Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Hand Hygiene and Infection Control

On Monday 22nd November, a new system will be introduced on a trial basis in one class, as an alternative to paper towels and shared hand towels.

Each child will bring in his/her own wash bag / ziploc bag. In this bag there should be a small towel (a facecloth will suffice) or a bottle of alcohol hand sanitizer (liquid soap will be provided by the school).

Each child will take his/her own wash bag when he/she uses the toilet. The child's wash bag can be refilled at the weekend and brought back into school again the following Monday. This wash bag will be kept in the childs school bag each day and taken out when required.

This new procedure will facilitate greater hygiene and infection control within the classroom. This system is being run successfully in many schools throughout the city and county.

Initially, we will pilot this scheme in one class, to monitor how well it works and iron out any diffculties, before rolling it out to the whole school in the new year.

BOOK FAIR

The parents association would like to thank all those that attended and supported the annual book fair in the school. It was a great success and thank you for your continued support.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

BOOK FAIR

The annual Scoil Nioclais book fair commences next Monday 8th November to Friday 12th November 2010, inclusive. A wide range of books for all ages will be available in the school hall and everyone is welcome to attend.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Summary Chairperson's Report, AGM Oct 2010

Throughout our busy year, we carry out many events, the first of which is the Book Fair, which generates revenue to buy books for the CAPER Scheme, Library and all the novels required by 5th and 6th classes.  Another major event is the Communion reception which this year catered for up to 800 adults and 110 Communion kids.
We have many coffee mornings for parents with a very popular social night, this year, a pub quiz in Frankfield House.
We started a book loan scheme this year involving the 4 readers used in senior infants, parents responded generously and donated many books.  We hope to extend this scheme to other classes over time.
Fundraising is necessary to fund these projects and we do this through bag packs, raffles, cake sales, annual walk, Christmas calendars and letters.  Parents are very supportive and we are always grateful.
All money raised goes back into the school, for instance, this year we purchased interactive white boards, gardening equipment, hi vis vests and much more.
Finally thanks to all the parents on the committee and the sub committee, Michael, Sile, Pam, Michael, Kieran Daly and Declan Madden.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Scoil Nioclais Parents Association Committee Members 2010/2011

Orla Buckley
Catherine Squires
Aine Cunningham
Anne Todd
Majella Costello
Niamh Kelly
Mary Mahoney
Fiona OBrien
Catherine Tobin
Patricia Weir
Ann Tangney
Yvonne Gough

Friday, October 1, 2010

SCHOOL WALK

The Scoil Nioclais annual school walk will take place next Wednesday, 6th October 2010. This will be a great fun event for all those involved in the walk.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

AGM

The Annual General Meeting takes place on Tuesday, 12th October 2010 at 8 p.m. in the school hall. All our welcome to attend.

BAG PACK

Bag packing took place last Saturday, 25th September in Super Valu, Grange. A big thank you to all those that were involved with the packing, and of course to all those that supported this initiative. It was a great success.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

COFFEE MORNING

The parents association will hold a coffee morning in the school hall on Thursday 16th September from 12.30pm to 1.20pm, for junior and senior infant parents. This is a great opportunity to meet up with new parents and we look forward to seeing you then.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Scoil Nioclais Intercultural Day Friday 18th June

One of our great traditions here at Scoil Nioclais is our annual Intercultural day where students can both learn and explain different aspects of other cultures.In the past we have had great support from parents on this day, whereby they came and brought a taste of their country to the students. Events included:
-Dance and Musical displays
-Cookery demonstrations and sharing of recipes
-Wearing and explanations of National Costumes
-A visit to your child's class to talk about your country
-Story telling, translations and much more.
We would be delighted to hear from parents who would like to bring a little of their native country to Scoil Nioclais and would welcome any ideas you have. Help us keep this wonderful tradition going by contacting Orla (SNPA), through the school office or Rosemary in Room 18.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

The parents association would like to sincerely thank all those that volunteered to help with the First Holy Communion in the school on Friday night and on Saturday. It was a wonderful day for the children and their families. Your support and help was greatly appreciated.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

SOCIAL NIGHT


The table quiz which took place on Friday, 23rd April in Frankfield House was a great success. There were some fantastic prizes on the night and a big thank you to all those that came along. We hope you all enjoyed the evening.

Congratulations to the winning team, Crystal Swing and to Sober Lane, who came in a close second.




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SENIOR INFANTS READING BOOK SCHEME

Each year parents of senior infants purchase 4 general readers i.e. Little Hippo Gets Lost, Animals in the Trolley, Honey Bears Party and Lion in the Mud.

In an attempt to help future pupils and to reduce the overall cost of school books, we are asking parents to donate these readers to the school when finished with them. These books will be held in the classrooms and lent to future pupils, thereby saving parents having to purchase these books in the future.

If you are interested in partaking in this scheme, please contact your class teacher. Thank you for your support with this initiative.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The Pitch in Ardfield

Several parents have approached us at the SNPA regarding the school using the pitch in Ardfield. Having such a resource unused and so close to the school is unfortunate, therefore we did some research into the situation.
We understand from the Council the school is not eligible to take over the pitch, however if a club were in situ then Scoil Nioclais could hire the pitch for the use of the school.There is an application process in the Council where interested clubs can apply and obtain the use of the pitch if they satisfy certain criteria.
However in order to do this, the pitch would have to be handed over to the council by Westbrook Housing and they are very keen to do this as soon as possible.
We hope that this process will proceed and in the near future Scoil Nioclais will have the option of using this great facility. As soon as we know more, we will update this blog!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

SOCIAL NIGHT

A table quiz will take place on Friday 23rd April at 8.30 p.m. in Frankfield House. A great night is guaranteed and there will be some super prizes on the night. We look forward to seeing you all there!!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

SCHOOL CALENDER

Just in time for Christmas, a super calender for 2010 was produced and available for parents to purchase. This involved a group photo of each class printed in a calender format This is a unique souvenir and a great gift for grandparents.

COMMUNION BLAZERS

For the first time this year, we are delighted to advise that we have school communion blazers available for hire. There has been a fantastic response to this new scheme and we look forward to continuing it for many years to come.

SOCIAL NIGHT

For our 2010 social night, we are holding a table quiz on Friday 23rd April at 8.30pm in Frankfield House. Tables consist of teams of 4 and there will be some fantastic prizes on the night. This event also provides a great opportunity to meet with other parents from Scoil Nioclais. We look forward to seeing you all there for what promises to be a super night!!!!
CAKE SALE

A cake sale was held in Frankfield Church in October last year. A big thank you to all those who baked for the sale and, of course to those who purchased. For the first time this year, we had cakes on sale after 7pm mass on Saturday and we were pleased with the overall response.

BOOK FAIR

The annual Scoil Nioclais Book Fair took place during one week in November. This was a wonderful opportunity for parents and pupils to purchase a wide range of high quality interesting books. We are very pleased to report that arising from this scheme, the school is in a position to purchase school novels for 5th and 6th classes, which form part of their school curriculum. Also a large volume of books have now arrived in for the school library.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Coin Trail for Haiti 2010

An astounding €1,572.44 was raised through our recent coin trail and all proceeds went to Goal! It was a fantastic effort on behalf of all the kids and parents! We also had some great photos in the Evening Echo and some will also appear on the Goal website.
Also that morning the SNPA organised a coffee morning for parents to get together for a chat with each other and also to meet the committee members. This was a great success and we hope to do have another coffee morning next term! So pop along and catch up with other parents!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Scoil Nioclais Parents Association

Watch this space for notices fron the Scoil Nioclais Parents Association.