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Pupils plan to spread Christmas cheer next week

CHEER: Pupils from Mr Mannix’s Sixth Class with their cards for the residents of Our Lady of Lourdes Nursing Home.
By Michelle Crean
Not only are they writing personal letters to the elderly but local school children are planning a socially distanced visit to spread Christmas cheer.
Kilcummin NS pupils, who are part of the 'Christmas Together Campaign', organised by Garda Brendan O'Donovan, will design and write Christmas cards for each of the residents of Our Lady of Lourdes Nursing Home in Kilcummin.
They then also plan to provide outdoor Christmas music on the grounds of the nursing home next Wednesday, at 11.30am.
"We visit the residents each year, but unfortunately we are unable to enter the building this year, so we have decided that one bubble from school will visit the grounds instead," Kilcummin NS principal Gilllian Sheehan said.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
"We have completed recording short virtual Christmas performances at school recently in well ventilated and sanitised rooms for very short periods of time, due to COVID-19 restrictions, to ensure that our families can enjoy some of our Christmas fun, as this has been the first year that our pupils are not afforded an opportunity to participate in our annual Christmas show in Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Parents have been treated to short live virtual performances on Zoom also. We are looking forward to gathering our school community together again next Christmas, but we want to ensure that each of the boys and girls has something wonderful to look forward to each day at school during the magical Christmas season. Our Parents’ Association Christmas Memory Tree will be lit on the grounds of Our Lady of Lourdes Church as part of our Christmas schedule. We are encouraging families to drop some Christmas gifts at the Killarney Garda Station as part of the 'Christmas Together' initiative and we are delighted to support the wonderful work that An Garda Síochána does."