Scoil Bhríde Newsletter
January 2016
Dalta na Míosa and Special Commendation Awards
Sponsored by Dunleer Credit Union
Junior Infants: Femi, Kaitlin and Tiana Senior Infants: Rebekah and Charlie
First Class: Keegan, Caoimhe and Molly Second Class: Jack, Neala and Caitlin
Third Class: Stephanie and Aoife Third Class: Charlie, Cathal and Connor
Fourth Class: Eírn and Shannon Fifth Class: Kiki and Lawrence
Sixth Class: Tom, Alexandra and Zenat
Junior Infants News
We are very excited as we have started reading by ourselves. We are all excited to be moving on to our new books . We are also having great fun with the new kitchen Santa brought us . We are using it at Aistear time and it is very popular!
First Class News
We are having a very healthy start to 2016 in First Class! Everyday Ms McGeough is taking a photo of the healthiest lunches and their smiling owners and sending it off to Operation Transformation. Look out for our healthy lunches on the television!
We are also keeping fit and strong with lots of exciting sport! On Tuesday morning Mark gave us a special skipping lesson. We learned lots of new tricks. Now we just need to practice them on the yard. Last week Michael came in to show us how to play cricket. Everyone had a turn batting. In P.E. we are learning a new dance to Meghan Trainor’s song Better when I’m Dancing. It is great fun!
Sixth Class News
We are settling back in after the Christmas holidays. We are looking forward to a busy year ahead with Confirmation and many opportunities like the Credit Union Quiz and The Tullyallen Cross Country Running. Our New Year’s Resolutions are to work hard and enjoy our final year at Scoil Bhríde!
Saint Brigid’s Day
We will celebrate Saint Brigid’s on Monday the 1st of February. The Senior classes will attend mass on this day. The children will also be making Saint Brigid’s crosses with their teachers.
All classes took part in a Skip-n-Rope workshop last Tuesday. The children learned lots of new tricks and skills which they will be able to use at home and on the school yard. At the end of the day, all classes attended a showcase in the school hall, where different children demonstrated some of the skills that they had learned.
Green School News
Welcome back after the break. We hope that you all had a great Christmas, it seems like a long time ago now! We are slowly revising all the previous themes of the Green Flag and trying to reduce our waste, water and energy consumption in small but sustainable steps.
May we take this opportunity to remind all the parents to send in as much ‘Copper’ as possible which will be allocated to helping establish the outdoor classroom.
On a similar theme, we will be taking part in a ‘ bag drop’ which involves collecting clothing items , pairs of shoes etc. The money we raise from this will also go towards the outdoor classroom. So gather as much clothing as you can. The more bags, the greater the amount of money we will receive for the school. We will also be eligible to enter a grand prize for the school that collects the most clothing – A possible €2250!
Sixth Class Commitment Ceremony
Ceremony Of Commitment for Confirmation children will be held this Saturday, 30th January at 7. 30 p.m.
First Confession
First Confession for Second Class will take place in the evening of Wednesday, the 10th of February. Confession will take place in the church.
Mid-Term Break
The school will close from Monday the 15th of February to Friday the 19th of February for the mid-term break.