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February 20th The school re-opens to-day after the mid-term. Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday. Click here for more. Children have been invited to attend mass in the church on Wednesday (11.15am) to celebrate the start of LENT. Children who cycle to school should enter the school grounds by the gate nearest Templeogue Wood. Bicycles racks are provided near this entrance. The Gardaí advise that all children who cycle to school should wear a helmet. February 10th Well done to Alan, Billy, Dylan H, Dylan R, Leo and Sean who won gold medals recently in the Dublin Community Games Draughts Competition. They now go on to represent Dublin in the Leinster Final. Click here to read a report written by the boys. The Parents Association would like to say a big thank you to everyone for all the beautiful cakes produced for the cake sale. It was a huge success and the amount raised was €1,739.35 February 7th Click here to view a slide show on Bishop Galvin - His Life and Times. February 25th is the 100th Anniversary of Bishop Galvin's departure for China. February 6th Click here to read a lovely poem written by Ms. Kelly's 5th class, called "Hope". February 3rd Niall de Búrca visited the school to-day and entertained all pupils with some tall stories. Niall is a renowned storyteller and it is always a pleasure to welcome him to the school. He gave 4 performances in total and each performance had different stories. Judging by the reaction of his audiences, he will invited back again next year!!
January 31st Click here to view January Newsletter January 30th Food Dudes is a programme to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables in school and at home. Children are encouraged to taste and eat fruit / vegetables in school for 16 days. There are rewards for tasting and eating their daily portion. The programme is designed to enable children to enjoy eating healthy diets. Food Dudes has been shown to be effective and long lasting. We will participate in the programme during the month of March. Children will be given a small portion of fruit and veg to sample each day. All portions will be pre-packed and delivered each day to the school. More details to follow. The Food Dudes programme has direct links to the SPHE Curriculum - Strand Unit Taking Care of My Body. January 27th Ceremony of Commitment for Confirmation children on Sunday next at 12 noon in the Church of St. Jude the Apostle. DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) time has been a tremendous success. Every person in the school now reads each morning at the same time. One could hear a pin drop in the school at this time with every person involved in one activity....... reading. Many thanks to all who sent books to the school library, ensuring children have a large selection of books to choose from. The Book Fair will also give children and parents an opportunity to choose books for reading. If at all possible, please support the Book Fair. January 26th The Book Fair commences tomorrow. Children will be given an opportunity to view and order books. Children will be informed in school of the times that the Book Fair will be open to them. Tuesday night, 31st of January, is Open Night for the Book Fair and parents may visit the school to view and buy books on that evening from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Click here for details of the Parents Association Cake Sale The Parents Association are holding a "Help Me to Parent" talk on Wednesday evening, March 7th in BGNS school hall. The presenter is Martine Newe. It's aimed at parents of 4 - 11 year olds. Topics will include positive parenting and positive discipline, the importance of play and special time, the power of encouragement, establishing rules, using consequences and parental self-care. Click here to view the "Help me to Parent" website. Well done to Leo, Billy, Dylan, Kevin, Valentyn and Francis who won medals recently at a Chess Competition. Report to follow.
