Castledockrell N.S.

Newsletter
January 2022
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Fáilte Ar Ais
 
We would like to welcome all of our pupils back to school after the Christmas holidays and take
this opportunity to wish all of our families a very happy and peaceful New Year.
 
Christmas Concert and Activities
The children’s Arts and Crafts were a great success; the Christmas tree winter wonderlands
looked great! The Carol Singing outside the school was also a lovely occasion; chilly but
enjoyable!
 Our mini Christmas Concert was great fun; the children in the junior room did a wonderful
performance of “Santa’s Hat” and the senior room “The Sole of Christmas”.
The Recycled Christmas Decoration competition was very competitive again this year with so
many wonderful entries.
The winner in each category was:
 Junior/Senior Infants: Luke Doyle
 First/Second Class: Darragh Doyle
 Third/Fourth Class: Annabel Doyle
 Fifth/Sixth Class: Chloe Kelly-Doyle
 People’s Choice Award: Emelia Byrne
  
Enrolment Evening
From the 10th January the school will be taking enrolments for the school year 2022-2023.
Enrolment forms are available on request from the school office. We hope to hold an Enrolment
Evening in the school in February but we await government guidance on same. We are happy to
accommodate a visit to the school for any interested families on an appointment only basis.
 
Parents’ Association News and
Notices
The Parents’ Association raffle went very well this year. A total of €1084.00 was raised from
this event.
 Thanks to all parents for their help and support. A big thank you for all the donations for the
Christmas hampers. A special word of thanks to Mrs. Foley.
 
There will be a meeting of the Parents’ Association in the coming weeks, date to be confirmed.
 
The BoM thank the PA and its committee members for all their time and effort in organising
and coordinating all of the above.
 
Results of the Christmas Raffle:
1st - €100 - Mick Mahoney
2nd – €50 Fuel Voucher Apple Green– Rory Foley
3rd – €50 voucher-Bolger Hardware Ferns-Majella Meyler
4th – Hamper– Mary Stanton
5th—€40Voucher, Ballycarney Inn– Attracta Doyle
6th – €25 One4All Gift Card– Katie Redmond
7th - Hamper– Tommy Ryan
8th—Hamper—Breda Anderson
9th—Hamper– Eoghan O’Brien
10th—Hamper- Kaylin Kinsella
11th—Newgrange Candleholder– James Foley
 
The shopping trolley raffle in EuroSpar went very well. A big thank you to the parents who were
involved. The Trolley was won by Gwen Poole and raised €1,017.45
 
Saving Stamps
Saving stamps continue to be on sale every Friday morning from class teachers.
  
Active School Flag
We are very proud of our Active School Status; GAA training (hurling) will recommence, starting
Wednesday, 15th January. We hope to organise swimming lessons this term also and some other
activities when the GAA is complete. More information to follow. We look forward to renewing
our Active Flag status in March.
 
 
Catholic Schools Week
 Catholic Schools Week will take place from the 23rd January. The theme for Catholic Schools
Week this year is “Living Life to the Full”. We will celebrate our annual Grandparents’ Day during
the week but due to restrictions we will not be able to host any grandparents/parents in the
school on the day.
 
Covid-19 Measures
Thank you for your ongoing support with our Covid-19 Response Plan and for following all of the
procedures and guidelines. We feel very blessed to be in a small school now more than ever, as
we try to keep everyone safe every day.
We thank you for ‘keeping your distance’ and for not congregating at the school gate at drop off
times. We also thank parents for not sending there child to school when they are under the
weather. See hse.ie for Covid-19 symptoms and advice, or phone your GP.