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Dear Parents,
Thank you to all our parents who have already submitted their School Fund. If you have not already done so please complete the slip overleaf and return to the school office.
A voluntary contribution of £20 per child or £30 per family is requested.
If paying the total amount at once is inconvenient, please feel free to pay termly or monthly. I thank you in advance for what I am sure will be a generous response to this request.
First Penance
First Penance will take place on Thursday 25th October at 7pm in the Church of St. Therese.
Healthy Tuck Shop
P7 will be operating a Healthy Tuck Shop at Break Times from next Monday.
Fresh fruit will be available to purchase by all children from P5 to P7. Prices for fruit begin from only 10pence.
School Closures
School will be closed for children from Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November for the midterm break.
After School Club
Breakfast Club is open from 8am daily and remains at a cost of £1.20 per child daily.
The After School Club is open from 11am for Playgroup children, Nursery and P1 children during the staggered intake. There will be a charge of £2.50 per child for children collected before 3pm and £8 per child for those collected after 3pm. The After School Club remains open until 6pm daily. Reductions are available for a second child and families.
Friday Clubs
Friday Clubs for P5 to P7 children will begin on Friday 14th September.
Netball and Table Tennis will take place in Banbridge Leisure Centre from 2pm to 3.45pm.
Football will take place in Cheney Park from 2pm to 4pm.
Gardening Club, Indoor Bowls Club, The Fabulous Food Club and Art and Craft Club will take place in school from 2pm until 3pm.
Children are requested to bring £1 each Friday.
Packed Lunches
If your child takes a packed lunch at school please supply a small bag for your child to take the remains of his/her lunch home. This is to enable parents to monitor what their child is eating and to help reduce the amount of waste collected in class.
School PTA
The Annual General Meeting of the School PTA will take place on Tuesday 18th September at 7.30pm in the school hall. All parents are encouraged to attend.
Irish Dancing
Irish Dancing will resume on Friday 14th September in the school assembly hall from 2-3pm for P2 and P3 children and from 3-4pm for children from P4 to P7. For further details please contact Clare O'Connor on 07780716705.
Parents of P1 children wishing his/her child to attend should initially speak to Clare.
Contact Details
Please ensure that your child's emergency contact form is returned to the school ASAP. If any details, especially contact numbers, change during the year please inform the school office immediately.
Violin Lessons
Violin tuition will continue Tuesday 18th September with David Wheavil at a cost of £5.00 per lesson.
Parents wishing his/her child to commence tuition should inform the school as soon as possible. Children should bring his/ her violin to school each Tuesday with the appropriate payment.
Violins can be purchased or hired from the school. Please contact Mrs O'Hare for further details.
Healthy Break
Please note the school's Healthy Break Policy remains in place this year. Pupils are asked to avoid eating chocolate, crisps, sweets, fizzy drinks etc. during school hours.
At break times pupils are encouraged to eat foods such as fruit, sandwiches, vegetables and cheese etc. If a child does not have a healthy snack a plain biscuit will be provided. Only water or milk may be consumed at break time.
Children wishing to avail of school milk at break times must return his/her reply slip as soon as possible.
Lost Property
Please ensure that all your child's clothing is labelled appropriately as there was a large number of jumpers, coats, tracksuits etc. left in the school's Lost Property in the office.
Parking Reminder
Please refrain from using the school car park for dropping-off, stopping or turning at any time during the day. The school car park becomes very congested, especially in the mornings with taxis, members of staff arriving to work and delivery vehicles all attempting to enter and exit the car park. We are aware this may cause inconvenience but the ongoing traffic congestion poses a serious hazard to pupils and staff. Parents are encouraged to drop-off children on Reilly Street (school side to avoid crossing the road) or to use St. Therese's car park from where children can use the pedestrian crossing to access school.
Parent Information Meetings
The P5, P6, and P7 Information Meeting will take pace in the school hall on Wednesday 19th September at 7pm.
The P3, P4 Information Meeting will take place in the school hall on Wednesday 19th September at 7.45pm.
The P1, P2 Information Meeting will take place in the school hall on Thursday 20th September at 7pm.
It is important that at least one parent is in attendance. Please do not bring your child with you to the meeting if at all possible.
School Certificates
Congratulations to Ana Murphy, Tony Lin, Ruairi Murphy, Andrew McGovern, Sophie Moore, Matthew Currie, Eimear White, Charlie McDonagh, Darren Gibson, Hannah Johnson, Matthew Skillen, Kieran McParland, Ben Simms, Molly Dixon, Katie Hillen, Destiny Walker and Paul McCusker on being awarded a class certificate for good work during the week commencing Monday 10th September.
