Newsletter – June 2016
Retirement
Mrs Mather has announced her retirement from her teaching position at the school in recent weeks. On behalf of the Board of Management, the Staff and pupils at Kilruane National School, we would like to take this opportunity to extend our very best wishes to Alma and her family as she begins this new adventure in her life. Alma, we wish you God’s blessings, good health and happy days ahead.
Comhghairdeachas agus gach dea-ghuí chugat !
Class Teachers for 2016/17
Junior/Senior Infants – Mrs Lena Kennedy
First /Second Classes – Ms. Sarah Ryan
Third/Fourth Classes – Ms. Gene Maguire
Fifth/Sixth Classes – Ms. Collette Lawlor
Learning Support / Resource – Ms. Mairéad Kirby
Mrs. Christine O’Meara
Sports Day
A big thank you to all the parents, who turned out in such great numbers, to support our children for Sports Day 2016. Firm favourites once again this year, were the obstacle race and novelty races, with the ‘tug of war’ coming in a close second. We all enjoyed another fantastic day! A big thank you to Ms. Maguire, who co-ordinated the event at the school and to all the teachers who gave her a helping hand with organisational matters. Thank you also to our past pupils who helped out at the different stations when their assistance was needed.
Booklists
Booklists for the School Year 2016/2017 were issued from the office today. Please check your child’s schoolbag. Booklists are also available on the school website, www.kilruaneschool.com
Active Week
Active week was a great success and a lovely way to draw a close to the school year 2015-16! The children enjoyed parachute games, rounders, basketball, yard games, our annual Sports Day on Wednesday and yoga with Siobhán O Leary on Thursday. Thank you Siobhán for coming on board once again this year! We completed our 10k walk on Friday, with Ms. Ryan’s class completing the final leg of the walk. On behalf of the Parents Council, we thank you for sponsoring the children. The Parents Council use these funds to pay for ‘added extras’ for our children, such as the Tennis Lessons, recently enjoyed by all classes and other treats for the children throughout the school year.
Farewell
It is always with a hint of sadness that we say goodbye to our Sixth class pupils every year. We say a fond farewell to Adam, Alana, Méibh, Megan, Ava, Lynn, James, Aoibhín, Amy, Sinéad, George, Kate, Abby, Conor, Séan, Cian .We are so proud of you and we wish you all the very best of luck in your future studies, at your chosen schools. Go n-eirí an bóthar libh go léir!
Summer Break/Return Date
The school will close at 12.30pm on Tuesday 28th June for the Summer holidays. The school bus will run as usual. The school will re-open for the new school year on Tuesday 30th August for all pupils. Our School Calendar for the school year 2016/17 will be issued in September.
Have a lovely Summer break everybody!