GARDEN COMMITTEE
A huge thank you to Tadhg, Ty, Kyle, Robert and Mrs. Quealy for their ongoing work caring for our school gardens. Our surrounds are looking magnificent and adding to the very positive environment in Hollypark. Our gardening team play a very active role in our school and we are so proud of them. Boys and Mrs. Quealy, we thank you very much for all your hard work.
WILDFLOWER GARDEN
We hope to add a wildflower garden to our front lawns. We had a little success with this last year but unfortunately it did not take off as we would have liked. We have now identified a better location that will get lots of sunshine. We are looking for volunteers, green fingered parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts to lend us a helping hand. Thank you to parent, Pat Kane, from reuzi.ie who has donated wildflower seed bombs to get us started. If you are interested in helping with the design, build, planting of this project, please email info@hollyparkbns.ie Subject: Wildflower Garden. Thank you in advance.
STARS OF THE FUTURE
Congratulations to Daniel, 3rd class and Sam, 5th class who were recent winners in Granada FC awards ceremony. The future of Granada FC and Hollypark soccer team is looking very bright!
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sonny in Junior Infants was another weekend winner. Sonny is pictured on the famous Hollypark rock holding his Player of the Week certificate from Cuala GAA club. The certificate is even signed by the very, very famous Con O' Callaghan. That certificate will be worth a lot of money in years to come Sonny!
1st Class Show: Hat's Off! The Musical
Rehearsals are well under way in 1st class for a very special performance. The boys in Mrs. Webbley's, Ms. Clinton's & Ms.Dennan's classes are delighted to be putting on ‘Hats Off!’ the musical this term. This will be a wonderful opportunity for the boys to perform for their parents and the school, something which we know they have been eager to do. This year group were not able to experience the usual Junior & Senior Infant Christmas shows due to Covid restrictions.
Our performance for parents will take place on the morning of Wednesday, March 29th (time to be confirmed). Parents will be treated to a fabulous repertoire of farmyard tunes!
SERVICE OF LIGHT
Well done to our 6th class pupils who attended the Service of Light on February 10th and 24th. Boys are now really looking forward to their Confirmation.
NEURODIVERSITY WEEK
From March 14th-16th, Hollypark BNS will celebrate Neurodiversity week. Please see the poster attached for upcoming events. Various classes will be involved across the week.
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. If you are interested in raking leaves, pulling weeds, power washing walls, planting flowers and general upkeep of the surrounds, please come along We welcome all volunteers, young and old!
We will have a small amount of rakes, shovels and gardening equipment available on the day. We would be very grateful if you could bring some equipment (labelled) with you on the day also. Thank you in advance.
5TH CLASS BUDDIES
A lovely tradition in Hollypark BNS is the buddy syastem. Boys from Junior Infants buddy up with 5th class and Senior Infants buddy up with 6th class. We see first hand the positive impact the buddy system has on our younger boys. They love their buddies and see them as real role models in their school life. Pictured below are Junior Infants and 5th class on a recent nature walk to Granada. It was a lovely day enjoyed by all!
SCHOOL SELF EVALUATION
Staff in Hollypark are currently engaged in preparations for the next cycle of School Self Evaluation (SSE). The Department of Education and Skills requires each school to engage in the practice of self-reflection or a School Self Evaluation (SSE) process. SSE is a “collaborative, inclusive, and reflective process of internal school review”.
The process of School Self Evaluation involves gathering information from a range of sources about the quality of teaching and learning in our school, and making informed decisions in the best interest of each individual school. It culminates in the development of a School Improvement Plan which sets targets for improvement in certain areas.
CHESS CLUB - PLACES AVAILABLE
There are a limited number of spaces available in Hector's chess club:
Tuesday 3rd + 4th
Thursday 4th + 5th+ 6th
Friday 1st +2nd + 3rd + 4th + 5th + 6th
Call Hector 083 4527900 to book a place.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
This week is a very special week for these great boys,
Thomas Nowak, Sonny Halligan, Charlie Pattison, Gordon Goodwin agus Conor Hanly.
We hope you have a wonderful celebration boys!
ENGINEERS WEEK
This week, we are celebrating Engineers Week. The school is buzzing with classes taking part in everything to do with engineering. The boys are learning about the various types of engineers and all that they do in the world around us.
