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Holy Family National School, Rathmore, Co. Kerry
Tel. 064/7758492  Fax 064/7758499
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25th  June 2015
BOOK RENTAL
This year we are introducing a new English Reading scheme for third, fourth, fifth and sixth classes. We believe that this scheme will be of huge benefit to all of the children. Unfortunately we have to pay a licence fee for the use of these schemes.  As a result you may feel that book rental charges are high. However if sixth class had to pay in full for their English books it would cost  €31.45.  Under the book rental scheme you are paying €15 which includes a contribution to the price of the license.  We also have to pay a license for the new Irish scheme which we are introducing to Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First classes.  The school will be spending in excess of €4000 this year for book rental books.
If you haven’t already done so, please ensure that your children return all books and other school property which children may have taken home e.g school scissors etc. to their class teacher before Friday 26th June.

PARENTS COMMITTEE
We would like to thank our parents’ committee members for all of their hard work during the past school year
Our Family Fun day which was held on Sunday last June 21st was very successful. The sun shone and all who attended enjoyed it immensely. A big thank you to all who contributed to its success. All of the funds raised by the Parents Committee are spent for the benefit of children in our school. During the last school year the music and drama lessons were paid for by the Parents Committee and they also gave the school €730 towards the swimming lessons.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
The whole school uniform, i.e. Crested jumper, grey polo shirt, grey pants/skirt/pinafore, navy crested track suit bottom is available from Nora O’Connor “The Washbasket” Rathmore.  As usual it is also available from O’Keeffe’s Drapery Ballydesmond. Black shoes must be worn with uniform.  Runners to be worn for P.E.  White socks or grey tights to be worn by girls as part of their uniform.  It is absolutely necessary that children’s names are put on all uniform jumpers and cardigans otherwise we cannot be responsible for missing garments.

OLD SCHOOL UNIFORMS
If you have old school uniforms and they are in reasonable condition, we would be delighted if you could bring them to the school. 
BOOKLISTS
Booklists will be distributed to children today.  We are asking for €30 per child for the coming year for Arts/Crafts and Photocopying. This may be paid in 2 instalments, one in September and one in January 2016, or you may prefer to pay in full in September.  There is a maximum charge of €50 per family.   The oldest member of each family should pay this to their class teacher. Lee Strand Dairies will be supplying homework journals to the whole school in September.  There is no need to buy a homework journal for your child/children.  

SPONSORED WALK
To date the sponsored walk has realised €2,542.80.  Thank you for your generous contribution and the great effort that everybody made to realise the above sum.

LIBRARY
If you haven’t already done so, please return all school library books to the school before Friday June 26th. 
The summer timetable for Rathmore mobile library service will be at Rathmore P.O.
11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m., Rathmore Church 2.00 p.m. to 2.45 p.m., St. Joseph’s Day Centre 3.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. on Thursdays on the following dates –July 9th, 23rd, August 20th.



CREDIT UNION SAVINGS STAMPS
If possible all children should try and complete their savings books so that they can take them to the Credit Union for lodgement or cash.  They will not be able to buy €1 stamps at the Credit Union as their machine only sells €2 stamps.  Children are not allowed mix €1 and €2 stamps. 
Remember if a child loses a book with a few stamps in it during the summer holidays, they will effectively have lost that much money.   Either keep the book in a safe place until September or complete the book and cash it in at the Credit Union.
GARDA PRIMARY 7-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT
This tournament took place in Fitzgerald Stadium on Thursday 18th June.    Holy Family N.S. were the winners beating  The Monastery by 2 points. Well done to Holy Family Team.

MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS
We have a facility for texting parents.  If you have not received any text message from Holy Family N.S. please let us know.  The text automatically goes to the mother’s mobile phone unless we have been instructed otherwise.  Therefore it is important that if you change your number to let us know.  Thank you

EAL (English as an Additional Language)
The Department has sanctioned the appointment of one temporary EAL (English as an Additional Language) teaching post for 2015-2016 school year.  This is conditional on the school achieving projected enrolment figures for pupils that require language support.  These numbers have to be confirmed to the Department on the 30th September 2015.
Farewell to 6th Class Boys and Girls
We wish the 18 boys and 14 girls who are moving from 6th class, good health and the Grace of God in the years ahead.

   Boys:              Maciej Adamczyk                 Girls:           Susan Cahill
Sean Burke O’Donoghue                         Lauryn Carmody
James Darmody                                         Mary Collins
Alan Dineen                                                 Laura Cronin
Cian Dineen                                                            Madhbh Dennehy
Daniel Herlihy                                           Threasa Downey
Seán Horgan                                               Aleksandra Has
P. J. McAuliffe                                            Ruth Moynihan
Kacper Michalak                                       Aimee O’Connell
Noah Moynihan                                         Sarah O’Connor
Conor Murphy                                            Myra O’Sullivan
Rory Murphy                                              Hannah Reen
Darragh O’Brien                                       Lily Sheehan
Ian O’Connor                                              Amelia Swiczewska
Pádraig O’Doherty                                                                                  
Jonathan O’Sullivan
Cathal Ryan
Steven Zheng
    
SUMMER HOLIDAYS
We will be closing for Summer holidays on tomorrow Friday June 26th at 12 noon.  School will re-open on Tuesday 1st September.   Parents please do not allow the children to cycle to school on day of holidays, as it can be very dangerous.

We wish everybody a happy, sun filled and safe summer holiday.
Diarmuid and Staff




Dates to Remember
Shool Year 2015 – 2016

Term 1:                     School opens:  Tuesday 1st September, 2015
                                    Halloween Break:
                                    Closed Monday 26th to Friday 30th October                   
                                    Reopening: Monday 2nd November
                                    Closed Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th December
                                    Christmas Holidays:
                                    Closing for Christmas holidays on Tuesday 22nd December
                                    Closed Wednesday 23rd December to Wednesday 6th January, 2016


Term 2:                     Reopening Thursday 7th January, 2016
Closed Thursday 18th and Friday 19th February 
Easter Holidays:
Closing Wednesday 16th March
                                                Closed from Thursday 17th March to Friday 1st April
           

Term 3:                     Reopening Monday 4th April                     
                                    Closed Monday 2nd May
                                    Closed Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th June
                                    Closing Thursday 30th June, 2016


If during the school year there are any changes to school closure dates we will
let you know