EVERYONE WELCOME

Wednesday 1st February

Mass at 1:00 in St. Therese's Church

Refreshments afterwards in the hall

CONFIRMATION

Confiration this year will take place on Sunday 26th February.

Commitment Ceremony will take place in Killenummery Church at 7.30 pm on Friday 10th February

As we start the New Year we encourage

healthy eating among all the children

MANY THANKS TO THE STUDENT COUNCIL WHO

RAISED MONEY IN THE BRIC A BRAC SALE AND BOUGHT 

SKIPPING ROPES TO THE VALUE OF €200.  

ALL THE CHILDREN ARE HAVING GREAT FUN SKIPPING AT BREAK TIMES

Crazy Hair Day  

SPORT

Hurling 

Plese support our Boys who have qualified for the

County Final - Sunday 6th March

Teeling Centre @ 11.45

"Matilda"      

Iggy Hegarty (Chairman)

NOVEMBER 2015

FRIDAY 1ST MAY

 SCIENCE FAIR

             1:00  -  2:00 PM

THURSDAY 26TH APRIL

   JERSEY  DAY !

€2  - PLEASE SUPPORT SLIGO IT COACHING SCHEME 

CHILDREN MAY WEAR THEIR FAVOURITE JERSEY TO SCHOOL TODAY

Certificate Received for Outstanding

Work in Fundraising

Clothing Collection

Thank you to all who donated clothes for our fund raising collection on Thursday 15th May.

We raised a total of €383 for our school

HEALTHY EATING SURVEY RESULTS

April 2014

INDOOR HURLING

SCIENCE FAIR 2014

March 2014 

GAAAmigos.    Well done to the pupils who participated in GAAmigos in Ballymote on 10th March.  Congratulations on representing your school so well.

No Cars Tuesday (NCT) .   Started on March 4th with a great turnout of parents, children and grandparents.  Lisa McDaniel from An Taisce, Alison the Community Garda, and Fr. Vincent - all were in attendance for the launch.  The sun shone and everyone wore their high vis jackets.  It was a very enjoyable morning.  Thanks to all concerned.  Looking forward to seeing you all again next Tuesday!   For safety reasons as many parents as possible are asked to join in any morning they are free.  Pictures to follow in the local paper.

 PANCAKE TUESDAY 4TH MARCH 2014 

February 2014

Coirm Gael Linn:  Best wishes to all the 5^th & 6^th class pupils who will be performing “An Piobaire Hamlin” in the HawkswellTheatre on Tuesday, 11th March.  Their performance will begin at 1.15pm sharp so any parents hoping to attend are asked to be there in time as the schedule tends to be rigorously adhered to.

2^nd Class - First Communion:  Best wishes to 2^nd class Communicants who will make their First Holy Communion  on 3^rd May.  First Confessions will take place on Tuesday, 11^th March at 7pm in St. Teresa’s Church – we wish them all a wonderful day.

Indoor Hurling:     Well done to our Boys and Girls Indoor Hurling teams who competed in the first round of the Indoor Hurling competition this week.  The Girls team, who are reigning County Champions have successfully made it through to the next round while our boys team drew their first match and failed to qualify for the next round in spite of a valiant effort in their 2^nd game against Geevagh.  Congratulations and well done to all our pupils on the sportsmanship they exhibited and best of luck to the girls in the next round.

Photos below show The Team with Benny and the coaches Ms Kearins & Kitty.

6^th Class - Confirmation:    6^th class pupils have now completed the workshops in the Parish Programme “You Shall be My Witness”.  Parents and pupils are reminded that the next stage of the preparation process for Confirmation will be the “Commitment Ceremony” which will take place on the 4^th March so it is important that they would all attend.  We also need a parent of one of the Confirmation Candidates to do a short reading at the Confirmation ceremony on 10^th May so any parent willing to volunteer for this job is asked to contact the school please as soon as possible.

Football Coaching:  The annual Student Coaching Scheme in conjunction with Cumann na mBunscol Co. Shligigh, Sligo County Board and Sligo IT is beginning this week.  Coaching will be given to all classes from Junior Infants – 6^th class (weather permitting) so pupils are asked to wear appropriate footwear on Thursdays.

Hurling Coaching:  We are very fortunate to have Benny Kenny join us again this year to work on the Hurling skills of the older pupils.  Coaching sessions will take place on a Tuesday so appropriate footwear to be brought in please.

Well Done:  Congratulations to Darra O’Loughlin (6^th class) who took part in Round 2 of the Cumann na mBunscol Place Kicking competition in the Teeling Centre on the 26^th February and has qualified for the next round.  Best of luck in the next stage of the competition. 

N.C.T. (No Car Tuesday):    Our Green Schools “ No Car Tuesday” initiative will begin on Tuesday March 4^th.   Parents are encouraged to walk a short distance with their children to school on that morning – suggested parking places include – St. Michael’s pitch, the hall or down in the village (and don’t forget those High-Vis jackets!!!).  For those who are interested in coming together we can meet at St. Michael’s Pitch at 9am or you can join us en route to launch NCT day.  Many thanks to Ms. Wynne for all her hard work in getting this initiative up and running!

 World Book Day:  This event is being celebrated on Thursday, 6^th March.  We are inviting all children to dress up as their favourite book character and bring in the book on that day.  We will have a “character parade” during the day.

Seachtain na Gaeilge:  St. Teresa’s N.S. will celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge from 10^th – 14^th March.  Events will include a Céilí Mór, Tráth na gCeist, Coirm Gael Linn etc so parents are encouraged to use a “cúpla focal” when visiting the school! M’ás feidir!