January 25th Click here to see a copy of our Enrolment Policy Click here to see a copy of our Child Protection Policy January 20th The Ceremony of Commitment for pupils in 6th class who will be presenting themselves for Confirmation will be held in the Church of St. Jude the Apostle at 12 on Sunday next, 29th January. January 17th Reminder - The school will be open until normal closing time tomorrow, Wednesday. January 16th Click here to view a recommended list of books for primary school children to read. Scroll down to "Miscellaneous" and click on "Recommended Reading". January 12th Click here to view the Parents Association Newsletter. Many thanks to all who sent in books to the school last week. These books will now become part of class libraries and will be available to all children. Each morning all children and staff participate in DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) time. This is an all school strategy to encourage children to read for pleasure and has proved to be a huge success with children. The school calendar which was sent home in September indicated that the school would close at 1.40pm next Wednesday, 18th January. As published in the December Newsletter, the school will now remain open until normal closing time. January 9th 2012 The school re-opened to-day after the Christmas holidays. Good health to all in 2012. Please note the message in relation to traffic in the vicinity of the school which was sent to all parents in December. Parents are urged not to enter the school park and to advise their children to always use the school traffic wardens when crossing the road. Click on the December newsletter for more information. December 21st School closes for Christmas to-day and will re-open on January 9th at 9.00am Very best wishes to our school community for Christmas and the New Year. Go raibh sonas oraibh an Nollaig seo. December 20th Well done to all who participated so well in this morning's Carol Service. In particular, míle buíochas to our choir and the readers. Click here for the December Newsletter. Please note the message in relation to traffic in the vicinity of the school. Click here to see the beautiful wreath that Ms. Johnston's 3rd class made with old clothes. December 19th Ms. Ní Fhaoláin's class have put together a selection of stories called "Marooned on a Desert Island" Click here to read. Thanks to all who sent in items for the VDP. A full van load of food left the school on Friday for distribution in time for Christmas. Go raibh maith agaibh. The Carol Service on Wednesday will now commence at 11.30am. All welcome. Click here for the Carols December 14th The annual collection in aid of the St. Vincent de Paul takes place this week. Non-perishable food items may be sent to the school for distribution by the VDP. They will be collected by a local conference on Friday. The children will be attending a Carol Service in St. Jude's on Wednesday next at 11.15am. Well done to the Football team who played in arctic conditions in Croke Park yesterday. They played very well but on the day were beaten by a stronger team. Congratulations also to the fantastic supporters. Click here to view some photos on our website. Click here to view photos taken by Fergus Mc Nally from St. Judes. December 12th The Football team play in Croke Park tomorrow in the final of Corn na nGearaltach. The game is at 2.15pm. Buses for children who will be attending the game will leave at 12.45pm. We hope to be back in school by 4.15pm. Parents who will be collecting children are asked to be at the school before this time. Schoolbags may be left in school tomorrow. Children who are not attending the game may remain in school until the normal time. If children are being collected early, they should be collected at 12.30pm. A note should be sent to the teacher informing them of this in the morning so that children will be ready for collection. Children should wear their school tracksuits and a warm coat. Hats, gloves and scarves are advisable. Children will not be permitted to visit shops in the stadium. Good luck to the team. December 9th Tickets for Corn na nGearaltach Final will be available in the school on Monday and Tuesday. Adults €5, Children €3. Money may be sent in with your child or tickets can be collected from the office. Supporters cannot enter the stadium without a ticket and they will not be on sale at the stadium. December 8th The annual VDP collection takes place in the school over the next week. Parents, who wish to, may send in non-perishable food items. 6th class children will collect the items each morning next week and will store them for collection by the VDP on Friday 16th December. As reported in the recent newsletter, the staff has requested that children should not bring presents to teachers. If families are in a position to give presents, perhaps the VDP might be the beneficiary. December 7th The children will attend Mass in the local church tomorrow, December 8th, at 11.15am to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Mr. Geraghty's class made pizzas recently. Click here to read the report and to view some photos. December 6th Click here to read poems on bullying written by Ms. Kelly's 5th class. December 2nd A sum of money was found at the gates of Bishop Galvin this morning. Contact the school. December 1st Click here to see Ms. Johnston's 3rd class and Ms. Seoighe's 3rd class showing off their dancing skills. Click here to see Ms. Brennan's 4th class dancing. Scroll down to the 4th class section or click on the 4th Class link at the top of the page. Click here and listen to the children welcome Sam to BGNS!! Better late than never!!! November 30th The November Newsletter is now available. Click here. Please note that children going to Croke Park to support the school team will need to return permission slips by Friday. If you didn't get a note, please contact the school. November 