Newsletter 1st May 2019

Football News
St. Brigid’s Ladies Football Club are putting together a strategic plan for the club and want your opinion. Club meeting on Tuesday, 7thMay in the clubhouse in Ballylinan at 8 p.m. for all interested. “Your opinion counts and we want to hear it.”

Hurling
Park/Ratheniska-Timahoe training on Sunday mornings at 11:30 for U7s, U9s and U11s. New members welcome. Contact Frank Shanahan or the school for more information.

Tin Whistle, Homework Club
Continuing as normal. If you’d like your child to take part, please contact the school.

Social, Personal and Health Education
This is one of the curriculum areas that we implement in the school. During the course of the year the children in all classes have been taught the ‘Stay Safe’ programme. We also teach the RSE (relationships and sexuality education) programme which includes modules on growing and changing. If you have any queries please contact your child’s teacher. Thank you.

Staff News
Sincere condolences to Mrs. Curran on the death of her father during the week. On a happier note, congratulations to Mrs. Hurley on the recent birth of her first child; both are doing well!

Junior Infants 2019/20
We are preparing for next year! Parents of children starting in September have been notified that a meeting will be held in the school tomorrow Thursday, 2ndMay at 2:15 p.m. Please note that this meeting is for parents of incoming children only.

Upcoming Dates
School will be closed for the bank holiday next Monday (6thMay) and also for polling day on Friday, 24thMay. First Communion will be on Saturday, 25thMay. Please remember that the school will be closed for the first week in June (Mon. 3rd– Fri. 7th), hopefully with some decent weather in store. School will close for summer on Friday, 28thJune (half-day) and will reopen for all pupils on Thursday, 29thAugust.