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NEWSLETTER 14/04/16

BEREAVEMENT:  Our sincere sympathy to the McEvoy family on the untimely passing of Margaret.  She was part of our school community for many years and our thoughts and prayers are with Pat, Pádraig, Ellie, Therése and her extended family.

ARTS EXHIBITION:  A special 1916 exhibition will be launched at Athy Arts Centre this evening at 7.30 pm.  Children from 5th Class (Karol Donohoe, Jesse McEvoy, Rachel Wilkinson-Ryan, Sara Reilly, Emma Shanahan, Molly Zinn Collis and Tamara Davis) will display portraits of the 7 men who signed the proclamation and Ben Buckley  and Lorcan Page from 6th Class have written a poem “Easter 1916.”  (Photographs on school website).

ABBAN’S STUDENT GAMES: Sunday April 17th at 1.30 pm – St. Abban’s Sports Grounds.

LipSync FUNDRAISING:  As you are probably know by now Ballylinan GAA and St. Anne’s Soccer Club have joined forces to raise funds to surface the lane at their grounds.  Both clubs are extremely supportive of the school and make their facilities available to us on a regular basis.  Ms. Mulhare will represent the school for this fund-raiser and we are asking for your support for this very worthy cause. We will hold a “Jersey Day” next Wednesday April 20th  and we are asking for a contribution of €2 per child or €3 per family.

ARDSCOIL NA TRIONÓIDE:  Assessment day for 6th Class next Thursday April 21st – 9.30 am. – 12.30 pm.

ROAD SAFETY:  An incident of an adult struck by the mirror of a passing car was reported during the week.  We are asking drivers to be aware of the danger and pedestrians not to walk on the edge of the footpath.

TRACKSUIT:  We will be taking orders in the coming weeks for September.  Our supplier is requesting details by early May.

COMMUNITY NEWS

KARATE CLASSES:  Every Thursday night from 6pm-8pm in St. Anne’s Hall.  Cost:  €10 per person.

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NEWSLETTER 05/04/16

Welcome back to everyone after the Easter break.

SWIMMING:  Ms. Goff’s class begin lessons tomorrow, Wednesday.

TIN WHISTLE:  Classes resume this week at the usual times.

HOMEWORK CLUB:  Resumed yesterday and will continue Monday – Thursday.

ART GROUP (4th class):  Back this Friday at the usual time.

COMMUNITY NEWS

BALLYLINAN JUVENILE G.A.A.:  Training commences for the following groups on Friday April 8th – 6.45 pm – 7.45 pm at the club grounds.
U6 Boys & Girls
U8 & U10 Boys

LIP SYNC BATTLE:  Launch at Murphy’s Pub Saturday  April 9th at 9pm.

COLOUR FUN/RUN WALK:  Full details tomorrow, Wednesday.

ATHLETICS:  The annual student games will be held at St. Abban’s Athletics Club on Sunday April 17th at 1.30 pm.   The games include individual and relay events for boys and girls from U7 to U17.   Children from Ballylinan will join with children from Arles and Killeen to accumulate points for their team.  This is the 43rd year of the event.

 

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NEWSLETTER 14/03/16

1916 – 2016:
Schools all over Ireland will hold flag raising ceremonies tomorrow (Tuesday).  We will hold our ceremony at 12 noon and the wider school community is invited to attend.

1st PENANCE:
Congratulations to the children from 2nd class who received their first penance last Tuesday night.  We were very proud of them and thanks to Ms. Farrell and Mrs. Hurley for all their work in preparing the children for the sacrament.  Thanks also to Mrs. Browne, Margaret Brennan and the children from the choir who turned out in great numbers to support 2nd Class.

Refreshments were provided after the ceremony by our Parents Association and we are very grateful to the people who gave their time to make the occasion special for the children and their families.

SKIPPING:
The workshop held on Thursday was a great success.  It is wonderful  to see so many children skipping at play time.

St. ABBAN’S QUIZ:
Great news!  The team of Lorcan Page (6th), Conor Loughman (6th),Jesse McEvoy (5th) and Cian Dunne (5th) won the Fr. Kennedy Cup at the final held in Killeen last Thursday night.  The winning score of 68 out of 70 questions was the highest team score in a final since the competition began in 1971.  Well done lads!

Photographs of the various activities are on our website www.ballylinannationalschool.com

EASTER HOLIDAYS:
The school will close on Wednesday 16th at 12.30 (infants from 12.20) and will re-open on Monday April 4th at 9.15am.