The HFSS Parents' Association will meet again next Monday, 13th March at 7.30pm in the school.

A reminder about the Parents' Association cash-for-clothes fundraiser. The collection period will end on 3rd May. Please drop any bags to school before this date. 

Please see information note attached regarding the School Transport Application Process for 2023/24 School Year.

Bus Éireann will contact all existing applicants via email directly, and a wider media campaign will commence this week.

Further information is available on www.gov.ie/schooltransport and buseireann.ie/schooltransport.

The Department of Education wants to hear views on experiences with Special Education. 

"The Department of Education is responsible for supporting schools all around the country and want to hear from students who have special educational needs, who are in school or recently finished school about your experience in school. We also want to hear from parents, teachers, special needs assistants, school staff and members of the public about your experience with the special education system.

There is a law that governs how education is provided to students with special educational needs. This law is known as the EPSEN Act 2004.

It has been the law for about 18 years. The Department is looking at this law, to see if it is suitable and if it works in the way that it should.

Part of looking at the law to see if it works properly is hearing from you about what you think about your experience of the school system.

We want to hear what you think – what works well and what could work better? There is a set of questions online that you can answer, or you can tell us what you think by sending your ideas about education for children and young people with special educational needs to epsen@education.gov.ie.

These surveys may be found at the following links:Review of EPSEN Act 2004 (education.gov.ie) PARENTS

Review of EPSEN Act 2004 Submissions (education.gov.ie) OPEN SUBMISSIONS

Further details can be accessed in the consultation paper at this link Consultation Paper The closing date for survey and open submission responses is 24th March 2023."

Senior Gaelic Football
Leinster Semi-Final:
St. Kevin's Dunlavin 2-2
HFSS 4-9
Congratulations to the Senior Gaelic team on reaching the Leinster Final after a thrilling victory in Wicklow over St. Kevin of Dunlavin.
This was a real championship battle between two undefeated teams. Holy Family settled into the game well after a nervy start and went on to control proceedings from then on. Despite some tough conditions and decisions going against us, the team powered through with a comprehensive victory.
The Leinster Final will be announced soon, with the opportunity to bring home silverware at the Senior Gaelic grade for the first time in many years.
Well done to all involved.

Dear Parents/Guardians

REMINDER

There will be no school for students on Thursday 2nd March and Monday 6th March to facilitate staff training days.

www.holyfamily.ie/school-calendar/

Third Year Retreat Day

The picturesque setting of The Solas Bhride Centre, just outside of Kildare Town, hosted our retreat day for third year students with Father Joe McGrath of the 'Throw Fire' retreat team. https://www.throwfire.ie/ 

Students greatly enjoyed this day of reflection on a fresh spring day in the midst of a busy exam year. Fabulous fun was had creating colourful wristbands, crafting intricate love hearts, writing sincere messages of hope and joyfully dancing as a collective year group. Interspersed with the fun was the opportunity to quietly reflect on their own life, purpose and the presence of God in all our lives. Needless to say there was something of value to be gained for all involved. 

Bravo and God bless to all students/teachers/facilitators who attended to make it a profoundly positive day.

We are delighted to welcome 12 students from a Holy Family School in Málaga to our school this week. They are busy working on an Eramus project with our Green Prefects and also a cultural excahnge with our Holy Family Youth group. They made pancake for Shrove Tuesday, had a Tin Whistle and Bodrán workshop yesterday. Today they enjoyed some camogie and gaelic football. 

Dear staff, students and parents

We have positive news for students and staff with the completion of the refurbishment of the school's existing three science labs. They will come back into operation later this month. The ongoing repurposing of another space, will see a fourth science room added to the sciences teaching and learning facilities at HFSS this year.

Wishing you all a very restful and restorative February mid-term break.

Sarah Allen