Carrigaline Educate Together

Munster Jersey Draw

Parents Association — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:45:04 +0000

CETNS is raffling off a fantastic Munster Jersey fully signed by the entire 2010 Heineken Cup squad. It is professionally framed and the lucky winner will take home a very special piece of sports history. Lines are just €2 each and the draw will take place on April 10th, 2010 at the Collins Bar in the Carrigaline Court Hotel during the half-time break of the quarter final match. The Jersey will be on display in various rugby pubs in the Carrigaline area over the next few weeks. Lines are available from the school office, from parents and in local area rugby pubs. Go on Munster!!

March Newsletter

Parents Association — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:07:03 +0000

The March issue of the Parent Association Newsletter is now available. All the latest news and upcoming events, including our exciting signed & framed Munster Jersey raffle draw!

February Newsletter

Parents Association — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:25:00 +0000

The February Newsletter is now available to download. Read about parents helping with reading in the classroom, PA-sponsored outings for the children, the new Parent Representative on the Board of Management and much more.

2010 Enrolment Night – Mon 8th Feb

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:22:11 +0000

An enrolment evening for parents will be held at the Carrigaline Educate Together National School on Monday 8th Febraury 2010 starting at 8pm. The evening is for the parents of children starting in the school in September 2010.

Members of the teaching staff, Board of Management and Parents Association will be on hand to give an overview of the school and answer any questions. It’s an ideal opportunity to find out more about the ethos of the school and what children and parents can expect. A further open day for incoming children to attend will be held in June.

The school has gone through a number of rounds of sending out enrolment offers for September 2010. If you believe you should have received an offer for September 2010 but haven’t please contact the school immediately.

School Closure – Latest News

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:53:15 +0000

Summary -
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.

After School Activities

Parents Association — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:35:19 +0000

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

January Newsletter

Parents Association — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:16:55 +0000

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.

School closure next week

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:48:02 +0000

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.

School to re-open on Thu 7-Jan-10

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:34:28 +0000

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.

Winter Raffle Success

Parents Association — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:09:10 +0000

The Winter Raffle raised €2260.10 for the school. Thanks to all parents, guardians, staff and friends of the school who worked so hard to make this a success. Once again, the Parent Association is delighted with the very high level of parent involvement in this event. Well done everyone! This money will go directly to improve the condition of the school yard to the benefit of all our children.