Healthy Lunches

 Please review our Golden Rules from our Healthy Eating Policy

·        We are a nut free school (due to pupils' allergies) – This includes Nutella, peanut butter and other chocolate spreads.

     Recommended sandwich fillers:

• Plain cooked meats eg; cooked ham, plain chicken etc.
• Salads
• Tuna 
• Fruit spreads, relishes etc (natural sugars and low in fat)
• Cheese

Sandwich fillers which are NOT allowed in school:

• Hot deli foods
• Breaded meats (popcorn chicken, chicken fillets, etc)

·        No fizzy or isotonic drinks, crisps, sweets, chewing gum or chocolate (including chocolate coated biscuits) and cereal bars 

·        Water is the recommended drink 

First Holy Communion

 

St. Patrick’s Church, Portlaw

Parish of Portlaw & Ballyduff

 

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s),

We look forward to welcoming you and those who are making their First Communion here in St. Patrick’s Church Portlaw this Saturday, September 25^th 2021 at 10.00am.

First Communion is a beautiful Sacrament and occasion and we are looking forward to a relaxed ceremony. This can be achieved by simply following the instructions that you will be given on the day.

Our celebration takes place under continuing health guidelines and restrictions. For this reason numbers remain limited for every ceremony, which means that only two adults can accompany every child celebrating their First Communion.

The wearing of face masks, social distancing and use of hand sanitization is necessary.

With every good wish and blessing,

 

Fr. Richard O’Halloran PP

 

 

 

Infant Collection

 Dear Parents/Guardians,

Just to clarify how the collection of junior and senior Infants works at the end of the day.

Junior Infants

Parents line up along the blue/grey dots only. Please do not stand outside the gate or on the footpath. Children will not be sent out of the school grounds to be collected.

Senior Infants

Parents line up on the red dots and across the front of the school as pictured below.

Children will not be sent off the school grounds to be collected.

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Letter from Fr. Richard for Confirmation this Saturday

 

St. Patrick’s Church, Portlaw

 

Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s),

We look forward to welcoming you and those to be confirmed to St. Patrick’s Church Portlaw this Saturday, September 18^th 2021.

We will be celebrating a Confirmation Service and we are looking forward to a relaxed ceremony. This can be achieved by simply following the instructions that you will be given on the day.

Our celebration takes place under continuing health guidelines and restrictions. For this reason numbers remain limited for every ceremony, which means that only two adults can accompany every young person to be confirmed. One of these adults will stand as a Godparent during the ceremony. The wearing of face masks, social distancing and use of hand sanitization is necessary.

With every good wish and blessing,

 

Fr. Richard O’Halloran PP

Meeting with Patricia Barrett of Clodaigh House Wednesday 29th September @ 9.30am in the School GP Hall

 Good Morning,

You may be aware that Patricia Barrett is the new senior development officer for Clodaigh House.

She would like to meet parents and find out what services Clodaigh House should be focusing on for you and your families.

For example should they source play therapy for Portlaw, family supports and different types of one to one counselling supports?

Is there a demand for supports around ASD, ADHD, marriage breakdown, bereavement?

Is there a demand for additional services such as OT, physio, Speech and Language or psychology?

This is an opportunity for the community to shape the services available through Clodaigh House.

You are invited to attend the School GP hall at 9.30am on Wednesday 29th September for this discussion. The room will be ventilated, seating will be socially distanced, masks must be worn and you must sign in on arrival.

Regards,

Brian Barron

Confirmation Lists Saturday 18th September

 Hi

The confirmation is rescheduled for Sat 18th September.

There is still only 2 adults per pupil allowed.

Dress Code is current school uniform or Portlaw NS school uniform.

5^th Class – (Ms Boylan)    1pm

No	Name
1	Tom O’Regan
2	Jessie Walsh
3	George Long
4	Jenna Cooke
5	Jay Flannery
6	Shannon Morrissey
7	Joshua Secrett
8	Eoin McNamara
9	Aoife White
10	Zoe Walsh
11	Liam Conneely
12	Kate Gaul
13	Molly O’Gorman
14	Riona Shankey
15	Jack Sherriff
16	Isabelle Smith
17	Patryk Chojnacki
18	Kayleigh Duggan
19	Ryan Danagher
20	Sarah Kelly
21	Laci Corcoran
22	Zoe Flynn
23	Sophie Mae Clune
24	Aidan Walsh
25	Chloe Power Kehoe
26	Alisha King

5^th/6^th Class – (Ms Keane)    11.30am

No	Name
1	Charlotte Flavin & Isabelle Flavin
2	Harry Carroll & Jack Carroll
3	Abbie O’Brien & Scott O’Brien
4	Trevor Heffernan
5	Eimhin Mullowney
6	Ashley Flynn
	6th Class
1	Thomas Tyrrell
2	Eoghan O’Reilly
3	Wayne Murphy
4	Tommy Maher
5	Nikita Lennon & Charlotte Lennon
6	Alfie Keane
7	Robyn Coughlan
8	Katelyn Murray
9	Sam Croke
10	Kasey Ann Whelan Morrissey
11	Sophie Tyrrell
12	Cian Power
13	Emma Long
14	Ava Walsh
15	Mark Nolan
16	Theo Meagher
17	Freddie Murphy
18	Matilda Walsh
19	Ciara Morrissey

6^th Class – (Mr O Shea)   10am

No	Name
1	Ryan Rochford
2	Oliwia Etmanska
3	John Panagache
4	Andrew Keane Flynn
5	Jack Kennedy
6	Charlotte Home
7	Bobby Messenger
8	Alexander Corcoran Szymanski
9	Isobel Corcoran Szymanski
10	Heath Gleeson-O’Leary
11	Dillon Forde
12	Calum Kelly
13	Dylan Waters
14	Eoin O’Reilly
15	Conor Foley
16	Noah Delaney
17	Samuel Deevy
18	Eli Harvey
19	Layla Cullen
20	Sophia Finlay
21	Katie Grace
22	Kevin Lyons
23	Maeve Coffey
24	Cian Walsh Gahan
25	Sarah Marie Barrett