Rainbows Outing

Thursday the 11th of June was a great day! All Rainbows participants got to go on a fantastic trip to the Phoenix Park! We visited the playground, the tea shop and the Pope’s Cross. What fun!
Whatever you’re told, we did NOT lose a hula hoop, Mr. Carty!!

 

 

 

 

Abby’s Recount
Katelyn’s Recount
OOOPPS!!
Such Fun!
The group at the Pope’s Cross – Looking Good!

Class Teachers for 2015-2016

Class teachers for the coming school year are as follows:

Class Teachers for 2015-2016

3rd Class

Ms Finn → Ms Shaw 

Sr Una →  Ms Cunnane

Ms Kelleher→ Ms Nallen

Ms Grant → Mr Molloy

4th Class

Ms Shaw→ Ms Gallagher

Ms Walsh →Ms Ní Dhúill

Ms Cunnane/ Ms Nallen→ Mr Gordon

Mr Spollen → Ms Walsh

5th Class

Mr O’Donnell→ Mr O’Donnell

Mr Gordon → Mr Gilmartin

Ms Gallagher→ Mr Coleman

6th Class

Ms Ní Dhúill → Mr Byrne

Mr Coleman→ Mr Bannon

Mr Molloy→ Ms Ní Fhlatharta

Yay Again!! Here are photos from THURSDAY’s Gruesome Gru!

You impressed everyone.

330 children in the day performance, and 310 adults in the evening performance… WOW!

I hope these photos bring back happy memories for you.

  1. Scene 1: The Castle: Ms Walsh’s 3rd Class
  2. Scene 2: Frozen: Ms Shaw’s 3rd Class
  3. Scene 3: The Lion King: Ms Gallagher’s 4th Class 
  4. Scene 4: Shrek: Mr Gordon’s 4th Class
  5. Scene 5: Harry Potter: Ms Ní Dhuill’s 5th Class
  6. Scene 6: The Market: Mr Gilmartin’s 6th Class
  7. Scene 7: The Wedding: Ms Ní Fhlatharta’s 6th Class

(PS If you want to SAVE a photo For Ever, this is how you do it: Right-click on the photo, and choose “Save As”, and then it will save to a place on YOUR computer, so you can have it for ever!)

 

Yay!! Photos to Enjoy from WEDNESDAY’s Gruesome Gru!

Congratulations to everyone! You were brilliant. 

On Wednesday the following classes performed. Both day and night. These photos are from the daytime performance. Enjoy! I hope they bring back great memories for you all…

  1. Scene 1: The Castle: Ms Nallen’s/Ms Cunnane’s 3rd Class
  2. Scene 2: Frozen: Mr Spollen’s 3rd Class 
  3. Scene 3: The Lion King: Mr O’Donnell’s 4th Class
  4. Scene 4: Shrek: Mr Coleman’s 5th Class
  5. Scene 5: Harry Potter: Mr Molloy’s 5th Class
  6. Scene 6: The Market: Mr Bannon’s 6th Class
  7. Scene 7: The Wedding: Mr Byrne’s 6th Class

(PS If you want to SAVE a photo For Ever, this is how you do it: Right-click on the photo, and choose “Save As”, and then it will save to a place on YOUR computer, so you can have it for ever!)

Important Note About the Concert

Summer Fun (for programme)Hello all parents and guardians,

Please read this carefully (Or you can click here for this note in PDF). Thank you, Martin Stuart, Concert Coordinator (Tue 16th June) 

