SWINGING AND SINGING IN 1ST CLASS
Our 1st class crooners are swinging and singing for Valentine's Day. Singing Sinatra's 'Fly me to the Moon', the boys are gearing up for February 14th! Pictured below are Ms. Ní Ghabhann's looking the part!
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
Ms. O Dubhagáin's class created marvellous fan dragons to help celebrate the Chinese/ Lunar New Year.
6TH CLASS PROJECTS
Well done to our 6th class boys who have created fabulous Titanic Projects. Pictured below are Michael, Matthew, Aidan and Seichii who designed and built a mini Titanic. STEM skills at their finest.
HOLLYPARK SOCCER TEAM
Well done to our 6th class soccer team who beat Ballyroan BNS 3-2 in a challenge match last week. The league and cup campaign will begin soon. Thank you to Mr. Mc Evoy, Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Murphy for taking the teams. Last week's match was also a debut for our new jerseys which were kindly donated by Granada FC towards the end of last year. We were looking very professional!
6TH CLASS TRIP
Last week our wonderful 6th classes visited the GPO and the Garden of Remembrance. The boys learned about 1916 and enjoyed the trip immensely. Needless to say, they were very well-behaved and received many compliments from the tour guides and their teachers. Well done boys.
LENT
I hope you all enjoyed your pancakes on Shrove Tuesday! As we enter Lent, we continue to pray for peace in our World.
SACRAMENT CLASSES
In association with St Patrick’s BNS, we are pleased to offer First Communion and Confirmation Rosettes, Medals and other gifts. These quality gifts are made with Sterling Silver and 9ct Gold and presented in a gift box. We also supply statuettes made in resin. Delivery is direct to your home. Please enter the code for your special discount, STPAT, at the checkout. Please visit our website: www.preciousprayers.ie
HAPPY MID-TERM
| Thursday 15th February | Mid-term | School closed |
| Friday 16th February | Mid-term | School Closed |
| Friday 8th March | Polling Station | School Closed |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
This week is a special week for these great boys: Barry Maxwell, Jafar ahmed, Antoni Kowalewski, Elliott Coleman Foy, Jean Senecal, James Dillon, Eoghan Kenny, Noah Dundon, Harry Mc Keogh, Mike Wang & Adam Zidan.
Have a wonderful celebration boys!
Valentine's Cake Sale
Thank you all for your generous donations to our recent Valentine’s Cake Sale. We really appreciate the time and effort the boys put in to making such delicious treats. Your cakes were a complete sell out!! Thanks also to the wonderful Mums and Grandparents who volunteered and helped us out all morning. A special thanks to Emer Walsh of Moo Cakes Dublin (Instagram @moo_cakes_dublin), mother of Daniel Walsh 2nd class, for donating two amazing cakes which we included in our raffle! Well done to James Mc Kenna, 4th class, who won the top prize of a beautiful bike. Thank you Mike's Bikes in Dun Laoghaire for giving a generous bike discount. Thanks to you all, our cake sale was a great success, and we are pleased to be making a donation of €1,500 to the Kenyan Child Foundation. Your support is really appreciated.
Many thanks,
Sarah
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Instagram @moo_cakes_dublin
Words of thanks from The Kenyan Child Foundation.
Thank you so much to the Parents' Association for their generous donation from the recent cake sale. The annual cake sale is always an exciting day in Hollypark and The Children of St. Patrick’s Primary School Kawese and The Songa school in Nairobi, Kenya will benefit massively from the generosity shown by the parents and pupils of Hollypark.
St. Patrick's Primary school in Kawese, Kenya was built by The Kenyan Child Foundation between 2015 and 2019 and continues to go from strength to strength. Over 250 boys and girls from the local, rural area attend the school and take part in a nutrition programme through the breakfast club.
The Songa School for children living with additional needs was constructed by The Kenyan Child Foundation in 2020 and is also a great success. 70 children from the informal settlement, Mukuru, who live in the most challenging of circumstances, now have the chance to attend a school designed to cater for their needs in their locality. The Songa school is the first school of its kind in Nairobi and is already home to a fabulous sensory room funded by Hollypark. You cannot describe the delight that the children get from these new facilities and they are in great demand everyday.
Once again, we wish to thank the Parents' Association who have helped The Kenyan Child Foundation over many years. You have supported the making of Christmas tree cards, the Christmas CD venture and many other fundraisers and campaigns. Your support has made a great difference to the lives of hundreds of children and their families in Kenya.
For more information on our work in Kenya visit: http://thekenyanchild.com or check out our instagram @thekenyanchild.
Asante Sana and go raibh maith agaibh go léir.
The Kenyan Child Foundation & Mrs. Mc Carrick
Beir bua agus beannacht,
Principal
14.02.2024