February Updates from TPS!

Congratulations to all the amazing boys and girls celebrated at our January assembly! We marked many proud moments, showcasing the incredible learning and achievements of January. We are so proud of all of you! 🌟

Congratulations to; Kyle O'Riordan, Casey Hogan, Jaxon McCormack, Tiana Walsh, Raj Vaish, Francis Kally, Patricia Walsh, Avion Bond, Gabrielle Casey, Hannie Bernice Faulkner, Isaac Buckley, Henry Chen, Destiny Osemeilu, Reeva Kally, Heitor Stavarengo, Joshua Vaughan, Meadow Daly, Ger Costelloe, Precious Osemeilu, Logan Galvin, Sophie Buckley, Aoife Fitzpatrick, Emma Hehir, Chanel Harty, Hollie O'Neill

We are using the Mangahigh digital resource to enhance our computational thinking and problem-solving skills.

Congratulations to January's Mangahigh Masters; Lauren Kiely, Chelsea Malejeva, Isabella Prior, Robbie Daly Earls, Aoife Fitzpatrick, Chanel Harty, Mackenzie Fitzgerald, Kourtney Hayes Ryan

Our January Attendance Heroes were;

Donal Cunningham, Seomra Glas

Kyle O'Riordan, Junior Infants

Danny Wyse, Senior Infants

Molly Maguire, 1st class

Mikey Faulkner, 2nd class

Harry Johnson, 3rd class

Meadow Daly, 4th class

Ger Quinlivan, 5th class

Hollie O'Neill, 6th class

Our current attendance rate for the year is 92.1%—an impressive 2.1% increase from the same time last year. Keep up the amazing work—Every school day counts!

At our January assembly, we proudly introduced the members of our Student Council for this school year!

• 3rd class: Brooke & James
• 4th class: Sophia & Lee
• 5th class: Chelsea & Guylith
• 6th class: Fiona & Scott, along with our current TPS Captains Jake & Molly

These amazing young leaders have been chosen to represent their classmates, share ideas, and help make our school an even better place. During our assembly, each council member was officially presented with their badges of office, marking the start of their important role. We are so proud of their dedication and enthusiasm, and we can’t wait to see the positive impact they will have!

Friday 31st Jauary was another great day in the history of TPS. We were very proud to raise three flags outside our school, The Irish flag, the Amber Flag and the Cineáltas flag. A combination of older and younger students, teachers, SNAs, parents and our caretaker Peter all helped to hoist the flags; showing how when we all pull together, the best things can be achieved. The Amber Flag represents our commitment to promoting positive mental health, the Cineáltas flag represents our rejection of Bullying and our saying a massive "Yes" to kindness and friendship. To finish up our ceremony, our famous TPS choir sang 'I Have a Voice' because having a voice is a huge part of strong mental health, friendship, kindness and belonging. We are proud to belong to the TPS Community 💙💛

Our 6th Class Robotics Team had a fantastic day at the VEX Regional Finals in DELL in January. They worked hard promoting, fundraising, building, coding and driving all year in preparation for this competition. They worked so well as a team to complete driving skills, coding skills and teamwork challenges and came away with an innovate award and 4th place in the overall Teamwork challenge. It was a great experience for our future engineers & coders. We are very proud of the work did & how well they participated.

Congratulations to the Robotics Team: Emma Hehir, Elliott Owokole, Jake Myles, John Lee Price Hackett, Kaci Carr, Molly O'Riordan, Josh O'Mahony, Scott Graham, Tori Leigh Whelan, and Tyler Hickey.

We sent this lovely thank-you with all our names & thumbprints to the team at Henry Schein for organising and sponsoring our special trip to the Panto in December.

Our 2nd class had their enrolment ceremony as they get ready for their First Holy Communion, and our 6th class took part in the Service of Light to prepare for their Confirmation.

In September, TPS was visited by two inspectors from the Department of Education to review our practices in promoting the wellbeing of our pupils. Over the course of two days, the inspectors carefully observed various aspects of school life, including our culture, environment, and the quality of teaching and learning across all settings.

The inspectors were highly complimentary of what they observed, praising the strong sense of community and the positive atmosphere that is evident throughout our school, as well as the commitment and care shown by staff in fostering the wellbeing of every student.

The final report issued recently and is available to you below.

For those wishing to enrol for September 2025, enrolment closes on 28th Feb 2025.

Our Admissions Notice & Policy can be viewed on our website at www.thomondps.ie

Applications can be made online at https://www.aladdin.ie/i/4477249

We are excited to welcome all prospective students and their families to our Open Day on Wednesday, 19th February at 12:00 PM!

• Choir - Monday's for pupils 3rd to 6th class
• Homework club - Tuesday & Thursday for 5th 6th classes
• Soccer - Tuesday's for 3rd class
• Math Club - Thursday's for 3rd & 4th class with Ugis from the Learning HUB

Later this term, the Gardening Club will resume. 3rd and 4th class students will have the opportunity to join the Homework Club, and 4th class students will be able to participate in the Soccer Club. Please keep an eye on your Aladdin App for updates and registration details.

We are incredibly grateful to the staff of TPS, as well as the team from SMILE SCP and the Northside Learning Hub, for their support in making our afterschool programme possible.

Our caretaker, Peter’s son, Niall (NIYL), is in the running to represent Ireland in Eurovision 2025! He’ll be performing his song Growth on the Late Late Show Eurosong Special this Friday. Show your support by tuning in and voting! Every vote counts—let’s help NIYL get to Eurovision!

Read more here: https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/niyl-eurosong-contest-growth/

We are currently running:

- Parents Fitness on Tuesday mornings in the Halla

- Family Baking on Thursday's for 1st class (Amy's class at present, Mrs O'Donnell's class after midterm)

- Maths for Fun on Friday's in 2nd class

Later this term Laura will be running Family Reading in Senior Infants. Keep an eye on the Aladdin APP for further updates.

CONTACT 📲HSCL Coordinator, Laura Liddy

Email: msliddy@thomondps.ie

Phone: 086 458 2178

- Saturday 8th Feb - TPS Choir singing at Peace Proms 2025 in UL

- Friday 14th Feb @ 1pm - Internet Safety Talk for Parents

- Friday 14th Feb - Wear red or pink for Valentine's Day 💗

- Wednesday 19th Feb @ 12noon - TPS Open Day 2025

- Mon 10th - Wed 12th March - Scholastic Book Fair

- Thursday 13th March - Lá Glas - wear green for St Patrick's weekend 💚

- Wednesday 26th March - Staff training - all pupils finish at 12noon

- Wednesday 2nd April - Staff training - all pupils finish at 12noon

- Friday 11th April - Easter Break - finish at 12 noon

- Thursday 20th & Friday 21st Feb - Mid-Term break

- Friday 7th March - Staff training - Primary Maths Curriculum

- Friday 14th, Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th March - St Patrick's weekend

- EASTER break -closing at noon on Friday, April 11th, and reopening on Monday, April 28th

Get in touch!

Email: office@thomondps.ie principal@thomondps.ie

Website: www.thomondps.ie

Phone: 061 452755

HSCL Coordinator, Laura Liddy

Email: msliddy@thomondps.ie

Phone: 086 458 2178