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Holiday List
Autumn Term
August 26, 27 and 28
School Development Days 1, 2 and 3
October 12
School Development Day 4
Oct 29 - Nov 3
Hallowe’en Break
November 3
School Development Day 5
December 8
School Development Day 6
Dec 23 - Jan 6
Christmas Vacation
January 6
School Development Day 7
Spring Term
January 7
School Re-opens
February 15, 16 and 17
Mid-term Break
March 17
St Patrick’s Day
April 2 - 9
Easter Vacation
Summer Term
April 12
School Re-open
May 3
Spring Break
May 31 – June 1
Spring Bank Holiday
June 1
School Development Day 8
School Development Days 9 and 10 to be
decided
Please note: School Assessment
Week
May 24 – 28
Summer Holidays
School closes 30th June at 12.00noon
For Summer Holidays
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Christmas
Celebration - Saturday 5th December
Longstone Hall 11.00am – 1.00pm
A Christmas Celebration to raise school funds will be held
on Saturday 6th December. Please keep this date free and support us –
there will be entertainment, music, jumble sale, games, home baked goodies,
tea, coffee and mulled wine. We look forward to welcoming our special
guest, Santa, and thank him for taking time out from his busy schedule
to be with us on Saturday! Please come along and join in our celebration.
Armagh Rhymers Monday 7th December Longstone Hall
This much acclaimed group of entertainers will be in school
on Monday. They will conduct a workshop in the Longstone Hall with P4-7
children, who will then perform with the Rhymers for the rest of the school
and parents. The times are: Workshop 12.45pm -1.45pm; Performance 1.45pm
– 2.45pm.
Parents, carers, family and friends are very welcome. Please note that
P1-3 children will not go home at the usual time on Monday. All children
may be collected at Longstone Hall at 2.45pm.
School Closure Tuesday 8th December: Feast of
the Immaculate Conception
School will be closed for the Holy Day on Tuesday 8th December,
re-opening Wednesday 9th.
Advent Penitential Service: P4-7 pupils
Fr. Gilmore will conduct our Advent Penitential Service
here in school on Thursday 10th December at 10.30am.
Cash for Clobber
Míle buíochas to all who sent to our cash for clobber appeal.
Míle buíochas to Lower Mourne Playgroup, and especially
to Róisín Rooney, for organising the collection. We have
received £152 for school funds as a result.
Christmas Show – Thursday 17th December 7.30pm Longstone Hall
You, your family and friends, are warmly invited to our annual Christmas
Show. P1-3 children will present a medley of songs and poems; P4-7 pupils
will perform “Jesus’ Christmas Party”; our grúpa
ceoil will play a selection of tunes and the choir will sing. We would
be very grateful if you could send in prizes for the raffle.
Admission to the show is free; we will be holding a raffle for school
funds and would greatly appreciate your generosity.
Costumes for P1-3
Each child may select his/her own costume from the list outlined below
and we would appreciate if you could help us with costumes as follows:
| Shepherds |
Angels |
Elves |
| Dark trousers |
An old Communion dress or white top & white skirt |
Black trousers/leggings |
| T-shirt |
White socks or white tights |
Plain green or red top |
| Dressing gown |
A piece of silver/gold tinsel |
Santa hat |
| Tea towel |
No wings please |
Dark shoes |
| Tie |
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Please send your P1-3 child’s costume into
school, in a bag, clearly labelled with his/her name before Thursday 10th
of December.
Costumes for P4-7
We would appreciate it if the children could wear the following:
– A plain top, preferably red, green or white
– Jeans
– A Santa hat
School Council/Prefects
Elections have been held in the school, with P4-7 pupils and all members
of staff voting. P7 pupils have been elected to serve in positions such
as Head Boy, Sports Captain, Prefect, Secretary of School Council, and
other positions.
Well done to everyone – we are all enjoying working with this group
to improve our school, and hope we will all benefit from the work of the
School Council.
Friends of Moneydarragh AGM
Thanks to all of you who attended the meeting. The following people were
elected:
Mrs Brea Young – Chairperson
Ms Orla McElroy - Secretary
Ms Joanne Kelly – Treasurer
Committee Members: Mrs Alice McPolin Mrs Orla Barry
Mrs Tara Cunningham Mrs Annmarie Martin
Ms Geraldine McCartan Mrs Carol Rafferty
Mrs Colette McMahon-Rooney
All new members welcome – thank you for your support.
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South Down and Newry Area Choir and Orchestra
 
Comhghairdeas to our young singers and musicians in Primary Six who have
become members of the above-named choir and orchestra. This is a lovely
musical opportunity for the children and a chance also to work with and
make friends with children from across the whole area.
All County Football
Well done to our P6&7 boys on the Lower Mourne Combined Gaelic Football
team on becoming Down Champions.
The boys fought hard to achieve this victory against the combined Saul/Ballycruttle
team; the game was played under floodlights in Mayobridge in atrocious
weatherconditions. Go raibh maith agat to Feargal Young, for driving the
bus.
Board of Governors – Parent Representative
Enclosed is a letter and nomination form regarding the election of a parent
governor for the new Board of Governors. If you wish to go forward for
election please fill in and return the form to school.
Parent/Teacher Meeting
Thanks to everyone who attended our Parent/Teacher meeting last Thursday
and our Special Needs meetings before that. We are very appreciative of
the close working relationship we have with you which benefits the children.
InCAS Evaluation – Parents of P4-7 pupils
Enclosed are questionnaires and return envelopes for your evaluation of
the InCAS computer based assessments completed by P4-7 pupils. Your feedback
is essential in contributing towards a thorough and comprehensive evaluation.
The P4-7 pupils and teachers will also be completing evaluations. The
questionnaires may also be completed online at: www.nicurriculum.org.uk
Thank you sincerely for taking the time to complete them.
Sacraments
P4 children and parents are participating in parish programme, Do This
in Memory, in preparation for First Holy Communion, organised by Fr. Gilmore.
The next special Mass for our P4s will be on Sunday 20th December at 11.00am
in St. Joseph’s, Ballymartin. Please remind the children to bring
their baptismal candles.
Christmas Arrangements
Please note there will be no written homework in Week 16 beginning Monday
14th December.
We will not be doing Guided Reading that week as we will be making the
final preparations for our concert on Thursday 17th December. Children
should continue reading at home, please!
Christmas Holidays
School closes for Christmas on Tuesday 22nd December at 12 noon. Please
note there will be no dinners that day. We re-open for the children on
Thursday 7th January 2010.
On behalf of all the staff I’d like to wish you
a happy and peaceful Christmas and good health for the coming year. Nollaig
Shona Daoibh.
Thank you for your great support and co-operation in 2009.
Yours sincerely
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Margaret Rogers (Ms)
Principal
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