Our annual BBQ will be held on the 11th September from 5pm – 7pm.

The Bishop will be visiting our school to bless all the work that we have had done to our school over the past year.

Everyone is welcome and we look forward to a great afternoon.

A big welcome back to everyone especially Ms. Reidy and a very special warm welcome to all our new Junior Infants. We have so many exciting things planned for this year and look forward to the various adventures that will be coming our way.

Michael Kelly of Grow It Yourself (GIY) and journalist in the Irish Times will raise our new 4th Green Flag next Tuesday, the 15th June at 10am. This is a great honour for our school, and we welcome all parents and friends of the school to share in our special day.

All the children will be devastated to know that school finishes for the summer holidays on Wednesday, 30th June at 12 noon.

We wish you all a wonderful holiday with plenty of sunshine and great adventures.

6th Class trip to Clara Lara will take place on Saturday the 26th June – this is bound to be a fantastic day with plenty of laughs and good memories for the whole class to take with them to their new schools.

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A family picnic will take place on Sunday 20th June in Kennedy Park, New Ross. It will be a great day and we look forward to seeing you all there. We will meet at the Visitor Centre after church (from 12 noon onwards) – don’t forget to bring your picnic!

We are delighted that this year the annual Diocesan Service will take place in the Cathedral here in Waterford on the 11th June at 11.30am. Children and teachers from all the schools in our Diocesan will come to share this special day with us. We are looking forward to meeting them all and to showing them around our school.

The final of the Kings Channel Soccer Tournament will take place on Tuesday, 8th June at 1pm in Ferrybank football pitches. All parents are welcome to come and support and we wish the boys the best of luck

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Congratulations!

Congratulations to Ms. Knoph who got married on the 16th April
to Mr. Culloty. We wish them every happiness in their lives together.

Congratulations to the Lanigan family on the birth of Robyn, the
O’Shea family on the birth of Lucy, to the Scott family on the birth
of Olivia and to the Thompson family on the birth of Fred.

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We send our sympathies to Miss Butler on the death of her grandfather,
to the Smith family on the death of Ellie’s grandmother, and to the
McKenna family on the death of the children’s grandfather.

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Extra activities

We were so fortunate to be offered a six week stint of drama
with Conor Halpin as he prepared for his Diploma in drama teaching. The junior children enjoyed his varied activities which included music, improvisations and mime.

Hurling has continued, with the younger children having the opportunity to play this term.

Some of the older children represented the school as Dubai in the Schools Tag Rugby World Cup. They had a wonderful time, and did us proud. Thanks to David and Louis from Waterford City Rugby who coached all the children.

Teams from the school have competed in a 5-a-side and 7-a-side soccer this term. We are delighted with how well they have done. Thanks to all the teachers and SNA’s who accompanied them to the various matches, and to the parents who supported them, especially the Davin’s who drove the team to Cappoquin. We wish the team well in the final next week.

Our basketball teams have also been representing the school extremely well, with thanks to Mrs. Kavanagh for coaching all the children.

Most of the children took part in the Waterford City Schools Athletics in the RSC. Congratulations especially to Jessica and Cameron who qualified for the County Finals.

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Dates for your diary

Diocesan Service
Fri 11th June @ 11.30am

Green Flag Ceremony
Tues 15th June

Family Picnic
Sun 20th June from 12 noon onwards

Infants, 5th and 6th Classes Swimming Gala
Mon 21st June 10am sharp

Junior Tour
Fri 25th June

6th Class trip to Clara Lara
Sat 26th June
End of term
Wed 30th June

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Church Matters

It was very nice to be able to bring all the children to the cathedral on Ascension Thursday where we joined the parishioners for the morning service. Afterwards the children enjoyed looking at the Texaco Children’s Art.

We send our best wishes and prayers to Rev Ruth and to Rev Christine, Lily Mei’s mum, who were ordained to the priesthood in the cathedral.

Congratulations and best wishes too to the children who were confirmed, Sophie, Kevin and Claire.

The Diocesan Children’s Choral Festival will take place in the cathedral on Friday the 11th June at 11.30am. Children, teachers and clergy from schools across the diocese will be joining us. All parents and friends of the school are invited to attend the service, and the giant picnic in the school afterwards.

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Green Flag

5th and 6th class with Ms Knoph worked very hard to earn our 4th green flag. This is a huge honour for our school, and we will be celebrating on the 15th June when Michael Kelly of Grow It Yourself (GIY) and journalist in the Irish Times will raise our new flag. All parents and friends of the school are warmly invited. More details to follow.

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School News

The garden in school is beautiful at the moment. The sensory garden at the front of the school is taking shape, and the wildflower garden will be at its best shortly. The organic vegetable plots at the back of the school are doing well, and we harvested the radishes recently. Our sincere thanks to Holger who has worked so hard to make our garden grow.

The playground is now finished and looking magnificent. The children are so pleased with the new play equipment and enjoy their break times immensely.

Thank you to the Board of Management for all their hard work in the refurbishment of the school.

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The swimming gala for 1st to 4th class took place on the 17th May. That finished swimming for those classes for this school year. This year, the focus of the gala was on showing the children’s progress in swimming and aquatics, and the emphasis was on teamwork and progression rather than competition. The gala for Infants, 5th and 6th classes will follow a similar format.

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Hockey : Our thanks to Marcel Wagenaar and Shirley Moore for coaching the children again this year. The teachers have noticed an improvement in the children’s standards from last year!

We will be holding our annual Sports for All Fun Day near the end of term. Once again, the children will take part in their colour teams, and fun, teamwork and co-operation will be the focus.

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The whole school had a very special visit to Mount Congreve in May. The children ate their picnics in the beautiful walled garden in the sunshine. Thank you to Ben and Oenone Thomas for organising this memorable day for the children. After lunch, we went to Annestown for some beachcombing and sandcastle-building.

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PTA News

The PTA have been very active this year organising family-friendly activities. We thank them for their involvement in the school, and their positive input.

The Daffodil Day Coffee Morning in aid of The Irish Cancer Society was a super community effort, with friends, neighbours, grandparents and school families all coming together. Over €700 was raised.

The Beetle Drive, now an annual event, was a great success, raising over €440.

At the end of April, parents, children and dogs had a walk to Portally Cove along the coastal path in Dunmore East, followed by a lovely picnic on the beach, and swimming for some! Over €1200 was raised to buy library books for school.

To finish off the year, a family picnic is planned for Sunday the 20th June in Kennedy Park. Meet at the Visitor Centre after church, and don’t forget to bring your picnic.

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