SPARK for Ms Brennan's Third Class in Saint Lukes NS

Fri 8 Nov @ 10.15am

(Leaving the school at 0910 SHARP) 

Children to come to school as normal at normal times!

Presented by UCD Science Expression Festival in collaboration with The Ark.

SPARK (Science People at The Ark) is a series of interactive talks that will introduce primary school children to that moment of inspiration which led scientists to follow their interests into a life in science.

Promoting engagement based on finding wonder in everyday things, the facilitating scientists will use storytelling, interesting visuals and interactive materials help animate their specialist subjects for the participating children.

Must be there at 10am-ark is in temple bar beside pinchos- will last approx 90 minutes

Can Maths make Dinner?
With Dr Nora Khaldi

Dr Nora Khaldi uses mathematics and computers to help understand the molecules in food. Nora will share with the children how her research has helped to make foods that help people to be healthier by communicating healthy signals to our bodies.

Plants get sick too
With Dr. Angela Feechan

Plants can become infected with disease caused by viruses, bacteria or fungi – just like we can! Fungi and other disease in crop plants causes many problems, as it reduces the food supply available to people and animals. Biologist Dr Angela Feechan will help the children to understand how finding and tracking fungal genes can predict future disease outbreaks, helping us to stay one step ahead of diseases that can destroy crops in the farmer’s field.

Invitation Gateway to New Life

You are invited to be part of a wonderful chance to bring a new meaning, power ,joy and love into your life by knowing Jesus Christ as your friend. 

We meet every Thursday Night  7-30 pm in our Church, Saint Luke The Evangelist, Church Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. Patricia Mitchell, Fr. Seamus, Rita Bolger, Martin Kelly, Kathy Kelly, Gene Cleary, Una O'Donoghue & others will attend. This will be relaxed, easy and joy-filled. All are welcome. 

For further information, contact the Parish Office at 018205480.

SAM Maguire will visit the school on Tuesday November 5th. More information to follow.

All classes are invited to a “Halloween Dress Up”. The children may wear Halloween costumes etc on Friday 25^th October 2013 – there is no need to go to any expense with the costumes – indeed home made costumes can be inexpensive and can be great fun to design & create.

We have invited a Community Garda into the school on Friday to talk to the children about safety at Halloween,

A reminder, the school will close on Friday 25th at 2-40 pm for the mid-term break and reopen on Monday November 4th 2013.

The Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Kieran Dennison

invites you to the Official Opening of

TyrrelstownPark

On Wednesday 30th October 2013 at 11.00 a.m.

Please note that the entrance to the Park is located adjacent to Mount Garrett Park in Tyrrelstown 

The school will be officially opened on 5/12/2013 by The Most Reverend Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. This will be the central date of a week of celebration.

 Click link to view image of Diarmuid Martin

Mid Term Break

St Luke’s N.S. is closed from 28^th October to 1^st November 2013 inclusive for midterm

School re-opens on Monday 4^th November

Scoil Naomh Lucáis

Halloween Celebration

Féasta na Samhna

Halloween Celebration, organised by Parents & Teachers, takes place on Wednesday 23^rd October  2013.

Children will be brought to a Halloween Celebration room – specially decorated for the celebration. Games will be played.

Some treats will be given to the children – please confirm with the class teacher if your child has any allergy – especially to any food. Each child will be given a selection of fruit – courtesy of Superquinn

All classes are invited to a “Halloween Dress Up”. The children may wear Halloween costumes etc on Friday 25^th October 2013 – there is no need to go to any expense with the costumes – indeed home made costumes can be inexpensive and great experience for the children to be involved in the preparation of.

Please feel free to contact the class teacher at the school if you have any query or question.

Mid Term Break

St Luke’s N.S. is closed from 28^th October to 1^st November 2013 inclusive for midterm

School re-opens on Monday 4^th November

Dear Parents,

Please see below timetable for our annual Meet & Greet meetings. 

Liam Neary

Permission to dismiss children from school grounds.

In order to keep your child safe, please be aware that Junior & Senior infants are dismissed from the school grounds at 1-40 pm and First to Sixth classes are dismissed from the school grounds at 2-40 pm.

Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class and Second Class will be released to parents or guardians or a person nominated by the parents concerned.

Third Class, Fourth Class, Fifth Class & Sixth Class can walk home on their own, upon release and with parental permission. Please sign giving your permission for your child to walk home alone.

