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Holy Family National  School 
                         Rathmore, Co. Kerry
                                                                                                            Tel. 064/7758492
e-mail hfnsrathmorekerry@gmail.com                                     http://hfnsrathmorekerry.blogspot.ie/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Mon. 10th Dec. 2018                                                     
Dear Parents,
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Our Christmas concert will take place on Thurs. Dec. 13th and Fri. Dec. 14th.  The concert will commence at 11am on both days and will run for 1 hour and 10 minutes approx.   We recommend that parents of Jun. Infants, Sen. Infants, First, and Second Classes come to the concert on Thursday and parents of Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth classes come to the concert on Friday.  If this arrangement inconveniences you in any way, please feel free to come on the day of your choice.  It is the same show on both days so you are welcome on whichever day suits you.

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE – PARENTS COMMITTEE
As you will know the teachers and children are working hard in preparation for our biannual Christmas Concert on Thursday and Friday of this week.  There is no entry fee to the concert and all are welcome.  However, the parents committee would be grateful if you could support their Christmas raffle which will run on both days.  Tickets will be available in the hall and we are grateful to the local businesses that have generously donated prizes.
The Parents Committee will sell tickets on each day before the Christmas Pageant. Children will also have the opportunity to purchase tickets on tomorrow Tuesday and Wednesday in school.  Tickets cost €2 for 1 strip, €5 for 3 strips.
There will be an extra raffle on Friday for a Christmas Cake.  Separate raffle tickets will be sold for this draw and will also be available on Thursday to parents.  Tickets for this draw will cost €2 for 1 strip, €5 for 3 strips.  .  (We thank Betty Casey for the beautiful cake.)

The following are prizes for each day’s raffle.

Prizes for Thursday Dec. 13th
Voucher for the Great Southern
Set of Wine Glasses
Voucher for Star Sailing
Voucher for Hotel Killarney
Voucher for Four Star Pizza
2 bottles of wine
Voucher for Mulcahy’s Pharmacy Millstreet
Torc Hotel Voucher
Box of Chocolates
Passes for Bowling Buddies
Voucher for Horan’s Fruit and Veg

Prizes for Friday Dec. 14th
Torc Hotel Voucher
Voucher for the Dromhall
Voucher for the Dungeon Bookshop
Voucher for Select Suits
Voucher for Adams’ Jewellers
Cycling Helmet
Gift Set
2 Bottles of Wine
Voucher for Four Star Pizza
Box of Chocolates
Bottle of Whiskey


CHRISTMAS PLAY DVD
Rathmore Social Action Group will record the Christmas Play and we hope to have 40 copies of the DVD available on Thursday.  These will be available on a first come first served basis and if more copies are needed they will be delivered in January.  The cost of the DVD is €10.

ST. ANDREWS SCHOOL IN THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA
Our school was awarded its 6th Green Flag earlier this year for its outstanding work on the Global Citizenship, Litter & Waste.  The pupils had a lovely visit from Mr. CiarĂ¡n Black in October 2017 who is working in a school in The Gambia, West Africa and described conditions of children in schools there. On that occasion, we gave him €1,000 proceeds from a cake sale and a no uniform day.   The following is an extract from correspondence received from Mr. Black after we received our Green Flag ... “because of your financial support to St. Andrews the following projects were completed in the past few months:
-           The plastering and painting of the Nursery Block has now been completed.
-          All the classrooms in the Nursery School have now got the necessary amount of school furniture i.e. tables, chairs, etc.
-          Copy books and textbooks were purchased for the pupils in the Nursery School
-          Garden Materials and seeds were purchased including rakes, spades, buckets, and hammers.  Onions, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, okra, cucumber and peppers were planted and are now producing much needed vegetables.
-          A photocopier and office equipment were also bought for the school.
The pupils in St. Andrews are very grateful for all your help.  It is Globalization being put into practice in its real meaning – schools in different continents in the world being able to help and support other schools in need of help.”
Our former principal, Mr Diarmuid McCarthy will be taking the opportunity to see for himself where the generous contributions have been spent and to convey our good wishes to Mr. Black when he visits St. Andrews school in the Gambia in the new year.  To coincide with this visit and send some additional funding to continue the good work, there will be a no uniform day on Wednesday and the pupils are welcome to make a donation. There will also be a donation bucket in the hall on Thursday and Friday during the Christmas play for any contributions you wish to send.  We are aware that the festive season brings much expense but the pupils of St. Andrews would benefit greatly from any donations received. Thank you.