Agreed Report

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The following is the agreed report of the most recent Board of Management meeting

1. The Board of Management ratified the revised enrolment policy

2. An Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) class will open in Knock National School at the beginning of the next academic year. The class will be a special class for children with autism.

3. The Board of Management was not successful in its application for Summer Works Scheme 2016. Repairs will commence shortly to the floor in the senior room which was damaged as a result of a leak.

 

Summer Camps 2016

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Hip Hop Dance Camp Move it with Michelle

Curam Family Centre, Claremorris.   August 15th to 19th

Contact: Michelle Sarsfield 087 2708342

Starcamp

Venues: Various     Dates:  Various  Book online: www.starcamp.ie

Seosamh Mac Gabhann Summer School

July 3rd to 8th    Kilmovee, Ballaghaderreen, Co Mayo

094 9649814;  Email: kilmoveefrc@eircom.net;  www.smgsummerschool.com

Claremorris Leisure Centre

Camps: various;  Dates: various

094 9371313;  www.claremorrisleisurecentre.ie

 

Half Day School Closure

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The school will close at 12 noon on Tuesday 31st May to facilitate Primary Language Curriculum teacher training.  Please ensure your children are collected promptly at 12 noon.  Many thanks.

‘Spirit of Knock’

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Dear Parents,

The 3rd annual ‘Spirit Of Knock’ 5k fun run/jog/walk will take place in Knock Village on Saturday 21st May @ 11am. We would invite and encourage all parents to come and participate, along with the children of the school, in what is a Community Event to generate much needed funds for our school.

We would encourage participation from all:- pupils, past pupils, parents, grandparents, friends, clubs, choirs, walking groups, etc.

If you are not able to participate we would appreciate help on the day, in the form of marshalling or providing some food/assistance for after race.

There will be an additional, supervised, 2K Kids Fun Race this year, with prizes for boys & girls from Junior Infants to 3rd class -Free Entrance. This Fun Race will be fully supervised and will go over a safe course away from main traffic.

Pupils from 4th -6th Class can participate in the main 5k Race with a prize for the first boy & girl from the school to finish.

The main 5k race/jog/walk is €10 for adults, €5 for students, €20 family. National School kids go FREE.

This year the event has been very generously sponsored by Kieran Whelton Motors and we are very grateful for his assistance.

Enquiries Mob: 086-2938-216

Regards,

Knock National School Parents’ Association

First Communion

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Congratulations to all the children who made their First Communion today. Thank you to Fr Burke, Fr Richard and Ms Tansey for their work preparing the children for the sacrament. Thank you to Ms Horkan, Ms Conlon and Una Nolan for their work with the school choir.

SCCUL Galway Choral Festival

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Well done to the boys and girls from Knock NS who took part in the SCCUL Galway Choral Festival today in the GMIT. Many thanks to Ms Conlon for all her work with the choir over the past few weeks and to Aine Duffy who accompanied the choir on piano.

Tunnel

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Many thanks to Ms Conlon for organising new plastic for our tunnel and for helping to put it up over the weekend.

SCCUL Choral Competition

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As advised in the recent May e-Zine, a group of children will be attending a Choral Festival in GMIT, Galway on Friday 6th May.  This group will be leaving school at 07.45am SHARP and will return during school time.  The cost of the bus will be €6 each please, which has been heavily subsidised by the school on this ocassion.  All arrangements and relevant information will be advised to the group.

 

The Choral Competition will be live streamed and can be viewed on www.gmit.ie/streaming. The Primary competition commences at 10.00am and will conclude by 11.00am.

Parents can click on the above link to view the performance.

 

Tesco Community Fund

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We have today received our cheque for €330 from Tesco.  Many thanks to everyone who voted for us by depositing their blue tokens on the Knock NS slot.  The money raised from this initiative and from the recent Cash for Clobber campaign (€515) will go towards the purchase of more Chrome books for the school’s IT equipment.

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