Present:

Yvonne Garrigan, Janice Doyle, Amber Godwin, Deirdre Flanagan, Tara Crawford

Apologies: Sinead Watson, Rebeka Gemmell, Magda Joyce, Oona Frawley, Toni Walsh, Isobel O’Duffy, Sophia Cussen, Aoife Kelliher, Kate Kelly

1. Active Week

  • Active Week runs from Monday 30th May to Friday 3rd June.
  • Bike To School Day will be held on Wednesday 1st June.
  • Sports Day will be held on Thursday 2nd June in Finsbury Park.

There will be various other events organised during the week, and we will be looking for some volunteers to help with activities and refreshments. More details to follow.

2. Garden plant sale

Amber brought up the idea of having a garden plant sale, which has been approved by the school. The date of the plant sale is to be confirmed.

3. Tesco Blue Tokens

WETNS’ run for Tesco Blue Tokens has come to an end. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to pop their tokens in. WETNS will receive a cheque for around €300 from Tesco in the coming weeks.

4. My Marine House Commemorative Postcard Project

The postcard submissions were sent to the printers on Friday 12 May, and the proofs are expected to be returned in the middle of next week. Anyone who submitted will receive a proof with the option to purchase pack(s) of postcards. Selection packs will be available for purchase at Brendan’s retirement on Friday 27 May and at the Summer Fair.

5. PTA Committee 2016/2017

Anyone interested in taking up a role on the PTA committee for the new school year starting September 2016, please contact a member of the current committee.

6. Summer Fair

The Summer Fair will be held on Sunday 12 June. There will be music, games, stalls and fun and hopefully amazing weather for our final fair in Marine House.

If any parent crafters would like a stall at the fair, you can contact Yvonne on 089 4185867 or [email protected] to arrange this. There will be no charge for the stall, just a donation or a small gift for the raffle. More details on the fair to follow.

7. Next PTA meeting

The next PTA meeting is scheduled to be held at 9am on Wednesday 1 June.