Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa

Bettystown, Co Meath

I would like to thank our Parents Association for all their hard work and fundraising so far this year.

They have organised very successful fundraising events and have given freely of their time and energy

for the good of all pupils in the school.

We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

It is hard to believe that it is this time of year again! Just like Santa’s little helpers, we have had a very busy first

term here at Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa. I am continuously amazed and inspired by the commitment and dedication of

the staff here and I am very proud of the work we do.

St. Vincent de Paul hampers:

A big ‘go raibh míle maith agaibh’ for all the food

items sent in for St. Vincent de Paul. Hopefully

the hampers will help a little towards alleviating

pressures on some families at Christmas time.

Santa made a surprise visit to our Christmas Assembly recently. He brought Ollie & Olivia the

Elves back to us to keep an eye on the children. Santa’s little helpers (our garden

volunteers) have transformed the school garden yet again. Please visit the garden with your

child at arrival/dismissal to see the wonderful work done. A big thank you to John our

caretaker for assembling our Crib again this year. It is beautiful.

Our Parent/Teacher meetings were a great success, we had a very high turnout. Thank you to all the parents who attended.

HARVEST FESTIVAL - We celebrated our second Harvest Festival at the Halloween Assembly on Tues 22nd

October. We had a bountiful harvest this year of healthy fruit and vegetables. Our pupils enjoyed every stage of

the process from sowing to harvesting and took immense pride in the produce of their work. Each class carved a

unique design on their class pumpkin, grown from seed in our school garden. We must thank our wonderful

volunteers Eddie, Noel, Alan and Robin who have helped set up a thriving outdoor learning space and who have

inspired out staff and pupils to get out of the classrooms and work with nature.

REMINDER

School ends at 12noon for

Christmas holidays on 20th

December and re-opens on

6th January 2020

An update from The Parent’s Association…

What a quick term that was. August to December flew by in a blink of an eye! We at the Parent’s Association have had a very busy few months of fundraising at Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa. A new committee was appointed at our first meeting of the school year back in September. Our new officers comprise of Charmaine Wasylkiw and Carmel Saul as co-treasurers, Bernadette Brandsma in the role of secretary and we are sharing the role of Chairperson. All of our fundraisers for the year 2019/2020 are being utilised to buy new IT equipment for S.O.N. So far, we as a school have raised over €3,000, which is an excellent start! Thank you all for your support for our events. Our first fundraiser of the school year was the Hallowe’en Disco, which was a brilliant success. The children all had a fantastic time and it was lovely to see them enjoying dancing with their friends. This year we decided to create Christmas Cards printed with individual drawings by each child for you all the purchase. The results were beautiful and we are certain that your friends and families will enjoy receiving personalised cards designed by your little ones. The sale of the Educate.ie Christmas Annuals was well received within the school, with all profits going directly to the school. In the New Year, we hope to continue our fundraising efforts with a Cash for Clobber Clothes Collection in January, a Valentine’s disco in February and a cake sale to fund our Communion parties and Grandparent’s Day. We are always looking for volunteers for our events. If you would like to be added to our volunteer list to give an hour of your time to S.O.N, please email Bernadette at parentsassociationson@gmail.com Thank you for your continued support for the Parents Association's fundraisers, it is so much appreciated. Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas & a Prosperous New Year! Katrina and Louise Chairpersons of The Parent’s Association

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

School closed for in-service training Tuesday 14th January 2020

School closed for mid-term Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February

2020 (inclusive)