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St Philomena's are Getting Active on News 2 Day
A look back on the first term
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We're half way through our second term and it's been a busy one. We've had our Whole School Evaluation in January, every class has been putting up wonderful displays showing off all their hard work, and we have had RTE in to the school to do a report on all the activities we've been doing during and after school.

Notices for this term:

St Philomena's are Getting Active - a News 2 Day Report

RTE News 2 Day called to the school in January to do a report on all the sports and activities we have been doing in the school. The stars of the show were first class and the 6th class prefects. They did a wonderful job of showing off how busy and active we are being. We're all very proud of them. You can see the report by clicking on the link on the left.

Electrical Work: You may have noticed that over the past few weeks that we have been having some work done around the school. There have been electricians in updating all our sockets and our lights. This work will be completed over the next month.

Mathletics: Before Christmas Dave Foley offered a subscription to the Mathletics website at a very reduced rate. Well done to all of you who took up the offer. He will be in touch soon with your registration details. Make sure you start making use of your new account as soon as possible. Click on the picture to visit the Mathletics Website

Parents Getting Involved: Dave Foley, our Home School Community Liaison Coordinator is planning a number of activites to give parents a chance to get involved in the school this term. This includes courses and classes for parents, and in-class programmes such as Maths for Fun and Shared Reading. Check out the Parents' Page for more information.

Savings Club: The savings club is running every Friday morning for parents and children, in Dave's office, in the Reception area. It's great to see the big lines of people saving money for their holidays. It amazing how a little every week can add up.

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A Look Back on the First Term

Our first term was very busy. We have some thanks and congratulations to give:

Hallelujah Choir: Well done to 5th and 6th for their wonderful performance in the Hallelujah Choir. They joined with a number of other schools and performed in the RDS in December. Check out some of the other projects from 5th and 6th class here...

Christmas Concerts: Congratulations to all classes for their performances in their Christmas Concerts. It always a wonderful time of year and well done to all the teachers and the pupils for the effort they put in. You can see photos from these concerts on the class pages.

After-School Clubs: Last term Michelle, our School Completion Coordinator, organised a wide collection of after-school clubs for us, including basketball, multi-sports, soccer and art club. Keep an eye out over the next few weeks to see what after school activities are available this term.

School Book Fair: Thanks to the Parents Association for their very successful School Book Fair. It was their first "bring and buy" style sale, and was a great chance to pick up some bargins for children and adults. They will be running another book fair later in the year. We would like to thank everyone for their generous donations, and look forward to another great selection for the next fair. Read more about the work of parents around the school here...

Birds of Bray Project: Congratulations to Ms McHale, and to 3rd, 4th and 5th class for their success with the Birds of Bray Project. They were awarded second place in the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum in November, and were shortlisted for the Junior Spider Awards in December. They also had some appearances in the media, on television, radio and in the paper. Read more here.