October Newsletter
Dear Parent(s),
Swimming Lessons: Children from 3rd -6th Class are taking part in a 6 week swim block in the Finn Valley Leisure Centre. Our final lesson will take place next Monday 20th October and children will be presented with their certificates. Well done to everyone and thank you to our Parents Association for providing funding for this.
Rinka: Pupils from Junior Infants -3rd Class have been taking part in ‘Rinka’ lessons every Thursday. Our final lesson will take place on Tuesday 4th November. Thanks again to our Parents Association for covering the cost of this.
Athletics: A total of 25 children travelled to the Primary Schools Cross Country competition at the Finn Valley Centre on Tuesday 16th September. All pupils gave their very best from start to finish in muddy conditions. A special well done to Darragh in 5th Class who won a medal for his top 6 finish!
Gaelic Blitz: Well done to our 5th and 6th Class pupils who took part in a fun Gaelic blitz in Convoy on Wednesday 8th October. Our boys and girls teams represented the school with pride and played 5 games each against other schools in the locality.
Wainfest: Pupils from 4th Class visited Ballybofey Library on Thursday 9th October to take part in a ‘Wainfest’ workshop. They made beautiful dream catchers as part of this.
Aspire Peaceplus: All classes are taking part in the Aspire Peaceplus Programme with Glenmaquin N.S. and Convoy Joint N.S. Senior classes took part in their ‘ice-breaker’ session in Letterkenny Community Centre on Friday 10th October. Our junior day will be rescheduled to a date in November. There will also be visits to the other schools in Term 1. Dates will be posted on Aladdin.
School Website: Please check out our school website for updates of your child’s classroom activities. These can be found under the ‘Classes’ section. General updates can also be found under the ‘News’ section. Website can be found at www.drumkeenns.net
Sacrament Dates: Confirmations: Sunday March 1st @ 12pm – St. Mary’s Church, Convoy. First Holy Communion: Saturday 16th May @11am – St. Patrick’s Church, Drumkeen.
Student Council: Elections took place on Friday 3rd October. Our new Student Council members for 25/26 are: 1st Class: Anna, 2nd Class: Madeline, 3rd Class: Peter, 4th Class: Austin & Sofia, 5th Class: Caiden, 6th Class: Caoimhe. Well done to all candidates and those elected!
Hallowe’en: Children may dress up on Thursday 23rd October. The Parents Association are organising a disco in the hall for all classes. This will take place during the school day and children will receive some treats. Thanks again to our Parents Association for organising this! School closes at the normal time of 3pm on Thursday 23rd October and reopens on Monday November 3rd at 9.10am. Reminder that school is closed on Friday 24th October due to the election.
Parent Teacher Meetings: These will be held on Wednesday 13th November 2025 from 2:30pm – 6pm. School closes for all children at 2pm on the day. Bookings will open soon through Aladdin Connect.
Parents Association: Our PA held a successful AGM on Thursday 25th September. Upcoming events and fundraising ideas were discussed including our annual Christmas draw and school 5k which will take place in May (date to be confirmed).
Christmas Concert: Our school Christmas concert will take place in St. Patrick’s Hall at 12pm on Thursday 18th December with each class performing songs and plays.
Healthy Eating: Our Healthy Eating policy is available to view on the school website. We would ask not to have crisps, sweets, bars/cereal bars, corner yoghurts with chocolate/sweetened pieces or fizzy drinks in lunchboxes. Friday is our treat day where children may bring in one small treat e.g. fun size bar or small pack of jellies. Chewing gum is strictly forbidden.
School Opening Hours: Our school opens for pupils at 9.10am with lessons beginning at 9.20am. No children should be dropped off before 9.10am as they are uninsured and unsupervised. Please ensure your child is on time for school each day as children arriving late consistently is disruptive to their learning and that of the other children in their class. Thank you for your cooperation with this.
Drop off/Pick Up: We remind parents to use the one – way system around the back of the hall and drop off when driving past the school gate. Please be mindful not to block the entrance to the back of the hall if parking at collection times. Any pupils who need to be picked up early from school, please report to office to sign out and child will be brought over from their classroom.
Le Meas,
Ms. N. Scanlan
