April 2023
Dates for your Diary:
Thursday the 30th of March: Parents Association Easter raffle.
Friday the 31st of March: School closes at 12noon for Easter Break.
Monday the 17th of April: School re-opens after Easter Break
Wednesday the 19th of April: Athletics competition 1st – 4th Class
Wednesday the 19th of April: Board of Management meeting @ 8pm
Saturday the 22nd of April: Communion Family Mass
Monday the 1st of May: Bank Holiday – school closed
Offaly Sports Partnership Athletics Competition: Offaly Sports Partnership are running an
Inter Schools Athletics Competition on Wednesday the 19th of April in Crinkle Handball
Alley. Boys and girls from 1st to 4th class will be taking part in this competition. All boys and
girls involved are asked to bring in €5 each to go towards the cost of the bus which is primarily
being funded by the Board of Management.
Communion/Family Mass: The Communion Family mass will take place on Saturday the 22nd of April. Ms. Kelly will furnish all families involved with further details, when we return after the Easter Break.
Parents Association Easter Raffle: Our parents association are holding their Easter Raffle on Thursday the 30th of March. Prize winners will be announced on Friday morning. All Raffle Cards are to be returned tomorrow at the latest. Thank you.
Cumann na mBunscol: The boys and girls continue to prepare for upcoming competitions after Easter. They enjoyed good victories over Dromakeenan NS and Edenderry NS over the last couple of weeks. As soon as dates for their competitive matches are confirmed, we will let you know.
Casual Day: Friday the 31st of March is a Casual Day. We are not collecting for anything on this day.
School Self Evaluation: As part of the School Self Evaluation process, we are engaging with the theme of ‘Wellbeing in Education’. As part of this process, we require your input as parents. I would greatly appreciate it, if you would respond to the two surveys which we will send out to you by email, over the next couple of days. The surveys are:
Tag Rugby: Many thanks to Ms. Murphy who brought our 4th/5th/6th class on a Tag Rugby Blitz to Birr on Friday the 24th of March. While conditions on the day weren’t great, the boys and girls all did their best and played in the proper spirit. Well done all.
Internet Safety Presentations: Children, staff and parents all benefitted from our Internet Safety Presentations, which took place on the 8th of March. Its now about putting these learnings into practice, with the sole objective of keeping our children safe when it comes to online activity and engagement with technological devices. Míle buíochas to our Board of Management and our Parents Association who jointly funded this worthwhile exercise.
School Tour: Our school tours will take place on Thursday the 22nd of June. In order to accurately price the tour, we need to know what children if any are not in a position to attend on this day (In other words, do you have holidays booked?) If your child(ren) will not be attending, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Open Evening: We currently have 6 children beginning in Junior Infants in September 2023. We will be inviting the parents of these children to attend our Open Evening which will take place on Wednesday the 17th of May at 6.30pm. Should you know of any other parents of children who are due to begin Primary School in September and who may wish to view Seir Kieran’s NS, feel free to invite them to come along. Simply ask them to notify us of their intention to come.
St. Kieran’s Day: Fr. Reddan wishes to thank all you who turned out on St. Kieran’s Day to celebrate the feast day of our Patron Saint. The day was a huge success. Many thanks to all in the Parish, who worked so hard to have all in order for the day.
On behalf of all the staff, I would like to wish you and your families all a happy and enjoyable Easter.
Thursday the 30th of March: Parents Association Easter raffle.
Friday the 31st of March: School closes at 12noon for Easter Break.
Monday the 17th of April: School re-opens after Easter Break
Wednesday the 19th of April: Athletics competition 1st – 4th Class
Wednesday the 19th of April: Board of Management meeting @ 8pm
Saturday the 22nd of April: Communion Family Mass
Monday the 1st of May: Bank Holiday – school closed
Offaly Sports Partnership Athletics Competition: Offaly Sports Partnership are running an
Inter Schools Athletics Competition on Wednesday the 19th of April in Crinkle Handball
Alley. Boys and girls from 1st to 4th class will be taking part in this competition. All boys and
girls involved are asked to bring in €5 each to go towards the cost of the bus which is primarily
being funded by the Board of Management.
Communion/Family Mass: The Communion Family mass will take place on Saturday the 22nd of April. Ms. Kelly will furnish all families involved with further details, when we return after the Easter Break.
Parents Association Easter Raffle: Our parents association are holding their Easter Raffle on Thursday the 30th of March. Prize winners will be announced on Friday morning. All Raffle Cards are to be returned tomorrow at the latest. Thank you.
Cumann na mBunscol: The boys and girls continue to prepare for upcoming competitions after Easter. They enjoyed good victories over Dromakeenan NS and Edenderry NS over the last couple of weeks. As soon as dates for their competitive matches are confirmed, we will let you know.
Casual Day: Friday the 31st of March is a Casual Day. We are not collecting for anything on this day.
School Self Evaluation: As part of the School Self Evaluation process, we are engaging with the theme of ‘Wellbeing in Education’. As part of this process, we require your input as parents. I would greatly appreciate it, if you would respond to the two surveys which we will send out to you by email, over the next couple of days. The surveys are:
- Impact of Covid 19
- Wellbeing in Education.
Tag Rugby: Many thanks to Ms. Murphy who brought our 4th/5th/6th class on a Tag Rugby Blitz to Birr on Friday the 24th of March. While conditions on the day weren’t great, the boys and girls all did their best and played in the proper spirit. Well done all.
Internet Safety Presentations: Children, staff and parents all benefitted from our Internet Safety Presentations, which took place on the 8th of March. Its now about putting these learnings into practice, with the sole objective of keeping our children safe when it comes to online activity and engagement with technological devices. Míle buíochas to our Board of Management and our Parents Association who jointly funded this worthwhile exercise.
School Tour: Our school tours will take place on Thursday the 22nd of June. In order to accurately price the tour, we need to know what children if any are not in a position to attend on this day (In other words, do you have holidays booked?) If your child(ren) will not be attending, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Open Evening: We currently have 6 children beginning in Junior Infants in September 2023. We will be inviting the parents of these children to attend our Open Evening which will take place on Wednesday the 17th of May at 6.30pm. Should you know of any other parents of children who are due to begin Primary School in September and who may wish to view Seir Kieran’s NS, feel free to invite them to come along. Simply ask them to notify us of their intention to come.
St. Kieran’s Day: Fr. Reddan wishes to thank all you who turned out on St. Kieran’s Day to celebrate the feast day of our Patron Saint. The day was a huge success. Many thanks to all in the Parish, who worked so hard to have all in order for the day.
On behalf of all the staff, I would like to wish you and your families all a happy and enjoyable Easter.
