PUPILS who will NOT be returning to Scoil Thomáis September 2019 GAA News: The Girls’ Senior Camogie Team played It is important that parents inform the school in the Corn Olly Quinlan Quarter Final v Holy Cross immediately if your child/ren will not be coming Nuacht Litir - May 2019 back to class in our school in September so that NS Dundrum this Wednesday 15th May. The Junior Upcoming School Closures to Note we can finalise classes for the coming school year. Please contact Ms Ryan, Deputy Principal Boys’ Hurlers have a game against St John Bosco There will be no school for pupils on Friday 24th May as the school is if you are planning to move your child /ren to SBS next Tuesday 21st May in Glendhu Park. requisitioned as a polling station for the Local & European Elections another school or to move abroad. Training continues for the Junior Hurling boys on June Bank Holiday Weekend: A reminder that school will be closed on Monday 3rd June (Bank Holiday) and on Tuesday 4th June and Sports Days are organised for class Fridays at lunch time with Mr Ryan & Mr Brooks will re-open on Wednesday 5th June at 9am. groups during this month of May. Teachers have organised fun sports events for the The Senior Girls’ Camogie train on Wednesdays Summer Holidays: School closing on Friday 28th June at 1 2noon. pupils to make this day enjoyable and active. during lunchbreak with Mr Ryan, Mr Brooks & The School Calendar for 2019/20 is available on www.scoilthomais.ie Hopefully the classes will be lucky with the weather this month for their Sports Days !! Mr Bracken. The school based GAA league for Boys . from 3rd– 5th Class is reaching its final stages Best wishes to the sixty four 2nd Class pupils from SCHOOL TOURS 2019 with Mr Gurhy and Mr O’Mahony over the coming Scoil Thomáis who will receive their First Communion this Saturday 18th May. Ms Moran’s Class attend the 10am Mass Tours have now been Mondays. Well done to all the teams involved. and Ms Travers’/Ms O’Sullivan’s class & Ms Murphy’s Class organised for all classes. Best wishes to our wonderful Lollipop lady attend the 11.30am Mass. Communion pupils and their Tours will take place on teachers are busy with their final Communion preparations this week. various dates in June. Letters were sent Maura O’Reilly who will be retiring at the end of May. Special thanks to Sr Christina who co-ordinated the ‘Do This In Memory home with pupils in each class before the Maura has given dedicated Programme’ since last September and to Fr Brendan, Parish Priest for his Easter break with tour venue details and service as a school warden to the visits and preparation with the children. Scoil Thomáis Parents’ Association payments due. Thank you to parents who pupils and parents of Scoil will host a reception with refreshments and treats for First Communion have paid the tour money via the Aladdin Thomáis for the past seven years families in the school hall after each Mass. Eamon will be on duty looking online email link sent to you. Her kindness and care for all the children is after car parking and caretaking on Saturday. School photographer Philip Tour fees are now overdue and must be much appreciated. The school community Murray will be available in the Community Centre for family photographs paid immediately as the school is wishes Maura well for her retirement on Saturday morning. This service must be prebooked via the PA. confirming tour bookings and the Philip will also be in school on Monday 20th May to take individual and class photos of First Communion pupils and their classmates numbers of pupils going on each tour. Relationships & Sexuality Education Junior Infants Tour to Imaginosity & During this week 13th—17th May all classes Marley Park on Wednesday 5th June. will be taught the relevant RSE lessons for Castleknock GAA Club: Calum Farrell Memorial Cup : 9th June 2019 Senior Infant Tour to Newgrange Farm their class level. Thank you to the parents who Following the sudden death of our pupil Calum Farrell in on Friday 21st June attended the Parent Information Meeting on March, Castleknock Hurling and Football Club 2012 Boys’ Friday 3rd May. Teachers Ms Kelly & First Class Tour to Tayto Park on Mentors supported by Calum’s parents, the GAA and the Ms Farragher gave an overview of the Infant local community are holding Charity Football Blitz in aid of Friday 14th June lessons and Ms Egan, SPHE Co-ordinator Second Class Tour to Malahide Castle & showed parents the RSE teaching resources. Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Gardens on Thursday 20th June All parents received advance written Children's Hospital on Sunday 9th June 2019 from 1-5pm in Somerton Third Class Tour to Explorium Science notification of the lesson themes and content to GAA grounds, Castleknock. All Dublin 15 GAA clubs have been invited to World, Sandyford on Tuesday 11th June be taught to each class in accordance with the take part in this blitz. There will be lots of fun activities for all the family Fourth Class Tour to National Sports school RSE policy. including a DJ, magician, face painting, garden games and food Campus on Friday 7th June stalls. Everyone is very welcome to attend this event. Please come along, Fun Summer Camp in Scoil Thomáis Fifth Class Tour to Causey Farm bring family/friends and support this fundraiser in memory of Calum RIP on Thursday 27th June week of JULY 1st—5th organised by teacher Ms Lenihan will Sixth Class Tour to Lough Crew take place from 10am—1.30pm Scoil Thomáis Parents’ Association thanks all the parents & friends who attended Adventure Park on Friday 21st June Camp is open to children aged 6-12 years Any parent who has difficulty with the school the PA Table Quiz & Social Night last Friday 10th May in the Carpenter Pub. Cost €70 with a €10 discount for siblings tour payment should contact the school office The event was a great success with a large turnout at the event. Well Done to Application forms and details of the camp are the quiz winners ‘Team Pretezels’. There were also many lucky winners of Raffle now available from Ms Lenihan. ©Scoil Thomáis, 15th May 2019 prizes on the night. Funds raised from the quiz event go to the Sensory Project. Book early to secure a place on the camp.

Santry Schools’ Athletics Finals take Confirmation was celebrated on An educational visit to Kilmainham Gaol and Museum for sixth class pupils and place in Morton Stadium on Tuesday Thursday 2nd May in Laurel Lodge their teachers has been arranged as part of their history curriculum. Pupils are 28th May for Track & Field Races. Church for Scoil Thomáis pupils. The learning about the 1916 Rising and related events. Ms Sloyan’s Class visit is on Scoil Thomáis pupils will compete with celebrant was Bishop Raymond Field Thursday 23rd May and Ms Glynn/Ms Flynn’s & Ms Boyce’s Class visit on many Dublin schools at this event. assisted by Fr Brendan PP. Monday 27th May. The tour is free of charge to schools but there is a payment Santry Athletics Day is always an Well done to 6th Class teachers Ms Boyce, Ms Sloyan required for bus transport for the day. Please pay immediately via the online link sent by email. enjoyable day for the pupils involved & Ms Glynn/Ms Flynn who prepared the ceremony and we wish them the best of luck in with the pupils and to Pauline SNA for her help with Library News: At this time of the school their races. Thank you to Mr Doherty, the preparations. Pupils participated very reverently in year there is a lot of work to arrange the Athletics Co-ordinator and to the the ceremony and were involved in reading and singing return of books for the school library. teachers involved in training and and musical accompaniment. Pupils from 5th Classes All pupils who borrowed books from the managing the squad over this past sang beautifully as the choir for Confirmation Mass. school library must return them by Friday school year. Special thanks to 5th Class teachers and Mr O’Mahony 31st May—there will be no borrowing of There was great news for pupils in Ms de Barra’s 5th Class for preparing the choir and to Mr Kelly for conducting books in June. Class library books will be R.25 recently after judging for the Trócaire Game Changers Scoil Thomáis School Journal 2019/20 the choir with organist Sinéad O’Donnell. After the returned and checked into the library in Competition took place over Easter. Ten Games were is now being finalised and will Mass the newly confirmed children and their families early June. Many thanks to Ms Steen, chosen nationally for the national final and R.25 have two go to print in early June. enjoyed tea and cakes in the Community Centre Library co-ordinator and to Hardeep and games in the final which is a fantastic achievement for the Parents/local shops and to parent Siobhan Boyle for their work in business interests may want organised by Scoil Thomáis Parents’ Association. class. Congratulations to pupils Mia Kelly, Lily Brady and to purchase advert space in organising the school library. Rebecca Mc Gann for their ' Global Warning!' game and the journal. This is a valuable SCHOOL BOOKS FOR to Maria Dholkawala, Nina Turkalj and Daneia Mohammed opportunity for your business to SEPTEMBER 