School will close at 12 midday for ALL PUPILS on Friday 2nd June as the staff have a mandatory curriculum planning half day day. Parents of Junior Infants may arrive at 11.50am and Miss McCann will bring pupils out earlier to avoid the congestion. Please note: There are 3 mandatory curriculum planning half days per year where pupils will finish at 12 midday – usually one per term.
Letters have been sent home with details of the school tours – click on the link for a copy of the letter. Junior and Senior Infants – Thursday 8th June – LoLo Town 1st, 2nd and 3rd Classes – Friday 9th June – Gormanstown Park 4th and 5th Classes – Friday 1st June – Bloom 2017 6th Class – Wednesday 31st May – all day and overnight! – letter to.
Just a reminder to parents that Be Active ASAP is on tomorrow (Wednesday) and will run for the next 6 weeks on a Wednesday after school.
The first week in February we were visited by a team of three inspectors from the Department of Education and Skills, tasked with conducting a Whole School Evaluation. Thank you to all parents who completed the questionnaires and for the parents from the PA who agreed to meet with the Inspector. The report from the Inspectorate has now been published and we are delighted with the very positive and affirming.
Welcome back to the new school term! What a brilliant first day launching our Active Schools Week! We were delighted to welcome parents, Oonagh and Keith Garry who spoke to pupils from 3rd-6th classes about their experiences with their swimming challenges. The pupils (and teachers!) were captivated by their tales of swimming the channel, and other amazing places around the globe. Later every class took turns to participate in a.
Dundalk Fencing Club is looking to start Fencing classes after school. They will be holding a free demonstration and open day for parents and pupils on Friday at 2.40pm. Two pupils from St Francis NS won bronze and silver medals in Belfast this weekend at the national championships (well done to the Blanchets!) and will be demonstrating their skills as part of the event.
Please note the school will close at 12 midday SHARP tomorrow for the Easter Holidays and re-open on Monday 24th April. Click here to download a copy of St Francis NS Newsletter April 2017