​Dear Parent/Guardian,

The school is currently awaiting guidance from the Dept of Education & Skills in relation to the school opening for the school year 2020-2021. 
Students from Senior Infants to First Class will have received the provisional calendar for Term 1 including the start date of Wednesday 26th August.
A provisional induction calendar is being issued to the Junior Infant classes today which may be seen on the main page of our website. 
Planning is underway for the new school year. This is subject to the approval of the Dept of Education & Skills. You will be updated via Aladdin and our school website as more information becomes available. We thank you for your understanding at this difficult time. 
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the school by email info@scoilnaomheltin.ie 
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Le mas
Susan O'Hanrahan
School Principal

As an end of year project Mr Murray's 5th Class A and Ms. O'Sullivan's 5th Class B took on a little project to remember these strange times. Tom Roberts (aka tomfoolery) wrote the poem 'The Great Realisation', which is all about the good things that have have happened amidst the very difficult. 
You can watch the students here ​
Having heard about your video he wanted to pass on a message of his own! 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1043nli0me2uwd5/orla.osullivan%40scoilnaomheltin.ie.MOV?dl=0
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 Scoil Naomh Eltin
Teacher Allocation September 2020
 
Junior Infants A                          Ann Marie Sheehan
Junior Infants B                          Hayley Cullinane
Senior Infants A                         Ciara O’Connor
Senior Infants B                         Pending Interview
1st Class B                                 Carole Harney
1st Class A & 2nd Class A       Nick O’Donovan
2nd Class B                               Claire O’Shea
3rd Class A                                Tomás Lyons
3rd Class B                                Pending Interview
4th Class                                    Liam Murray
5th Class A                                Pending Interview 
5th Class B                                Orla O’ Sullivan
6th Class A                                Micheál O’Brien
 
An Cuan Junior                         Claire Horan
An Cuan Senior                        Julie Deasy
 
SEN                                           Ann Fahy
                                                  David O’Leary
                                                  Caoimhe Mc Carthy
                                                  Avril O’Driscoll
                                                  Dara Neary & Norah Kenny
                                                  Alice Mc Carthy & Pending Interview
                                                  Bernie Masterson 
                                                  Pending Interview

 
Dear Student
 
I hope that you had great fun during Active Schools Week. Thank you for sharing your videos which are now on our school website. They really made me smile. 
 
We have now come to the end of a very challenging school year and I am delighted to say that you are on summer holidays and I hope that you can relax and have fun.
 
I congratulate you on how well you have done , engaging  with your teachers and managing to do your school work remotely. You might not know it but the best gift you have given your teacher this year is  staying safe and working hard. You are amazing. I encourage you to look at our school website. Both the main page and your class page display the incredible work you have done. Poems, videos, stories and activities, all of which are now part of the history of our school during this pandemic. We are proud of you. You have indeed inspired us as we have watched you achieve. 
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I congratulate our wonderful 6th class students who celebrated their graduation last week.   I wish you well as you journey on in your life's journey. Students please remember to view your graduation video on the main page of our school website. 
 
Scoil Naomh Eltin received exciting news recently. The school has been awarded the Blue Star Flag for 2020. Thank you to all students who contributed to this project. We will celebrate with a flag-raising ceremony in the new school year.

This project was important for our school as it allowed us to celebrate the varied identities  and the heritage of our students. 
"a rainbow would be boring with just one colour".
 
 
 
Summer Safety for our students
 
Be safe if you are going in the water this summer.
Stop and think,
Stay together
Never swim alone.
 
Be safe in the sun this summer
Cover up
Put on sunscreen
Wear a hat
Go in the shade
Wear sunglasses
 
Students please remember:
Wash those hands
Social distance
Be safe
Have fun
 
A message for Parents /Guardians
 
I wish to express my sincere thanks to you. Thank you for supporting your child and the school staff during this time as we learned together to educate remotely. Thank you for the pictures and the work that you emailed on a regular basis. Thank you for supporting the many initiatives. Thank you for letting us know when your child needed more support. Thank you for your questions. Thank you for taking our calls. Thank you for keeping in touch and for guiding us along. We could not have done it alone. 
 
Confirmation Ceremony
Please think of our 6th class students who will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday July 9th in the parish church. 
 
School Calendar 2020/2021
Tomorrow Friday June 26th you will receive the school calendar for Term 1  of the new school year. The new school year will start on Wednesday August 26th. Once we are back in school and all is well ,then we can plan the calendar for the rest of the school year.  
 
Classes 2020/2021
You will receive information tomorrow  Friday June 26th about your child’s class for the next school year. The school staff for the new school year is not yet finalised due to delays on the part of the Department of Education and Skills as a result of the current crisis. Further information will be issued throughout the summer. 
 
Booklists 2020/2021
Your child’s booklist will be sent to you tomorrow. Please remember that you can email it to High Street Books  or contact them as they will have our school booklists also and they will post the books to you if you wish. If your child has a differentiated booklist you will receive this from the school office. 
 
Book Rental 2019/2020
Thank you to those who returned book rental books to the school. Can I ask that if you have any books belonging to the school , either book rental or library books that you return them to the school in September. 
 
Book Rental 2020/2021
You will have received a link for payment for book rental for the next school year. Please do so at your convenience. 
 
School Uniforms
Please remember to contact Laura’s School Wear (021 4368210) as they are offering appointments to you to purchase school uniform for your child on Saturday July 18th . You can also email your request in advance and they will have your package ready. 
 
School Activities Monies 2019/2020
If there are any activity monies remaining  in the school account from this school year they will be either refunded to you (6th Class students) or carried forward to the next school year(all other students). 
 
After School Clubs 2019/2020 
If you have paid for after school clubs which did not take place due to school closure, you will be refunded once school starts in August. 
 
A message for our School Staff
I wish to express sincere thanks to you , school staff for your professionalism and dedication to the school and its students throughout this year,  but in particular over the past three months.  I could never have imagined it possible.  The manner in which you have taken on the challenge of the past months has inspired me.  I am deeply grateful. Thank you for continuing to educate our students one and all.  Thank you for supporting students, families and myself on all levels. Thank you for managing the school office remotely, for looking after our school building and grounds, for planning how to deep clean the school and for your planning and preparation for the new school year.

A message to our Parent Association
I wish to express sincere thanks to you for your continued support and advise during the school year and in particular during these challenging months. 

A message for our Board Of Management
I wish to express sincere thanks to our board members for your support at all times. Thank you for your commitment to the school.
 
Scoil Naomh Eltin is now closed for the summer holidays. 
However I remind you that the text from this video will be on our school website for your information.
If you need to make contact with the school during the holidays, please do so on info@scoilnaomheltin.ie. This address will be monitored intermittently during the holidays. 
Slán tamall!!
Susan O’ Hanrahan