Parents/Guardians are invited into the Junior Infant classroom this Thursday 27th October at 1.30pm sharp. This will be a short religious service to mark your Junior Infant beginning school. At this service their school bags will be blessed.
We look forward to seeing you on the day.
Monday 14th November will see a photographer join us in Piercestown N.S. to take photos of the children by themselves and/or with their siblings.
This is done every second year for parents. 2016-2017 is the year for all the photos to be taken again. There is no obligation to purchase the photos however. A sample of the photo will be sent home with your child.
So on Monday 14th it will be CHEESE for the boys and girls as the photographer gets snap happy!
More information will be forthcoming.
Well done to Mrs. Byrne, Mrs. Corrigan and all the boys and girls in 1st class who were ‘Mad about Maths’ during Maths week. They took part in the maths activities with great enthusiasm – check out our short video to get a flavour.
6th class took a creative slant on Maths Week this week and constructed ‘Sundials’ in their Maths class today! What a fantastic learning experience. Check out the brief video for an insight into their activity!
Is your child feeling worried, upset, lonely or angry? Would they benefit from talking to somebody?
Rainbows supports children and young people in groups. There are groups for children and young people who have been affected by the death of a close family member and there are groups for children and young people whose family has changed because their parents have separated or divorced.
Piercestown N.S. is delighted to be a Rainbows venue. If you are interested in your child availing of a place in the Rainbows sessions, please contact Emma on 087-8213794 or Siobhan in the office on 053-9158854 in confidence.Unfortunately due to retraining of staff, Rainbows will not begin until the New Year (Jan 2017). We will be in touch with further information. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
After a gallant effort the boys Mini 7’s journey came to an end on Friday last. Many thanks to the drivers and supporters who came on the journey with us. A particular word of thanks to Luke Hennessy for his expertise and guidance on the sidelines!
Girls Mini 7’s are out in semi final action tomorrow in Grantstown at 12.45pm. Best of luck to Ms. Hearne and the girls.
Boys Rackard league quarter final takes place tomorrow also in Bree at 3pm versus Gorey. Best of luck to the boys.
Girls Rackard league quarter final takes place this Thursday in Rathangan at 3.15pm versus Bannow. Best of luck to the girls.
Discovering Drama by Olga Conway offers a FREE class to all pupils for Halloween on Wednesday 26th October. This promises to be a week of spells, Hogwarts and all things magical.
To avail of your free class just turn up on the day:
Junior and Senior Infants 2.00-2.45pm (Collected from their classroom)
1st, 2nd and 3rd class 3.15-4.15pm
4th, 5th and 6th lass 4.15-5.15pm
For further information contact Olga on 0876858457
A last minute reminder to all who wish to attend the Sing Out Loud Concert on Nov. 24th in the National Opera House.
Children who are participating in the show go free (5th and 6th class)
THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO ORDER TICKETS THROUGH THE SCHOOL.
After the mid-term break, Piercestown National School will launch their 2-3pm ‘After School Club’. This is a response to feedback from parents abut how we can best support our community.
This allows children from Junior and Senior infants to remain in school from 2-3pm. This will cater for children to remain in school until their older siblings finish their school day at 3pm and/or remain in school until they can travel home on the school bus with older siblings.
The ‘After School Club’ is run by the Board of Management under the supervision and management of Mrs. Lena Foley. It will be run on a ‘trial basis’ until Christmas and its success will be reviewed accordingly at that point.
The idea of the ‘After School Club’ is to offer a space and time for the Junior and Senior infants to relax and unwind after their busy day at school. As the children will have completed a busy day in school, homework will not be done during this time. Instead, the children will avail of a well deserved break and can complete their homework under the guidance of their parents/guardians after school has closed.
The ‘After School Club’ will involve playtime, games, music, songs, jigsaws, time to chat with their friends and much more fun and activity.
Further information will be forthcoming in the next week or two so that our club can be up and running post Mid-term.
Many thanks for your patience and co-operation with this matter.
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