29th A note re our upcoming final in Croke Park was sent home to-day. This should be returned to school tomorrow. The November Newsletter will be published tomorrow. November 24th Parents Association Quiz for pupils in Bishop Galvin takes place in the school hall tomorrow night. It starts at 7.30pm sharp. Thanks to all who have sent in subscriptions over the past week. Outstanding subscriptions can be sent in to your child's teacher. Date for your Diary - This year's Carol Service for pupils of Bishop Galvin will take place in St. Jude's Church on Wednesday 21st December at 11.00am. November 23rd Click here to view 3rd class children showing off their dancing skills. November 22nd The Senior Football team will be playing in the final of Corn na nGearaltach in Croke Park on Tuesday, 13th December at 2.15pm. November 21st The Parents Association are holding a Quiz for pupils on Friday night in the school hall. Mr. Breheny is the Quizmaster. Expect questions on The Simpsons!! Congratulations to Deirdre Bourke who was recently elected Chairperson of the Parents Association. We wish her and her new committee every success. We also send good wishes to former Chairperson, Caherine Scully, on her retirement. The senior football team continue their preparations for next month's big final in Croke Park with a game against Diivine Word, Rathfarnham in St. MacDara's tomorrow at 3.15pm. November 18th Click here to view the Science reports from 4th and 5th classes. Click here to view photos of the four football teams who represented BGNS in Cumann na mBunscol competitions this year. November 17th Many thanks to all the parents who visited the school for Parent Teacher Meetings over the past few days. If any parent could not make their meeting this week, please contact the school to arrange an appointment. The 4th classes had a treat to-day with a visit from a Scientist. A report from one of our pupils will be uploaded tomorrow. One of our 5th classes had a visit from an Astronomer on Tuesday. Miss Kelly's class produced some art work. Apparently, this work is going to the moon!! A report on this will also be available tomorrow. If you have not seen the photographs of the children in their Halloween Costumes, please click here. Click again to enlarge and view a slide show. November 16th Parent teacher meetings take place this afternoon from 3.00pm until 4.15pm. November 14th Welcome to our new look website. Some of the links may not be working at present. We hope to resolve this over the next few days..... please be patient. The end product will be worth waiting for!! Parent Teacher Meetings take place on Wednesday and Thursday. Contact the school if you have not received an appointment. The school team are going to Croke Park. More news to follow. The team, with Mr. Devaney, Mr. Lafferty, Kevin McManamon, is seen here on Kevin's recent visit to the school with Sam Maguire.
October 28th Congratulations to all the children and staff who dressed up for Halloween today. A great day was had by all. We wish everyone a very happy and safe mid-term break. Please take good care at Halloween. Parents are requested to reinforce the safety messages which the Garda, and the teachers, constantly deliver to pupils. We hope the children enjoy the fun and remember the advice given to them to play safely this Halloween. October 20th What a super day!!! Past pupil and Dublin Hero Kevin Mc Manamon brought the Sam Maguire Cup to BGNS. The hall was a sea of blue with flags hanging from the rafters! The children welcomed Kevin by singing Sam is Coming Home and I'm sure it could be heard back up in Tymon! Paul Maguire, Gerard Mc Manus (Past pupils and u-21 All Ireland Hurling Finalists) and Jamie Desmond and Tom Devlin (Past pupils and Minor All Ireland Hurling finalists) also joined us and they brought the Leinster Trophies they won along. October 18th Today Ms. O'Sullivan's class did a Car Park Maths Trail October 17th This week is Maths Week. This is a National Event to promote the importance of Maths in our daily lives. In Bishop Galvin all classes will take part in activities which will show the significance of Maths in everyday situations. We also hope to show that Maths can be both stimulating and fun. Different activities are planned for each class. Maths Trails, Problem Solving, Soduku, Code Breakers, Bingo, Interactive Computer Games, Puzzles and many other age appropriate activities are planned. Parents are requested to use the week as an opportunity to talk to children about the importance of Maths in their lives. Perhaps an opportunity could be taken to ask children about the activities which are taking place in the school. It is also hoped to put some information, and some Maths Homework for parents, on the school website!! September 16th September 14th Bishop Eamon Walsh, Fr. O' Brien and a team from the parish visited the school yesterday with the Eucharistic Bell. They spoke briefly to the Confirmation children and explained the significance of the visit. The Eucharistic Congress takes place in Dublin next June. The Date for Confirmation next year is Wednesday, May 23rd. September 9th Next Friday is "Dub Day" as we prepare for next weekend's big game. Pupils who have a Dublin jersey may wear it to school on Friday. If no Dublin jersey is available, any GAA jersey will do. Pupils may also wear the school tracksuit. We send our very best wishes to Kevin McManamon, a past pupil of the school. Kevin was man of the match in the semi-final. Pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th will have received Forecast Cards for the game. There is no obligation to buy any line but all cards must be returned to the school. A meeting of parents / guardians of new pupis will take place on Wednesday week, 21st September at 8.00pm. September 2nd The school re-opens on Wednesday, August 31st at 9.00am. |
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