St. Patrick's GNS News

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I am writing to inform you that following the resignation of a parent representative from our Board of Management, it is now necessary to elect a new parent nominee to fill this position. The outgoing parent is no longer a parent of a child in the school, and in accordance with the Governance Manual for Primary Schools 2023–2027, such parents are no longer eligible to serve on the Board. This vacancy must therefore be filled through an election.

The election meeting will take place in the school on:

📅 Friday, 3rd October 2025
📍 [School Halla]
🕒 [1.45 p.m.]

This meeting will also coincide with the Annual General Meeting of the Parents’ Group, which will be held on the same day.

At the election meeting, nominations will be sought from parents/guardians to fill the vacant mothers’ panel seat on the Board of Management. All parents/guardians are warmly invited to attend, to nominate, and to vote in this important process.

Your participation ensures that the Board continues to benefit from strong parental representation, which is central to the effective governance of our school community.

We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Yours sincerely,
Eileen Kelly
Principal / Secretary to the Board of Management

Children age 5-8 will craft their own fairy houses and decorations bringing Mayfield's Fairies to life. October 4th, 11th and 18th. 3 p.m to 5 p.m. Sign up at mayfield_library@corkcity.ie or call 021 4924935

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

Dear Parents/Guardians,

To ensure your child receives their meals, all food must be ordered through the Glanmore App. Please take note of the following important steps when placing your order:

1. Placing an Order:

   • You must place an order for your child’s meals each week via the app.

2. Recurring Orders:

   • If you would like to keep the same menu for the following week, please make sure you:

     • Select the “Recurring Order” option(Picture 1).

     • Scroll down and click “Save” at the bottom of the screen(Picture 2)

   • Please note: The “Save” step is essential – without it, your recurring order will not be applied. This has been catching people out recently.

By following these steps, you can be confident that your child’s meals are ordered correctly each week.

Thank you for your cooperation.

We would like to inform you of a temporary menu change. For approximately the next 6 weeks, due to a shortage with our supplier, our usual fish fingers will be substituted with a fish patty.

Please note that this substitute product contains egg and therefore the allergen information differs from our usual fish fingers, which do not contain egg.

Parents/guardians who have previously made us aware of their child / children suffering from an egg allergy have been notified via email today of the menu change. If a pupil with an egg allergy has an order for fish fingers over the coming weeks their parent/guardian should update their order in our app as soon as possible.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

Kind regards,

Anne Brady
Quality Manager

Help Us Reuse for Art! (Green Schools Initiative)

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As part of our work with Green Schools, we are learning how to care for our environment by

reducing waste and reusing materials.

We would love your help collecting items we can use in art lessons, things you might

already have at home and no longer need. This will help us be creative while also helping the

planet!

Here are some examples of what we’re looking for:

Paint and Colour

 Unused art paints, pencils, colours or crayons (unwanted but in good condition)

Fabric & Fibre:

 Wool, ribbon, string, buttons

 Small bits of fabric, felt, or old materials for cutting

 Age-appropriate old magazines and newspapers (for colláge)

 Decorative or patterned paper or card.

 Old seasonal card covers (e.g. Christmas, Easter, Birthdays, Valentine’s Day, etc.)

Construction:

 Shoes boxes, tubes, egg cartons

 Clean food cans or trays (like yogurt or fruit trays – well washed please!)

 Bottle caps, lids, tinfoil, paper, bubble wrap

 Masking tape

Print:

 Sponges, corks, string, bubble wrap or items with interesting textures.

Please make sure anything you send in is clean and safe to use. Children can bring donations

in to school any day over the next few weeks.

Thank you for supporting our work with Green Schools and helping us make art in a fun,

eco-friendly way!

Kind regards,

Ms. Conran

Please remember to pay your child's school fees. These fees help us to pay for the extras not normally covered by school grants such as swimming, violin tuition, dancing classes, camogie and football training as well as Aladdin Connect and online payments. Bar codes were sent home last Monday

Homework Club runs every day after school from 2.30 to 4 p.m. There are still spaces available. It is a great service Contact Lisa at 0873155681 for further information. It is part of the ECCE scheme

Our Sciath na Scol campaign kicks off with three exciting fixtures this round:

• Monday 23rd September -Scoil Barra (Pitch is in the school) Ballincollig at 12 noon

• Thursday, 25th September – The Tank Field vs. Scoil Bhride GNS, Crosshaven at 11.30

We look forward to great support from pupils and parents at each game!

Secondary School Open NIghts

St. Patrick's College

Monday 29th September at 7 pm