Wednesday Newsletter November 5th 2025
HALLOWEEN DRESS UP DAY
We had great fun before the midterm break for Halloween dress-up day. We hope the boys enjoyed it as much as the staff!!
Parents’ Association - Notice of AGM
The Parents’ Association will hold an Open Evening on Thursday, 6th November at 7 pm in the school. As part of the evening, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Parents’ Association will take place.
This is a great opportunity to meet other parents, learn more about the work of the PA, and see how you can get involved in supporting our school community.
If you are interested in joining the Parents’ Association or would like more information, please contact us at hollyparkboyspa@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing many of you there!
GARDEN COMMITTEE
Thank you to our garden committee, Gordon, Matthew, Charlie & David, led by Ms. Quealy, Ms. Harkin and Ms. Cabases, for keeping the grounds in Hollypark in mint condition. Below, the boys are pictured making a scarecrow for Halloween.
BOOK FAIR 2025
We are delighted to announce that our annual Scholastic Book Fair is back this November.
The Book Fair will be open from:
Monday, November 10th-Friday, November 14th.
Times: Open daily from 8:30-9:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ( Finishes on Friday morning)
Thursday Eve from 6:30 -8:00 pm.
The commission we receive from the fair will go back into books for your son’s class library and our school library. For every euro spent, we will receive 60c back in books for our school. We will also purchase new sets of class novels.
This event is always popular with pupils and families. Our 5th & 6th class buddies will enjoy sharing a reading session with their Junior and Senior Infant buddies in the hall. All classes will have an opportunity to visit the fair during the week. It is an opportunity to welcome families into our school hall.
A huge thank you to our Library Team of parents and our PA, who will be working at the book fair all week. Payment can be made by cash or card.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Annette Lynch (Deputy Principal)
MANNERS, COURTESY & RESPECT
It is wonderful to see our corridors fill up with art pieces, creations and projects once more. The boys are working extremely hard academically while also remembering their wonderful Hollypark manners. We remind boys to continue making a great effort to use respect and manners during class time and on the yard.
Before midterm, the boys offered some great insights on how to show manners, courtesy, and respect —such as including everybody in your games, using kind words, helping your classmates play, saying please and thank you, and treating adults and children with respect. We hope that you, the parents, will help reinforce this message at home as well.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
| Junior & Senior Infant Christmas Show | Thursday, December 11th | Jun & Snr Infants |
| 6th Class Christmas Show | Tuesday, December 9th | 6th class |
| Santa Visit | Thursday, December 16th | Whole School |
This week is a very special week for these great boys: Luke Sheehan,Leo Murray, Andy Yang, Eoghan May, Dany Younis, Dan Conlon, Conor Cahill, Aurelio Brusotti, Bobby Doran, Dillon Daly, Casey Wall, Henry Reid, Harry Hayes, & Arthur O' Keeffe.
Have a wonderful celebration boys!
Beir bua agus beannacht,
Principal
5.11.2025