A thuismitheoirí agus a chairde,
Tá deireadh na bliana buailte linn!
The end of another academic year is upon us. Once again I must thank you all for the wonderful support that you have given to Naíscoil agus Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche. I would also like to express my appreciation and thanks to all the staff – the teachers, classroom assistants, secretary, lunchtime supervisors, cleaner and to all those who took afterschool clubs - for all their hard work and support for our pupils. The terrific family atmosphere and community spirit of our school never ceases to impress me.
Once again, I must express our sincere thanks to our wonderful parent support group, CAIRDE. They have fundraised and provided an array of fantastic resources and experiences this year (including buses for excursions and funding the renewed licence for the Accelerated Reader programme amongst other things). Cairde’s support and efforts enhance all the children’s learning experiences in Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche. In this era of continued cuts to school budgets, CAIRDE’s support is invaluable to the school. Without it, we simply would struggle to maintain our high level of standards and services for our pupils.
Many parents and grandparents have also contributed generously of their time and expertise to help with events such as Sports Day, the Naíscoil Duck Race, Christmas & Halloween Shows, the First Communion Tea Party, gardening and making jam, as well as transporting pupils to participate in events, etc.. A special mention must go to Siobhan and Connaire for organising a very successful free After School Running Club this year. I would hate to leave anyone out if I started to list all the names, but please know we are very grateful for all your kind efforts.
This has been another busy year in the life of our school. Our Naiscoil has become statutory and is now fully under the auspices of the Dept. of Education in the same way as the rest of the school. Also, following on from our successful Development Proposal application in the first term, which recognized the growth in our numbers over the last few years, we were able to apply for and receive planning permission to build a new Double Classroom Modular Unit. The work on this will begin over the summer months and should be completed by the end of September.
In another exciting new development for Irish medium education in the area, our sister Naiscoil – Naíscoil Bheanna Boirche (Caisleán Nua), based in St. Patrick’s GAA park, Newcastle – came into being in September and is already building a firm reputation for itself providing Irish medium play based learning from the age of 3.
We would also like to congratulate Múinteoir Máire and her husband, Barry, on the birth of their daughter. We wish Sadhbh continued strength and health as she receives specialist care in hospital.
Of course, it is always nice to go out on a high note and so we were thrilled to get the news this week that Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche is this year’s winner in the primary school section in the C2K ICT School of Excellence Awards. This is the result of joint efforts by the hardworking staff and pupils supported by the parents, governors and entire school community. Treise linn! Although, particular mention must go to Maire, our ICT coordinator for her leadership in this field and to Cairde for financially supporting the development of ICT within the school over recent years.
Finally, here are the classes for all the pupils next year and which teacher they will have.
Naíscoil - Gráinne
Rang 1 – Mary / Máire
Rang 2 – Brenda
Rang 3 – Maeve
Rang 4 – Sinéad
Rang 5 – Aingeal
Rang 6/7 – Ciarán
Míle buíochas arís agus bainigí sult as an samhradh / Many thanks again and may I wish you all a lovely summer break. We will see you all again on 29th August when the pupils in R2-7 start back. (Please note that Thursday 29th & Friday 30th August are half days (9am -12noon) for all pupils in R2-7, as dinners are unavailable on these days.
Go raibh maith agaibh!
Aingeal
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