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GLASHEEN CHRISTMAS MARKETS

Our Glasheen Christmas Market will take place on Tuesday 20th December from 10am to 12pm. The market stalls will be set up in the senior classes corridor of our new building. The boys of 4th to 6th class have been making fantastic christmas crafts and treats which will all be for sale on the day. This has always been a fantastic feel-good fundraiser for our school and we are delighted to be bringing it back. Please feel free to drop by and have a walk through. All are welcome.

CHRISTMAS CLOSING TIMES

Glasheen BNS will close for Christmas Holidays on Wednesday 21st December at 12pm.

We will be using staggered closing times on that day to ease congestion at our gates and on our footpaths. Class times are as follows:

Junior and Senior Infants will leave at 11:45am.

First and Second Classes will leave at 11:55am

Third to Sixth Classes will leave at 12:00pm

School will reopen on January 5th 2023. Have a lovely Christmas all.

CHRISTMAS NATIVITY

The pupils of Glasheen BNS will come together to perform a Nativity on Thursday 15th December at 6pm in the Lough Church. All parents are welcome to attend. The boys have been practicing their songs and are looking forward to the evening. More details will follow in the coming weeks.

CHRISTMAS CARD DEADLINE EXTENDED

For those of you who might have missed the deadline for ordering your sons Christmas Card, the deadline has been further extended to Sunday 27th November at 8pm. Absolutely no orders will be accepted after this date. The school cannot facilitate any order after this date.

PRIMARY LANGUAGE TRAINING DAY

Glasheen BNS will close at a slightly earlier time on Friday 9th December to facilitate a Primary Language Curriculum Training Day for all staff. Junior and Senior Infant classes will be dismissed at 1:20pm, and all other classes will be dismissed at 1:30pm.

COMMUNION ENROLMENT CEREMONY

Communion Enrolment Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 6th at 7pm for all second class pupils making their communion. This will be a joint ceremony with Glasheen Girls NS and Greenmount NS also taking part. We look forward to seeing you there.

LOUGH CREDIT UNION VISIT

The Lough Credit Union will resume their monthly visits to Glasheen BNS on Wednesday 16th November. This is a wonderful way for our boys to learn about the benefits of saving and provides them with a chance to regularly do so. An email has been sent to all parents with details on how to sign up.

PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS

Our Parent teacher Meetings for 2022 are scheduled for the week of Monday November 28th to Friday December 2nd. Class teachers and support teachers will be liaising with parents over the coming days to arrange appointment times.

MID TERM BREAK

Our school closes for Mid Term on Friday 28th October 2022 at 12 Noon (Junior & Senior Infants at 11.50 a.m.. We reopen on Monday 7th November 2022, the day that the new principal, Mr. Tim O’Neill, will take up his new post.