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9/6/2021 0 Comments 6th September 2021TENNIS COACHING FEES
Tennis coaching will commence tomorrow, Tuesday 7th September for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes, and will run for 8 weeks. Tennis rackets are provided by the coach, Gary Rodriguez (Dundalk Tennis Club). There is a €10 fee payable for tennis. Please use Databiz to pay tennis fees. PUPILS PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE Pupils Personal Accident Insurance forms are being sent home with your child(ren) today. Please complete forms and return to the school by 30th September if you wish to avail of this cover. We are again asking you where at all possible to please use Databiz, our online payments system, to pay for the insurance and for tennis coaching. Log in at databizsolutions.ie/login with your username and password. For insurance, you will see TWO options - Option 1 24 hour cover or Option 2 School Activities only - select ONE only. Please contact Ciara 042-9337187 or secretary@kilkerleyns.ie if you have any problem using Databiz. If you choose to pay in cash, exact money only should be sent to the school in an envelope marked with your child's name. No loose money will be accepted.
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9/1/2021 0 Comments 1st September 2021Dear parents and guardians,
A few items for your attention:
Thank you. Dear Parents/Guardians, I hope that you all had an enjoyable summer and that your children are returning to school refreshed and eager to begin a new school year. A warm welcome back to all our staff, to our new Junior Infants and to new pupils joining other class groups. Children may wear tracksuits to school on Thursday and Friday if desired. I want to thank you for your cooperation and support over the past 18 months as we have adjusted to the reality of living with Covid 19. Our aim as a staff is to provide a safe teaching and learning environment , minimising the spread of transmission of the virus as best we can. We will endeavour to provide as normal a school year as possible, one enriched with curricular and extracurricular activities, and we look forward to working with you and enjoying your support in this regard. Our teaching staff have been allocated the following classes for this school year: · Junior Infants: Ms Cróna Tansey · Senior Infants: Mrs Katrina Cumiskey · 1st Class: Mrs Muireann Johnston · 2nd Class: Mr Pete Loughran · 3rd Class: Ms Cora Ryan · 4th Class: Mr Fintan Coleman · 5th Class: Mrs Rilla Kelly · 6th Class: Mrs Michelle Murphy · SET: Mrs Catherine Donnelly, Ms Aisling Fahy & Mrs Clodagh Halpin · SNAs: Mrs Catherine Turnbull and Mrs Sarah Mulligan Ms Áine O'Hanrahan and Mrs Aoife Curran-Butler are permanent staff members currently on leave. Le deaghuí, Donna Kirby Dear Parents and Guardians,
Further to the press release issued today regarding changes to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the celebration of First Holy Communion and Confirmation in our parish is postponed. This is a very frustrating development, and like all of our 2nd and 6th class families, the staff in Scoil Mhuire gan Smál is greatly disappointed after all the preparation carried out in the last few weeks to prepare the pupils for these special occasions. Le meas, Mrs Donna Kirby 
5/7/2021 2 Comments Kilkerley Summer Project 2021Dear Parents and Guardians,
With restrictions starting to ease, it is hoped that the Kilkerley Summer Project can be reinstated this year. Pending restrictions etc., the camp will be run during the week of the 12th July. Peter Kelleher (Dad to Senan, Liam and Shea) is organising the camp, and needs volunteers to assist with administration and collection of money, and also to accompany the children on their activities over the course of the week. This year, the volunteers will need to have completed the following:
Please contact Ciara (secretary@kilkerleyns.ie or 042-9337187) if you are interested in volunteering this year. Many thanks. Dear Parents/Guardians,
Tennis coaching for 5th and 6th class will begin tomorrow and run for 8 weeks, at a cost of €10 per pupil. Due to COVID-19 measures, we are asking you where at all possible to please use Databiz, our online payments system, to pay for tennis lessons. Log in at databizsolutions.ie/login with your username and password. Please contact Ciara 042-9337187 or secretary@kilkerleyns.ie if you have any problem using Databiz. If you choose to pay in cash, exact money only should be sent to the school in an envelope marked with your child's name. We are delighted to be able to continue to offer this activity to our pupils during this time. Our tennis coach Gary Rodriguez is fully compliant with our school's Covid-19 policy. The Kelleher family (Shea in junior infants, Liam in 3rd and Senan in 5th) along with their parents Peter and Orlaith, will be taking part in a new RTÉ One quiz show 'Home Advantage' on Saturday night at 8.30pm. We look forward to tuning in and cheering them on!  Dear Parents/Guardians,
As we still have no date in the Republic of Ireland for a return to public worship, the recommendation we have received from Archbishop Eamon Martin is to postpone the celebration of First Holy Communion and Confirmation until June at the earliest, and even then, things remain uncertain. Le dea-ghuí, Mrs Kirby 3/12/2021 0 Comments Update on Tennis and GAA CoachingUnfortunately, due to correspondence received this morning from the Department of Education and Skills, we have to cease tennis and GAA coaching until the easing of restrictions.
