AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Please see the timetable below of the activities that will be on offer in Hollypark BNS after Christmas. I will share the booking links on the school website in the Wednesday newsletter on December 11th at 10 a.m. To book your favourite activities, you will have to click the link attached to that activity.
Banna Ceoil - Wednesday 🎹
Hollypark BNS Banna Ceoil is back for a second term! Over a twelve-week block, children will have the chance to learn and play the tin whistle, exploring a variety of tunes. All skill levels are welcome, so come join the fun!
* This is a provisional slot to gauge interest—if there’s enough demand, a new Wednesday slot will be added.
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Music and Movement Program for 2025 with Ms. Travers
Start Date: Tuesday, 7th January 2025
Duration: 12 weeks (until Tuesday, 1st April 2025)
Time: 2:25 pm – 3:20 pm (pick-up at the school warden)
Location: Room 23
Fee: €150
Hollypark BNS launches Music and Movement Program for 2025, designed to enhance key developmental domains including:
• Cognitive Skills: to strengthen auditory processing, working memory, and recall.
• Social-Emotional Learning: to promote empathy and cooperative interaction through group musical play.
• Motor Development: to build core strength, fine and gross motor coordination through purposeful movement.
• Language Development: to enhance receptive and expressive language, including phonemic awareness and instruction.
This innovative program fosters holistic growth through evidence-based, multi-sensory strategies to suit all learning styles.
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Basketball and Multisport Mr. Moloney 2nd-6th class |
Basketball and Multisport Mr. Moloney 1st & 2nd class |
Guitar with Marc 2.25 to 2.55 -2nd- 3rd WhatsApp to sign up. |
Banna Ceoil 1st-6th |
Chess Text 0834527900 to book a place |
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GAA 1st-3rd with Maurice GAA Coach. |
Art Club with Ms. Power
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Tennis & Soccer Mr. Moloney 1st- 4th Class |
Chess Text 0834527900 to book a place |
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Senior Infants Mr. Moloney |
Chess Hector |
LEGO Club Ms. Dunne 1st Class |
Art Club |
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Junior & Senior Infants Dizzy Feet Dance Class with Denise 1.25-2.10
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Art Club
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Music and Movement Program with Ms. Travers |
Mini- World Cup 5th and 6th with Mr. Leahy |
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Music and Movement program with Ms. Travers 3rd & 4th class |
INFANT CHRISTMAS SHOWS
Junior Infants- December 13th at 9.30am
Senior Infants- December 13th at 11.30am
We are nearly there! After all the preparation, line learning, song singing, costume making and multiple rehearsals, we are looking forward to welcoming the parents and guardians of Junior and Senior Infant classes into the school on Friday week. Spaces are limited to two adults per family. Siblings in the boy's school will have seen the performance already. Sister's from the girls school are not permitted to attend. Ciarán Maher, parent and cameraman will record both shows and a link will be available to download from our website. We kindly ask parents not to use their mobile phones to record while the show is in progress. We thank you for your co-operation on these matters.
All shows will take place in the school PE hall. Please note that spaces are limited and reserved for 2 adults only per child.
6TH CLASS CHRISTMAS CAROL SHOW
December 10th at 7pm.
6th class Christmas Carol Show will take place in the school PE hall. Please note that spaces are limited and reserved for 4 adults only per child.
CAPUCHIN CENTRE & THE PUPIL VOICE COMMITTEE
Combating child poverty is The Pupil Voice Committee’s focus at this time of year. The Pupil Voice Committee is making a Christmas collection in aid of homeless children and families. The Pupil Voice Committee is collecting vouchers for The Capuchin Day Centre for the homeless. The centre provides hundreds of hot meals every day as well as food parcels for those in need. You can help by buying a voucher for SuperValu, Tesco, Dunne’s Stores, Aldi or Lidl. The boys can bring these vouchers to school where their teachers and The Pupil Voice Committee will gather them. We will drop these vouchers to the Capuchin Day Centre before Christmas so that they can be used to buy supplies for children and families in need. We understand that families may have their own charities at this time of year, so there is no pressure to donate.
VOMITING BUG
We have a very nasty vomiting bug sweeping through the school at present. If your son is unwell in any way, please keep him at home. Remind boys of correct sanitising procedures after using the bathroom and while sneezing or coughing.
LAST DAY OF TERM
The final day of this school term is Friday 20th December. We will operate a staggered finish on that day. Please inform minders, grandparents and after school facilities.
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Junior & Senior Infants |
11:50 am |
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5th & 6th Class |
11:55 am |
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1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th |
12 noon |
School will re-open on Monday 6th January 2025
NEWSLETTER FROM OUR INSPECTORATE
Boys and families, please see the attached newsletter from Yvonne Keating, Chief Inspector in the Department of Education.
ATHLETICS GROUP FOR CHILDREN WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY
STAFF INSERVICE: FULL-DAY SCHOOL CLOSURE
Hollypark BNS staff will have whole staff training day on Monday, December 16th. The theme of the training is autism and autism classrooms.
Please inform minders and after school facilities.
Parent-teacher meetings
Parent-teacher meetings will take place the week beginning Monday, January 27th.
PEACE PROMS
3rd class are busy practising for the Peace Proms Choir Workshop in the National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown on Tuesday 10/12/24. The boys will leave from Foxrock Church via Coach at 8.40am. It promises to be a wonderful day out for the boys and their teachers. It is a fantastic opportunity to showcase their entire repertoire of songs and musical talents with a host of schools from around Dublin in anticipation of the Peace Proms 2025 in February in the RDS. Thank you to Ms. Ryan and the 3rd class team, Ms. Ó Dubhagáin, Ms. Feighan, Ms. Fallon, and Ms. Conroy for their organisation and preparation for this wonderful event.
MATHS QUIZ
Well done to the fabulous four, Archie, Daniel, Chun Yin (Jay), and James, who represented Hollypark BNS in a Maths Quiz at St. Attracta's NS last week. The boys finished with a brilliant score. Congratulations to Hollypark Girls' School, who were the competition's overall winners. Thank you to St. Attracta's NS for hosting us.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
We look forward to celebrating First Holy Communion with our 2nd class boys on Saturday 17th May @ 10am, Sunday 18th May @10am and 11.30 am. Myself and the Hollypark teachers will be present on Saturday May 17th @10 am. The weekend promises to be a lovely occasion.
This week is a special week for these great boys: Maverick Elegado, Séan Byrne, Cormac Slowey, Noah Clarke, Richie Walsh, Brody De Rís, Liam Mc Donagh, Rian Heraghty, Jamie Mc Guinness & Bobby Ryan.
Have a wonderful celebration boys!
Beir bua agus beannacht,
4.12.2024
