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Walk to School

Thank you to everyone - pupils, parents and staff for the Walk to School on Friday for our Green Schools activity. It was a dull and dreary morning but all the children enjoyed it and hearing the infants talk to the senior pupils was great. When we got to school...

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NJS Hockey

The NJS after school hockey season 22/23 saw this years 5th and 6th class students improve greatly not only on their skills but their game play. A great mix of boys and girls and lovely to see the more experienced club players helping the less experienced players...

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Green Schools Day of Action

We are currently in the process of working towards our next Green Schools flag - Global Citizen Marine Environment. We have just had our day of action for the whole school where pupils from 5th and 6th class made presentations to the school regarding marine litter and...

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Easter Fun Day 2023

The Parents’ Association, with the support of Newtown Junior School, is delighted to announce the return of Easter Fun Day in 2023! It will take place at the school on Friday, 31st March during school hours. Activities include a bake sale, an egg hunt and a visit from...

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Marine Land Art – Woodstown Beach

On Friday, 3rd to 6th class visited Woodstown beach to take part in an art workshop creating Land Art from natural materials that they found at the beach. It was a great morning and everyone enjoyed the fun.      ...

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First and Second Class at S.E.T.U. Choral Day

First and Second class performed in the S.E.T.U. Chapel on Friday 3rd of March for S.E.T.U. Choral Day. Conducted by Ms Stapleton, they sang 'This Little Light of Mine'. The class sang beautifully and were the youngest group to perform on the day. A huge well done to...

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Engineering Week

5th & 6th class took a trip to SETU today to take part in a workshop for Engineering Week. Lots of dramatic action took place!  ...

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Christmas cards and 2022 School Calendars for Sale

The Parents Association are delighted again to offer the sale of your child’s unique Christmas cards as well as the school calendar for 2022 with pictures of all the children.

Christmas Cards: You will receive the sample of your child’s Christmas card soon and any orders placed will be available 2-3 weeks after orders are closed. The cost is €10 per pack of 10 cards.

Calendars ordered will be distributed in December. The cost is €10 each or 3 calendars for €25.

As with last year, payments will be to the Parent’s Association bank account only with orders being placed via e-mail to the Parent’s Association directly.

The deadline for orders is strictly the 5th of November 2021. No orders for either calendars or Christmas cards can be processed after this date.

Please follow these steps

1) Send payment to PA account (details below) including your child’s full name in the reference field. 2) Send your order details to newtownjuniorschoolpa@gmail.com

3) In your order e-mail, please clearly state your order; for example;

· 3 packets of Christmas cards for CHILD’S NAME in 1st class and/or

· 2 calendars for CHILD’s NAME in 4th class

· Cash amount sent

Without this information, we will not be able to process your order correctly.

4) Any questions, please contact a member of the PA via the class whatsapp groups or via e-mail.

Bank: Permanent TSB

IBAN: IE45 IPBS 990 632 270 623 58

A/C Name: Newtown Junior School PA