms. Ibs' room 2.00p.m-3.00p.m on Wednesday
• Ms. Keane's room 1.30p.m-3.00p.m. on Thursday

The school library will receive free books based upon the number of books sold.

Many thanks for your support.

Well Done Amelia McQuade!

Congragulations to Amelia McQuade who won second place in the Bank of Ireland art competition ( 9-12 years). Amelia won a €30 All for One Voucher.

Below is a poem that Milly wanted to share about her friends Mia and Niamh...

It’s so hard to describe how much I love my friends,

we’re all different and we all have such different trends.

They’re always there by your side when you’re happy or when you have just cried.

First we have Niamh, I’ve known her since the start, she’s good at Irish, Maths and Art.

Then we have smiley Mia, she puts a smile on my face, no one could ever take her place!

I wouldn’t change my friends, not for one million euro. They are my pride and joy, they are my superheroes.

They are my best friends, they always will be, Mia, Niamh and me we’re like the fantastic three!

They pick me up when I fall so I can stand tall, Oh I love them all…

Niamh is the hat to my head, Mia is the glove for my hand, they are such great girls you don’t even understand.
Good friends are hard to find because the best are already mine!!

'Penny Phelan's Magical Month of December'

Many thanks to Judy Moriarty who visited our school and read her new book, 'Penny Phelan's Magical Month of December' to all the children in the school. The children loved the story of Penny's adventures in Trim in the 1970s.

All proceeds from the sale of the book go towards Meals on Wheels Trim and the Meath Women's Refuge & Support Services.

The book will be on sale in Antonia's Book Shop & Nina's on Market Street from next Monday.

Christmas Card Fundraiser

Well done and thank you to our Parent's Association who organised the Christmas Card Fundraiser. It raised €318 for our school!

A review of 'The Voyage' by Ethan Douglas, 6th Class

The play third to sixth class went to see in The Solstice Theatre, Navan, last Tuesday was called 'The Voyage'.
It is about the adventures of a boy named Jack and his dad. When Jack’s dad gets taken by giants, Jack has to go on an adventure to save him…
In rough seas, Jack washes up on the shores of Lillyput and makes an unexpected friendship with Captain Little. As you can tell, she is very little!
Captain Little promises to make a flying machine to help Jack get his dad back. When Jack finds his dad, he saves him and flies home. They encounter problems on their voyage home but they overcome their problems and arrive home safely together.

Happy Halloween!

Well done to all of the boys and girls (and their parents!) on the fantastic costumes in St. Patrick's today! A massive THANK YOU to the Parent's Association for organising goodie bags, prizes and the guess the amount of sweets competition! 

Finally, we are sad to say goodbye to Hannah Ayoubi today as she is moving to a new school after the midterm. Best of luck Hannah!

Dundalk Grammar Musical

'The Addam's Family'

 



 

Many thanks to Dundalk Grammar School for inviting us to see their fantastic production of 'The Addam's Family'. The children from 3rd-6th class thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

 

 

 



Monster Music Improv

The children had a great time today at the Monster Music Improv at the Solstice in Navan! Some people even got to make monster sounds for the audience when we created The Navan Monster! 

School Trips!

DON'T FORGET: 

On 24^th October (Monday) the children in Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class and Second Class will be going to the Solstice in Navan to see “Monster Music Improv”.

The bus will be leaving the school at 9.20am. The show begins at 10am. The children will have something small to eat before returning to school, so please ensure your child has their packed lunch with them. The children will need to wear their school uniform on the day of the tour. There is no need for your child to bring any money with them on the day.

Junior and Senior Infants will finish school at the usual time of 2pm, and First and Second Class will finish at 3pm, as per the norm.

The tour will cost €12. This includes €7 for entry to the show and €5 for the cost of the bus. We would appreciate if the money is brought in before Friday 21^st October.



There are also trips coming up for the Senior Room. On Tuesday 25th October they are going to Dundalk Grammar to see a production of 'The Addam's Family'. On November 8th they will be going to the Solstice Theatre to watch 'Voyage'. The cost of these two trips is €12 altogether and this needs to be brought into school on or before Monday 24th October. 

My First Book of Irish Animals

Today the children in the Junior and Middle rooms went to Trim Library for a talk with Juanita Browne about her book, My First Book of Irish Animals.  The children all LOVE this book and it was really exciting to meet the author. She spoke about the animals in her book, showed us some really cool antlers, played a guessing game with us and even showed us a real bat she found at home! It was a really interesting and interactive afternoon!

Trim Library

As part of the Children's Book Festival, Trim Library are running some events for pupils in local schools. Juniors and Seniors went up to the library today for a story-telling session with Pat Ryan. The children had a great time hearing stories about bold babies and elephants, white bears and doing the penguin dance! 

Pat Ryan has worked as a teacher and a professional storyteller for over 30 years. He regularly tours Britain, Europe and the US, and has written for the BBC too. 

Many thanks to Trim Library for inviting us to this, and other events! The Junior and Middle Classrooms will be going down on Thursday for a session Juanita Browne, author of 'My First Book of Irish Animals' which the children absolutely love!  

Here are some photos from today:

Clothing Collection Fundraiser

Many thanks on behalf of the school's Parent Association to everyone who sent in bags for the clothing collection. You raised €141.75 for the school! Thank you.

Congragulations Holly Brady!

Well done to Holly Brady who won a trophy for completing a four week track running programme in Bohermeen Athletic Club. What a great achievement Holly!

Trim Tennis Courts

Thank you to Trim Tennis Club for inviting Ms. Ibs' room down today! Here are some picture of the children practicing their skills and enjoying the morning there:

Goodbye & good luck Ruby

We were all so sad to hear yesterday that Ruby will be leaving St. Patrick's today.We wish Ruby the very best of luck in her new school in Dublin.

Harvest Thanksgiving

Many thanks to Sarah Angel who visited the senior room last Thursday. Sarah helped the children make some beautiful flower arrangements that were displayed on the pew ends in the Cathedral on Sunday during the Harvest Thanksgiving service. Well done to all the boys & girls who took part in the service by reading the prayers & lessons & presenting the gifts of harvest.

First Day

Well done on a great first day back everyone, especially  to our 8 new Junior Infants: Hannah, Rachel, Harry Beattie, Toby, Harry McKenna, Luke, Gavin and Joshua. They did fantastically today! Juniors will be going home at 12.30 tomorrow and for all of next week. Seniors finish at 2pm, and the rest of the school at 3pm. Please see notes in your child's bag today, as well as insurance form. If your child does not have these, let their class teacher know! 

Here are St. Patrick's new students in Junior Infants:

Back to School

Summer is flying by, and the next school term is fast approaching! All children will be back in St. Patrick's N.S. on Thursday 1st of September. Don't forget that the new Junior Infants will be going home at 12.30pm for that Thursday and Friday, as well as the following week to ease them in to the school routine. After that, they will finish the day at 2pm. Senior Infants will be finished at the usual time of 2pm, and the rest of the school at 3pm from September 1st. There is information for new parents available on the side menu. We are looking forward to welcoming our new pupils in September :)  

Ms Keane and Ms Moriarty had an absolutely amazing time volunteering in Uganda last month. Thank you so much again for all of your generous contributions! Here are some photos of us and the children we taught in Kasengejje Primary School:

We even taught the children in our class some Gaeilge!