St Patrick's National School Dalkey
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| PTA Sept 09 |
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Dear Parents,
Welcome back to everyone as we begin our new school year and in particular, a warm welcome to the new families who have just joined us. We would invite as many parents as possible to the New Parents coffee morning on Friday September the 11th where we can extend our hospitality to the newcomers.
We had a very busy year last year and if you look through the attached list, it highlights what the PTA are involved in at the school. Thank you to all the teachers and parents who helped out last year and contributed to making this list as lengthy as it is.
As always, the committee appreciates any help no matter how big or small so please don't be shy volunteering, every little helps! We would also encourage any new ideas or suggestions to be put forward to the PTA through our new Class Representatives system, which now means there will be an official representative from each class on the committee.
Also, this year for the first time we have introduced this booklet which includes all the numerous 'beginning of the year' notes that the PTA sends home. We hope that this will prove to be a more efficient way of delivering all this information. And, if you include your mobile phone number on the subscription form, we will use that as a means of sending text communications if necessary. Otherwise methods of communications will be as usual, notes home in bags, on the notice board in the entrance hall and on the school website www.stpatricksnsdalkey.ie.
Our voluntary contribution this year has not increased and is now due. We would appreciate it if the attached forms were returned as a matter of urgency or at the latest next Friday the 11th of September.
Again, we look forward to making this year an enriching and enjoyable experience for the children, to help the teachers in anyway we can and also to encourage a warm sense of community amongst every one involved.
Thank you
Catriona Kelly
PTA Chairperson
This is a selection of work carried out by the PTA over the past few years.
Art Exhibition at the year end, or Art Ambassador in the Classroom
Big Breakfast* - a huge undertaking. Book Fair or Bird Watch Ireland visits.
Céilí Mór * - this year we ran a very successful Céilí for all the family. C éilí dancing workshop for the children funded by the PTA. Coffees and Teas.... after theChristmas concert...after the Year End concert...for the new parents coffee morning...for Sports Day.
Dance Theatre of Ireland & Drumming workshops – PTA organised and fully funded.
Extra-curricular Chess – PTA organised
French classes – PTA organised. Fire poet * – over the past two years, this unique visitor really brought a new dimension to creative arts in the school.
Gate* – the new steel gate by the arch was lobbied for by the PTA over the past year and a contribution was made towards both the cost of this and the CCTV cameras which provide protection for the grounds. Graduation Book– a ‘Memories Book’ for the 6th class group graduating each year. - fully organised by the PTA. Goodies’ for the children at the end of Sports Day. The Garda Bandvisited our school last June and performed in the sunshine in the Rectory Garden.
Hockey classes – PTA organised. Insurance organised by the PTA to give our children 24/7 coverage for only €8 a year. Juices and biscuits for the children after the Christmas and Year End concerts
Kitchen cupboards kept stocked with tea, coffee, juice, sugar, biscuits, teaspoons, cups etc for all our catering needs . Living History sessions* - organised by Mr. Salter, funded by the PTA. Lion King*– the Summer concert this year will be a version of this west end show. Parents, Teachers and children have been busy organising this performance.
Multi-sport and Multi-sport supervision – both fully organised by the PTA. Medals for Sports Day - organised and paid for by the PTA. Christmas Concert Mince Pies organised, paid for and heated by the PTA! New Pupils Party, including organising bouncy castle, drinks, snacks and party bags – all fully paid for by the PTA. Outreachprogramme – this scheme includes organising visits to local nursing home (5th & 6th), raising money for charity .Parents Information evenings – This year we organised an Anti Bullying awareness and an internet safety evening for parents.
Quiz *– the pub quiz - another major undertaking to raise funds to pay for all our activities as well as being a great social event for parents. R.E. Classes – both R.C. Communion and Confirmation organised by the PTA
Santa visit to school - Santa asks the PTA to get presents and wrap them for the children as he thinks we will know what they might like best. Sports Day – a huge undertaking which is fully organised and funded by the PTA. St. Patrick’s Day Moments – fully PTA organised. Seal Sanctuary visit – organised by the PTA. Sticks & Stones – an anti bullying workshop for the children funded by the PTA.
Treasure Hunt - PTA organises this event, funds prizes and provide juice, biscuits and ‘goodies’ for children completing the course. This is also another very enjoyable family occasion. Tidy Towns – with Mr. Salter’s help and supervision 5th/6th take responsibility for doing a litter pick-up between the school and Bulloch harbour. Tennis – Four weeks of free tennis was organised and subsidised by the PTA in the summer term.
Umpteen conversations held, phone calls made and notes sent to make all of this happen!
Variety Show – another huge undertaking which allows the children to show the real multitude of talent that exists in the school. Fully arranged and funded by the PTA. Voting for your favourite St. Patrick’s Day Moments and for the Art Exhibition. Without all our Volunteers, none of this would be achieved.
Website. Our fantastic website www.stpatricksnsdalkey.ie was just launched in 2008 with lots more exciting ideas for further development. Xtra- curricular Drama- fully organised by the PTA.
Yoga - this was a new extra curricular activity organised this year and proved very popular with the children. Organised and subsidised by the PTA. Zest and enthusiasm to achieve all the above!
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