Newsle�er January 2017

KNOCKANEANN.S

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

Fashion Show: Many thanks to the hardworking fundraising committee of Caroline Purcell, Enda O’Gara, Regina Monahan, Mary Hanrahan, Joan McNamara and John Corbett for organising this most successful event which raised €14500. We in-tend to use €5000 of this money immediately to purchase new P.E. and Maths equipment for all classes .

Administration and Art and

Crafts Charges

Just a gentle reminder to send in

the above if you have not already

done so. The following are the

Art & Craft and Administration

Fees for the year 2016/2017.

One child €40

Two children €65

Three or more children: €80

This fee can be made through

epayments as well as cash or

cheque

BT Young Scientist: On January 19th, 5th class had a most enjoyable day in Mary Immaculate College in Limerick where they displayed their project to very positive feedback from all the judges. Now going into its eighth year, the BT Primary Science Fair is a non-competitive forum, showcasing STEM investigations (science, technology, engineering and maths) undertaken by primary school classes across Ireland. The investigations encourage children’s innate curiosity to explore the science behind the everyday.

School Times:

We have been advised by our in-

surer to inform you of the follow-

ing-

The school will open to receive pu-

pils at 9.15 a.m.

No responsibility is accepted for

pupils arriving before that time.

Classes will commence each day at

9.30 a.m. Classes will end each day

at 2.10 p.m. for Junior /Senior In-

fants and at 3.10 p.m. for all other

classes. Parents who wish to have

their children escorted home

should make their own arrange-

ments to have them met at the

school gate and the person to es-

cort them should be at the school

no later than 2.10 p.m. in the case

of infants and 3.10 p.m. for all oth-

ers, as the school cannot accept re-

sponsibility for

supervising the children after the

official finishing times or

investigating any incidents that

arise after these times.

Enrolments We are now accepting enrolments for September

2017.Please contact Madge in office if you need a

form. Telephone 065 6840088

Red /Green Day :On the day of the Christmas holidays we had a red/

green day and we raised €320.This money was sent

to the Children’s Ark School in the

University Hospital in Limerick. They were delight-

ed to receive the donation and plan to use it to buy

books for the school. The books bought from our

donation will have a sticker on them to say they

were bought with a donation from the children of

Knockanean School.

Indoor Hurling: Our 4th class boys took part in this competition on January 26th. They put in three great perfor-mances but unfortunately didn’t progress out of their group .

Indoor Camogie:Our 4th and 5th class girls will commence their competition on Thursday February 2nd

Swimming:3rd class commence swimming February 9th from 3p.m. to 4p.m .Please remember to collect

from pool by 4.00 p.m. sharp

Intel Grand Final:On Friday next Feb 3rd three pupils from 5th

class will take part in the Grand final of the Intel mini scientist competition in the Helix in DCU. Their project called “Bats” by Crevan Lane, Ben & Cal Kirby finished in the top five in the regional finals and will be hoping for further success this week! Well done to all involved

Junior Entrepreneur Programme:

6th class have been busily working on this project for the past number of weeks. The Junior En-trepreneur Programme (JEP) is a 10 week entrepreneurial education programme for primary school pupils. This innovative programme opens the minds of primary school pupils to the joy of entrepreneurship at a time in their lives when they are full of imagination and open to new possibilities. The programme helps participating pupils to develop a number of skills including literacy, writing, presentation, drawing, technology, research skills, numeracy, financial, consumer awareness, storytelling, listening skills, creative thinking, problem solving, team building and collaboration skills.

The programme has a significant personal development impact on participating pupils, building confidence, self-awareness and self-esteem, and an appreciation of individual skills and talents.Some of the services or products the pupils came up were Candle Making, Tie Dye, Hats, Recipe Book, Fairy Doors, Up Cycling, Picture Frames and Phone Covers. The winning product will be decided later in the week and then the whole class will work on that product to try and market it!! The launch day for this will be Tue March 15th. More detail closer to the time.

Music: The Music Club will be performing in Shannon International airport on Thursday February 16th. This performance is open to all parents and visitors. Admission is free. Milford National School, Limerick and Ennis National School will also perform. With these two schools we have performed in UCH Limerick, Thomond Park, Glenstal Abbey, Bunratty Folk Park and Shannon airport. The vision of the Band Spectacular is to perform magical music in a spectacular setting. There are currently 45 members in the Knockanean Music Club. We rehearse every Tuesday from 3.15pm-4.10 p.m. (4th-6th class

Videos/ Photographs:

Please note that if parents/

guardians take photographs or

videos of school events, these are

for private, personal use only, and

that they must not be uploaded

to any website to be viewed by

others (e.g. Facebook).

Mobile Phones:

Reminder: Mobile phones are forbidden in the school. If a pupil is caught using a mobile

phone in the school then the phone will be confiscated and will not be returned for a period of

one week. It will only be returned to a parent at that time. If a parent finds it

necessary for their child to have a mobile for use after school, then the parent

must send in a letter to the school requesting same. The pupil is then responsible for

handing in the phone to their teacher in the morning at the start of school and collecting it in the

evening at 3.10 pm.

Healthy Lunch:

Well done to everyone who is making the effort with the healthy lunch policy-not

alone is it healthier but it is also cheaper.

Please Remember: The following are not allowed in school: Crisps, Popcorn, Fizzy

Drinks, Chewing Gum

Child Protection / Anti Bullying Audit:

The Board of Management wishes to inform you that its

annual review of the school’s Child Protection Policy and

Anti Bullying Policy was completed at its meeting on 18th

January 2017. This review was conducted in accordance

with the checklists set out in the Department’s “Child

Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary

Schools” and “Anti- Bullying Procedures for Primary and

Post Primary Schools”. A copy of both of these reviews

has been forwarded to the Parent’s Association.

Contact Information: Please

inform Madge if there is any change

to your address or phone number.

Emails: In order to enable e-

payments we need a

current email address for parents so

please send an email to

cnocanein@gmail.com, if you

have not already done so but wish to

be able to pay for tours etc. by using

e payments. .

Carpark: Please try to be sensible and considerate about parking in and around the school when dropping and collecting your children. Please do not park in front of the school gates,in front of empty parking spaces or in front of another car, hereby blocking their exit. Please be mind-ful of the local residents and the need for them to be able to access their property at all times. Please do not park in front of their driveways. A little patience on everybody’s part can make all the difference.

Parents Association: Next meeting of the Parents Association will be on Monday January 30th at 8 pm in the School

Photographs of most of the above events can be seen on our website/ class blogs.

Dates to remember: 3rd Class Swimming: Sessions begin on February 9th 2017

Pink Ribbon Day: February 17th. Proceeds will go to Sláinte an Chlair.

Band Spectacular: February 16th in Shannon AirportMid Term break: School closed February 23rd & 24th

St Patricks Day : Friday March 17th 2017Easter Holidays : April 10-21st inclusiveConfirmation : April 1st 2017Holy Communion : May 13th 2017

Yours sincerely,

Jim Curran ,Principal

Cash for Clobber: The Parents Association will hold one more collection between

now and June. Please hold onto any of your unwanted clothes for this collection.