Knock National School

Newsletter October 2020 (2)

Due to Covid 19 we are unable to hold our annual Hallowe’en Fancy Dress sponsored walk this year.  We hope to be able to hold a similar fundraiser later in the school year.

However, we will have a Hallowe’en Fancy Dress Friday on 23rd October.  All the children can dress up in their favourite Hallowe’en costume on the day.  We look forward to seeing all the fabulous outfits and creations!

Due to Covid 19 we will not be collecting any shoeboxes this year.  Team Hope have gone online.  Please click on the links below to see their information poster and to download/print some colouring pages:

Shoe box Appeal Poster

Shoe box Appeal colouring page

Shoe box Appeal colouring page2

Please visit www.teamhope.ie for more information, ideas and how to donate.

https://www.rsa.ie/en/RSA/Road-Safety/Road-safety-for-kids/

At the fundraising quiz night held in February to raise funds to buy sports equipment for the school, a total of €1,475 was raised.  To date the school has purchased a backing board for the basket ball court and had markings put down on the astro turf pitch, so far totalling €700.  We will keep you updated with further purchases made with these proceeds.

As always, we would like to thank everyone who organised, who took part in, who made donations, who helped out, who contributed in any way and who sponsored this very successful and enjoyable night.

County Photos will be in school on Wednesday 14th October; please click on link below to read a letter from them outlining the new processes etc.

School Photographer

Activities to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge will be as follows:

Friday 13^th March is Green Day – children to dress in Green/National Colours to celebrate – they can be as inventive as they wish.
There will also be an Irish Cookery Demonstration and Tasting – Children from the senior classes will cook some traditional Irish food.  All the children in the school will get the opportunity to taste the food that will be prepared.

Thursday 19^th March – All classes will perform Irish poems/songs for each other.
A whole school Tráith na gCéist will take place in the afternoon.

Friday 20^th March – All children will take part in a traditional Irish dance workshop.
We will also hold a Gaelic games activity day when all the children in the school will get to take part in GAA games throughout the day, i.e. Gaelic football, hurling, rounders and handball.

Attention of boys and girls aged 9+

Junior golf registration 2020

Junior golf registration and information evening will be held on
Thursday, March 12th at 6.30 p.m. in Ballyhaunis golf club. Anyone
interested in joining the club or in attending junior golf sessions
during the year is invited to attend, along with a parent/guardian.
Membership for the year (€60 for first family member, €50 per
subsequent member – includes €10 insurance fee) may be paid on the
night. Fee includes free golf sessions with lessons during school
holidays and full use of the club’s facilities (accompanied by an
adult).

March 2020 Newsletter