CAKE SALE

The Parents Association would like to thank everyone for all their support with the cake sale last Sunday. The following are the lucky winners of the raffle: 1st Eugene O'Connor 2nd Maureen O'Donovan 3rd Sandra Healy

CAKE SALE

The Scoil Nioclais Parents Assocation are pleased to advise that the annual cake sale will take place at Frankfield Church, in the crying room on Saturday 2nd April at 7 pm mass and Sunday 3rd April from 930 am. Your continued support with this event is very much appreciated.

The Guide Dogs came to visit us recently and every class got to meet a dog and hear about the wonderful work that is being performed at the Irish Guide Dogs Association. The handlers explained about the different types of dogs they train and also the two types of dog training they carry out. They train guide dogs to assist people with visual impairment and also assistance dogs who work with children with a disability, they are particularly good with children with autism.Like all charities they are finding fundraising challenging in these days of recession. Each year the children of Scoil Nioclais make a coin trail where they collect coins and then make a mosaic -type picture on the floor of the hall with all the coins. The coins are then given to charity and this year the guide dogs will be the recipients. The coin trail took place on Friday 25th March.

IRISH GUIDE DOGS

Representatives from the Irish Guide Dogs Association, along with three dogs, will visit Scoil Nioclais on 1st March 2011. We very much look forward to this visit.

Fundraising for Irish Guide Dog Association

The Scoil Nioclais Parents Association are orgainising a coin trail to help raise funds for the Irish Guide Dog Association from 21st to 25th March 2011.

The Irish Guide Dog Association has been in operation for the last 35 years. It was founded by Jim Dennehy, who is visually impaired, in conjunction with Mary Dunlop. This is a well established national charity, based in Cork. They provide guide dogs for the visually impaired and assistance dogs for autistic children.

The Irish Guide Dogs have very kindly agreed to visit Scoil Nioclais in March. Three handlers will bring 2 dogs for the visually impaired and 1 assistance dog for autistic children to the school. A dog will visit each classroom and a brief presentation will be given. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to see first hand the wonderful skills of these dogs. We look forward to this visit and to your continued support.

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

RESULTS OF CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

1st Eric Sheehan bike voucher E230 for Douglas Cycles
2nd Sheelagh Casey hamper
3rd Breda Lynch hamper
4th Ronan Clarke hamper
5th OCallaghan family hamper
6th Ted Kennelly hamper
7th Ann Coughlan Artisan voucher
8th Melanie Grace Lauras voucher
9th Mary Keane Liam Russells voucher
10th Marian Robert Board game

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.