Easter 2024
Happy Easter to everyone in our school community.
Wishing you all a safe and happy break.
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Welcome to the online home of Holy Family Junior National School, Swords. Here you will find all the news and information you need - whether you are a prospective parent planning to enrol your child in the future or one of our already familiar faces, keeping up to date, as we all work together to make the childrens' time in school here as enjoyable and fruitful as possible.
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Upcoming Events
Calendar- 08-04-2024School Re-opensWelcome back!
- 03-05-2024School Closed
- 06-05-2024School ClosedBank Holiday
- 07-05-2024School Closed
- 08-05-2024School Closed
Recent News
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2024
Here in Holy Family JNS the children had a lovely time celebrating Seachtain/Coicís na Gaeilge in the lead up to St Patrick's Day!As part of the celebrations they attended a dual language drama, a concert with traditional Irish music and songs, a céilí in the hall and they took part in a parade around the school and local community.There has been an increased emphasis on using Irish throughout the celebrations le na páistí ag baint úsáid as bhur gcuid gaeilge chomh minic agus is féidir.Read MoreSpring Day Update
A fantastic amount of €12,570 was raised at Friday's Cake Sale and Monster raffle.
Huge thanks to members of the Parents Association for their tireless work, to the volunteers on the day, the sponsors and to all parents and children who made this such a successful fundraiser. Check out the video to see some of the Spring Day fun!
A full list of raffle prize winners is available here.
Read MoreFire Fighters in Training!
Junior Infants received their basic training in Fire Safety last week!
One of our parents who is a fireman and paramedic, talked us through some important rules and tips when dealing with fire.The children fired the water hose, tried on helmets, fire jackets and even practised their Stop, Drop and Roll!Well done to all the children in Room 3 who successfully received their certificate and joined Team Safety.Read MoreAuthor Visit
The children in Senior Infants were very lucky to have the author, Áine Murray join them for a reading of her book, A Pain in my Chest. This was to coincide with Children's Mental Health week, which we celebrated in early February.A Pain in my Chest is a beautiful picture book, which explores the world of anxiety from the perspective of a child, taking readers on a journey towards healing, friendship and self-acceptance.Read MoreTesco Community Fund
We were delighted to be chosen by the Tesco Community Fund team to be included in their blue token boxes in both Tesco Holywell and Tesco Express Ridgewood last term. We recently got a visit from their team to present us with the money that was raised, an amazing €1,187! Thank you to all of the parents and community members who chose to support us when they were doing their Tesco shopping.
Spring Flowers in Bloom!
We are so lucky here in Holy Family JNS to have beautiful trees and flowers on our school campus which help support biodiversity and are lovely to look at!
One of our teachers and her student created a time lapse video of some daffodils from shoots to blooms.
Read MoreSpring Day 2024
Thankfully the weather did not ruin our Spring Day Fundraiser/Cake Sale/Monster Raffle. The children and staff really enjoyed the fantastic selection of cakes/cookies/treats/gifts to choose from. They were all smiling from ear to ear with their little bags of treats as they left the hall. All children received a separate chocolate treat from the Parents' Association.
Congratulations to Ms Darby’s class, Room 8A who bought the most raffle tickets and all went home with an Easter Egg.
Read MoreSafer Internet Action Day 2024
This year HFJNS ran a Safer Internet Action Day to raise awareness of online safety with the children.
Our core messages for the day were:
- Be kind online- Stop, close and tell if they are unsure or scared by something online andRead More
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