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TWO thousand householders in the Quin and Ennis area will be target- ed, in a fundraising campaign for the primary school in Quin.
A major initiative, aimed at raising more than €200,000 for the Quin school field, 1s well underway.
The Scoil na Mainistreach school development committee has pur- chased a field, at a cost of £100,000. It will cost another €100,000 to de- velop the pitch and the local commu- nity is being asked to help out with the funds.
€140,000 has been collected for the development projects to-date and hopes are high that the remainder will be gathered.
One of the biggest fundraisers, ‘Who wants to be a thousandaire’ was launched at the Monks Well last Thursday night. The event will take place at The Clare Inn on April 18.
The organising committee is seek- ing businesses and professionals in- terested in advertising on the night of the big event. A booklet is currently being designed and will be distribut- ed to more than 2,000 homes in the Quin and Ennis area.
The committee, under the chair- manship of Conor O’Neill, is hoping that the package will encourage many businesses to sponsor the event.
This is a particularly busy time for management, staff and students at the school.
In the past few weeks, a delegation
from the Board of Management held a meeting in Tullamore with officials from the Department of Education, to discuss the current status of the extension to the school.
As a result of this meeting, a long- awaited technical visit has been promised and this will take place within the next few weeks.
While much work is taking place outside of the school walls, the class- rooms have also been buzzing with activity.
Most classes have been taking part in the Wow reading challenge, over the past four months. As part of the challenge, pupils are encouraged to read as many books as possible. The students of Scoil na Mainistreach have read no less than 4,082 books
over the past four months. The read- ing will continue for another month, until the challenge comes to an end.
Meanwhile, the first two interac- tive boards have been installed in the junior and fifth/sixth classrooms.
OW atom olor: due hw-Ducne (osha sloremKOnoeler-nelee teaching and learning in the school. The boards were funded by the par- ents association, much to the delight of parents and pupils alike.