Scoil Mochua
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Newsletter May 2026
Cothrom na Féinne
Dates for Your Diary:
Apr 15th: Spring Clean
Apr. 25th First Communion.
May 4th Bank Holiday.
Thurs. 14th May: Information meeting for new Junior Infants
May 19th: Rackard League Athletics
May 19th/20th: English standardised assessments
May 21st: Senior Infants - literacy
May 26th/27th: Numeracy standardised assessments.
June 1st-5th School is closed all week.
June 9th: School closed inservice curriculum training for staff.
June 26th: Summer Holidays. School closes at 12 midday
Uniform:
If the weather is hot children may wear knee length navy shorts/trousers, their white school polo top and school jumper. Otherwise school uniform is required. We also recommend that children wear sunscreen and a sun hat.
Our school uniform top is available to purchase at https://www.balondirect.com/product-category/oulart-national-school and all pupils should wear their school uniform everyday.
Thank you:
Go raibh míle maith agat to Breda Flood for entering our school into the Model County draw.
We greatly appreciate her continued support for the school.
Health and Safety:
Parking is not permitted on the double yellow lines outside the large school gate and also in the bus parking area between 8.50am and 2.50pm. We also request that only blue badge holders use the disabled spaces.
If someone else drops off or collects your children, please let them know about this.
Parking spaces are limited in the carpark, if everyone could be mindful to park between the white lines more spaces will be available.
If phone numbers have changed we ask that you contact the school to pass on the new number to the secretary.
SCHOOL TOURS
We are currently taking payments for school tours. Please see the details below.
A €10 deposit is required for all tours from infants to 4th by Friday, May 8th. Payment can be made to the school office or by EFT to the school bank account.
If for some reason you know that your child will not be able to attend on the below dates please contact Bridget in the office to let us know as bus prices will depend on numbers.
Junior & Senior Infs: 16th June: Woodfield House €27
1st & 2nd: 25th June: Pirate’s Cove €40
3rd & 4th : 25th June: Pirate’s Cove €40
5th/6th: 24th June: Dunmore €60 (min)
Spring Clean:
Our annual spring clean took place on Thursday April 10th. All classes in the school were involved in the clean up all around the village, in the pitches and graveyard. Thank you Ms O’ Brien who coordinated the event and well done to all the children as we collected a lot of bags of rubbish and a few random larger items.
First Communion:
Well done to all the boys and girls in 2nd class who celebrated their 1st Holy Communion on Saturday the 25th May.
Thank you to Ms. Parris for preparing them for this wonderful milestone in their young lives.
Míle buíochas to the Parents’ Association and everyone who helped to create a fantastic party in the Community Centre after the ceremony.
Rackard League Athletics:
Well done to all the children who participated in our athletics trials and best of luck to the children who will be representing our school. Thank you to Ms. Parris and Chloe Carton for facilitating this.
Parents Association News
Easter Egg Hunt
A big thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Easter Egg Hunt, to the parents who helped and to those who donated Easter eggs. There were some very happy children going home with chocolate eggs.