As we come to our midterm break, I would to take this opportunity to thank the whole school community for your kindness, generosity, support and words of encouragement. The staff in Hollypark work tirelessly to deliver top-class teaching and learning in each classroom everyday. Staff go above and beyond to make lifelong, positive memories for the boys each day. Working in partnership with you, the parents, makes the job much easier. Thanks to your generosity, the school has never looked better and the resources and equipment needed are state of the art. I wish you all a happy Hallowe'en. Enjoy your break!

HALLOWE'EN DRESS UP

Halloween is nearly upon us once again and we are looking forward to seeing the boys dressed up for our annual Hallowe'en dress-up day! This year it will take place on Friday 27^th October.
Please find below guidelines and requirements to follow for the smooth and safe running of the day:

• No accessories, i.e. nothing they need to hold in their hand or things that can be put down and lost/ stolen
• No toy weapons eg. swords, toy guns, knives, dagers etc.
• No long capes, dangly material or anything that may be a tripping hazard.
• Costumes should be comfortable and practical for sitting in the classroom for the day, i.e. no inflatable costumes.
• Be mindful that the costume isn’t going to scare a younger student. If you think a Junior Infant will be frightened, then tone it down or reconsider.

Less is more when it comes to costumes and keeping it simple can often be the most effective. There will be prizes throughout the school for best dressed and creative costumes. It is a very exciting day for the boys and with your continued support and understanding we hope to make it another success.
Boys do not have to dress up if they do not want to. 

SPORTS BLITZ

A massive thank you to our wonderful Parents' Association who, once again, delivered an amazing Sports Blitz day. Due to the bad weather, Plan B was sprung into action and activities like yoga, pilates, dance, tennis, volleyball, soccer, rugby, cricket, High 5 sports all captured the boys' attention. The biggest hit of the day (pardon the pun!) was the drumming workshop for 5th class. School days like these last forever in the memories of our students. In fact, the current crop of Transition Year students from Blackrock College, Oatlands College and Colaiste Eoin remembered their days so well, they had to come back and help out. A huge thank you to Jack, Liam, Michael, Ewan, Jonathan, Josh, Conall, Oisin & Richie for help on the day. You are real role- models to our students. 

Sports Blitz 2023, A MESSAGE FROM THE PA

Despite the rain, we hope all the boys had an enjoyable and memorable day on Friday!  We raised an incredible €20,027 and would like to thank all the boys and their families for their support and generosity.  All monies raised will be re-invested in the school.
Thank you to all parent volunteers, coaches and some past pupils from Oatlands College, Colaiste Eoin and Blackrock College for their help with the day.

It would not have been possible without the following people: Jana Langford, Stephen O’Shea of Monkstown Lawn Tennis Club, Jim Stewart of Cricket Leinster Development, Lina Dzurnak & Ewelina Gadek of Volleyball Ireland, Catherine McCutcheon Yoga, Hannah May ‘Dance the Day Away’ (hannahmayjane.com@gmail.com), High5 Sports (www.high5sports.ie), Isabel Farrelly with Ultimate Frisbee, Denise O’Beirne of Dizzy Feet Dance (www.dizzyfeet.ie), Joe McCarthy of Life Balance Pilates (www.lifebalance.ie), Granada Football Club, Reuben the Entertainer (www.entertainer.ie) and David Day with his drumming workshop (www.jabbajabbajembe.com) 

Many thanks,
Sarah Walsh

MATHS WEEK

Mr. Mc Evoy and Ms. Hynes provided the tools for a very successful Maths Week, enjoyed by all classes. Ardan O'Neill, Hugo Collins & Ms. Quealy all have very good estimation skills and guessed the correct number of objects in the jar. All 3 received a prize! Thank you also to Roman Geiger and Jack Gallagher, 4th class, who helped Ms. Hynes set up the week. Your help was very much appreciated boys.
Pictured below: Ardan, Hugo, Ms. Quealy, Roman & Jack 

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION - NOTICE OF AGM

The AGM of the Parents’ Association will be held on Wednesday 8th November at 7 pm in the school hall. Mr. O' Donovan and Mrs. Lynch will be in the school and will hold an open evening/ tour of the school's facilities. This was done at last year's AGM and proved to be a wonderful part of the evening. All are welcome to attend this evening.
If you are interested in joining the Parents' Association for 2023-24, please get in touch with us at hollyparkboyspa@gmail.com