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School Tours 

Senior Room - Tuesday, June 18th: Trip to Bayside Sports, Athlone. Activites will include obstacle courses, inflatible water activities and bushcraft survival techniques.   Bus will leave the school for Athlone at 9.10am sharp. Bring your own packed lunch. Depart Athlone at 3pm with expected return to the school at 4pm approx. Text will be sent to parents on leaving Athlone.

ESSENTIAL ITEMS: It is essential that pupils bring the following 5 items: 1 - swimsuit, 2 - clothing & footwear: hat, leggings, t-shirt, rain jacket and old runners (for wearing in the water - no flip flops), socks, dry clothes to wear home, plastic bag for wet clothes, 3 - towel, 4 - sun cream, 5 - bottle of water

 The bus will run as usual for Infants at 1.30pm & First/Second/Third class at 2.30pm.  Subsidised cost: €40 per pupil which can be paid online or by cash/cheque (payable to Gortskehy NS).

 

Middle Room - Friday, June 14th: School Tour to Horizon in Westport. Activities include orienteering treasure hunt, foam fencing,parachute and inflatable games suitable for the age group. Children should wear comfortable, warm clothes (that can get dirty!) and should bring a waterproof jacket, hat and a spare layer in their bag (depending on the forecast). 

Lunch will be provided but pupils should bring a bottle of water.  Bus leaves school at 9.30am sharp and the children will be back by 2.30pm.  Sunscreen if it’s sunny!   Subsidised cost: €30 per pupil which can be paid online or by cash/cheque (payable to Gortskehy NS).

 

Junior Room - Tuesday, June 11th: School Tour to the National Aquarium of Ireland in Galway. Pupils will be given a guided tour of all the sea life at the aquarium followed by a trip to a playground in Salthill.  Bus leaves school at 9am sharp and the pupils will be back by 1.30pm.  Please apply suncream in the morning if a hot day is forecast. Subsidised cost: €24 per pupil (includes lunch) which can be paid online or by cash/cheque (payable to Gortskehy NS). 

PLEASE NOTE - In this lovely, hot weather children can wear shorts to school along with the school white polo t-shirt.  Please apply sunscreen in the morning if required.

End-of-Year Mass

Our end-of-year Mass will take place at the school on Thursday, June 13th at 12pm  Tea and refreshments afterwards. All welcome.

Summer Holidays

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June 21st @ 12pm.  The bus will run at 12 but as all pupils finish together if any parent is in a position to collect his/her child that would be great. 

McCartan Cup & Heaney Shield

The McCartan Cup and Heaney Shield Competition will take place at Hollymount Pitch on Thursday, June 6th at 7.00pm.

In both competitions Roundfort National School will play an amalgamated team from other schools in the parish (Gortskehy/Robeen/Lehinch/Cloghan's Hill). Best of luck to all involved.

New Entrants' Morning

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New entrants for September 2019 are invited to join the Junior Room on Thursday, May 30th from 9am to 12 noon. There is no need for the children to wear a school uniform. This will serve as an introduction to the school, classroom and fellow classmates.












Re-selling Your Child's Uniform

Our online shopping cart has been updated to make it easy for you to sell items of your child's uniform. You don't need a PayPal account or credit card as items shown online can only be reserved. Here is how it works:

Seller - Email a photo of your item to eolas@gortskehy.com  Include size, other relevant details and a contact number (your name and number will not be posted on the website).  Price can be discussed with the purchaser later.

Buyer - Log on to your shopping basket at gortskehy.com/shop. Select a uniform item for sale and click on its image to view full details.  Click 'Reserve Item' and then checkout.  Enter your contact details and click 'Continue'.  You don't need a PayPal account or credit card as you will not be charged.  You will simply be emailed contact details of the seller for you to complete the transaction personally.

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