Post on 09-Mar-2021
Belgrove Infant Girls’ School
Quiz Night Fundraiser
22nd November 2019
Tonight's quiz, organised by the Parents’ Association (PA), provides
an opportunity to raise funds for the school but it's also a night for the
school community to meet and socialise.
We are extremely fortunate to have such an active and supportive
PA. A huge amount of planning and work goes into this event each
year. Your participation and attendance on the night helps contribute
to the success it has become.
The PA organises social events for the children and their families. It
provides funding for classroom equipment and furniture and for
school trips to Fighting Words and the local library. It also funds
shows during Arts Week, Seachtain na Gaeilge and Science Week.
This year in March, the PA invited Dr. Gillian Lake from D.C.U. to
speak to parents about the value of play and the important role it
plays in the teaching of young children. In May, Julie Dowd from the
Child Abuse Prevention Programme introduced parents to the Stay
Safe Programme.
We would like to thank you all for your continued support over the
last year. It was a great year in terms of participation and fundraising.
I hope you all thoroughly enjoy tonight’s quiz.
Welcome from our Principal
Ádh mór oraibh go léir.
Dearbhla O’Driscoll
2018 Quiz Night Winning Team: Murrary & Niamh McLeod and Nichola & Rory Breen with our school principal, Dearbhla O’Driscoll
Welcome from our PA
On behalf of the Parents’ Association (PA), we would like to say a
big thank you to all the parents, sponsors and local community for
supporting our annual Table Quiz. The money that was raised last
year has been used to purchase new school equipment to enhance
the school’s Learning Through Play approach and provide extra-
curricular activities for the girls.
The PA is an important channel of communication between parents
and the school. If you would like to get involved by volunteering,
please email pa@belgrove.ie or come along to our monthly
meetings which take place on the first Monday of every month. A
full list of all purchases and activities funded by the PA, our full
calendar of activities and further information are available on
www.belgrove.ie/parents-association.
Thank you for your continued support.
Belgrove Infant Girls’ School Parents’ Association
We are lucky to have so
many wonderful activities and
services for our children in
the local area. We hope you
find the following directory of
clubs, extra-curricular
activites and childcare
services useful.
In April, the First Class girls started 10
weeks of tennis lessons. The cost of
coaching was covered by the PA funds.
Thank You!
Extra-curricular Activities
Creative Interaction
Horseshoe-shaped
tables and Interactive
Display Screens
purchased with PA
funds help enrich the
girls’ learning
experience.
Science Week
The teachers organised a wonderful Science Week in February. PA funds and volunteer parents helped make it a
fun week with lots of learning.
Big Bear Planetarium Science Experiments
Optical Illusions
At Christmas time,
Santa visits the school
with lovely presents
and reindeer food.
School Community
The PA enriches the school community in many ways, helping to organise various events throughout the year:
Food Dudes
First Class Graduation
Junior Infants Open Day and Junior Infants Family Day
Book Fair
Guest Speakers
The Annual Bake Sale
The Bake Sale is always full of
excitement and sweetness.
Thanks to all who baked, purchased and
volunteered for our Bake Sale in May.
Belgrove Infant Girls’ School
Learning Through Play
A Trip to the Vet
The girls love role-play!
Your support helps the
school purchase play
equipment.
Zamda Uniform Donation
A huge thank you to all the parents who donated their daughter’s old school uniform to the local charity Zamda, who run a school
and orphanage for Children in Kabwe, Zambia. The uniforms were graciously received and as you can see from the photos, it’s
fantastic to see the uniforms being put to such good use!
What will we learn today?
Learning Through Play
Doctors and Nurses, Scientist, Construction, People Who Help Us,
Water Play...plenty of play resources and equipment were purchased
with the help of PA funds.
Calendar of Activities
5-6 December 2019: Book Fair
9 December 2019: Christmas PA meeting in Pebble Beach pub at
8pm – All welcome!
16 December 2019: Santa gift and reindeer food preparation
19 December 2019: Santa visit to the school
4 May 2020: Junior Infants Welcome Morning
May 2020: Bake Sale
19 June 2020: First Class graduation
Volunteers are needed and welcome for all of the above events.
Please email pa@belgrove.ie.
About the PA
Committee
Joint Chair: Derval Coughlan and Hazel Mealy
Deputy Chair: Niamh MacLeod
Treasurer: Ross Breen
Secretary: Lorna Gallagher
Quiz Night Organiser: Genevieve Wallace
PA meetings take place on the first Monday of every month. If this
falls on a Bank Holiday the meeting takes place the following
Monday. There is no PA meeting in January. All are welcome!
