Killina National School - School News

Christmas Raffle Sponsors

13/12/2019

Many thanks to the following companies who kindly sponsored our Christmas Raffle this year. The success of our raffle is largely due to the generous donations from our wonderful families and the following local shops and businesses. Remember to shop local this Christmas and show our appreciation to the companies who supported Killina National School this Christmas.

Lé Chelle’s Hair Salon, Allenwood
Tom Baker Family Butcher, Allenwood
Michael Anderton Photography, Allenwood
Sanitas Take-away
Allenwood Laundrette/Carroll’s Tyres, Allenwood
Glennons, Allenwood
Spar, Allenwood
Bergins Family Food Store (XL), Derrinturn
Hair by Serena Carberry, Derrinturn
Lou’s Barber, Derrinturn
Estee Health and Beauty Clinic, Derrinturn
The Turn Inn, Derrinturn
Daniel’s Food Store, Derrinturn
Centra, Derrinturn
Anna Marie’s Boutique, Edenderry
Tons of Fun, Edenderry
McGreals, Edenderry
Paradise Balance & Well Being
Ryans Pharmacy, Derrinturn

Christmas Raffle Winners

13/12/2019

We had a fantastic day on Friday 13th December for our annual Christmas raffle. Our wonderful Parent Association put so much effort into ensuring the success of this raffle and it certainly paid off. The winners of the main raffle were:

1st Prize: Voucher (Value €300)-William Connolly Jnr
2nd Prize: Voucher (Value €200)-Leah Mulvey
3rd Prize: Drinks Hamper (Value €150)- Emily Carey
4th Prize: Beauty Hamper (Value €75) —J.P. Dunne
5th Prize: Turkey and Ham — Tessie Duffy
6th Prize: Toy Voucher (€50) — Ruby Butler
7th Prize: Bottle of Brandy — Joshua O’Reilly
8th Prize: Turkey — Dan Kearney
9th Prize: Ham — Tadhg Duffy
10th Prize: Bottle of Whiskey — Barbara Aungier

Sacrament Dates 2019-20

26/9/2019

Dear Parents,

The schools in the Parish met with Fr. Fitzpatrick today to go through the dates for each Sacramental celebration. They are as follows:

2nd Class

Meeting for all Parents - Monday September 30th 2019
First Confession - March 12th 2020 at 7:30pm.
First Holy Communion - Saturday 9th May at 11 a.m.

6th Class

Enrolment Ceremony - Saturday November 30th
Ceremony of Light - Saturday February 8th
Confirmation - March 7th at 11 a.m.

Mobile Library

30/5/2019

Please remember to return application forms for your child's Kildare County Council Library card. Any child who wishes to use the mobile library in September must have a membership card.

Our 5k Event

21/5/2019

Congratulations to our Communion class

20/5/2019

Congratulations to the boys and girls in Second class on making their First Holy Communion. Many thanks to Mrs. Noonan for all of her hard work in preparing for this special day. Making thanks also to Ms. Dalton and the wonderful choir for the beautiful music they provided during this special ceremony. Also, a big thanks to Paula Garry Goulding for the fantastic work that she did this year as a Parent Representative (and much more) for both the Communion and Confirmation classes. Check out our school blog (here) to see how wonderful our boys and girls looked on their special day.

Child Safeguarding Statement review

2/5/2019

The Board of Management of St. Oliver Plunkett National School wishes to inform you that:
• The Board of Management’s annual review of the school’s Child Safeguarding Statement was completed at the Board meeting of 1st May 2019.
• This review was conducted in accordance with the “Checklist for Review of the Child Safeguarding Statement” published on the Department’s ‘website www.education.ie.

Kindest regards,
Raphael Leen (Chairperson)
Dominic Tyrrell (Principal)

The updated documents can be found in our Downloads section (here).

Bring 'n Buy Sale

1/4/2019

Our Bring 'n Buy takes place in the school on Friday 5th April.

Policy Review

4/3/2019

The Board of Management and staff of our school will be reviewing our Child Safeguarding Statement and Anti-Bullying Policy during the month of April. We are asking parents to review these policies (available here) and to give us feedback/suggestions which will help to inform our review. The Student Council will also be assisting us with our review.

Confirmation

28/2/2019

Congratulations to our wonderful boys and girls from 6th class who made their Confirmation. It was a beautiful and the children really did our school proud. Well done to Ms. Dalton for the hard work that she has put in to preparing the children and the fantastic choir for this special day. It was another lovely day for our school community.