  1. Timing – Due to time for make-up and class organisation, children for scene 1 (Castle) and scene 3 (The Lion King) are to arrive by 6.45, scene 2 (Frozen) by 7.00, scene 4 (Shrek) and scene 5 (Harry Potter) by 7.10, and scenes 6 (The Market) and 7 (The Wedding) by 7.15. The main characters in the play are to arrive by 6.30. The concert begins at 7.30.
  2. Snacks – On the night, your child will receive a bottle of water and a snack for free, thanks to Glanmore Foods.
  3. Shoes and Hair – Children are to wear light runners, not heavy shoes. Children with long hair are to have their hair off their face.
  4. Entrance Used on the Night – Natasha and Jenny will be welcoming you in to the hall through the entrance at the Teachers’ Car Park.
  5. Interval and Raffle – There will be a 10-minute interval after scene 4 when there’ll be a raffle with lots of prizes, organised by the Parents Association. Tickets are priced €2 for a strip of 5 tickets, and 3 strips for a fiver.
  6. Collecting Your Child – After the whole concert is over one parent/guardian per child will go through “the teachers’ entrance.” No‑one is allowed at any time to go through the busy backstage area (blue curtains). And then the parent/guardian will collect their child from the child’s teacher in the child’s classroom. And then head home hopefully happy and proud through the main gates which will be open then.
  7. DVDs – Two films of the Concert are being professionally recorded, one for each night. They act forever as great memories of a very special time in your child’s life. Each class will be busy on stage for about 10 minutes, acting, singing, and dancing. To ensure the best possible quality we are organising professionals to do the Sound and the Lights on the two nights. You can order a DVD for €20 of the night your child was in. You can do that on the night of the Concert; or you can do that in school. The DVDs will be delivered to the school on Friday 26th June and given to your child.

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New and Easy “Way to Pray”… The Pope’s Five-Finger Prayer

photo of smiling pope francis 4Congratulations to everyone who’s already been praying this easy and powerful way.

In case you ever forget how to pray it, here it is! 

The Pope — Pope Francis — created this “way to pray” a long time ago before he became Pope, and he is now teaching it to the world! Millions of people now pray this way!

Remember, you can pray it at any time and in any place. All you need is… your five fingers! 

Pope Francis Five Finger Prayer Guide

 

Here are the words of Pope Francis as he teaches us the prayer…

  1. The thumb is the closest finger to you. So start praying for those who are closest to you. They are the persons easiest to remember.
  2. The next finger is the index, the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach you, instruct you and heal you. They need the support and wisdom to show direction to others. Always keep them in your prayers.
  3. The following finger is the tallest. It reminds us of our leaders, people in government, and those who have authority. They need God’s guidance.
  4. The fourth finger is the ring finger. Surprisingly, it is our weakest finger. It reminds us to pray for the weakest, the sick, or those plagued by problems. They need your prayers.
  5. And finally we have our smallest finger, the smallest of all. Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. When you are done praying for the other four groups, you will be able to see your own needs but in the proper perspective, and also you will be able to pray for your own needs in a better way.

I know how powerful it is. It’s more powerful than even Conor McGregor… it’s a different type of power: prayers like this one change our hearts, they fill our hearts with God’s love.

Junior Achievement Make Maths Matter/Access Project‏

Today five fifth class pupils travelled to City West to give a presentation in one of their conference rooms. Seán and Samantha from Mr Molloy’s, Robert from Ms Ní Dhúill’s and Shayna and Cian from Mr Coleman’s class spoke very articulately and passionately in front of close to 100 adults. They spoke about their Junior Achievements projects, the importance of Maths in everyday life and the skills which they have developed from this process. Well done to all involved and Mr Carty for organising everything. 

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Thank You!

Clean Up Day 2
A big THANK YOU! to you! To ALL the classes!

Because you cleaned up so well on our Bawnogue Clean-Up Day last Tuesday, Bawnogue looked GREAT for everyone’s friends and families on our Confirmation Day last Thursday!

Look how much rubbish you cleaned up!

The photos show Ms Cunnane’s/Nallen’s class. They had the big job of cleaning up around the church and they did great!

Thank you too to the people who took away all the rubbish, South Dublin County Council. And thank you too to the organisation who encouraged us to do this: An Taisce, Ireland’s National Trust (fancy words for saying they are the nice people who help us take good care of our country and make sure we don’t spoil it).Clean Up Day Rubbish 2015.jpg

 

Clean Up Day 3

Easter Raffle – Parent’s Association

Well done to all our winners of the Easter Raffle that our Parent’s Association ran. A big thank you to Glanmore for donating an Easter hamper and to Jenny for making up the hampers and our SNA’s for selling the tickets.