1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd classes will be going on their school tour to Fort Lucan on Monday 15^th of June.  The cost of the tour is €15 per child.  All monies must be paid in full prior to Friday 12^th of June.

All children are to  bring a packed lunch (treats are permitted on tour days), rain gear and sun cream if necessary.  Children are not to bring any pocket money. All children will need a spare change of clothes as they get one go on the ‘Waterfall’ and they will get wet.  They are to wear their school tracksuits on the day.

If you happen to have family passes for Fort Lucan please  note  that these are invalid  on group tours.

Children will return to the school by 2.30pm.

Every morning in junior infants the children take part in Aistear. Aistear is a framework for play where we have a different theme every few weeks for the children to focus their play on. There are five areas of play and the children, in groups, play at one area each day. So far this year some of our themes have been the restaurant, school, the mechanics, the vets and the farm!

Senior girls training every Tuesday 2.40pm – 3.40pm. Match this Wednesday 25th March vs Allenwood in Allenwood GAA at 2.00pm. Leaving school @ 1.35pm sharp

Swimming commences for all children in 2^nd and 3^rd classes on Friday the 17^th of April.  Venue K-Leisure, Naas.  There will be seven sessions in all. ( Friday 17th of April to Friday  May 29^th inclusive). Swimming lessons are during school hours, their session starts at 11.45am and last about an hour.  The cost per child is €45 .  We do appreciate this is short notice, it could not be helped as we were awaiting a response for a cancellation booking.  You may pay in instalments before swimming commences, it is crucial that all monies must be paid in full before, or at the very latest by Friday 17^th.  The school is not in a position to make up the cost if all monies is not collected.

Please send money in an envelope with your child’s  name, class and amount to Ms Murphy and Mr O’Donoghue only.  Receipts for instalments or full payment will be issued for your records so please check your child’s  bag for these.

Junior Infants loved dressing up as their favourite book characters today! They also brought in their favourite books to show each other, which ranged from princess books and fairy tales to dinosaur fact books and DIY crafts!

Girls football training after school today is CANCELLED due to weather and pitch

Congratulations to Benjamin Watson, Jessy Lyons, Ruairí Hanlon and Thom Graham who were chosen to represent the school in this year’s quiz. The boys performed very well scoring a total of 84 out of 100. The boys finished 7th out of 29 teams, the eventual winners were Two Mile House who finished with a very impressive total of 95.

Science

Strand: Living Things

Strand Unit: Plants and Animals

The children in 3rd class had great fun making two class wormeries.  We collected lots of worms and made a lovely comfortable home for them by using layers of soil, sand, compost and leaves.  We will observe these over the next week or so to look at changes to the soil and the activity within the wormery.