Millstreet Parents' Association A.G.M.

8:30pm

October 2nd (Monday)

Millstreet GAA Hall

We wish Ms. Looney and all the Millstreet Camogie Team the very best of luck in the county final. 

It has been brought to our attention that this viral infection is now an issue in our locality. To help prevent the spread of this contagious virus, please read the information leaflet below and keep your child at home if he/she has any of the associated symptoms.  

The pupils of Room 8 are currently taking part in cycle safety training course run by 'Cycle Sense'. 

The course is aligned to 'Cycle Right', the National Standard for Cycle Training in Ireland, and is delivered by qualified trainers from the national register. 

The training will prove invaluable to 5th & 6th Class. For those who already cycle to school, the benefits are obvious, but training is just as important for children who only cycle at home and during the holidays. In fact, everyone who will ever get on a bike needs to learn the safety skills required to assess situations on the road and how to react to them . 

Also, by teaching children to cycle safely,l and by encouraging them to cycle in the course of their daily lives, we are putting in place the habit of exercise- at a time when lack of exercise in our youngsters is a growing cause of concern. 

The course will consist of 6 (8 hours) sessions with the pupils. Topics covered will include: safe equipment; rules of the road; starting and stopping; road positioning; shoulder checking; turning left and right; overtaking and traffic manoeuvres, and, where appropriate to the group, on-road training.

The emphasis of the course is on safety through control of the bike and awareness of surroundings. It will be very beneficial to trainees to have the opportunity to practice between sessions as this will more quickly develop the core bike handling skills needed for cycling on the road.

At the end of the course, each child will receive a certificate of participation.

(This is the letter Cycle Sense sent home to the parents/ guardians)

 

November 8th: 2nd- 6th Class will travel to Cork for the 'Cork Pops Orchestra'  December 13th: Juniors - 1st Class will travel to Macroom for  'Rudolph saves Christmas' musical presented by the Talisman Theatre.

Parents will be asked to contribute towards the costs of these outings. More details will be provided in the coming weeks. 

Junior and Senior Infant children are starting their 'Aistear' sessions this week. Our current theme is 'Birthdays' and we will soon upload photographs of the children busy at their stations. The children always have so much fun at 'Aistear'. 

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Please be vigilant in checking and treating your child's hair for lice. If a child goes untreated, head lice will become a widespread issue throughout the school. 

Sheila Fitzgerald visited our school today to photograph all our lovely Junior Infants. Hopefully some of these photographs will feature in Thursday's edition of 'The Corkman'.

Our new wall mural is almost complete thanks to the hard work of Mahwish Rauf throughout the summer months. Mahwish is mother to three of our pupils (Zainab, Fatima and Essa) and her artistic talent has really brightened up our school yard. All our pupils were very excited to help Mahwish put some of the finishing touches to the mural and now the handprints of all our pupils can be seen bordering this impressive paintwork. Here we share just a small selection of photographs. Further photographs will be shared in the coming days. 

It's that time of the year again and the Pupil Personal Accident Insurance is up for renewal. This insurance provides cover in respect of the medical and dental expenses resulting from an accident. As insurance costs in general have increased, we have shopped around and the most competitive from both a cost and cover perspective is AIG 24 Hours cover at a cost of €7 per pupil (cash only please)

If a discount will be applied from the Insurer, the balance will be contributed to the Parent Association account and this money will be used for the benefit of both school. 

If you wish your child to be covered, please complete the form sent home with your child. All forms and fees should be returned by September 15th. 

Kind regards, 
​Millstreet Parents' Association