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Christmas Raffle Results

Thank you very much to Dublin Lions Club, to Mary Hogan, and to Siobhan Corcoran and the Parents Association for sponsoring the amazing prizes for our very first Christmas Raffle. We would like to thank everyone for supporting the raffle by buying and selling our Christmas Raffle Tickets. Because of your support we raised a substantial €2,025!!! Money raised will go towards the Digital upgrade in the school. Thanks to you all. Special thanks to Paul Ryder an independent observer who observed our Raffle. The results of our Christmas Raffle are;

1st Prize €150 donated by Dublin Lions Club = Danielle Maher Seller =Liz Templin

2nd Prize €100 donated by Mary Hogan = Dara Toal Seller =Chloe Greenan

3rd Prize €50 donated by Parents Association = Ella Rose McDonnell Seller =Chloe Greenan

4th Prize Christmas Hamper donated by Parents Association = Dee Dunne Seller = Emma Dunne

5th Prize Christmas Hamper donated by Parents Association = Aidan Smyth Seller Max Smyth

6th Prize Christmas Hamper donated by Parents Association = Paul Murphy Seller = Abbey Guinane

7th Prize Christmas Hamper donated by Parents Association = Claire Harrington Seller = Maggie Owens.

ISL BINGO!

5B hosted an Irish Sign Language (ISL) Bingo game with 1st years as part of their LCA General Education Task. Their aim was to teach 1st years ISL through a fun learning activity. They taught ISL through four different topics; animals, country flags, food and careers. The 1st years really enjoyed learning ISL through bingo especially those who got a full house! They won and received a prized selection box! It was a successful event! 

Finalists in JCSP Comic Strip Competition

Congratulations to 4C class and to their teacher Maggie Owens for winning one of the finalists category in the JCSP Comic Strip Competition. Well done to all involved. #Creative #Literacy #Art #JCSP

Welcome new caretaker Joey Watson

Welcome to Joey Watson who is now the new caretaker and handyman for the Holy Family School for the Deaf. Joey is a past pupil from St.Joseph’s School for Deaf Boys and he was the former Manager of Irish Deaf Men Soccer and administrator for Deaf Sports Ireland. We would like to send Joey best wishes on his new job and to welcome him to our school’s family.

Electrical Recycling Day

Our Green school committee organised an Electrical collection day at the Holy Family School on the 6th of December where students and staff brought in their old electrical items from home to recycle. It was a great success, small changes make a big difference to our environment. Thanks to everyone for their contribution.

ISL STEM Glossary Project

Teachers and students were invited to the launch of the Irish Sign Language STEM Glossary Project in the Deaf Village Ireland (DVI). This was organised by Dr Elizabeth Matthews with DCU and it is funded by SFI (Science Foundation of Ireland) and it is phase 2 of the project which focuses on Environmental Science glossary. Our own Geography teacher Sandra Creagh was also involved in the project.

There was a wonderful atmosphere with RTE Weather Station set up in the lobby. Students had great fun signing the weather forecast. You never know maybe one of them will be a Weather Presenter or a Meteorologist in the future!

We also got to meet Gerry Murphy an Irish Meteorologist from Met Eireann and presenter for RTE.

Link to Press Release for this comprehensive project =

https://www.dcu.ie/news/news/2019/Dec/DCU-launches-Geography-and-Environmental-glossary-of-terms-Irish-Sign-Language

Irish Cancer Society

Holy Family Students did some excellent fundraising in aid of Irish Cancer Society. With their teacher Ms. Shirley Higgins, Shirley Wolverson and Suzanne Carson they organised a ‘Wear Purple Day’ and they baked up a storm baking delicious cakes and tray bakes. They raised a substantial €469.16! Well Done to everyone involved for organising, selling and for buying, supporting this worthy cause.

Donation of Computers from Cartrawler

Holy Family school was very lucky to receive a donation of 30 computers from the company Cartrawler ( https://www.cartrawler.com/ct/? ). Many thanks to Cian O’ Connell and his associates for the kind donation. The computers will be put to good use in the classrooms.