Parents Association
Welcome to the Parents Association of Scoil Mhuire. All parents of girls in Scoil Mhuire are automatically members of the Parents Association (PA).
The PA Committee is made up of members from each year to represent them, plus the Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. Our role is to support the work of the school, fundraise and to provide a channel of communication between the parents and the Principal and the Board of Management.
Reps are on the committee for a 2 year period and there are annual nominations made for new reps every year. We held our AGM on 26th September and the Committee Members for 2018/2019 are as follows:
Chairperson - Alan Morris
Secretary - Chris Lysaght
Treasurer - Peter O'Leary
Junior Infants (Ms Brett) - Anne McSweeney and Cormac Reid
Senior Infants (Ms O'Callahan) - Astrid Lyons and Ciara O'Brien
1st Class (Ms McGuirk) - Catherine Crowley and Ciara Lee
1st Class (Ms Martley) - Vicki Smith
2nd Class (Ms Martley) - Suzanne McKenna
2nd Class (Ms. Farrell) - Mariosa Whaley
3rd Class (Ms Gildea) - Kelli Kindlon and Alan Morris
3rd Class (Ms McCallion) - Kelli Kindlon and Alan Morris
4th Class (Ms Nugent) - Caragh Walsh and Michele Doran
4th Class (Ms McCallion) - Caragh Walsh and Michele Doran
5th Class (Mr Cleary) - Aine Sweeney and Judy Cavanagh
5th Class (Ms Ahern) - Aine Sweeney and Judy Cavanagh
6th Class (Mr McCabe) - Aisling Feighery and Sinead Spain
Please do contact your class rep if you would like to help out with any PA activities throughout the year or if you have any suggestions on how the funds raised can be used to benefit the girls. You can also use the following email address: scoilmhuirelakelandspa@gmail.com
2019 Upcoming PA Activities
Parent Talk - Wednesday 13 February, 7.30pm, School Hall
Martina Boyle from the National Parents Council is our guest speaker, she will be talking about “Building Resilience in Children”. Tea/coffee available from 7.15pm. We hope to see you there
Quiz Night - Thursday 4 April, 7.30pm, Clanna Gael
We will be holding our inaugural Quiz Night in conjunction with Star of the Sea. Tickets are €10 each. Get a team together (max 8 people) or just bring yourself, and we’ll find you a team.
School Fete - Sunday 9 June
More details to follow
2018/2019 PA Activities
Grandparents Day - Friday 1 February, 11am to 1pm
The PA provided refreshments in the school hall. It was lovely seeing so many Grandmothers and Grandfathers from all over Ireland, and even abroad. Thank you to all the parents who were so generous with their donations of food, we had enough to feed our visitors several times over!
School Calendar
Donations from our generous sponsors and calendar sales meant that we raised over €8,500! Huge thanks to all, and also to the girls for their brilliant artwork. There are still a few more calendars left in the school office, if you would like to purchase one. The cost is €10.
Buddy Benches
Buddy Bench Ireland is an award winning mental well-being initiative for children. The PA funded workshops with each class and purchased two benches which have been artistically decorated by the girls!
School IT Upgrade
PA funds were used to purchase iPads for the school which are being used to enhance the girls’ learning.
Science Week workshops
Anyone4Science.com provided hands-on workshops for all our classes during Science Week in November 2018.
Young Scientist Exhibition
We provided funding for the entrance fee so all 3rd to 6th students could attend the exhibition.
Golf Classic
The Scoil Mhuire Golf Classic, which took place in Elm Park in September, raised over €3,000. These funds will contribute towards replacing the interactive whiteboards in all classrooms. Planning has already started for the 2019 event so please start thinking of getting a team together.
School Garden Fete & Roger Federer Raffle
The annual School Garden Fete took place in May last year. It was a great day and a smashing success with thanks to the very generous donation by a parent of a Roger Federer framed and signed tennis racket and photos. The Fete and raffle raised over €6,700!
Easter Appeal for the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People
We coordinated a collection of Easter Eggs, toys and daily necessities to provide treats and essentials for the children of the families attending the centre at Easter. We and they were overwhelmed by your generosity. It took 3 cars to transport the donations to the centre!
