Newsletter
Holy
Family National School
Rathmore,
Co. Kerry
Tel.
064/7758492 Mobile: 086/1806018
e-mail hfnsrathmorekerry@gmail.com
http://hfnsrathmorekerry.blogspot.ie/
23rd October 2018
Dear Parents,
Cumann na mBunscol
Football Final
The Cumann na
mBunscol Division One Schools Final takes place on this Wed. evening Oct. 24th
at 6pm in Austin Stacks Park Tralee. Our school play Gaelscoil
Mhic Easmainn, Tralee. The panel are
Gavin Breen, Orla Cronin, David Darmody, Seán Dineen, Matthew Kennedy, Conor
Moynihan, Grace Murphy, Emer McAuliffe, Seán McAuliffe, Gearóid Nagle, Darragh
O’Keeffe, Donncha O’Sullivan, Evan O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson, Darren Twomey,
Leah Daly, Shane Daly, Daniel Dineen, John Hughes, Ross Moriarty, Pádraig
Moynihan, Denis O’Brien, Liam O’Keeffe, Kacper Rapacz-Kruk and Michael Togher. Come and support and we wish them the best of
luck.
Internet Safety
It has come to our attention that there may be some apps / websites being
accessed at home that contain age inappropriate material and may frighten
children. Please be vigilant around the
use of I.T. and social media at home.
Mission Mass
Monday we had a
beautiful Mass in the school with two members from the mission team, Fr. Kieran
Brady and Helena Connolly and they were accompanied by Fr. Pat. All this week a Mission is taking place in
Rathmore parish churches. Fr. Kieran
gave a special invitation to all families to come to the evening mission on
Thursday night at 7.30pm in Rathmore.
Book Fair
Our Book Fair is ongoing and tomorrow Wednesday from 9 to 10am is your
last opportunity to attend. However, parents
should not feel under pressure to spend a lot of money at the Book Fair. The commission from the fair allows us to buy books for the classroom and
library so every book you buy helps us to get new books for the school. Thank you for your support.
Public Speaking
Competition
We have a team
from Holy Family N.S. busy preparing for the Public Speaking Competition run by
IRD Duhallow on Tuesday 6th November in the James O’Keeffe Institute
in Newmarket. The team are Katie Rea, Amy Donnelly, Olivia Cronin Liam
O’Keeffe, Lauren Horan and Ciara Hughes.
We wish them well.
Team Hope
This year we are
inviting pupils to take part in the 2018 Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We attach a leaflet for your
information. You will have an
opportunity to fill a shoe box over the Halloween break. Please bring the filled shoe boxes to the
school and we will organise to have them delivered to the drop off point. The closing date for receipt is Friday
November 9th. Team Hope deliver
the shoeboxes to children in Eastern Europe and Africa.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Cumann na mBunscol Football Final -
Wed 24th Oct. 6pm Austin Stacks Park Tralee
Book Fair –Wed. 24th Oct. 9 –
10am
Halloween Dress up Day – Thursday 25th October.
School Closed
- Friday Oct. 26th
- Presidential Election Day
Halloween Break:
Closed Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd
November
Reopening: Monday 4th
November
Public Speaking Competition –
Tues. Nov. 6th in James O’Keeffe Institute, Newmarket
Closing date for receipt of Shoe boxes is
Friday Nov. 9th
Drama Classes commence Tues.
Nov. 6th
Talk for parents of First Communion children – Wed. Nov. 7th at 8pm in Holy Family N.S.
Parents Committee Bingo -
Sat. November 10th at 7.30pm in Community Centre
Parent Teacher
meetings - Tues. 13th and Wed.
14th November
Talk for Parents of Confirmation children – Thurs. 15th Nov. at 7.30pm in Holy Family N.S.
First ‘Communion Programme
Mass’ - Sunday 18th November at 11.30am in the church
Closed Friday
7th December
Christmas Pageant
– Thursday 13th Dec. and
Friday 14th Dec.
Christmas Prayer
Service for pupils and staff -
Wed. 19th Dec. 2018
Christmas
Holidays:
Closing for
Christmas holidays on Friday December
21st
Closed Monday December 24th to Friday
January 4th 2019
Re-opening Monday January 7th 2019