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Child Safeguarding Review

19/5/2020

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​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 27th April 2020.
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 • 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).
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Policies for review

2/4/2020

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Dear Parents,

Please have a read through these policies and email feedback to office@killinans.com before 9th April 2020. 
  • Draft Admission's Policy
  • Draft Child Safeguarding Statement 
  • Draft Risk Assessment
  • Draft Anti-Bullying Policy

Kind regards,
Dominic Tyrrell
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COVID-19 Closures - Class Work-packs

16/3/2020

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Dear Parents,

Please click on your childs' class to download the work-pack that was sent home for your his/her class as a result of the COVID-19 unprecedented school closure. If you need any support or have any questions, please feel free to email us at office@killinans.com.
  • Junior Infants
  • Senior Infants
  • First Class
  • Second Class
  • Third & Fourth Class
  • Fifth and Sixth Class

Kind regards,
Dominic Tyrrell
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Parental access to Twinkl website

13/3/2020

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Dear Parents,

Twinkl is an online platform that offers lots of exciting games and resources for children at primary level. To support schools with the challenge of remote learning during the COVID-19 school closure period, they are offering parents free access to their portal for one full month. Please take advantage of this as it really is a super website and you will find lots of great games and resources that will help to keep your son/daughter on track over the next few weeks. Please read the information below, which outlines the steps that you should follow to register. As always, if you have any queries please drop the school an email at office@killinans.com. Also, remember to follow our school on Twitter (@killinans) to get school updates. 

Kindest regards,
Dominic Tyrrell
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Message from Twinkl
We are offering all parents and teachers a One Month FREE Ultimate Membership to Twinkl.ie. This will allow parents and teachers unlimited access to every single resource for every single curriculum subject from junior infants to sixth class.
 
Setting this up is really easy to do - go to www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS. We’d like your support to get this message out. We’ve also put together some guidance which outlines several ideas for how schools can support parents during school closures. Please visit our blog for more information. This code will only work for new memberships. If you are an existing member with a Core or Extra membership, please get in touch and we will upgrade you to Ultimate right away.
Accessing this offer on Twinkl.ie will allow parents the opportunity to transform their home into a classroom by being able to access PowerPoints, games, songs, rhymes, stories, worksheets and much more for every area of all subjects on the curriculum from junior infants to sixth class.
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Christmas Raffle Sponsors

13/12/2019

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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
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Christmas Raffle Winners

13/12/2019

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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
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Sacrament Dates 2019-20

26/9/2019

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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.
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Mobile Library

30/5/2019

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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.
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Our 5k Event

21/5/2019

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Congratulations to our Communion class

20/5/2019

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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. ​
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