KIND WORDS, KIND ACTIONS
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. Great effort is being made on eye-contact, respect and manners during class time and on yard. Last week in assembly, the boys offered some great insights on how to play nicely on yard- including everybody in your games, kind hands, kind works, helping their classmates to play, and keeping your hands to yourself while lining up were just some of the great responses. We hope that you the parents, will help to re-enforce this message at home too.
ADMISSION TO JUNIOR INFANTS 2023-24
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The school will commence accepting applications for admission on; |
Monday, 3rd October 2022
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The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on; |
Friday, 28th October 2022 @ 2:00pm
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The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is; |
Friday,18th November 2022
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Applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer by; |
Friday, 30th November 2022 @2pm |
6th class project, Ms. Maloney, Topic: The European Union
OPENING OF YEAR MASS
On Thursday, September 29th, our new Parish Priest Fr. Gerry will celebrate a mass to mark the opening of the school year. 3rd-6th class boys and their girls' school counterparts will attend 10am mass. Our students will also get a chance to say a fond farewell to Sacristan, Tom Fortune who has been a great help to our boys and staff during the past 17 years. Thank you to Ms. Maloney who is working with our 6th class choir to make the mass extra special.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS- UPCOMING OPEN DAYS
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
MEET THE IN-SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TEAM (ISM)
Last year, Hollypark BNS appointed 4 new Assistant Principals. Garvan Mc Evoy, Muireann Regan, Dearbhla Hynes and Caoimhe Webbley. The 4 members joined the In-School Management team (ISM) alongside Annette Lynch (Deputy Principal), Deirdre Larkin, Brigid Brennan and Ronan Ryan. Each of the Assistant Principals are part of the team in charge of the day-to-day running of the school. As well as this duty, they each have two curricular areas to manage. Great work has begun in earnest and each of the members are busy drafting policies, long and short-term plans as well as purchasing, managing and organising new resources throughout the school. We have heavily resourced and invested in the areas included in the table below. We look forward to the benefits it will have on teaching, learning and assessment in Hollypark BNS now and into the future.
| Teacher | Curricular area 1 | Curricular area 2 |
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| Deirdre Larkin | Safety, Heath and Welfare, all staff and pupils | School Self Evaluation |
| Brigid Brennan | SPHE (Social, personal and health education) RSE (Relationship and Sexuality Education), Infants-6th | Wellbeing Framework and Wellbeing Committee |
| Ronan Ryan | Digital Learning Framework and Information Technology, Infants-6th | Green Schools Committee |
| Garvan Mc Evoy | Mathematics, 3rd-6th | SESE (History, Geography, Science) Infants-6th |
| Dearbhla Hynes | Mathematics, Infants-2nd | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Infants-6th |
| Muireann Regan | Primary Language Curriculum (Gaeilge agus Bearla) 3rd-6th | Physical Education, Infants-6th. |
| Caoimhe Webbley | Primary Language Curriculum (Gaeilge agus Bearla), Infants-2nd | The Arts (Music, Drama, Visual Art), Infants-6th |
Together with a host of volunteers on various committees, (Sensory Room Committee, Student Voice, Social Committee, Inclusion and Diversity Committee, Wellbeing Committee, Safety, Health and Welfare Committee, Green Schools Committee, Healthy Lunch Committee, Aistear Committee) and teams (football, hurling, soccer, tennis, golf, etc.) we have created a positive and inspiring school where your child can grow and flourish. Thank you to all our wonderful staff for their input and expertise. They really are a pleasure to lead.
PARENTING THE SCREENAGER- A PODCAST
Last Saturday week, Brendan O' Connor's RTE radio show featured an excellent interview with Richard Hogan. Richard is the author of Parenting the Screenager. He had great advice for parents of 10 year olds and upwards. He spoke of how technology has interrupted patterns of communication and how teenagers socialise; this has brought with it new challenges for parents. I have attached the link below for anyone who is interested in listening.
https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/children-and-tech-we-cant-expect-the-government-to/id1495060929?i=1000579034583
UNIFORM RECYCLING!
The Parents Association are organising a collection of Hollypark Boys' uniforms / tracksuits / coats which boys have outgrown, and you may have at home no longer in use. Members from the PA will be outside the school accepting these items on Friday 23rd September from 8.15am to 9.00am. If you have items to donate, we ask that they are clean and in good condition (no rips or tears, zips working etc.) and all personal information removed i.e. boys name, contact phone number. The uniform sale will be held on Friday 30th September in the school hall, details to follow.
CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL- FOOTBALL
It is always an exciting time of the year when our 4th and 5th class pupils get to wear the Hollypark jersey for the first time. Yesterday, in Meadowvale and Deer Park, 40 boys got this opportunity. Both our Junior A and B teams played their hearts out and we are very proud of them. A special thank you to Ms. Costello, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Walsh and Ms. Crowe for taking the junior teams this year.
Our Senior B team had a wonderful result against St. Mary's, Rathfarnham last week with Mr. Mc Evoy and Ms. Clinton most impressed with the skill level. Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Murphy's Senior A team came up just short against an excellent Bishop Galvin NS in Tymon Park last Thursday. We look forward to doing it all again this week!
LEGO CLUB
Lego Club is up and running in 1st class. The boys loved working together to build their dream houses. From hot chocolate taps to jacuzzis, we have some amazing architects and designers in Hollypark! Pictured below are some of the amazing creations.
This week is a special week for these boys.
Dylan Keenan, Abel Jojo, Jamie Fitzpatrick, Luke Mandal, Jack Moran, Shaurya Verma, Isaac Byrne, Cormac Loughrey, Shane Mc Donagh, James Martin and Finn Mc Donald.
We wish you a happy birthday boys!
Beir bua agus beannacht,
B. O’Donovan
Principal
21.09.’22
THIS WEEK'S ADVERTISEMENTS
After-school club- Places available (Contact Louise 0877992306)
I have an after school club for the last 5 years. I collect from Hollypark boys and girls school. We all go to the park, we have picnics, play games and do homework. If the weather is bad we go to my house. I provide dinner and drop children home at 5.30. I have full time spaces and part time spaces available with immediate start.
Many thanks, Louise 0877992306