P.A Newsletter June 2019

P.A NEWSLETTER  

Upcoming dates 

Uniform swap on the last day of term 28^th June - No school uniform next week to facilitate swap 

•   Please bring in any uniforms that you no longer need and that are in good condition 
•   Please remove any labels you had on them so they don’t arrive back to you! 
•   We will hold the uniform swap again at the start of September and will post on the blog   details of what we have and sizes  

As usual if anyone would like a copy of the PA meeting minutes please contact us by email on pastpatricksnstrim@gmail.com  

Goodbye 6th class 

• We wish the current 6^th class of Franziska, Holly, Meghan, Conor, Ben & Matthew the very best of luck as they embark upon an exciting new chapter in their lives this autumn. They have been a credit to themselves, their families & their school during their time in St. Patrick’s. Congratulations to them all on making their confirmation last Sunday in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. 
• Below is a throw -back to their first year in the school... 

 New Children 

• We held our open morning for our new entrants recently. We have three children joining in junior infants, one in seniors & two other children from the same family joining both our middle & senior rooms respectively. With six sixth class leavers, our enrolment will remain at 60 for the coming school year.  
• Ms. Ibs is taking a career break for the coming school year. Ms. Kilrane returns in September following her maternity leave. Many thanks to Ms. Grisewood & Ms. O’Brien for all their hard work in the school & we wish them well in their future careers. 

Keep reading over the Summer! 

•  It is essential that children be encouraged to continue to read over the summer holidays. Reading for pleasure not only improves reading but also increases vocabulary & helps so much in creative writing. Trim Library are running the ‘Summer Stars’ programme again this summer & we would encourage you to get your children involved. 

 New Sports Equipment 

• The Active school committee have purchased two new sets of goalposts for our two pitches (with the €1000 the school won for the ‘Moo Crew’ competition) 
• Don’t forget all children will receive free milk next year! 
• We have also bought some lovely outdoor educational posters which will be placed around the school over the summer months. 
• Our polytunnel was erected today! Many thanks to all for your generous contributions.

Don’t Forget… 

• Please download the ‘Text a Parent’ app to your phone. It reduces our messaging  costs by 50%. The school calendar is also on the app. 
•  Please write your child’s name clearly on all school tops & coats 
•  When parking in the Diocesan carpark, please be mindful of the school buses set down areas. 

Thanks  

• The PA would just like to say a thank you to all the children, parents and teachers for all the support and contributions throughout the year. 

Have a fantastic summer from all on the PA Committee!