North Bay National School

Update:

These fabulous prizes will be among the items to be raffled to Fun Run participants from North Bay:

-          Overnight stay for 2 with Full Irish Breakfast in City West Hotel & Golf Resort http://www.citywesthotel.com

-          2 vouchers for Viking Theatre in The Sheds, Clontarf (2 tickets/voucher) http://www.vikingtheatredublin.com/

 Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Mark your calendar for another wonderful day of fundraising for our school.

We are excited to announce that we are organising a Fun Run for the first time, in conjunction with the AXA Raheny 5.

The race will take place on Sunday 29^th of January 2012 @ 15:00hrs. The course is a 5 mile road race around the boundaries of St.Annes Park.

No excuses if you can’t run, as there is also a walking class. Start training now to be in good shape for this great day out.

You can already register on Raheny Shamrocks website www.rahenyshamrock.ie. Registration for runners, walkers & wheelchairs is €20.00 per person. Please note no entries will be accepted on the date of the race. On line entries close at 11pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012.

You can download a Fun Run Sponsorship Card here. Please note that pledges can only be collected by parents/guardians on this occasion. There will be races for children on the day however, and we would love to see as many North Bay children as possible to take part!

We will have spotprizes and a raffle on the day for all participants. We are also organising a social night locally, with chances to rehydrate that evening. Let’s put the Fun into Running!

If you want to be included on a mailinglist to keep you updated, or if you want to help out on the day. Please contact:

fia.moore@gmail.com or 087-618 5033

Here is the timetable for the class presentations in the weeks before the Christmas holidays.  Some classes have lyrics and music on their page for those who want/need to practice at home.

Thursday December 15th 9:30
Infants’ presentation for parents of Junior Infants.
Thursday December 15th 11:00
1st and 2nd class presentation for parents of 1st Class.

Friday December 16th 9:30
Infants’ presentation for parents of Senior Infants.
Friday December 16th 11:00
1st and 2nd class presentation for parents of 2nd Class.

Tuesday December 20th 9:30
3rd and 4th class presentation for parents of 3rd class
Tuesday December 20th 11:00
3rd and 4th class presentation for parents of 4th class

Wednesday December 21st 9:30
5th and 6th class presentation for parents of 5th class
Wednesday December 21st 11:00
5th and 6th class presentation for parents of 6th class

We look forward to seeing everyone at the Winter Fair this Sunday! The raffle is fantastic this year, so be sure to find a ticket seller and buy your tickets. We thank our sponsors for the following prizes:

• Early Bird Dinner for Two, Kinara Restaurant, Clontarf www.kinara.ie
• Dinner for Two, The House, Howth http://www.thehouse-howth.ie/
• Family Ticket, Imaginosity Dublin Children’s Museum, Sandyford  http://www.imaginosity.ie
• Dinner for Two, Knights Bar, Clontarf Castle www.clontarfcastle.ie
• www.hiltondublinkilmainham.com has kindly donated a Family ticket for the VIP Opening night of 7UpWinter Wonderland, taking place on the grounds of IMMA, Kilmainham Thursday 8^{th @}  6PM
• 2 vouchers @ €10.00 / each for The Wise Owl Bookshop, Sutton  http://www.wiseowl.ie/

Get ready to have a ball on Sunday 4^th December 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. at North Bay’s fun filled, action packed Winter Fair with Flair. This year the Patron would like to invite you to an even bigger fair with more stalls and activities. New innovations will include art workshops in origami, felt design and pottery, a festive cinema room for children complete with homemade popcorn and a unique craft stall for any and all parents who make and design to donate their works. Of course it would not be complete without our festive café, raffle, face painting, games room and stalls selling baked goods, books, pre-loved clothes, toys and much more.

What makes North Bay School special (apart from the fantastic children and hardworking teachers) is the invaluable contribution parents can make to the life of the school. So please do come along with your extended family (yes that includes granny!) and enjoy the stalls. Remember to donate your craft items, pre-loved clothes, CD’s, books, etc. in the shared area (room with blue letter box) from Monday 28^th November onwards.  Even better, if you can volunteer on the day to look after a stall, supervise the games room for a while or help with set up or take down of stalls, please let us know. We need as many helpers as possible to make this event happen and work well, so please do consider helping out. (See PDF of timeslots and helpers needed list.) Remember the money we raise goes directly to improve our school for the good of all of our children.

 So looking forward to celebrating the start of the festive season with you,

Many Thanks

 The WINTER FAIRies and the Patron Committee:

 Fia: 087-618 5033              fia.moore@gmail.com

 Ulrike: 01-877 00 58         lammich@web.de

 Patron: nbnsppatron@gmail.com

The Harvest cake sale was a great success again this year.  Many thanks to all who baked and bought.

A cheque for €973.61 was handed over to Deirdre to pass on to the organization Stride Ethiopia who do such fantastic work in Africa.  Visit their website to see what they’re about.

Although there are still a good few weeks to go we thought we’d like to let you know the timetable for the class presentations in the weeks before the Christmas holidays.

Thursday December 15th 9:30
Infants’ presentation for parents of Junior Infants.
Thursday December 15th 11:00
1st and 2nd class presentation for parents of 1st Class.

Friday December 16th 9:30
Infants’ presentation for parents of Senior Infants.
Friday December 16th 11:00
1st and 2nd class presentation for parents of 2nd Class.

Tuesday December 20th 9:30
3rd and 4th class presentation for parents of 3rd class
Tuesday December 20th 11:00
3rd and 4th class presentation for parents of 4th class

Wednesday December 21st 9:30
5th and 6th class presentation for parents of 5th class
Wednesday December 21st 11:00
5th and 6th class presentation for parents of 6th class

Here are the members of the council.

3rd Class: Emma Aherne, Caroline Dunne, Ciaran Dunne, Síofra Campbell

4th Class: Callum Scullion, Deiric Hyland, Ida Oska, Aoife Brennan

5th Class: Jane Elliott, Katie Tynan, Charlie Molony, Lucas O’Connor

6th Class: Lucas Peat, Sonny O’Mahony, Nessa Lyons, Máire Dempsey.