Child's Name: ___________________________

Class Teacher:_______________________

Date: ____________________________ 

Signature of Parent:_____________________

Dear Parents,

As and from 11/11/2013, dismissal from the school shall be changed as follows . You will be asked to read & sign this permission slip at your Meet & Greet meeting

Permission to dismiss children from school grounds.

In order to keep your child safe, please be aware that Junior & Senior infants are dismissed from the school grounds at 1-40 pm and First to Sixth classes are dismissed from the school grounds at 2-40 pm.

Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class and Second Class will be released to parents or guardians or a person nominated by the parents concerned.

Third Class, Fourth Class, Fifth Class & Sixth Class can walk home on their own, upon release and with parental permission. Please sign giving your permission for your child to walk home alone.

Child's Name: ___________________________

Class Teacher:_______________________

Date: ____________________________ 

Signature of Parent:_____________________

The following dates are proposed , not yet finalised, as the dates for celebration of the sacrements, both in May this year.More information to follow.

Communion: Saturday 17th of May

Confirmation: Saturday 24th of May

A celebration to mark the 20th Anniversary of the building of our Church will take place next Sunday , in the Church, at 6 pm. All parishoners are welcome with many of the past Parish Priests attending.

Child Information Update 2013/2014

In order to help us keep your child safe and to help with communication, please fill out this form and return it to the class teacher. If you change a mobile phone number in future, please let us know as soon as possible.

Child’s name: _________________  _________________________

Teacher’s Name: ______________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________

Home phone (landline) ________________

Mother’s mobile number: ___________________

Father’s mobile number:   ___________________

Mother’s work number:    ___________________

Father’s work number:      ___________________

Medical information:        _______________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

If the parents cannot be reached, please name another person below as your emergency contact:

Emergency contact person’s name: _________________________

Emergency contact description ( grandfather etc) _____________________

Emergency contact mobile ____________________________

Emergency contact landline _________________________

The information provided will be stored digitally on a secure computer and also in hardcopy format. Access to this information is on a need to know basis only and will not be shared with third parties.

Basketball

The boys and girls in fourth class will be taking part in after-school basketball from October to December. Basketball takes place from 2.40 - 3.45. We are delighted to have had a huge response from the children in fourth class with 30 children applying for places. The children are looking forward to some fun and active training sessions!

After Christmas, basketball will be offered to the boys and girls in fifth class. We hope the response is just as enthusiastic!

The school will close on Friday 4/10/2013 to facilitate the Referendum.

Dear Parent / Guardian,

INTO, Irish Primary Principals Network, and the National Parents Council have organised a major protest against the possible threat to increase class size in Budget 2014

  At

Department of Education and Skills,

Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. (Beside Pro-Cathedral)

Wednesday, 2 October, 4.30pm

Protect Primary Education

Protect class size

• Children do not get a second chance at education. These years are crucial for our children. If we get it wrong for them now, it can NOT be fixed later.  
• All families are urged to come to this protest, to make your voices heard in support of your children.
• An increase of even ONE child to the pupil/teacher ratio, could see classes affected rise by up to thirteen or fourteen children.

Buses will be provided (Free) by the INTO for all families interested in travelling to the protest, leaving the car-park at 3.15pm and returning to same afterwards. The protest should last about one hour.

Please indicate below if you will come along, and write the number of bus seats your family will require in the space provided. Please return the form below to Ms. McNamara in the school

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I will accompany my child ___________________________________ to the protest

on the bus on October 2^nd 2013.

We will require __________ seats on the bus.

_____________________________________ (parent/guardian’s signature)

There is a possible massive threat to primary education in the upcoming budget, namely increasing class size. Ireland has the 2^nd largest class sizes in the EU. Dublin Fingal has the highest class sizes in the country. To increase this would be fundamentally wrong. Children only get one chance at education. If you want to protect primary education from further possible ,cuts join the protest.

All the partners in primary education are organising and supporting a protest against increasing class size and any cuts to education in Budget 2014.

Outside the Department of Education and Skills, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1

Wednesday, 2^nd October at 4.30pm.

Dear Parents,

We wish to advise you that one of the younger children brought a small fiework to school today ! Please tell your children that fireworks are NOT allowed in the school ! Please speak to your children about firework safety as Hallow'een is fast approaching!! We have invited the Community Gardai to speak to the children on the issue!

Liam Neary

Deputy Principal

A quick note of thanks to a parent,Sharon McLean, who donated "Dubs" bunting to the school.