Rathmichael Parish National School -

Important Notice – End of term/Start of new term 2010/11

Dear Parents,

Dates for your diaries:

Reminder:       Term ends tomorrow, 25^th June at 12.30 p.m. 6^th Class will finish at 12 noon. The Autumn term commences on Monday 30^th August and school will close at 12.30 p.m. on that day (Senior Infants - 6^th Class inclusive).

    Staff Meeting on Friday 3^rd September. Please note that the school will close at 12.00 noon on that day. Please be sure that all pupils are collected promptly on that day (Junior and Senior Infants  at 11.55 a.m.)

     The Parish Fete takes place in the School Grounds, on Saturday, 4^th September, from 12.00 noon  to 4.00 p.m. Anyone wishing to help should contact a member of the P.T.A. Committee (or leave your name/contact details in the Office). A separate note has been sent out from the Fete Committee.  This is always an excellent afternoon and generates much needed funds for the Church and the School.

    Games will begin again on the 20^th September (2^nd to 6^th Classes) and a separate note will be sent home in the new term.

    Swimming will begin again on the 17^th September. As in previous  years, only two classes will have swimming each term, in line with Department of Education guidelines. A separate note will be sent home in the new term.

    Milk will be available from the 2^nd week of term and parents will be notified separately.

    Sponsored Walk will be held on Saturday 18^th September and a note/sponsorship card will follow in the Autumn term.

Walking Buses

The Walking Buses will not recommence in the new term until rotas etc have been drawn up. I would encourage the children to continue to walk to school anyway. A meeting will be held with leaders on a date to be confirmed. The attendance on the Buses has dropped off of late and we would appreciate if all the participants could make a huge effort in the new term. Anyone interested in joining should contact Trish in the Office.

Mobile Phones

Please continue to collect old phones over the holiday period and bring them in at the start of term.

Lost Property

There is a box full of clothing in the concourse, including many school jumpers. I will be donating these to the Fete so please check through this before the end of term.

Summer Term Bills

Would anyone who has not yet paid their Summer Bill, please do so immediately.

Have a very enjoyable Summer.

Caroline Senior

Principal

24^th June 2010

P.T.A. Notes

A long overdue update from the PTA,

On Friday 23^rd April, we held our 60s Nite joint venture with the Parish. What can I say...you came (eventually!), you saw and liked, you danced (thanks again to our fantastic DJ, Peter), you ate... you even got a cheese board! Then you danced into the small hours of the morning. We raised €1,649 in total. Thank you to everyone who supported the night and well done to the organising Parish/PTA committee. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.

On Friday 30^th April, our annual school disco for 4^th to 6^th class was held. As always all our students were fantastically well behaved and even managed to show us “old ones” a few new moves!

On Wednesday 12^th May, we held our Schoolbook sale. This was well attended and I hope those that came managed to get some, if not all, of their new term books. Many thanks to those families who donated old books to the school, we raised €431.

Thursday 13^th May, was our school grounds tidy up. A really big thank you to a fantastic team of willing helpers that appeared on the morning. It was great to welcome some new faces. The grounds over the last few months have been transformed with new parking, gates and borders. We all gained a great sense of achievement to see how beautiful everywhere looked by the end of our morning’s work and planting. Well done to all the students who also helped out during the morning.

Well that is what was done, now for June!!

Sports' Day is on 15^th June, weather permitting. Due to all the positive feedback from school families and friends, the PTA are only too happy to, once again throw on our aprons and hold another BBQ this year during Sports' Day. Prices will be as per last year - €3 Burger and €2 Hotdog and will be available from 11.30am onwards. Tea and coffee (€1) will also be available, once the water boils!!

As you are aware on Saturday 4^th September our annual Fete is to be held in the school grounds. For the month of June there will be notices on the school notice boards - please could you offer us your help for either the evenings of the week leading up to, or the actual day, in order that the school’s PTA does not shoulder the school's contribution on our own…. there are only 8 parents on the PTA! You are free to specify when and what times you would be available. Many thanks in advance.

Finally on behalf of the PTA can I personally thank you for all your support throughout our busy school year. Every penny that we raise from our various fund raisers goes directly back into the school to help make a difference to what we can offer our children at Rathmichael. We wish you a very happy summer break - hopefully with lots of sunshine for a change!

Regards, Nicola  PTA Chairperson