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There will be no homework club on Monday, 18th April 2016 due to a staff meeting.

Dance Classes will commence with our dance teacher Kevin for all children from Junior Infants to Sixth Class on Thursday, 5th May 2016 for six weeks. If you wish your child to participate in the dance classes the cost is ten euro per child. The children always enjoy these dance lessons with Kevin and they cannot wait to get started on this years dances for the whole school dance performance which will be sometime in June.

We are holding a non – uniform day in Kilbride National School on Thursday, 28th April 2016. The proceeds of this non – uniform day will go towards the purchase of literacy resources for the children in the school. Whatever contribution you can make on this day will be greatly appreciated!

Weather permitting, we are looking forward to a fun and busy day in the garden on Thursday the 21st April 2016. All the children are asked to wear old clothes. Many thanks to Miriam McHale for organising the activities for the day.

Mrs. Crosby along with Third and Fourth Class have been completing the Blue Star Programme this year. They are really enjoying this programme this year and have completed a lot of work on Europe and the European Union. To finish up this programme we are holding a Europe Day in Kilbride National School on Wednesday, 20th April 2016. We have lots of fun activities planned for this day. There are activities that each class teacher will do with their class to teach them all about Europe and projects / other work that Third and Fourth Class have completed will be on display in the school for the other children to see. There will also be a whole school quiz based on Europe and the European Union. Finally, at 1pm, after big lunch the children will create a chain around the yard and we will do the handshake for Europe. We are all really looking forward to this day! Well done to Third and Fourth Class for all the hard work that they have put into the Blue Star Programme this year.

Weather permitting and providing the condition of the pitch has improved there will be hurling training after school on Tuesday, 19th April 2016. Any child from Third Class to Sixth Class who wishes to take part and be a member of the school hurling team should ensure that they bring their hurling gear including shin guards and a helmet with them to school on Tuesday.

The Drumcondra reading Assessment Test will commence in the school at the end of April. Parents will be notified when all the testing is complete and the results will be written in the End of Year School Report.

Congratulations and well done to the following children in Kilbride National School who were winners in the recent Write – A – Poem competition run by the Navan Education Centre. Their poetry entries really impressed the judges. Well done Mark D, Mark L, Jane, Annie – Jane, Lucy C, Ella and Diarmuid. Well done also to all the children in the school from Junior Infants to Sixth Class who also wrote poems for this competition.

Congratulations to all the children who represented Kilbride National School so well on the day and we are all very proud of them. They did very well. Many thanks to Mrs. Mallee for organising the children for the championships and to all of the parents who supported the children on the day. Well done again to all the children who participated from First Class right up to Sixth Class.

Next years book lists will be sent home shortly. Like last year, book rental books will be given to children before the summer holidays. Anyone who wishes to avail of the book rental scheme must submit the form and the money by Friday the 13th May 2016. No money and forms will be accepted after this date.