Annual General Meeting.
The JPA AGM took place on September 20th. A big thank you to those who attended on such rainy night.
We say farewell and thank you to the committee members who have stepped down and are delighted to welcome new members on board.

Family Subscription.
The Parents’ Association works to help the school to enrich your child’s educational experience. It also aims to promote the school community by organising activities throughout the year.
Last year we put on some wonderful events and had several highlights throughout the year… Table Quizzes, Easter Art Competition, Ice Cream Day, 6th Class Social & Summer extravaganza Raffle.

Your contribution is highly valued and allows the Parents’ Association to complete this important work. The subscription is €10 per family but whatever you can afford will be much appreciated.
Please return your donation to the school where it will be collected or if you prefer to pay electronically, please use the following details:
BIC: ULSB IE 2D
IBAN: IE59 ULSB 9859 5076 1833 69 

Please note your child’s name and class on the envelope or bank transfer details.

2019 Calendar
We hope you all agree that the changes made to our calendar for 2018 were a big improvement and it looked really great. We are in the process of organising a printer and the photographs of each class will be taken on
Monday October 22nd.

The themes for each class are the same as last year and are as follows:

Table Quiz
Save the date! Our next table quiz will be on Friday 16th November.
We will issue details regarding tickets in the coming weeks.

Get In Touch
If you would like to get in touch with the JPA, you can contact us by email, jpaconnect@gmail.com, or through our website, http://www.jpaconnect.com.
Please don’t forget to sign up to our website and facebook page for updates and list of events!

If you wish to be added to your class WhatsApp group please drop us an email and we can get you added or signed up for text/email only.
Best regards,

Elaine M, Siobhan, Gemma, Aine, Christine, Dee, Elaine L, John, Manish, Lynn, Joe and Rachel

Past pupils and parents are welcome to our 50th Celebration and Reunion night.

Friday 5th October- 8pm Fitzpatrick’s Castle, finger food and music from:
‘The George Hunter Band’, ‘Mark and Aidan’ and DJ set until late.

Tickets are €20 per person or table of 10 for €180 tickets and are on sale.
200 tickets have already been sold so, please let us know if you can make it, as soon as possible as Fitzpatricks Hotel need to know numbers attending.

Johnstown Girls National School 50th Celebration and Reunion.

It’s the final countdown

As we come to the end of another fantastic school year, the JPA has decided to have one last big event for our school year…. “

Our Summer RAFFLE Extravaganza!
This is all you need to do…

Purchase a ticket for €2 or a book for €10 and send the money and ticket stubs back into the schools by 13th June.

Our Raffle will be streamed LIVE on our Facebook page, so, be sure to ‘like’ our page and log in on the 15th of June by 10 am to get a glimpse of the action….

We have had businesses far and wide generoursly donate the following prizes:

. Round of golf for 4 at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club
. Cooks Academy Voucher €185
. Apple TV from Exertis
. Huawei Tablet
. Framed Picture from Rachel Howe Photography
. Dinner for 2 and show at the Purty Kitchen
. 3 Course dinner for 2 in Dun Restaurant in Royal Marine Hotel
. 2 x Boiler Services from Cabinteely Gas worth €85 each {2 prizes}
. A term at Mimi’s French classes
. Family Pass to Squirrel Scramble
.  Round of Golf for 4 at Stackstown Golf Club
. Doyle’s Nursery Voucher €50
. Family Pass to Dublinia
. Carvery meal for 2 at the Purple Sage restaurant in Talbot Hotel , Stillorgan
. Family Pass to Wicklow Gaol
. Horse-riding lesson
. Baking hamper
. Giddy Studios Voucher €2O
. Killiney Dry Cleaners Voucher €25
. Base Pizza Voucher €3O
. lnglot Make Up Lesson x 2 {2 prizes}
. Funky Monkeys 2 x 5 complimentary passes * (2 prizes)
. Dunnes Stores Voucher €30
. Sivad Grill & Wine Bar Voucher €25
. Jump Zone complimentary pass
. Peter Marks Voucher €30
. Hozelock from Woodles
. 2 x Windy Ridge Vouchers €2O (2 prizes)
. Flower Arrangement fronr Costello’s Flowers
. Clarins set from Haven Pharmacy Killiney S.C
. Wine from Centra Johnstown Road
. Mr Man shower set from Total Health Rochnstown Road
. Fitness Hub 2 x 12 class passes i2 prizes)
. Deerings Killiney S.C. meat voucher
. Arrangement from Fleurtatious Flowers
. Wine from Cafe Solo
. Game from Smiggle
. Mould & Paint set
. Royal Jelly set of creams and shower gels
. Lancome set of 3 lip gloss
. Science Set
. My little Pony
. Jigsaw
. Rock’n’Royals Barbie

Please remember to subscribe to jpaconnect and follow us on our Facebock page to keep in touch with what’s happening.

Lastly, we greatly appreciate the efforts so many parents, teachers and pupils make, in supportlng the JPA” We are deliglrted to be in a position to financialiy support our schools. We are looking forward to the weeks ahead with a few treats planned for the boys and girls and of course a well-deserved surnmer break from all their hard work.
Many thanks, Your JPA

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The JPA was able to pass on €1000.00 to each school this week, we would like to thank all the parents that contributed and assisted us in raising these funds.

with thanks,

The JPA.