Special Guests
Friday the 10th of October may just have been the loudest day in the school’s history. The children were so thrilled to welcome Paul Casey, Niamh Donolan and Ellen Dunphy from the Dublin Senior Football and Camogie panels into the school. Our special guests were delighted to see so many children in their jerseys, mostly Dublin too which was great to see and how excited the children were to meet our special guests. I would like to thank the Parents Association for organising the event, it brought a lot of noise and energy and happy faces to the school.
Grandparents Day
A special thank you to Mr. Finnerty and Ms. O’Loughlin for organising Grandparents Day. It was so lovely to see all the children so excited to have their family in the school, where they could show off all that they are learning. I would also like to thank the Parents Association for their help with refreshments on the day.
Hallowe’en Costume Day
Thursday the 23rd of October is Hallowe’en Costume Day and children do not have to wear their uniform to school. The Parents Association will be hosting this event and like last year, I cannot wait to see all the different costumes.
Wellbeing Week
Ms. O’Loughlin and the wellbeing team are hosting our annual Wellbeing Week beginning next Monday the 20th of October and finishing on Thursday the 23rd of October.
BoM Agreed Report
- The Board of Management would like to welcome the new Parents Association and wish them the very best for the year ahead.
- The school will be investing €2000 to buy new toys for a new play area in the yard. This project will be led by Ms. Aisling Mason and the yard team.
- The school are looking into the possibility of creating a new soft play area in the yard.
Bike Shed and Scooter Rack
A brand new bike shed has been installed in the school yard at the Canonbrook entrance. In addition to this, a new scooter rack has been installed at the front of the school. This will allow even more children to cycle or scoot to school.
PJ Day
The Parents Association are delighted to announce Pyjama Day this Thursday the 16th of October. This is fundraising event where individual children can bring in €3 or €5 per family.
HSE email for parents
Please see important HSE information attachment.
HSE memo for parents this school year.pdf
School Closure
The school will close for the Presidential Election on Friday the 24th of October.
Lotto
Congratulations to all the recent winners of the St Thomas JNS Lotto.
Admissions
Admissions for the academic year of 2026-27 are open and will close on November 14th 2025. There are 130 junior infant places for the coming academic year.
Le meas,
Mr. Coleman