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

Annual Christmas Show ‘Sinbad the Sailor’
There is great excitement around the school as everyone is preparing for our pantomime “Sinbad the Sailor”. The show will be held on Tues 5th, Wed 6th & Thurs 7th of Dec. Tickets for the show will cost €8 each . Every parent can buy at least 2 tickets and we will take orders from anyone requiring more. These extra tickets will be given out at the end when everyone else in the queue has had an opportunity to secure at least 2 tickets. Extra tickets can be purchased at the price of €6 each. We know it is difficult for people who have to go to work to spend time queuing but you can give your order and money to your child and let them join the queue. They will not be bypassed as we ensure there is no queue jumping.

Supervision
You will receive a form asking if you can supervise classes during the concert. The smooth running of the show depends on your support with supervision as the teachers are involved with their class on stage etc. All help will be greatly appreciated.

Christmas Shoebox Appeal
We would like to thank all the children, parents and grandparents who went to such trouble filling boxes with appropriate toys. We got a great response as always. Well done.

LauraLynn House
We will have a non-uniform day on Thurs 23 Nov. The children are asked to bring in €2 and the money will be donated to LauraLynn House at Children's Sunshine Home—Ireland’s first Children’s Hospice. This is where Lucas Reynolds R.I.P. brother of Zach (5th class) received respite care while he was ill.

Christmas Cards The children have all finished their Christmas cards and I would like to thank Ms. Hilliard for all her work in organising this project.

Cuman na mBunscoil It was a hugely successful year on the GAA front in the Cumann na mBunscoil competition . Our girls team had an excellent year and should be very proud of their efforts. They were agonisingly close to an appearance in a Croke Park final but for a late goal conceded in their semi-final which saw them lose narrowly. They had been unbeaten up to that point and they played some wonderful football throughout the competition. Well done to all involved. Our Junior boys team lost only one of their five games losing to a very strong Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada team which meant they finished 2nd in their league. This was a great learning experience for the boys with some playing Gaelic football for the first time. This will only benefit them next year playing in the senior competition. After another excellent year for our Senior footballers who went unbeaten in their group and then played in a very exciting quarter final and semi-final , they then gave us a hugely entertaining day out in Croke Park. A very close game against a skilful Gaelscoil Cluain Dolcain team saw us come out on the wrong side with a result of 2-8 to 2-4. The boys and of course our supporters did themselves proud and getting the chance to play in Croke Park will be a memory that they will cherish and look back on with pride in years to come. We are very lucky to have such a big number of teachers who help to train our boys and girls both after school and during lunchtime. A massive thank you to all those teachers. All of the teachers would also like to acknowledge the support of Mr. Murphy (principal). Another big thank you to the parents and grandparents who very kindly provide lifts to matches with very little notice . Without you these games would not be possible. We look forward to another great year on the football field next year.

Dates for Diary
Teacher Inservice Fri Nov 24th School closed
Christmas show 5th, 6th & 7th Dec
Christmas Holidays Fri 22nd Dec—Mon 8th Jan
Mid Term Thurs 15th & Fri 16th Feb

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

Road Safety We ask all drivers to be careful of pedestrians when dropping children or collecting them from school. Many of our children walk to school and we want to ensure that they can do so in a safe environment. Please be mindful not to block and driveways if parking in the school vicinity.

Staff In-Service Just to remind you that the school will be closed on Fri 24th Nov as the staff will be attending an in-service day on the new Primary Language Curriculum.

Copper Coin Collection Please bring in any 1c, 2c and 5c coins you are not using and put them in our copper-coin container at the main reception. Your generosity will help us buy much needed resources for the children in our classrooms.

HSCL HOME/SCHOOL/COMMUNITY LIAISON
While you have a child attending Clonburris we would love for parents and guardians to be involved and participate in Clonburris too. Drop into school, or get in touch on 083 8490219 and ask for Ms. O Malley, or email HomeschClonburris@gmail.com.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES; Nov ‘17
Maths for Fun – 3rd class: Mr. Leech/Ms Sullivan’s 3rd class have their 4th and final Maths for Fun this Thursday. Children really enjoy improving their Math skills through playing board games together with their parents. Thank you to the Mams and Dads who joined us.
Science Showcase – 5th class: Both 5th classes are invited to a Kitchen Chemistry showcase this Friday in the hall. As part of Science Week we have partnered with Maynooth University Science dept. Parent volunteers have been trained by two of Maynooth Science dept and will demonstrate the experiments to 5th class pupils in small groups. Pupils will make lava lamps, Magic milk, Weird Custard and it promises to be a messy and fun few hours. A huge thank you to Maynooth university who have donated lab coats and goggles to the school.
Paired Reading –Senior Infants: We had a great turnout of parents coming into Ms Creeds class for Paired reading sessions. Parents sat and shared a book with their child in the class for a noisy reading. Check out Ms Creed’s page of the website to see some pic’s.

CLOVER project – Junior Infants; Thank you to all the Junior Infant parents who attended our recent meeting. All attendees received the lovely hard back Ten Seeds book, and got to hear from Emma McDonald from Clondalkin library. Emma has left library membership forms here in school too so that children can join and get their own card.

***** Parent classes ******
Hair Care Workshop: Wednesday 29th Nov, 9.15 – 10.30am Tired of ponytails? Learn how to do plaits and section hair; and also pick up some useful tips on hair care for your children.
Art & Craft workshops: Thurs,23rd Nov = Glass bottle painting, 9.15 – 11am Artist Martina will be running a workshop on glass bottle painting. All materials provided at class.
Christmas Crafts, Thurs, Nov 30th, 9.15 – 11am
Making Christmas logs, wreaths, and other lovely decorations for your home.
Text 083 8490219 to book your place in these workshops