SCOIL AN LINBH IOSA
ST. FRANCIS STREET
GALWAY
Tel. (091)566452
www.saligalway.ie
PARENTS:
· Here we are again - the end of another school year and the final Newsletter of the year!
· All Book Rental Forms should by now be returned to Office and books will be ready for all in September. If you are not participating in the Book Rental Scheme, a Book List is available from the office.
· Thank you all very much for all your input to the school over the year and for your help and co-operation. As usual it was a very busy year, with June being a particularly busy moth. Peer Tutoring, Shared Reading, Concerts, Sports, School Tour, a variety of after school activities, International Day and of course new interactive whiteboards. Thank you very much to all the teachers who have worked so hard throughout the year to make all these events happen.
· We look forward to your support on ‘International Day’ and hope you can dress children in national costumes and/or send food and materials to the school. Thanks again.
· Still to come, our final Assembly when we say farewell to those who are leaving us. (Children attend school at usual times on these days.) Girls leaving us from Sixth Class have their final assembly and finish school on Wednesday next, 23rd June. Our First Class Boys finish school here on Thursday next, 24th June. Parents of sixth class girls and first class boys, look out for separate notification.
· Summer camps are ready to go on the week beginning Monday, June 28th.
· Congratulations to all the prizewinners during the school year, especially to the girls in Rooms 5 & 12 and to their ‘múinteoirí’. We have had a very rewarding year.
· Congratulations to all the parents who completed courses organised by Aoife our Home School Co-ordinator.
· Thanks also to parents on the Board of Management and on the Committee of the School Parents Association who give their time for the benefit of all.
· Watch out for summer activities in children’s section of Galway County/City Libraries.
· On our last two days at school, Thursday, 24th and Friday, 25th, we will have no uniform days when we wear whatever we choose. School will close for holidays at 12 noon on Friday, 25th June.
· We hope you all have a wonderful summer holiday and look forward to seeing you back on Monday, 30th August at the usual time of 8.45 a.m.
*WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US
*We have had our School Tour and we all had a wonderful day.
*Girls from Room 5 & 12 have been very busy working as Peer Tutors with children from Room 4 & 7.
*Congratulations to Sarah and Eva (Room 5), Fiona an Amy (Room 12) and Maeve and Zuzannah (Room 16) on their Merit Award in the ‘Write a Book’ project.
*Our School Choir sang at the Mass of St. Anthony’s Novena at the Abbey on Thursday, 10th June.
Sixth Class had a very busy time taking part in a Transition Programme, which prepares them for Secondary School.
Special Dates to Remember
Final Assembly & ‘Goodbye’ to 6th Class: Wednesday, 23rd June - 12noon.
‘Goodbye’ to First Class boys: Thursday, 24th June, - 2 p.m.
Closing for Summer Holidays: Friday, 25th June, 12 noon.
Re-opening after Summer Holidays: Monday, 30th August, 2010.
Great Effort All Year
ROOM 3 – Kevin Ward
ROOM 4 - Lauren McGuire
ROOM 5 – Crisabel David
ROOM 7 – Schilo Kazadi
ROOM 8 – Munia Rahaman & Benicio Sehe
ROOM 9 – Alex Petraitis
ROOM 11 – Hanzel Ordinario
ROOM 12 – Evelina Zukauskaite
ROOM 14 – Eddie Ward
ROOM 15 – Siobhan Matshazi
ROOM 16 – Grace Harkonen
Best Class in Hall – May 10
ROOM 5
Best Attendance –May, 10
ROOM 4 & ROOM 12
NIT NOTICE
These like warm weather.
Unless you want to live with them for the summer, check
now and take action if necessary.
Trath na gCeist Winners
Sarah S. (Room 12) Victoria Fox (Room 12
Toni S. (Room 5) Brian G. (Room 5)
Our ‘Seanfhocal’ for this month is:
“Coinnigh do Shiopa agus coinneoidh do shiopa tu ”
(Mind your business and your business will mind you)
PAULA’S PRE & AFTER SCHOOL SERVICE
Everybody had a great School Tour Day. We love being on stage on International Day. We are having a very special graduation on Thursday, 24th June. We are looking forward to showing our Mums and Dads all we learned this year. We are closing for our summer holidays on Friday, 25th June.
GREEN NEWS
Big thanks to Galway Shopping Centre for allowing us to Park and Stride from their car park every Wednesday. Don’t miss our final WOW DAY on Wednesday next, 23rd June.
