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Our Lady Queen of Apostles
Clonburris N.S.
Newsletter October 2016
Learn, Believe, Achieve!

Parent Teacher Meetings Like last year these meetings will be held over two days Tues 15th and Wed 16th Nov. More on this after mid-term.

School GAA Teams
The school entered 2 boys teams and a girls team in this year’s Cumann na mBunscoil competitions. The girls had some fantastic matches and unfortunately for them they were beaten in the semi final by a very good Holy Trinity N.S. team. Well done to the boys, who are still unbeaten in their competition. Pride of place goes to the U-13 Senior team who have qualified for the Final in Croke Park. This match takes place on Wed 9th Nov at 12.00. It is a wonderful achievement yo have reached the final. The school is very proud of all the teams who have represented Clonburris so well on the playing fields. Thanks to all the teachers who give freely of their time training the teams. If parents are interested in attending the final in Croke Park, they must first purchase a ticket from the school for €5. No monies can be collected at the gate in Croke Park. Admission is by ticket only. Please check www.cnmb.ie for details of entrance for parents/supporters and parking arrangements.

Christmas Cards The children have had a great time drawing and colouring their own cards. The cost is the same as last year. €8 per pack, €7 for 2, 3 or 4 packs and €6 for 5 or more packs. Thank you for your support.

Halloween Parade We will have our annual costume parade on Fri 28th October. Children can dress up if they wish and enter for a raffle. There will be one prize for the best costume in each class. As this is a non-uniform day we are asking for a donation of €2 which will be go towards IT funds

Attendance Ceremony The attendance ceremony was held in the school hall. The children who missed no days at school, received a beautiful framed certificate. This is a great achievement and we are delighted to celebrate it. Maybe next year there will be even more children receiving recognition. Many thanks to Mary Carolan for organising this.

Internet Safety
eSafety is an internet safety awareness and education company. Paul Hickey of eSafety conducted seminars with 4th, 5th and 6th n 13th Oct. He spoke about using the internet ar home, he advised parental supervision around children’s use of the internet. We all know of the dangers when the internet is used inappropriately, so it is important for parents to be vigilant.

Our Lady Queen of Apostles
Clonburris N.S.
Newsletter October 2016
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.

Numeracy tips:
Money
Give your child a selection of coins and ask them to count up the total. Repeat this by changing the selection of coins in front of them.
Make 20 cent your target amount. Ask your child to practise different coins we can use to make 20 cent i.e 2 ten cent coins; 1 ten cent and 2 five cent coins etc
Let your child do coin rubbings. Place coins under sheet of paper and let them rub with side of pencil.
Let your child draw their own set of euro coins on a piece of paper €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent.

TEAM HOPE: Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Sandra from Team Hope visited our school on 18th October to tell children all about the appeal. Sandra thanked all the pupils and families for being so generous last year. If you can, we appreciate families of Clonburris donating a shoebox gift to a child, who has very little in their life, for Christmas. You can use unwanted toys and books in good condition & any leftover Halloween sweets to make a gift. Fri 11th Nov closing date.

Calling all Parents & Grandparents of Clonburris N.S. Looking for any parent or grandparent who is good at
Flower Arranging or Crafts ? If you have either talent and would be interested in running a one off workshop for other parents I can help. Get in touch with Ms. O’ Malley if you would like to share your skills

Parent classes
Check the website www.clonburrisns.ie for Parent classes running in Term 1.

CLOVER project Thank you to all the Junior Infant parents who attended. Clonburris is one of the lucky schools selected by Dublin Libraries to be included and allows all Infant pupils receive the book gift pack. There will be a classroom activity with parents and children in Term 2. Look forward to seeing you then.

Fitwalk Programme: Wednesday walking moves indoors from Wednesday 9th November. Bawnogue Community Ctr 9.30am-10.30am. Led by trained Fitwalk facilitator. Keep fit and active when the weather gets cold. All four session are FREE.