Nuachtlitír 10 Mí an mheithimh 2008

A Thuismitheoirí, a Chairde,

Tá sé deachair le creidiúnt go bhfuil deireadh na bliana ag teacht agus gur í seo an Nuachtlitir deireannach! One last plea to have all children in school by 08:50 to join their classmates in the líne do phaidir agus iomann na maidine.

Laethanta Gnóthacha sa Ghaelscoil!
What a busy fortnight its been. Bhí lá iontach ag Rang a 2 ag an gCéad Chomaoineach agus bhí siad féin thar barr! Ansin, oíche Chéadaoin bhí cheolchoirm don scoth againn le Naíonaín Bheaga, Rang a 1 agus Rang a 4 ag glacadh páirt. Bhí dráma ‘Na 3 Mhuicín agus an Mac Tíre Mór á léiriú acu agus bhí siad gleoite. B’álainn an rud é na páistí seo a fheiceáil ina gceád Cheolchorim sa Ghaelscoil. Leis an halla nua lán bhí atmasféar álainn ann. Lean rang a 1 ar aghaidh le ceol á seinnt acu ar na feadóga stáin, amhránaíocht agus ceoldráma ‘Arc Noah’. Le ceol chomh binn, agus rannphartaíocht bríomhar, bhain gach duine an-taitneamh as. Chun an oíche a chríochnú léirigh Rang a 4 leagan Gaeilge den cheoldráma cáiliúl Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘Cats’. Idir amhránaíocht, aithriseoreacht, rince agus glacaíocht bhí seó den scoth ann! Ar aghaidh leis go Broadway! Comhghairdeachas agus maith sibh do na múinteoirí, cúntoirí agus tuismitheoirí a chabhraigh leis na páistí.

Moladh an Cheoil – Lyric Fm – Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan Abú!
Bhí athas an domhain ar an scoil an nuacht a fháil an tseachtain seo caite gur bhuamar an chéad áit i gComórtas Moladh an Cheoil le Lyric fm. Having reached the final last year, it was fabulous news to hear that we had won 1st prize in this national competition, primary school section. Schools entering the competition make a submission detailing the school’s musical endeavors over the past 18 months! The highlights of our submission were the release of our school CD Sult ‘s Spraoi, the writing and performing of our School anthem, the visit of the Army Band, our 2 Banna Ceoil Choirs Concerts, sacraments, the children learning Feadóg stain as part of our school curriculum, the musical proficiency of our students throughout the school, as well as our extra curriculam musical activites. A copy of our application is available for you to look at from Kim san oifig. The prize, which will be presented later this month, is €3,000 worth of Yamaha equipment which we look forward to receiving. Is iontach an gaisce é agus comhghairdeachas do gach duine sa scoil!

Laethanta Spóirt
Beidh an 2 lá spóirt bhliantúil againn ar an 16ú agus 17ú. Weather permitting, we look forward to 2 great days as we had last year. Please ensure that your children wear sun cream and a cap if the weather is hot and that they bring plenty of water to drink. If you would like to help, tá fáilte romhaibh. Just come along @ 9:00, and

we would ask that you would use as much Gaeilge as possible! Tá sé go hiontach do na páistí!

Grianghrafanna
Tá na grianghrafanna a thóg Gerardine Wisdom san oifig ag Kim. If you would like to order some of the lovely photos Gerardine took at the first communion, you may do so at Kim’s office.

Leabhair
Maith sibh a d’íoc as na leabhair in am – tugann sé an-seans iad a bheith orduithe agus eagraithe do Mhí Mhán Fomhair!

Tuairiscí Scoile
Please send in a stamped addressed envelope per family if you would like your child’s Tuairisc Scoile posted to you. Otherwise, it will be sent home by hand with you child on the day of the school holidays.

Junior Achievment Programme
Comhghairdeachas le gach rang a ghlac páirt san tionscnamh seo leis an gComhairle Contae. Is iontach an clár atá ar ofráil acu. This is a super chance for our young people to work with local volunteers from the County Council on a graded programme ó Naíonáin Mhóra go Rang VI. All certificates are received in the Council Chamber, agus bíonn feásta breá acu chun céiliúradh. Míle buíochas le gach duine a chabhraidh leis seo. “Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann daoine!”

Deontas Taistil
As you know from previous years, if you are living more than 2 miles from the school, you can avail of a travel allowance as this is the nearest Gaelscoil to you. This year, we will again enclose the relevant form with your child’s Tuairisc Scoile as your child’s attendance up to June 27th is taken into consideration. You then fill in the relevant details and forward the form to the Schools Transport Office in Tullamore.

Cóisir Uachtar Reoite ar son Down Syndrome Ireland
Bhí atmasféar álainn i seomra na Naíonáin Shóisearacha Dé hAoine seo caite nuair a tháinig gach páiste, Múinteoir’s cúntóir sa scoil isteach chugainn chun uachtar reoite a bhlaiseadh agus an t-airgead a thabhairt don charthanacht tuillteanach Down Syndrome Ireland. Ba bhréa linn ár mbuíochas a ghabháil le Múinteoir Máirín agus Rang a 5 a thug an chabhair dúinn agus le Kim a rinne sár-obair freisin agus le gach duine a chuir airgead isteach chugainn. Caithfimid rang na Naíonaín Bheaga a mholadh go h-ard as ucht na balúin go léir a shéideadh suas! Creid é nó ná creid é ach bhailíomar €520 ar an lá agus míle buíochas libh go léir!
Eibhlín agus Peigí

Cótaí Glasa:
We still have some green school jackets @ €20 each.

Éadaí Spóirt:
If you have any track suits, or even tops or bottoms that you are finished with or will be finished with by the last day of school (rang a 6 especially) could you please send them in to us, and we will have them available for others for September.

Rainbows
Comhghairdeachas leis na páistí ar fad a ghlac páirt i ‘Celebrate me’ oíche Déardaoin seo caite agus moladh do gach duine a chabhraigh leo.

Ag deireadh Rang a 6 :
Ar son gach duine sa Ghaelscoil, guimíd gach rath ar bhur bpáistí ag críochnú sa scoil seo agus ag tosnú sa Mheánscoil. Your children have spent some of the most important years of their lives here at the Gaelscoil and we hope that the primary school education they have received will stand them in good stead as they begin their Méanscoilíocht. We urge you to watch over their first years in secondary school very closely as these are the years where they will set the standards for their lives ahead, in terms of academic achievement, the friends they choose, as well as the hobbies they pursue.

Go raibh maith agaibh don Ghaelscoil a roghnú do bhunoideachas bhur bpáistí. Tá súil againn go mbeidh suim i ngach rud a bhaineann le Gaeilge ag bhur bpáistí go deo!
Slán be bhur bpáistí agus slán áirithe libh atá ag criochnú suas mar thuismitheoirí i mbliana. Beidh Tionól deireannach do Rang a 6 againn ar an lá deiréannach. Tá fáilte romhaibh, a Thuismitheoirí de pháistí i Rang a 6 teacht isteach ar 11.30 chun a bheith linn don lá deireannach.

Míle buíochas go léir, do bhur dtacaíocht cabhair, cairdeas, tuiscint agus moladh i rith na bliana. Go raibh samhradh álainn agaibh go léir le bhur bpáistí.

Go dtí mí Méan Fomhair

Go raibh maith agaibh do bhur n-aird.
Inez Uí Éanáin