Newsletter December 1st 2025
Reminder that the school is closed this Tuesday December 2nd as all staff members are having child protection training.
Applications for Junior Infants for 2025/26 will be accepted from January 1st to February 1st 2026. Application forms can be found on our school website under the information tab or by contacting the school office on 045-401495.
Our Carol Service with Junior Infants, 1st, 3rd and 5th classes will take place on Thursday December 11th at 7pm in St. Nicholas of Myra Church.
County Photos will be back in the school on Thursday 4th December to photograph any children that were absent when the first photos were taken.
Our choir have been asked to sing at the turning on of the Christmas Lights next Friday December 6th at 6pm outside the playground.
The Board of Management will meet next Tuesday evening 9th December at 8.30pm.
The book fair raised €3.370. A big thank you to the students from 6th class, Christine and Mrs. Moran for organising and running the fair. The school will earn a commission of €2.022 in new library books for our school
A massive thank you again to the Parents Association for organising Movie Night. A total of €1055 was raised and will go towards the relining of the school yard with new courts marked out and games painted on the tarmac.
The school choir will sing at 10am Mass in St. Nicholas of Myra Church on Christmas Day.
Reindeer food is available in all classrooms from tomorrow. The cost is €1. Proceeds in aid of Solas.
Please make sure that children have coats/hats etc. for going outside in this cold weather. Please make sure names are on all items.
Thanks to all parents who attended the Parent Teacher meetings last week. As always please feel free to contact the school office at any stage if you have any queries or concerns.
We will have a visitor from the North Pole on Wednesday December 16th.
Please see attached a survey on sleep patterns of children in Primary School.
Please see letter below from Dublin Diocese
“Have Your Say”
Dear Parents/Staff/Board Members,
The Department of Education and Youth has launched its “Have Your Say” survey, inviting you as parents, guardians, school staff, and Board of Management members, to share your views on the future of your school.
This is an opportunity to express your wishes about key questions such as:
Co-educational or single-sex schooling
Denominational or multi-denominational patronage
English- or Irish-medium education
The information gathered in this survey will play an important role in shaping the future of your school. For example, the Department may make decisions on patronage, such as whether your school remains a Catholic school or moves to a multi-denominational model like Educate Together or Community National School, depending on what is expressed in the survey.
Equally, the survey could result in changes to single-sex or co-educational provision in a school, or a change in the medium of instruction. As Principal of Scoil Niocláis Naofa , I strongly encourage everyone to take part in the survey.
It is essential that the full range of views within our community is heard. Those who value maintaining a Catholic ethos within the school, including sacramental preparation, should ensure their voices are represented, just as those who would welcome change should do the same. It is only with strong participation that the Department can gain an accurate picture of
what our school community truly wants.
I am pleased to share a short information video on the survey prepared by CPSMA and I would encourage everyone to make time to watch it. The video can be access by following this link:
https://youtu.be/LsuNDOcsWNY
The survey is very short and is available online at:
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/campaigns/primary-school-survey/
It will remain open until 16 December 2025.
Parents will need their Eircode to complete the survey. Staff will need the unique PIN that has been provided to the school.
Your input matters. Take the time to make sure your voice is included so that decisions about the future of our school genuinely reflect the views of our community.
Make sure to “Have your Say”