Kilbrin school sends love to pupils on time for Valentines Day
ALTHOUGH Covid prevented Cupid from shooting his arrows any great distance last Sunday, staff at Kilbrin National School were not deterred by the horrid old virus! With hearts full of love and kindness for their pupils, they set out to connect with each child in the school before Valentine’s Day.
“With the extended school closure, we were looking at ways of staying connected with the children in our school. It’s a very hard time for them trying to learn from home and not meeting up with friends. So with the An Post ‘sending love’ initiative, the staff decided to write a postcard to each child to brighten their week in time for Valentine’s Day,” Kilbrin NS principal Celine Doody told The Corkman.
“But we had to enlist the help of our hard working, friendly postmen to source enough postcards for all our children. And once all the postcards were written, the next problem was trying to ensure all the children received them on the same day,” she explained.
Celine paid tribute to her colleague Deirdre Burke and Deirdre’s husband, Andy, for their great help in co-ordinating the project.
Local postman Timmy Noonan became Cupid’s special messenger during the week, sorting and delivering the cards and ensuring that no child was left disappointed.
“Timmy made sure that everyone received their cards in time for Valentine’s Day. The excitement and delight of each of our children on receiving their postcard has been one of the highlights for us since the schools closed. So we appreciate greatly Timmy’s part in brightening the children’s week and making Valentine’s Day special
for them despite the continuing closure of schools,” Celine said.