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Clonburris N.S.
Our Lady Queen of Apostles
Newsletter March 2017
Learn, Believe, Achieve!

Easter Egg Raffle Tickets are presently being sold for the Easter Egg Raffle. We also have a large dolls house included in the raffle. The draw will be held on April 6th and there will be prizes for each class group.

Confirmation
Congratulations to Mr. Murray and Mr. Leech’s 6th classes who made their confirmation on March 15th. Bishop Field presided and was impressed with the girls and boys preparations, knowledge and respect of the sacrament. A special thank you to the choir who sang so beautifully on the day and to the altar servers who performed their duties perfectly.

Easter Bonnets This is an annual event in Clonburris and will be held on Thurs 6th April. The children are encouraged to make an Easter hat and there will be a prize per class and a small prize for each child who enters. This event is just for fun and offers an opportunity for artistic expression.

Parent Talk
Melanie Billings, a psychologist, will give a talk for parents on ‘Building Resilience in Ourselves’ on Tues April 4th at 8pm. Melanie gave a great talk last year on building resilience in children so I’m sure this talk will equally as good.

Garda Band: All classes of our school enjoyed a fantastic performance from the Garda band in the school hall on Thurs March, 9th. Thanks to HSCL for organising this.

Dates for your Diary
Easter Bonnets: Thurs 6th April
Easter Holidays: Fri 7th April Close at 12pm
School Reopens : Mon 24th April

Seachtain na Gaeilge
We celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge in Clonburris N.S from 6th—10th March. We had encouraged the boys and girls to use as much of their Gaeilge as possible during the week.
Our celebrations concluded on the Friday with our annual Ceolchoirm SnaG We had representatives from some local Irish Dancing Schools preforming a selection of dances in their beautiful costumes.
We also had musical interludes performed by students who take other music classes in centers such as Áras Chrónáin in Clondalkin Village. Our Music Club performed a piece they had learned for Corfhéile na Scoileanna, an event where they preformed with distinction.
Each class had a ‘Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine’ award for the child who continues to make a big effort with Gaeilge in their class. Mrs. Ryan presented the recipients with their certificates. There are photographs and videos on the school website of the children performing in stage bedecked in their national colours. Mrs. Ryan concluded proceedings by thanking the many people who worked so hard to make the Ceolchoirm a resounding success.

Clonburris N.S.
Our Lady Queen of Apostles
Newsletter March 2017
Learn, Believe, Achieve!

HSCL
HOME/SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIAISON
The goal of the HSCL teacher is to help children and parents/guardians get the best from school life. Drop into school, or get in touch on 083 8490219 and ask for Ms. O Malley, or email HomeschClonburris@gmail.com.
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

Book Fair: The Travelling Book Fair is on in our school this week. Books are available to purchase for one hour in the morning & one hour in the afternoon over three days Wed, Thurs and Friday. All children who have pocket money saved are welcome to buy a book. Funds raised go towards buying class novels and One Book project novels that are gifted to class groups. Thank you in advance to the Parents Association for manning the Fair.

Oral Language: Tips for Parents
Infants - 1st class: Practise, sing and repeat songs and poems with your child like Head, Shoulders, knees, & toes; and Boom-chicka-boom.
2nd – 4th: Play language games which focus on words i.e Headbandz. Make your own Headbandz using simple Post-it stuck on your forehead. Encourage your childs questioning and thinking skills to guess their word.
5th & 6th: Play word games like Scrabble. Scrabble develops skills such as verbal skills, Maths skills and time management.

Lego club–3rd class: Thank you to the parents, grandparents and auntie who came to our Lego club sessions in Mr. O’ Malley’s class. The third class pupils were very creative and all successfully obtained their Lego licence. We are starting Lego club in Mr Roebuck’s on Wednesday, March 29th at 1.30pm and will welcome any parents/grandparents who can join us. Pupils have an individual Lego pack and an item to construct set by the Lego teacher.

Gangsta Granny: 'Congratulations to Ann Gallagher our winning Gangsta Granny. Thanks to all the Gangsta grannies who put so much effort into their costumes right down to the fine details of cabbages, Murray mints and bags of loot. The 4th class pupils & parents had great fun at the event'.

First Aid – CPR for Family and Friends:
Places still available on this course which takes place on Wed 26th April 9—10.30. Learn how to react in an emergency and see AED devices demonstrated by a qualified nurse. Learn the skills involved in giving CPR to children and adults. A one-off workshop open to parents and grandparents of Clonburris

**Parent classes, TERM 3, 2017 **
Please text 083 8490219 to book your place on any courses below
Yoga for Parents in DEANSRATH Community College –Wed, 10.15 – 12.45

Music Club for Adults The Music club for adults meets every Monday at 1.40pm in the hall.
It is open to all parents and grandparents of Clonburris

Yoga for Parents in DEANSRATH Community College –Wed, 10.15 – 12.45