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Dear Parents,

The last term in school is always a busy time, hopefully the weather will be kind as we gear up for Sports Day, Communion, Confirmation, Tours and school leagues. We wish Second Class all the best on their First Holy Communion on May 12th.  Ms Carolan and her class are busy preparing during religion time and Ms Gleeson is readying the school choir. Children in the choir are requested to be in the church at 10:50 a.m.  The Parents’ Association with the help of First Class parents will provide refreshments in the school after the Communion Ceremony. Likewise we wish our Sixth Class pupils every good wish on Friday 18th May on their Confirmation Day.  They are requested to be in Kilcloon Church at 10:45 a.m. Confirmation Practice (lift required please – if you can oblige that would be great) will be during the week of the Confirmation. {Wednesday 16th at 11-12 }

Sports Day (weather permitting) is scheduled for Tuesday May 22nd.  Hopefully the sun will shine and all will have an enjoyable day.  If any parent would like to help out on the day it would be greatly appreciated.  Please contact me if you can help.

Thanks very much to those who donated books to the School Library.  They are a great addition.  It’s great to be able to add new books to our selection.

Book Rental:  All parents should have received a book list / yearly calendar for 2012/13.  Please can payment be forwarded to your class teacher or school by June 14th which is the date set for the Junior Infant Open Day as well as the Book Sale for infants. Thanks to those who have already sent in book rental and art and craft fee. If any parent has old school texts in reasonable condition they would be very much appreciated by the school and can be put to good use.

In the last week of May the pupils from Senior Infants to Sixth Class will be doing Drumcondra Standardised tests in English and Mathematics.  Your child’s score will be attached to the School Report which will be sent home in the middle of June.

An End of Year Ceremony will be held for our departing Sixth Class pupils at the end of June.

The school would like to wish Ms Louise Carolan all the best in her career break for the coming year. The school has to make teacher appointments for Resource Teacher and Career Break teacher.

The next Board of Management meeting will be held on June 19th @ 7 p.m.

Ms Emily Mangan, past pupil, will be providing Football Coaching for 3rd/4th and 5th/6th class pupils on Thursday.  Children in these classes are requested to bring in football gear.

 School Tours   Fifth & Sixth         -       Lough Key   -    May 29th. Third & Fourth    -      Zoo and Playground   -   May 24th.  First & Second    -      Ardgillan Castle   -   25th May. Infants                –  Lullymore Heritage Park , Rathangan ( date to be arranged)

Referendum:  The school has been requisitioned by the Meath Registar for Election on May 31st. for the Fiscal Treaty Referendum.  The school will be closed for  pupils.

If any parent / guardian wishes to contact school concerning Book Rental / Voluntary Contribution or Tours, their concerns will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Le meas oraibh, Paul

My Belly,

Wolf,

Fairyland.

2nd May 2012.

Dear Gingy,

I’m dreadfully sorry for the trouble I have caused you. I really shouldn’t have eaten you in the first place, but if a little gingerbread man came over to you and you were starving to death, you wouldn’t just leave that “delightful little melting in your mouth morning snack” to just disappear. But anyway, it’s not my fault you came over and started squabbling about making it across a fish filled,wet river. I’m truly sorry!

I’m dreadfully sorry about just eating eating you like that, I mean like, I could have at least said Grace. I should have brought you across the river after your long and tiring journey.

To make things better, I am going to eat one of your friends for some company.

Again, I’m very sorry.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Fox.

P.S. You’ll be out of my stomach in approximately four hours.

By Tony O’ Connor

Over the past year Seán Kelly has taken up the responsibility of the school garden.So far he has plated potatoes,turnip,carrots and pea’s. We got a new pack of sleepers and placed them on top of the other sleepers to form a barrier to keep the compost in, we also got a green house cover that is not very good the wind keep’s catching it.

By Tony O’ Connor

Dear Parents, Welcome back after the Easter break.  Wishing all an enjoyable term, a special good wish to our pupils preparing for Confirmation and First Holy Communion.

Book List and School Calendar: Please find the school book list and school calendar for 2012/13 attached to this newsletter. The school will operate the book rental scheme for pupils from first to sixth. The Book Sale(c/o Easons Ashbourne) will be held on June 14th  2 – 3p.m. allowing Junior and Senior Infant parents to purchase school texts for the coming year. The school and the Parents’ Association are endeavouring to keep costs of Texts /Art & Craft / Voluntary Contribution to a minimum.  Pleas return slip at end of Book List to the school at convenient time.  If any parent has school texts at home can they please return or donate to school, they will be gratefully received.

The Open Day for new Junior Infant Entrants will take place on June 14th 2 – 3 p.m. It will allow the children an opportunity to meet with their teacher for the coming year.  The enrolment for Junior Infants in September is 13. This is a drop from an earlier prospective enrolment of 22.  This figure allows for the current class allocation in the school to be continued for the coming year.

The next Board of Management Meeting takes place on Tuesday 24th April 2012.

Dates to Note

Hurling Match             April 24    Rathregan vs Robinstown

Confirmation: Sunday 29th Mass of Commitment, 9.20am {Batterstown Church}

Communion                Saturday 12th May @ 11 a.m.

Confirmation              Friday 18th. May @ 11a.m.

School Sports Day        Tuesday 22 May

Open Day or Infants      June 14th 2 – 3 p.m.

Book Sale                 June 14th 2 – 3 p.m.

End of Year Ceremony will take place at the end of June to mark the pupils in sixth class  completing their education in Rathregan N.S.

Standardised Tests:  Pupils will be doing standardised tests in English and Mathematics during the last week in May.  Results of these will be sent home with school report at the end of June.

SchoolBlogsite:  Information regarding Numeracy/Literacy/Problem Solving / Spellings are posted on the homepage of the school blogsite  www.rathregan.scoilnet.ie

School Library:  Any donation of “used” library books are always very welcome.

School Tours will take place in Term 3 for all classes. Details will be circulated to Parents as tours are arranged.

Le meas, Paul Barrett

Captain: “What have we struck?”

Tom O’Hara: “You’re not going to like this Sir, we’ve hit a berg, cut a hole 300ft long in the hull flooding 6 compartments!”

Captain: “What! Cut the back engines immediately, lower the life boats and warn the passengers.”

Tom O’Hara: “Shall I send an S.O.S sir? Or shall I get the women and children first?”

Captain: “Get the women and children first then send an S.O.S and get J.P.Morgan, and come back here with him. Go man now!”

By Karen O’ Keeffe