Welcome to the Parents Association of Scoil Mhuire. All parents of girls in Scoil Mhuire are automatically members of the Parents Association (PA).
The PA Committee is made up of members from each year to represent them, plus the Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. Our role is to support the work of the school, fundraise and to provide a channel of communication between the parents and the Principal and the Board of Management.
Reps are on the committee for a 2 year period and there are annual nominations made for new reps every year. We held our AGM on 26th September and the Committee Members for 2018/2019 are as follows:
Chairperson - Alan Morris
Secretary - Chris Lysaght
Treasurer - Peter O'Leary
Junior Infants (Ms Brett) - Anne McSweeney and Cormac Reid
Senior Infants (Ms O'Callahan) - Astrid Lyons and Ciara O'Brien
1st Class (Ms McGuirk) - Catherine Crowley and Ciara Lee
1st Class (Ms Martley) - Vicki Smith
2nd Class (Ms Martley) - Suzanne McKenna
2nd Class (Ms. Farrell) - Mariosa Whaley
3rd Class (Ms Gildea) - Kelli Kindlon and Alan Morris
3rd Class (Ms McCallion) - Kelli Kindlon and Alan Morris
4th Class (Ms Nugent) - Caragh Walsh and Michele Doran
4th Class (Ms McCallion) - Caragh Walsh and Michele Doran
5th Class (Mr Cleary) - Aine Sweeney and Judy Cavanagh
5th Class (Ms Ahern) - Aine Sweeney and Judy Cavanagh
6th Class (Mr McCabe) - Aisling Feighery and Sinead Spain
Please do contact your class rep if you would like to help out with any PA activities throughout the year or if you have any suggestions on how the funds raised can be used to benefit the girls. You can also use the following email address: scoilmhuirelakelandspa@gmail.com
2019 Upcoming PA Activities
Parent Talk - Wednesday 13 February, 7.30pm, School Hall
Martina Boyle from the National Parents Council is our guest speaker, she will be talking about “Building Resilience in Children”. Tea/coffee available from 7.15pm. We hope to see you there
Quiz Night - Thursday 4 April, 7.30pm, Clanna Gael
We will be holding our inaugural Quiz Night in conjunction with Star of the Sea. Tickets are €10 each. Get a team together (max 8 people) or just bring yourself, and we’ll find you a team.
School Fete - Sunday 9 June
More details to follow
2018/2019 PA Activities
Grandparents Day - Friday 1 February, 11am to 1pm
The PA provided refreshments in the school hall. It was lovely seeing so many Grandmothers and Grandfathers from all over Ireland, and even abroad. Thank you to all the parents who were so generous with their donations of food, we had enough to feed our visitors several times over!
School Calendar
Donations from our generous sponsors and calendar sales meant that we raised over €8,500! Huge thanks to all, and also to the girls for their brilliant artwork. There are still a few more calendars left in the school office, if you would like to purchase one. The cost is €10.
Buddy Benches
Buddy Bench Ireland is an award winning mental well-being initiative for children. The PA funded workshops with each class and purchased two benches which have been artistically decorated by the girls!
School IT Upgrade
PA funds were used to purchase iPads for the school which are being used to enhance the girls’ learning.
Science Week workshops
Anyone4Science.com provided hands-on workshops for all our classes during Science Week in November 2018.
Young Scientist Exhibition
We provided funding for the entrance fee so all 3rd to 6th students could attend the exhibition.
Golf Classic
The Scoil Mhuire Golf Classic, which took place in Elm Park in September, raised over €3,000. These funds will contribute towards replacing the interactive whiteboards in all classrooms. Planning has already started for the 2019 event so please start thinking of getting a team together.
School Garden Fete & Roger Federer Raffle
The annual School Garden Fete took place in May last year. It was a great day and a smashing success with thanks to the very generous donation by a parent of a Roger Federer framed and signed tennis racket and photos. The Fete and raffle raised over €6,700!
Easter Appeal for the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People
We coordinated a collection of Easter Eggs, toys and daily necessities to provide treats and essentials for the children of the families attending the centre at Easter. We and they were overwhelmed by your generosity. It took 3 cars to transport the donations to the centre!