Enrolment Forms:  Enrolment Forms are currently available from the school.  If you know of anyone who is hoping to enrol their child with us in September but may not have heard that forms are available, please let them know that they can call to the school or phone us at 0719164939. 

Guest Speaker:  We will have a guest speaker from the RSA joining us on Thursday, 6^th March.  She will be talking to all the pupils about road safety and the importance of following the Rules of the Road.  Many thanks to Ms. Wynne who is organising this event.

Swimming: Swimming Lessons for 1^st & 2^nd class pupils will begin on the 19^th March for 6 weeks in Sligo Sports Complex.  Parents are reminded to send in the swimming gear, towels etc with pupils each Wednesday.  Please ensure that all outstanding monies are forwarded to the school by the 14^th March.

Grandparents Day:    Many thanks to all who joined us for Grandparents Day.  Sincere thanks also to the parents who helped with the teas & coffee and all who donated some baked goods, biscuits etc.  Well done to Ruth & Ms. McHugh for organising the event.

School Policies:  Parents are reminded that school policies are available for their perusal on our school website www.ballintogherns.ie

MARCH 4th: NCT day !!

 No Cars Tuesday(NCT) starts on March 4th 2014  as part of  the  travel theme  for the Green Schools programme. Please meet at St Michaels pitch at 9am where parents & pupils will walk to school together. Pupils are reminded to wear their high vis jackets, which will be distributed shortly at school. Thank you.

Wednesday 5th February 2014

Some reading glasses have been found outside the school.  Please contact the school for further information.

December 201333 

Carols By Candlelight

SANDY KELLY VISITS OUR SCHOOL MAY 2013

E-Safety Workshop (parents of 5th & 6th class pupils)

Please note that Coola Post Primary School will be hosting a workshop on the topic of E-Safety in the Canteen of Coola Post Primary school on 7th March from 7.30 - 8.30pm.  The workshop will be hosted by Katherine Mc Cann and will cover topics including Internet Safety, Cyber Bullying etc..  Parents of 5th&6th class pupils in the local area have been invited to attend.

Safer Internet Day: is a global drive to promote a Safer Internet for all users, especially young people and  is celebrated in Ireland on Tuesday, 5th February 2013. In order to participate in this event,  the staff of St. Teresa's N.S. will be spending some time speaking to the children about internet safety. The theme for this year will be online rights and responsibilities and the slogan is "connect with respect".  For further details please click on www.scoilnet.ie and www.saferinternetday.ie 

National Parents Council - Talk for Parents:

The National Parents Council has invited all Parents to attend a talk in the Education Centre Sligo Institute of Technology, Ballinode, Sligo on Tuesday 19th February at 7.30pm about "The Importance of Minding Your Mind!"  The guest speaker for the evening is Ms. rachel Reilly.  Rachel works for the organisation Mental Health Ireland, covering the Sligo/Leitrim area, and also comes from a teaching background.  She will give a brief overview on the evening of the importance for us all, both in our role as parents and for ourselves as individuals, in taking care of our mental health.  Rachel will also outline some practical tips on how we can accomplish this and learn new perspectives and strategies that can improve our wellbeing and that of our children.

The NPC Sligo County Branch AGM will take place following the presentation by Ms Rachel Reilly

This event is FREE and All parents are welcome!

Visit from Sligo Rovers:

On Thursday, 10th January we were delighted to welcome some members of the Sligo Rovers Team who visited our school. A great number of the children took the opportunity to dress in red & white and so the Sligo Rovers players - Ross Gaynor and Alan Keane (and of course Keith Dwyer who had organised it all) were greeted by a sea of red & white!!!  They also brought along the League trophy which was amazing.  Congratulations to James Keegan (4th class) who was presented with a special jersey by the Sligo Rovers team which added to the occasion.  Many thanks to all who organised the visit!

Photographer

The Photographer will visit St. Teresa's N.S. on Tuesday, 12th February to take photographs of any child/ren who wish to have his / her photograph taken.  Please click on "Parent Information" page of the website to obtain further information.

GAAmigos

Pat Kilcoyne visited the school on Monday 17th December to facilitate the "GAAmigos Inter Schools Skills Competition". Well done to the following pupils who have made it to the next round of the competition:

Conor Whelehan, Gary Healy, Cian Mc Gowan, Sub: Seán Caulfield,

Kayleigh Haran, Eva Delahunt, Darra O' Loughlin, Sub: Tia Farren

We wish them best of luck in the next round !

Preparing for the Winter

Do you feel you could use a checklist to help you prepare for the Winter Months? Why not click onto http://www.winterready.ie/  for some suggestions on how to beat the Winter Blues!

A visit from Joe

As Christmas approaches we are fortunate again this year to have Joe Kennedy coming to the school to sing some Christmas Carols and talk to the children about the true meaning of Christmas.  The sessions will take place throughout the day on Monday, 17th December

Drumming Workshop

A Drumming Workshop for all pupils from Junior Infants - 6th class inclusive will take place on Wednesday, 12th December.  The sessions will be given by Mr. Peter Currane, and will offer the pupils the opportunity to learn percussion skills, try some Samba drumming and explore African Drumming beats.  It should be a wonderful day!

Science Week 

A Science Fair will be held in Sligo IT on Sunday, November 11th from 12noon to 6pm (marking the beginning of Science Week). A group of students from St. Teresa's National School will be displaying experiments at the "Primary Science Display" on Sunday, 11th Nov. (from 12.30pm to 2.30pm). We wish these students every success.  

For furthere information regarding  the "Science Fair" please see the following website  http://itsligo.ie/ (under Upcoming Events).

Physical Education:      P.E. class will take place on Thursdays in Ballintogher Hall. Please note that your child is required to take their runners to school in order to participate in Physical Education class. White – soled / non-marking runners are to be worn.