We are very lucky in Hollypark to have wonderful parents and this week, the boys have thoroughly enjoyed visits from some engineers. Thank you to Anirudh’s dad who came in to talk to the 6th class boys talking about his job as a computer engineer.
The boys in 3rd and 4th classes really enjoyed the visit from CIllian and Luke’s dad to chat about life as an electrical engineer.
Today, the boys in Junior Infants thoroughly enjoyed Rían’s dad’s visit about being an electrical systems engineer.
We are looking forward to more visitors to chat to the boys about engineering later in the week. A huge word of thanks to all the parents who have given up their time to chat to the boys about the wonderful world of engineering.
Ms O’Neill’s class have been busy working with Beebots and Sphero Indi Robot Cars making tracks and discovering how they respond to different logical computer instructions. I look forward to welcoming some of these boys back to the school in years to come to speak to our younger boys about life as an engineer.
We are very lucky to have many wonderful teachers. This week, we thank Ms. Hynes for leading us in all things STEM and for organising an excellent Engineers Week.
SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE 8Ú - 15Ú MÁRTA 2023
Beidh Seachtain na Gaeilge a chéiliúreadh againn sa scoil ar an 8ú - 15ú lá de Mhárta. Táimid ag tnúth go mór leis! Beidh imeachtaí ar siúl timpeall na scoile ar feadh seachtaine. Beidh seans ag na buachaillí duaiseanna a bhuacaint sa chomórtais “Gaelgeoir an Lae” agus “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 15ú lá de Mhárta ag 11:00. (School Parade on March 15th @ 11am. All parents/grandparents are welcome)
PARENTS' ASSOCIATION NEWS
THE HOLLYBOP!
Date: Saturday, 11th March 2023
Venue: Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney
Dress code: Smart casual.
Don’t miss out!! Thursday is the last day to buy tickets for the Hollypark Parents Social Evening – The HollyBop!!! Tickets are selling fast for Saturday March 11th at the Killiney Castle Hotel. Tickets on sale here (https://buytickets.at/stpatricksbnsparentsassociation/856858).
And the amazing raffle is looking better every day with some absolutely fantastic prizes available to those attending on the night!
• €250 voucher for Big Mike’s restaurant Blackrock from AskPaul.ie financial consultants • 6 Horse riding lessons from Carrickmines Equestion Centre • A tour and dinner for 2 at Dáil Éireann • 2 x Tickets – Ireland 6 Nations *2024* any game from Le Chéile Group financial services • A whole terms lessons at Take2 Performing Arts School – Foxrock • Signed copy of both “All Her Fault” and “Hide and Seek” authored by Hollypark’s very own Sunday Times best seller Andrea Mara • Signed fine art print by local artist Róísín O’Farrell • Voucher for Hills Hire – Tool and equipment hire Cabinteely • Deluxe hamper containing wax burner, melts and candles from Common scents • Afternoon tea for 2 at the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel - Killiney • Classic manicure from Looks Beauty Deansgrange • Yoga and Pilates lesson with Yoga for everyone Deansgrange • Voucher for Suesey Street restaurant • Camp place with Hi5Sports • €200 Dundrum Voucher from Bernie & Wise Estate agent • Family portrait sitting and 10 x 12 mounted print worth 250 from Lorcan Brereton Photography • €25 voucher for Grumps of Foxrock • 1 month’s training at Un1t gym Stillorgan • Powerscourt Annual Membership • €100 voucher for Fox Hair Salon • Wine and Chocolate Hamper from Pattersons Londis • Family day pass to Airfield • Alive Outside Voucher • INSS Voucher • Family adventure zone ticket Russborough House • Voucher from The Leopardstown Inn
Your support is always appreciated.
Thank you.
Beir bua agus beannacht,
Principal
1.03.2023
THIS WEEK'S ADVERTISEMENTS
Easter & Summer Childcare Cover
I have been minding children from Hollypark boys and girls school for the past 5 years. I am available during Easter and summer, collecting from summer camps or from your homes at approx. 1pm.
We have picnics, walks, parks and activities. Afternoon meal provided and dropped home at 5:50pm Four spaces available at present.
Louise 087 7992306.