We very much hope to resume these lessons in April are they are greatly enjoyed by all of our pupils, and enhance their school experience. Dear Parents/Guardians,
Tennis coaching for Junior and Senior Infants will begin next Tuesday 9th March and run for 8 weeks, at a cost of €10 per pupil. Due to COVID-19 measures, we are asking you where at all possible to please use Databiz, our online payments system, to pay for tennis lessons. Log in at databizsolutions.ie/login with your username and password. Please contact Ciara 042-9337187 or secretary@kilkerleyns.ie if you have any problem using Databiz. If you choose to pay in cash, exact money only should be sent to the school in an envelope marked with your child's name.
2/25/2021 0 Comments Letter to Parents/Guardians with children in Junior/Senior Infants and 1st/2nd ClassDear Parents/Guardians,
I hope you and your families are well at this time. We look forward to welcoming your child back to the school building on Monday March 1st. In preparation for this, we require a completed School Parental Declaration Form with respect to your child, returned to us by Friday February 26th at 3pm. This form should be accessed and completed online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXWLfigdnxydpnKu90cI5mHlSbFdgo4iPPE6BjaRAd0KTejg/viewform?usp=sf_link Starting and finishing times are as before; assembling in the school yard from 9.10-9.20am, weather permitting. Hometimes are 2pm for junior and senior infants, 3pm for 1st and 2nd classes. Michael Lynch's have advised us that their shop on Clanbrassil Street is open Monday - Friday from 10am to 4pm for any school uniforms required. I would respectfully ask that there is no congregation of parents at the school gate in the morning or afternoon. Public health advice at this time is that face coverings be worn in all public places. We will have cones in place to mark where parents should stand when waiting to collect pupils from junior and senior infants. Senior infant parents may stand along the fence and collect from the main gate. Junior infant parents may stand at cones at either side of the small gate outside 3rd class. Thank you as always for your continued support. Le deaghuí, Mrs. Kirby 11/13/2020 0 Comments Christmas Card Orders 2020 Dear Parents/Guardians, If your child returned a Christmas Card design this year, his/her sample card will be sent home TODAY. As the sample cards were delayed, the closing date for orders is Tuesday 17th November. If you wish to purchase cards, gift tags etc. with your child's design, by far the easiest way this year is to use the online ordering system by the designacard.ie company. We would ask you to use this method where possible please. On the back of your sample card, you will see a QR code which you can scan with your smartphone to log in directly to the order system. Alternatively, you can go to login.designacard.ie/ordernow and log in with your child's name and unique reference number found on your sample card. For siblings, you add to this first order by entering the sibling's name and reference code. The steps are given below:  Only if you cannot use the online ordering system, you may send cash/cheque to school with your child. Please return the sample card, and the exact money only, in the envelope provided . The closing date for orders is Tuesday 17th November. Late orders will incur delivery fees of €6 (charge by designacard.ie). If you have any queries, please contact Ciara in the school office. 9/3/2020 0 Comments Car Park ProceduresDear Parents and Guardians, Due to traffic congestion in the Community Centre car park, and in the interests of safety, we will now operate a one-way system in the mornings and at home time. We ask that you enter via the gate furthest from the community centre (at the opposite end of the playground from the one that is usually used), and exit via the usual gate beside the playground. Signs will be placed at these points to guide you. We also remind you of the one way system that operates in the church car park. Please see the maps below for guidance. Your co-operation in this matter is greatly appreciated. Donna Kirby   Welcome New Parents and Guardians! We hope you are all keeping safe and well. We are sorry we have not been able to host our parents evening for new entrants at school this year as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. We are hoping to organise a ‘meet and greet’ for small groups in the school grounds in due course (following HSE guidelines). This will be an opportunity for you and your child to visit our school, to meet Ms Tansey and Mrs Kirby, and get a feel for our school environment in preparation for starting school on Wednesday 26th August. We have created online presentations and videos which will provide you with lots of important and useful information on our school and the Junior Infant classroom. This post includes:
We have created a separate blog post for our new Junior Infants to explore with videos of our current students, school activities and a message from Ms. Tansey. We posted that blog just before this one, it can be found by scrolling down or following this link: https://www.kilkerleyns.com/school-blog/special-videos-and-messages-for-our-new-entrants-2020 We hope you find the blog posts useful and informative! |
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