SLÁN MRS. Mc CARRICK

Last week we waved a fond farewell to Mrs. Ciara Mc Carrick. She retires after 16 wonderful years in Hollypark BNS. Ciara spent half of her teaching career with us in HPBNS and how blessed we were to have her. A kind, caring, thoughtful and beautiful person, she will be dearly missed in classrooms, corridors and the staff room. Ciara, you enriched the lives of the children you taught and together with your bright smile and positivity you brightened up our school. Thank you for all your hard work.

Ciara and her husband John are also the founders of The Kenyan Child Foundation - a wonderful charity that ensures children in Kenya have access to school. Together with our Cake Sale fundraising and a school donation, we presented The Kenyan Child Foundation with €2,000. The monies raised will go a long way in Kenya. Included in the photograph above are Ms. Flannery, Ms. Feighan, Ms. Costello & Ms. Mc Laughlin all of whom spent their summer holidays working in Kenya with The Kenyan Child Foundation.  

Seachtain na Gaeilge

Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge a chéiliúreadh againn sa scoil. Tá na buachaillí ar bís! Tá imeachtaí ar siúl timpeall na scoile- Comótas Ealaíne, Grúpa Ceoil, Tráth na gCeist, Céilí leis na Cailiní, Raidió Sheachtain na Gaeilge ar an idirchum agus Rásaí ar an Astro. Tá seans ag na buachaillí duaiseanna a bhuacaint sa chomórtais “Gaelgeoir na Seachtaine”.  Tá na buachaillí gnóthach ag foghlaim amhráin, dánta agus rainn le haghaidh an Pharáid. 

Beidh an Pharáid ar siúl sa chlós ar an 14ú lá de Mhárta ag 11:00. For any parents/ guardians/grandparents that want to view the paraid, arrival time is 10:45. You can enter the Junior Yard (the rear of the school) via the grey gates at the side of the school. On arrival, follow the instructions from our 6th class pupils who will be leading the logistics plan on the day! The Paráid will last approximately 30 minutes. ** If the weather is inclement on Thursday, we may move the Paráid to Friday 15ú.**

Thank you to parent, Jacqui Hurley, who will once again MC the event. It promises to be a great spectacle! 

Thank you to Mrs. Regan and Ms. Morgan for leading the SNAG celebrations. 

STARS OF THE FUTURE

Seachtaine Na Gaeilge has been a great week for Clann Carron. Ar an Luain, Colm, rang a dó agus Thomas, rang a ceathair, entertained the boys in Scoil Phadraig Naofa. Colm, Irish dancing and Thomas playing the féadóg stáin agus an bosca ceoil, went around several classes to perform. The two boys were fantastic and they have inspired our younger boys to take up dancing and music. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí. 

Seisiún Ceoil le Rang a h Aon!

Boys in First Class who play guitar, keyboard, tin whistle or recorder were invited to join in with some airs and amhráin in a lovely seisiún ar a Máirt. Ceoltóirí agus canadh den scoth!
You can watch the seisiún by clicking the link attached. 
https://youtube.com/shorts/vyGO9rB2jt8

FESTIVAL OF RUGBY

Congratulations to our 5th class rugby team who competed in the Fr. Gavin Festival of Rugby in Willow Park last Saturday. My son Ross and I had the pleasure of attending. The boys topped their group in the morning session and were re-graded for the afternoon. They beat Seapoint in their opening game and unfortunately, much like Ireland v England, they lost to Naas & CBC Monkstown with the last plays of the game. The battles were tight and tense and our players can hold their heads up high. They represented Hollypark brilliantly and I was very proud of them. We look forward to doing it all over again next year! 
Thank you to parents Paul O'Grady, Maurice Tunney, David Martin & Michael Ennis for coaching, managing and supervising the team. 

Planned School Closures: Term 2 & 3

First PENANCE

Well done to our 2nd Class boys who celebrated their First Penance last Saturday. Thank you to Fr. Gerry and the Parish Sacrament Team who made the day extra special for our boys. We look forward to the Sacrament of Communion in a few weeks time.