Newsletter 15/12/2022

HALF DAY: We are closing for the end of term on Wednesday 21st at 12pm.

Parents’ Association: Thanks so much for the generous donations so far to our Parents’ Association fundraiser hampers. My office is packed with chocolate, sweets and other items. The PA will collect them this Friday so that will be the last morning for contributions. A reminder that the PA can only accept cash on Tuesday for raffle tickets. More information HERE on the PA page. 

Baking for Christmas Show Interval: Between our junior and senior shows on Tuesday, tea and coffee will be served by the PA in the 5th/6th class at the school. Any baked items or biscuits would be greatly appreciated. If you are sending in any items, please do so on Monday or Tuesday.

Times: (Tuesday 20th December)

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Junior Infants to Second class.

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Tea & Coffee

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Third to Sixth Class.

Chatterpix Creations: 1st and 2nd class made some really cool Chatterpix videos in Irish! Please check them out here. Maith sibh Rang 1 agus 2.

Stop Motion Video: Check out our school’s first published Stop Motion Video HERE by Ava and Rebecca. Well done girls!

Saint Vincent de Paul: Reminder that we are having a Christmas Jumper day on Wednesday 21st. Thank you for donations received so far. Children can bring in €2 or Michelle has sent out a payment link that many of you have used already.

Birthday celebration: This Sunday, 18th at 9:30 a.m. there will be a mass in the church to celebrate the 85th birthday of Fr. Finan. There will be a reception after mass in the community centre that some of the parents are helping to organise. They will begin preparing the community centre at about 9 a.m. if anyone is available to help out.

Loads of other news/pics available at www.ballinacarrowns.ie/news

Thanks for reading,

Aodán Brennan. 

School Principal.