Prize Donations
The PA would like to express their sincere thanks to
Clontarf Rugby Club for making their venue available
every year free-of-charge. Their generosity is a true
sign of their community spirit!
360 Cycles
Anne Rossi Clinic Hair and Beauty
Azul Laser & Beauty Clinic
Bay Restaurant
Bewleys
Bike Row Ski
Brodericks Brothers
Butler's Chocolates
Clontarf Castle Hotel
Clontarf Chiropractic Clinic
Clontarf Florist
Clontarf Wines
ClubsToHire
Coast Road Runners
Croke Park Skyline
Denise Curtis, Physical Therapist
Dublin Birdy
East Road Cafe
Fishbone Restaurant, Bar & Grill
GAA
Game On Camps
Happy Hampers
Hemmingway's Restaurant
InterContinental Hotel
Irish National Sailing School
It's The Little Things
Kerrigan Meats
Killeen Golf Club
Kinara
Mace
Magner's Pharmacy
Miriam Dowling
Mulranny Golf Club
Olive's Room
PepsiCo
Pharmacy O'Regan
Picasso Restaurant
Pilates Centre
Pure Beauty Rooms
Pure Magic
quack + dirk
Renaissance Boutique
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
Robert Hanly Nice Holidays
Rocco
Royal Dublin Golf Club
Rugbytots
Salon 56
Sarah O'Reilly
Sheridan's Cheesemongers
Spanish School Clontarf
St. Anne's Golf Club
St. Gabriel's Pharmacy
Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Tennis4Kids
The Baths at Clontarf
The Book Haven
The Edge
The Pigeon House
The Viking Theatre
Tillies Café
Thomas Dandy Photography
Tres-Chic
Wallace Travel Group
West Wood Gym Clontarf
Platinum
EY
Grant Thornton
Hessions
Kennedy's Food Store
Lisney
Lost Lane
Prado
Pebble Beach
Gold
Dublin Port Company
Greendoor Property Management
Red C Research
SuperValu
Clontarf Dental Practice
ClubsToHire
Derada Drama School
Dublin Orthodontics
EBS
Game On Camps
Gerry's Christmas Trees
Independent Photocopier Services Ltd
Irish National Sailing &
Powerboat School
Jane Horgan-Jones
Leaps and Bounds
Let's Go Camps
Metropolitan School of Dance
Naoise Ó Muirí
O'Hara's Spar
Olive's Room
Clontarf Lawn Tennis Club
Parks Tennis
Pepsico
Richard Bruton
Showtime Theatre School
St Lawrence Montessori
Staffords Funeral Home
TaeKwonDo
Tennis 4 Kids
Whelan & Company
Lesa Mirolo, Arts and Crafts Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club Castle Creche
Dublin Performing Arts
Gallagher Quigley
Harry Byrne's
Insomnia
Lawlor Partners
Lynch's of Marino
Nolan’s
Patrick Donaghy & Co. Solicitors
Raheny Orthodontics
Sheehan & Company Solicitors
The Elphin
Our Sponsors
Bronze
Silver
Directory
Many thanks to all our generous sponsors for your continued support.
Initiatives Funded by PA (Academic Year 2018/2019)
Equipment for the school: Horseshoe tables for classrooms; six
active panels for classrooms; play resources including mobile
shop, Lego education and construction toys
Extra-curricular activities: Ten weeks of
Tennis4Kids lessons; Heritage for Schools bird
watching visit
Seachtain na Gaeilge: Irish play by MoMo Productions
Arts Week: LearnIt Lego workshop; violin
recital; puppet theatre
Science Week: One week of Scratch computer
coding sessions; Big Bear Planetarium visit
Parent Talks and Information Evenings: Talk by Dr. Gillian
Lake, DCU on supporting young children's development through
play; talk by Julie Dowd, Child Abuse Prevention Programme on
the Stay Safe Programme; talk by Kay Varden, HSE on head lice
Gifts and open days: Junior Infants Family Day; Santa visit and
gift; Christmas Annual; First Class Graduation and graduation gift;
buses to and from Raheny Library and Fighting Words; National
Parents Council subscription
2019 Quiz Night Trophy
Good luck to everyone taking
part in this year’s Quiz Night. A
special thank you to all the
sponsors, parents, the school
and the local community.