MONTHLY FOCUS
We are all enjoying our theme this month, Pause and Reflect. Many classes start their school day with a variety of breathing and meditation exercises. This gives us all the opportunity to slow down and focus before we begin our busy day.
Tús maith leath na hoibre!
https://www.pdst.ie/primary/healthwellbeing/relaxationandself-regulationtools
www.gov.ie/healthyireland
READATHON
Teachers will be encouraging all boys to get involved in the MS Readathon for the month of November.
‘’Embark on an epic adventure this November! The MS Readathon inspires children to read as much as they can, all for an incredible cause. The rules are simple. Read whatever you like, as much as you can, in November. This year’s MS Readathon will be a magical quest, and the adventure kicks off on November 1st and wraps up on November 30th.’’
Visit https://www.msreadathon.ie/ for more information and how to donate to this worthy cause.
Happy reading boys!
ALADDIN CONNECT APP
If your child has been absent for any reason, you must complete a return to school declaration form. This can be completed via the Aladdin Connect app.
STAR OF THE FUTURE
Congratulations to Oscar Shi, Senior Infants, who won a Special Merit Award in Category F of the Texaco Children’s Art Competition with an entry entitled ‘When I am Getting Older (Green Earth and Free Space Travel)’
With over 25,000 entries received this year, Oscar’s achievement is particularly notable. We are all immensely proud of Oscar’s accomplishment and look forward to watching this talent grow in Hollypark. I have included the winning piece for you all to enjoy.
CHRISTMAS IS STARTING EARLY!
Toy Show Goodie Boxes
The Toy Show Goodie Boxes are almost ready. The boxes are packed full of festive treats, a novelty gift, an activity booklet and even something to put away for Christmas Eve! The boxes are priced at €7 each and are a joint fundraiser for our annual Santa Day and Make A Wish Ireland. At least 20% of the proceeds raised will be donated to Make A Wish Ireland, a fabulous charity that makes dreams come true for terminally ill children.
The boxes will be on sale shortly via Aladdin.
DLR Keep Well campaign
https://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/keep-well-campaign-2020
The Government's "Plan for Living with Covid-19: Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021" highlights the important role that individual and community resilience will play in contributing to our ongoing response to Covid-19.
The "Keep Well" campaign is aimed at showing people of all ages how we can mind our own physical and mental health and wellbeing by adding healthy and helpful habits to our daily and weekly routines.
There are five themes under the “Keep Well” campaign, five things we can do that will help look after our mental health and wellbeing this winter. Making a plan of things we can do every day will help make winter a bit easier. An outline of local initiatives under each theme are listed below, along with a link to a full list for each theme.
1. Keeping Active – keeping active and being outdoors even during the winter; looking after your physical health can help your mental health and wellbeing. Click here for a list of the Keeping Active initiatives.
2. Keeping in Contact – staying connected with people; looking after other people and addressing their isolation can help your mental health and wellbeing. Click here for a list of the Staying Connected initiatives.
3. Switching Off and Being Creative – switching off and being creative or learning something new; getting back to nature and relaxation can help your mental health and wellbeing. Click here for a list of the Switching Off and Being Creative initiatives.
4. Eating Well - by nourishing your body and mind you can help your mental health and wellbeing. Click here for a list of the Eating Well initiatives.
5. Managing Your Mood – learning how to manage our moods and reaching out for help if we need it can help us mind our mental health and to keep ourselves well. Click here for a list of the Managing Your Mood initiatives.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOYS!
This week is a special week for these wonderful boys:
Barra Mc Carthy, Eoghan May, Zayan Khan, Ben Kirrane, Cormac Kavanagh, Lúc Burns, Zach Hogan, Arthur O’Keeffe, Cillian Smith, Max Lyons, Jamie Lyons and Harry Barnes.
Parents’ association notice of agm
The AGM of the Parents' Association will be held on Tuesday 1 December at 8pm. If you wish to attend this virtual AGM, please register your interest at hollyparkboyspa@gmail.com and a link to the meeting will be sent in due course.
If you are interested in joining the Parents' Association, please send a message to the same email address and include the class that your son is currently in.
Beir bua agus beannacht,
11.11.20