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January 13, 2010
Dear Parents,
Welcome to a new school term and indeed a new year. I hope that 2010 is a happy and fulfilling year for all of you.
Please note the following:
Changes in Staff meetings and parent Teacher meeting dates
Due to the recent closures we have decided to postpone our first staff meeting from Thursday, January 14 to Thursday, January 21closing at 12.30. We have also changed our parent teacher meetings from January 19 & 20 to January 26 & 27. We will send you times and more details nearer to the time.
Fundraising
Our Christmas raffle was a phenomenal success. Thank you to our finance committee for all the hard work and to all of you and your children for selling the tickets. The event raised 4207 euro.
The Christmas cards were also a great success. Thanks to all the staff for their hard work and of course to the artists who completed each card. Well done to all! This project raised 1878 euro.
Our carol singers raised the sum of 1840 euro for the Galway Simon Community.
Voluntary contributions at the carol singing in Roveagh Church came to 710 euro.
Family Contribution
We still owe 30000 euro to Meitheal as a result of our building work in the school. We need to pay 10000 euro to Meitheal next April. At a recent Board of Management meeting, it was decided to ask each family to contribute 100 euro towards this. This is how we raised the 20000 euro which we have already repaid. It can be paid in a number of ways:
1. 100 euro in one payment
2. Four instalments of 25 euro for the next four months
3. You can set up a direct debit in your bank and pay it any way you like
Closures for this term
Unless the Minister for Education decides otherwise, we propose the following closures for the term:
Midterm: Closed on February 18 & 19
St Patrick’s Day: Closed on 17 March
Planning Day: Closed on 18 March
Closed on 19 March
Easter Holidays: School closes at 12 noon on Friday, March 26. School will re-open on Monday, April 12.
Yours sincerely,
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Michael Browne,
School Principal