​The month of November is reading month. The school encourages children and parents to get reading for the month. Activities in school will include book swaps, daily challenges, quizzes and paired reading. With regard to the paired reading in the infant classes, junior and senior infant parents are invited to come in on the four Thursdays in November from 9.00 – 9.20 to read with their child. 
As part of Reading Month the Students Council have organised a book club, which may be timely! All pupils will relieve a brochure today, and parents , if they wish , can order online using the link https://schools.scholastic.ie/heath-n/digital-book-club
The school receives 20c from every euro spent which helps us finance a revamp of our library and the books, especially the packs are usually good value.
Ongoing events over the fortnight
Book swap box for each class 1st – 6th. Pupils (on a voluntary basis) can swap books they have finished reading from home. 
If this goes well the box can remain next to your library for the year and hopefully many books will be swapped and reread.
Guess how many pages are in the book – 1 euro for 1 guess, 2 euro for three guesses.
Reading club – each Wednesday - as part of quiet break for now; I will continue this in December with a focus on First and Second Class
Book Fair – online this year – magazines distributed last week and link sent to parents via email. Nov 30th date for last orders.
Reading bingo card for all pupils – all returned entries entered into a draw for National book tokens.
Shared reading each Thursday 12.30  - 12.45 – Juniors & 4TH
                                                                           Seniors & 3rd
                                                                           First & 6th
                                                                           Second and 5th
 
Book Week 1
Solve the Anagrams – Student Council will collect entries after announcement -  goody bag as prize.
Art competition – pupil lead – you can draw a book cover/ character/bookmark/comic strip or any creative piece that you wish. Closing date Friday. 3 National Book tokens as prizes.
 
Book Week 2
Guess the mystery reader -  on the intercom - Student Council will collect entries after announcement -  goody bag as prize.
Writing competition – Pupil led – Story/Review/Diary entry/Poem etc. -  Closing date Friday 28th  - National Book Token as prizes
Whole school Reading picnic (weather permissible) 

Flu Vaccine takes place on Thursday 20th November for any pupils who return the form.
​Children do not need to go home after the vaccine and Parents do not need to be there when the vaccine is being administered.

​The Parents Council will hold a Clothing Collection from Friday 7th-Thurssday 13th June. If have any clothes you no longer need please drop them into the school on these dates.

Our first debate motion is:
“Social Media should be banned for under 16s.”
A practice debate against Killenard NS takes place on Wednesday, 12th November @ 12.45pm.
We will be opposing this motion — which means we’ll argue that under 16s should not be
banned from using social media.

Swimming for 1st,2nd, 3rd and 4th classes commence Wednesday 17th September for eight weeks. The cost is €65 which includes the bus and swimming pool.
1st and 4th Class @9.45am Bus pick up 9.20am
2nd and 3rd Class @10.30am Pick up 10.00am