St. Patrick's GNS News

Bring your old Halloween costumes to school next Monday and Tuesday. Our Green Schools Committee will sort and organise them so that parents and guardians can visit the school on Wednesday Afternoon between 1:30 and 2: 30 to pick out a costume.

We hope to have plenty of great costumes to choose from!

Please drop your old costumes to the office, making sure they are clean and labelled with the suitable age.

Thank you for helping us reuse and recycle this Halloween! 🎃

🎃 School Fundraiser – Thursday, 23rd October 🎃

Our annual School Fundraiser will take place on Thursday, 23rd October. All pupils are invited to come to school dressed in their own clothes or Halloween costumes and take part in our school walk.

Each pupil has received a sponsorship card, and we would appreciate your support in helping them collect sponsorship for the walk. Please ensure that all cards and monies are returned to the school by Wednesday, 22nd October.

Every sponsorship card returned will be entered into a special draw, with fantastic prizes to be won in each class!

All funds raised will go directly towards purchasing art supplies and classroom resources to support creativity and learning throughout the school.

Thank you for your continued support — together, we can make this year’s fundraiser a great success! 🧡

A teacher from the secondary school has compiled a handy resource kit for doing homework with the pupils and is going to run a short workshop over three week s on how to help your child with their spelling and homework starting next Tuesday from 9.30 to 10.10.

Next week's class will see her working with you, the parent. On the second and third week of the class she'll work with you and your daughter on fun and interesting ways to work on spelling and homework. .

The classes will run from 9.30 to 10.10 on Tuesday the 14th, and Tuesday the 21st of October and finally on Tuesday the 4th of November.

From June HSCL 085 1686081

Third class parents are invited to join us at University College Cork (UCC) on Thursday, 16th October, for a fun and fact-filled morning!

Your daughter will travel to UCC separately with her class, teachers, and SNAs, and I would love for you to meet me in front of the UCC Library at 10:00 a.m. on the day.

We’ll enjoy a guided tour of the college, visit the observatory, and take part in some other exciting activities. UCC will also kindly provide lunch for everyone attending.

I’d be delighted if you could join us. Please ring or text me on 085 1686081 to let me know in advance if you’re able to attend.

I’m very much looking forward to seeing you in UCC!

Kind regards,

June

Dear parent,

6th class students and their parents are invited to St Patrick's College to do fun Maths games and activities on Thursday next, the 16th of October from 9.30 to 10.30. This event is being run as part of Maths week.

I'd love if you could attend. As a small incentive, I'll have a draw for Dunnes vouchers and chocolates for attending parents.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there on the day.

June HSCL 085 1686081

Also if I can help anyone with applying for a secondary school place for your daughter, please do not hesitate to contact me. I'm here to help in any way that I can. The closing date for applications for the majority of secondary schools is from Tuesday the 21st to Friday the 24th of October.

Dear parent/ guardian,

I hope you are well. I will be coming to the Parents Room at the Boys' School on Monday October 20th, and Tuesday October 21st to administer the nasal flu vaccination. If you would like your child to receive this vaccination please follow these simple steps:

• Go to www.dillonscrosspharmacy.ie/vaccinations
• Click on School Vaccination
• Complete the online registration form..

Please find an information sheet attached to this email. Also click here for link to HSE website on children's flu vaccine

Kind regards,

Pat Dalton

A Christmas Shoebox is a gift built by you and sent by Team Hope. Leaflets will be sent home with pupils today. We ask that all boxes be brought to the school before the 22nd October. A lovely way for children to