SENSORY ROOM
It is wonderful to have a sensory room facility in Hollypark. We can already see the big difference it is making to our boys. Without parental support, a project like this would not be possible. I want to thank all parents for your generous donations as we continue to update our facilities.
Check out the video below of our calm space:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9nADrttJA0
Thank you to Ms. Dennan for her creative video skills!
HAPPY ST. BRGID'S DAY
Happy St. Brigid's day to our school community. There were many St. Brigid's themed activites held across the school today. Pictured below are Mr. Mitchell's 5th class enjoying a St. Brigid's webinar.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
March 16th, school will be closed to facilitate staff in-service training on the new Primary Language Curriculum.
STARS OF THE FUTURE
With the Rugby 6 Nations just around the corner, our stars of the future this week come from Blackrock Rugby Club. Milo, Jamie, James, Cillian, Olly (Ms. Feighan) and Archie (Ms. Clinton) had a successful Rugby blitz last weekend at Wanders. Well done boys, Andy Farrell will be keeping a close eye on you all!
SAVE THE DATE
SPRING CLEAN: MARCH 25th 2023
After the success of last years Spring Clean, we will once again come together as a school community to clean up areas of our school. Raking leaves, pulling weeds, power washing walls, planting flowers and general upkeep of the surrounds. We welcome all volunteers, young and old!
A throw back to last years Spring Clean even in Hollypark!
CAKE SALE
Our Valentines cake sale will take place in the school hall on February 10th.
PEACE PROMS
Best of luck to our 3rd class boys who take to the stage this Saturday for the Peace Proms. Dulcet tones have been wafting through our corridors for the past few weeks in preparation! A huge thank you to Ms. Maloney for her time and expertise in preparing the boys for this marvellous occasion. Thank you to all teachers and SNAs who will go above and beyond the call of duty and will be in attendance this Saturday in the RDS.
For more information on the Peace Proms, please click the link https://peaceproms.com/
BOOK FAIR
We are delighted to announce that our recent Scholastic Book Fair in December was a huge success. Our final total was €6,766.48. This has given us a commission of €4059.88 to spend on book purchases for the school and ultimately, it will help us to provide lots of interesting new reading material in our class and school libraries.
A huge thank you to our Library Team of parents and our P.A. who worked at the Book Fair all week. It couldn’t have happened without your support.
The Book Fair was a great opportunity to welcome parents back into the school again. For some it was their first opportunity to visit the school and we were delighted you came in such numbers.
Never underestimate the joy of a good book.
Annette Lynch (Deputy Principal)
ONLINE GAMING
During recent Parent/Teacher meetings it became clear that many of our boys are spending too much time on online gaming. Gaming chairs were the number one Santa present last Christmas also. We see first hand the negative effects that screen time has on the concentration and emotional regulation of our pupils. Now that Spring has arrived, it is a good idea to remind boys of the benefits of fresh air and exercise. I have also included an advert for Internet safety Talks for parents.
BAGS2SCHOOL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
This week is a special week for these great boys: Nicolás Gallagher, Conn Kennedy agus Harry Lawlor
Have a great celebration!
Beir Bua agus beannacht,
Principal
1.2.'23