NEWSLETTER
Holy Family National School
Rathmore, Co. Kerry.
Tel. 064/7758492
Mobile: (086)1806018
E-mail: hfnsrathmorekerry@gmail.com
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26th
June 2019
Farewell to 6th Class Boys and Girls
We wish the 14 girls and 11 boys who are moving
from 6th class, good health and the Grace of God in the years ahead.
Boys: Shane Daly Girls: Nikola
Adamczyk Daniel Dineen Martha Barron
Matthew Gruchalski Olivia Cronin
John Hughes Leah
Daly
Ross Moriarty Ciara
Dineen
Pádraig Moynihan Amy Donnelly Denis O’Brien Shaunagh
Hicky Liam O’Keeffe Megan
O’Connor
Kacper Rapacz-Kruk Sarah O’Donoghue Kacper
Sroka Laura
O’Leary Michael
Togher Noelle
O’Sullivan
Katie Rea
Mia
Reen
Raima
Das Sheik
PARENTS
COMMITTEE
We would like to thank our Parents’ Committee
members for all of their hard work during the past school year. All of the funds raised by the Parents
Committee are spent for the benefit of children in our school. During the school
year the music, dance, drama and gymnastics lessons were paid for by the
Parents Committee and they also gave the school €750 towards the cost of swimming lessons. They purchased equipment for
playground activities and IPads will be purchased over the Summer holidays.
BOOK RENTAL
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 to their class teacher before Thursday 27th June.
SPONSORED WALK
To date the sponsored walk has realised €2,947.15. Thank you for your generous contribution and
the great effort that everybody made to realise the above sum.
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 during the week. 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 2020, 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. We also have the
epayments system up and running and will notify you by text before returning to
school at the end of August. In this way
you can pay book rental and Arts/Crafts
and Photocopying by visa/credit card.
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.
LIBRARY
If you
haven’t already done so, please return all school library books to the school
before Thursday June 27th. The summer
timetable for Rathmore mobile library service will be at
Rathmore P.O.
11.30 a.m. – 12.10 p.m., Rathmore Church 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joseph’s Day
Centre 3.15 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Thursdays on the following dates – Thursday 4th and 18th July and Thurs.15th and 29th August.
RATHMORE GAA
Cúl Camps - Hurling - July 1st to 5th Giles
O’Grady. Football July 22nd to 26th Vince Cooper. Both Camps in Rathbeg GAA pitch 10am to
2.30pm. Cost for 1 child €60, 2nd child
€55 3rd /4th child €45. You can book
your place by logging on to kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie
GARDA PRIMARY 7-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT
This
tournament took place on Wed. 19th June in Fitzgerald Stadium. Well
done to the boys on reaching the semi-finals only losing to eventual winners
Lisivigeen. Congratulations to Pádraig
Moynihan on receiving joint player of the tournament.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS, TEL.
NO
If
any of your child/childrens’ details have changed e.g. address, contact
details, illness, etc. please contact the school as soon as possible. Thank You
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
SUMMER HOLIDAYS
We
will be closing for summer holidays on Thursday June 27th at 12 noon. School will re-open on Thursday 29th August. 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
Paul
and Staff
DATES TO REMEMBER
Closing Thursday
June 27th 2019
Dates to Remember 2019 – 2020
School opens Thursday 29th August, 2019
Closed Friday 18th October (Primary Language Curriculum
Seminar)
Closed Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November
Closing Friday 20th December for Christmas Holidays
Closed Monday 23rd December to Friday 3rd
January, 2020
Re-opening
Monday 6th January, 2020
Closed
Thursday 20th and Friday 21st February
(Mid-Term)
Closed
Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th March (Public Holiday)
Closing
Friday 3rd April for Easter Holidays
Closed
Monday 6th April to Friday 17th April, 2020
Re-opening
Monday 20th April, 2020
Closed
Monday 4th May (Public Holiday)
Closed
Monday 1st June (Public
Holiday) and Tuesday 2nd June
Closing
Wednesday 24th June for Summer Holidays
If during the school
year there are any changes to school closures dates we will let you
know