Scoil Muire Na Dea Chomhairle

Kilkishen National School Parents Association

NEWSLETTER JUNE 2016
Dear Parents/Guardians
We are coming to the end of the School Year and the Parents Association Committee wanted to update all
parents on progress and activities this year.

Parents Association Activities

BBQ Helpers

BBQ Sports Day

As part of the Kilkishen NS Sports Day on June 22nd, a BBQ was
organised by the Parents Association Committee. Total food costs
for the day was 320.11 and the event raised 382.00
Matt Donovan very kindly volunteered his time to cook the BBQ
on the day. The food was excellent and enjoyed by children and
adults alike. The day also included a range of activities, races etc.
for the children and adults.
The day overall was great fun and thankfully the weather was
kind to us!!!!

Presentation to Former Committee Members

As part of the Sport day event in the school on June 22nd a
small presentation was made to Maeve McNamara, Niamh
Mc Namara and Laura Woods (absent on the day). Maeve,
Laura and Niamh have been involved with the Parent
Association for a long number of years. Sincere Thanks for
all their good work in this time

Holy Communion
A reception for the Kilkishen NS, Communion Class and their Families was held on 21st May in the school. A
large number of parents volunteered to help on the day and we had beautiful homemade food and cakes
provided by parents in the school. Nonie Donnellan again sponsored the Holy Communion Cake for the day.
A huge Thank You to all the volunteers who made the day very enjoyable for all the families.
6th Class Graduation
The 6th Class Graduation 2016 will be held at Kilkishen Cultural Centre on Tuesday 28th June at 7.30. On behalf
of the Parents Association, a small presentation will be made to each 6th class child to mark their time in
Kilkishen NS. Best Wishes to all the children in their new venture into secondary school and to those parents
that are now finished with primary school.

Fundraising Activities
Clothes Collection
The recent LENREC Clothes Collection resulted in 558 kg of items being collected which will result in the
raising of 275.00 euro approximately. The funding raised through this initiative will be used to purchase
additional books for the accelerator reader programme in Kilkishen NS.

Bag-Packing
Kilkishen NS Parents Association organised a bag packing event as a
fund raiser for the school in Dunnes Stores, Shannon on Friday 24thand
Saturday 25thof June 2016. The fundraiser was an opportunity to raise
funds for the building of a ball wall in the grounds of the school
(similar to the picture attached). The ball wall can be used by the
children playing handball, camogie, hurling and football.
The initiative raised 1914.25. A huge thank you to all parents who
helped out with this initiative. It took a huge amount of organisation
and effort to achieve this.
Great Limerick Run 2016
The participation of children from Kilkishen NS in the Great Limerick Run resulted in approximately 450
being raised for school activities.
Parents Association Committee Plans 2016/2017
In consultation with the Board of Management of Kilkishen NS, the following projects have been identified as
areas where the Parents Association can support developments in the school in 2016/2017.
Handball Wall
Guest Speakers (e.g. Skipping Coach)
Bus Trips for pupils to free activities/events such as Clare Museum
Bike Rack
Books for Library
Equipment, e.g.. Laptops for school to build up IT infrastructure
In addition the following activities and events are proposed for the coming school year;

Parents Association Open Evenings (2-3 times per year)

School Policies ( School times, Uniforms, Healthy Eating etc)
School Garden, School Crafts, School Choir etc)

Coffee Morning Junior Infant Parents

The Parents Association will host a coffee morning for new Junior Infant Parents on August 31st in Kilkishen
Cultural Centre. The Coffee Morning will take place immediately following school drop off on the first day of
school. Tea/Coffee and sympathy freely available.
Fundraising Activities
The following are some proposed fundraising activities for the new school year. (Sponsored Walk, Table Quiz,
Pop up shop, 45 card drive, Calendar, Christmas Cards, Split the Pot, 80s night etc.)
We need the assistance of all parents on an on-going basis and would be delighted with any offers of help. We
will be making contact with you in early September to progress these plans.
Kind regards
Fiona Boyce
Chairperson
On behalf of the Parents Association Committee
Junior infants Heather McArthur , Senior infants Jane Collins, 1st Class Edel McInerney, 2nd Class Nicole Zimmerman,
3rd Class Brian Kavanagh, 4th Class Fiona Boyce, 5th Class Kevin Donovan, 6th Class Mairead Frost, Monica Greaves
and Aidan Moroney,(Board of Management Representatives)