2019 The Bags2School Clothes for their ' Plant Anti-Pollution' game. The six pupils advertise and bring your business to Book lists will be sent home Collection organised by the PA involved, their parents and Ms de Barra are attending the the attention of local families. was well supported on Friday by email to parents this week with grand final in the Helix, DCU today Wednesday 15th May. For further information about school supply fees due and the list 10th May. Many families adverts and pricing please contact and prices for school books brought their bags of clothes Each group will show-case their games to the judges and to Pamela Conroy, PA or email needed for next school year’s classes. for recycling to the school that morning. the schools represented from all over the country. We wish [email protected] The school supplies fee must be paid online and A cheque for €320 will issue to the PA our Scoil Thomáis teams the best of luck and the school is School Journals will be on the booklist will cover book rental, copies, art supplies, funds by the recycle company. It is planned very proud of their achievement in reaching the final. for 1st—6th classes and will be photocopying, school supplies and ICT expenses. to hold another collection in the future. given to pupils in late June Parents will be sent an email link to make this payment via the Aladdin payments system. Pollination Workshop for 2nd Classes . BOOK RENTAL SCHEME Sixth Class Graduation 2019 Please pay this fee before 12th June. Parents Thank you to Mark Nolan, Biodiversity are reminded that BOOK HAVEN, school book For the upcoming school year Ireland who gave a day long workshop to Parents/Guardians of 6th suppliers will be in the school hall Scoil Thomáis will continue to each 2nd Class last week. Pupils enjoyed class pupils are invited to a on Thursday 13th June from 1pm to 4.30pm. have many school books learning about pollinators in Ireland, This will give parents the opportunity to graduation ceremony in the available on the rental scheme. A fee to bee hives and how to help keep our school hall on Wednesday 26th June purchase all necessary new school books for cover the cost of BOOK RENTAL will on September. Pupils are expected to have all their pollinators protected. Part of the learning experience at 11.30am to mark the end of the the book bills which will be issued in May. school books for back to school day, 29th Aug. involved pupils finding lots of bees in our school out- children’s primary education in Scoil Parents who may have difficulty with school . Parents are reminded that all rented books door environment. The school has lots of hedgerows Thomáis. Sixth class pupils go home book bills/school supplies fees may contact the must be kept in good condition. and wild flowers on the grounds which helps the with their parents immediately after Principal and a flexible payment plan agreed. All rented books currently with pupils will pollination process. The pupils have decided that the graduation ceremony. be collected in June. The school will charge school should make a great effort to keep our Incoming Junior Infant parents are invited to a replacement fee for damaged books or vegetation to continue to attract bees, butterflies, The school received a letter from Trócaire attend an Information Meeting this Friday 17th those that are not in rentable condition. moths and hoverflies. The pupils and their teachers acknowledging the collection of €2812.68 May in the school hall. At this meeting parents learnt lots of interesting facts about bees and about from this year’s Lenten Appeal. will receive important school information for their Sensory Project Update: Planning is now underway their value in the ecosystem today. child starting school including booklists etc. to create a design for the courtyard garden area A meeting of Scoil Thomáis Incoming Junior Infants where the sensory cabin is located. A school The HSE Medical Team will be in the school on Board of Management will be held on and their parents are committee is currently liaising with Dominic from Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th June to administer Tuesday 21st May at 7pm in the School . invited to visit their Sanctuary Synthetics to create a garden area which is the MMR & DTP/IPV Vaccinations for Junior Infants. Parents do not need to attend but inform Board Members please note classroom on Friday 14th fun, child centred and where there will be planting teacher if there are particular concerns for your child. June from 2– 2.30pm. and design features to stimulate all the senses.