Can I remind parents to contact me to organise an update meeting to discuss how your child is settling in.  Meetings are being organised over two weeks commencing Monday 14th November.  regards, Helen

Cheerios Breakfast Morning:

Congrats to the girls and boys and mams and dads for helping us raise a whopping €700 in aid of Childline.  Well done and thank you.

Cheerios Necklaces:

We had fun making cheerios necklaces afterwards – yummy yummy.

Halloween Fruit Party:

We tried lots of familiar and new fruits at our Halloween dress up party.  We scared our teachers with our costumes and got treat bags from Winnie Witch.

Trick or Treat for Mams and Dads:

The mams and dads came to hear us sing our trick or treat songs.  Happy Halloween

In May of this year an Inspector from the Department of Education and Skills carried out a detailed ‘Early-Years Education-focused Inspection (EYEI) at our pre-school. This is a new initiative being carried out by the Department and focuses on the processes and practices relating to children’s learning and development.  This month the findings of the inspection were published for public viewing.  We are quite proud of the findings in relation to our pre-school and delighted to see our efforts in providing a quality service being acknowledged in this way.  Thank you Lorraine, Frankie and Clare for your hard work and dedication.

The report can be viewed at: http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Early-Years-Education-Reports/.  Further information on the inspection process can be found on http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Evaluation-Reports-Guidelines/A-Guide-to-Early-years-Education-focused-Inspection-EYEI-in-Early-years-Settings-Participating-ECCE-Programme.pdf .