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Monday 11th January – Closed
Tuesday 12th January – Closed
Wednesday 13th January – Open

Carrigaline Educate Together National school will re-open on Wednesday 13th January due to the improved weather conditions.

As the new term gets underway it is time for after-school activities to start again. All classes will meet in the Junior Infants classroom. Be sure to book ahead to secure your place. Contact the class facilitators directly for more information.

Relax Kids, which teaches relaxation, meditation and positive visualisation to children through fun activities, will once again offer 3 sessions on Mondays starting on Jan. 18^th: 1:45-2:45 for 4-6 year olds, 2:45-3:45 & 3:45-4:45 for older children. The cost is €70 for 8 weeks. Contact Susan Crowley on: 087 130 3615 / www.relaxkids.com

Relax Parents: Learn techniques to help your children relax and calm down. This mini-course will be taught over 3 sessions on Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm, beginning Jan. 26^th. Contact Susan Crowley on: 087 130 3615 / www.relaxkids.com

Cork City Music College’s Music Literacy class for 1^st & 2^nd class continues on Tuesdays at 4:15 from Jan 12^th. Tel: 021 431 3211 / www.ccmc.ie

Beginning Feb. 3^rd & 5^th artist Naomi Fein will offer Animation Club on Tuesdays 2:45-3:45 and Puppet Theatre Club on Thursdays 2:45-3:45. Both activities will involve writing a story and creating characters and puppets. The Animation Club will create a stop-motion animated film with voices and music, while the Puppet Theatre Club will make a stage and present their play at the end. The clubs are open to 6-12 year olds & cost €100 for 10 weeks, all materials included. Contact Naomi on: 086 374 3132 email: naomi.fein@gmail.com

Kinderama, learning through music, movement and imagination games for 4-6 year olds, will continue to meet on Fridays at 1:40, starting from Jan. 15^th. Cost: €3.50 per class, paid for in blocks of 4, 6 or 8 classes. Contact Steph on: 086 244 6433 / www.kinderama.com

Starting Jan 22^nd Le French Club will resume their class on Saturdays 11am-noon and will also add two new classes on Fridays from 4-5 pm and 5-6 pm. Contact Catherine on: 087 759 5370 email: lefunfrenchclub@gmail.com

The very popular Science Club is currently on maternity leave but will start again in the spring. Contact Siobhán Devlin: 087 950 6527 / www.handsonscience.ie

The January Newsletter is now available. Read about our End-of-Term party, upcoming Parent Rep election, this term’s after-school activities and more. Where classes or events are listed for the dates when the school is to be closed due to bad weather, those classes and events will be rescheduled for the following week. Use the contact details provided in the Newsletter for more information.

The Department of Education & Science has taken the decison to close all primary schools for the first three days of next week.   A decision will be taken early next week by the Department as to whether the closure will continue or schools will re-open on Thursday 14th January 2010.

Full details of the closures are available on the Departments website.

Carrigaline Educate Together National School will re-open as planned on Thursday 7th January 2010 after the Christmas holidays.

Local weather and road conditions in and around Carrigaline are generally good.  For specific information on conditions please check the AA roadwatch website.