Newsletter 15th June 2016

Dates Of Importance

6th Class Graduation

Thursday 23rd June The graduation ceremony for this year’s 6th class will take place in the Assembly Hall, Bachelors Walk (beside the Garda Station) at 12pm on Thursday 23rd June.

Summer Holiday Closures

School will close at 12.30pm on Thurs 30th June for the summer holidays.

School will re-open in our new school building on Thursday 01st Sept at 8.50am

School Property Recall

Please return all school property e.g. Rental Books, Oxford Reading Tree books – anything borrowed from the school by this Friday 17th June. Thank you.

Dogs

Please be reminded that dogs are not allowed on the school premises.

Front Gate

We ask that if you are accessing the school during school hours to please use the small side gate as the gate to the front yard of Marine House must be kept closed at all times.

School Policies

The school’s Special Educational Needs and Relationships & Sexuality (RSE Policies are available on the school web-site. Any feedback or input to [email protected] before Monday 20th June

Teacher v Pupil Soccer Match organised by the Student Council

The long awaited Teacher v Pupil soccer match will take place on Friday, June 24th.

This is the second year of this fun event organised by the Student Council. The pupil team to play the teachers is the winning team from the Soccer League organised by the Student Council earlier in the term.

We ask each pupil to bring in 1 euro on the day in honour of the event. All the money collected will go to the two chosen charities for this year i.e. Wicklow Hospice and Focus Ireland. The Student Council would really appreciate your support.

Travel Survey

With regards to children getting to and from school when we’re in our new building, please see Travel Survey in School Bags tomorrow. We would appreciate it if you could fill it in and return it to school office on Friday 17th June.

School Bus Transport for 2016/17

Bus Eireann has requested a reminder for anyone who wishes to apply for School Transport for 2016/17, including those moving on to Post Primary Schools. You need to complete the online application form on www.buseireann.ie as soon as possible. Whilst the deadline date for applications was the 29th April 2016 Bus Éireann endeavours to process late applications but seats are not guaranteed on school transport services.

Bus Éireann are considering a pick up at the St. Laurences/St. Patricks area of Wicklow Town on one of our exiting buses. These will be on a concessionary basis. Please contact the office if you need more information

PTA NOTES

Summer Fair 2016

Thank you to everybody who turned out on Sunday for our last Summer Fair at Marine House. We had a lovely afternoon and only got slightly damp in places. We just about covered our costs and had a few euro left over to add to the plant sale proceeds to contribute towards setting up the garden at the new school premises.

New PTA Committee 2016 – 2018

The current PTA Committee members are nearing the end of their two years. If anybody is interested in taking up a role on the Committee please contact [email protected]. Current Committee members are happy to provide details of duties and level of involvement required for each role. New Committee members will take up their roles after the AGM in early October 2016.

My Marine House Postcards

The final order for individual packs of postcard designs will be put in this week. Samples of individual cards were sent home a couple of weeks ago. Please return your order form by Friday, 17 June if you wish to order a pack of postcards. Selection packs are available to buy from the school office.

Wicklow Lifeboat Station Visits – All Scheduled for 10am