Maria Mc Garrell
Christmas Craft Fair
Christmas Craft Fair
Maria Mc Garrell
Parent Teacher Meetings
Parent Teacher Meetings
Maria Mc Garrell
Enrolment Forms for Sept 2025
Enrolment Forms for Sept 2025
Maria Mc Garrell
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween
Maria Mc Garrell
Term 1 24-25
Term 1 24-25

Book Fair

Hi all,

The book fair will be returning to St Ultans this week and will run from Monday 21st to Friday 25th.

Every class will have an opportunity to browse the books and then if there is anything they want to buy, they will have a second day when they can actually buy the books.

There is no pressure on anyone to buy any of the books but for every book sold, the school is given points that allow us to get free books for the school.

The fair will be cash only and the children will only be able to buy books on Wednesday and Thursday so please don’t send in money until your child’s buying slot with their class.

Thanks,
Brian

National Childrens Choir

Hi Everyone,
I want to make sure you are all aware of a very special event that is happening in our school on Wednesday 30th November.

All of the boys and girls in 5th and 6th class, are very lucky to be enrolled in Ireland’s National Children’s Choir. The National Children’s Choir is something that we can be very proud to be a part of. The children have been practising very hard with Mairead Deiseach our PRESTO Music Director, and their class teachers, learning their parts for their NCC songs.

On Wednesday 30th we will have children from 2 schools visiting St. Ultans for their first practice day together. There will be 2 more days like this where we travel to other school to practice with them. This is all in preparation for a concert which will take place in the National Stadium in Tallaght after the Easter Break. The dates for this performance with other children from all over Dublin will be confirmed closer to the time.

If we are very lucky, a certain number of children from 5th and 6th will be selected to perform at a concert in the National Concert hall, on 27th 28th or 29th May.

Class Teachers of 5th & 6th have shared information with parents about where to access music for children to share and practice at home, so that they are confident when they are performing in school.

All the information about NCC is here: https://www.nationalchildrenschoir.ie/

If you have any questions please check in with your child’s class teacher.

Thanks,

Maria

Attendance Drive

Hi Everyone,
Múinteoir Sarah is arranging an attendance drive in school for the next 4 weeks.
As you all know it is so important for children to be in school everyday.
We will be doing an attendance drive for the next 20 days, with certificates and prizes for every child that is in every day for 4 weeks.
The children learned about this last week in assembly and are excited.
Thanks,
Maria

Meetings with Teachers

Hi Everyone,

Here is a reminder about the Meetings with Teachers that are happening next Wednesday & Thursday.

Teachers have been busy trying to get in contact with you this week to arrange time-slots for you to meet with them.

On the day of your appointment, there will be staff at main reception and in the corridors to direct you to your child’s classroom.

Each teacher will have a timetable on their door.

Please wait outside until your allotted time, and knock on the classroom door when it is time for your appointment.Please remember that each appointment is 10 minutes only.

If you need a follow-up phone call or appointment the teacher can arrange this for you.

If you have any questions at all please let me know. We look forward to seeing you all back in school and we're excited for you to see the childrens classrooms next week.

Thanks,

Maria

Happy Halloween!

Well done to all the boys and girls who dressed up yesterday for Halloween… The atmosphere was fantastic and we had such a fun day in school. A lot of hard work and effort, went into making some spectacular outfits. There was so much creativity to see, in all the home made costumes.

We could have had so many winners in every class, but here are the winners on the day.

And here are all the fabulous costumes from all our classes! Well done everyone. Happy Halloween!

Thank You Dublin Fire Brigade

The boys and girls from 3rd and 4th Class were absolutely delighted to have Dublin Fire Brigade visit us here in St. Ultan’s last week.

The children learned what to do in an emergency and what it takes to become a Fire Person. They also got to seen all of the different parts of the Fire Engine and all of the equipment it carries for different types of emergencies. The children got to see all of the protective gear that fire fighters have to wear and bring with them into a fire and showed us how their safety alarm, oxygen tank and torch work. Some children even got to try on some of the gear, and to spray water from a fire hose. The children learned a lot about teamwork, and what it is like to be part of a fire brigade team, and how the fire fighters look out for each other when they are doing their jobs.

We are so grateful to Dublin Fire Brigade for taking the time out of their busy day to come and visit us! They even had to rush off at the end when they got a live call to go and help someone. Real life heroes!

Cherry Orchard JUNIOR Park Run

Today is European Schools Day of Sport!

We had a speaker in at our Senior Assembly to talk to 3rd to 6th class about the 'Cherry Orchard Junior Park Run!

What is Cherry Orchard Junior parkrun?

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds).​

When is it?

It is held every Sunday at 9:30am.

Where is it?

The event takes place at Cherry Orchard Park, Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. Click on this link for more details...

https://www.parkrun.ie/cherryorchard-juniors/

PRESTO Project - New Evening Events

Hi Everyone!

We have two new music groups starting in the evenings this week, and they are open to parents, family, staff and local community members.

Monday @5: Auditions for PRESTO Harmony Choir
Thursday @7: Launch of our Thursday Trad night

If you would like to attend either of these events, please register at
www.prestoproject.org

Thanks,
Maria