September 2022
Welcome
We are delighted to welcome everyone back this term and a special welcome to Tara, Lenox and Bella. We hope and pray that they will settle in quickly and enjoy many happy days in our school community. Regrettably Mrs Joy Gilmour has resigned from the teaching staff and we are delighted to inform you that Ms Claire Hall is now a permanent assistant teacher.
- We are developing our library area with a Department Grant for new library books. We really want to encourage the children to develop their interest in reading and hope they will allow their imaginations to enjoy new worlds through the magical worlds of books.
- We have also purchased six new ipads and 1 headset/child with the Department IT Grant. Each child will be responsible for their own headset and it’s important they do not get damaged. Pupils will be asked to replace their headset if they break it on purpose. The ipads will be useful for project work, accessing information, audio books educational games etc.
- We would encourage you to send healthy lunches to school. Some healthy snacks that we encourage include wraps, pasta, sandwiches, bread sticks, rice cakes, crackers, yoghurts, fruit, vegetables, cheese and cream crackers. No sweets, biscuits, chocolate, crisps or fizzy drinks from Monday – Friday please. A small sweet treat is allowed on Friday. Hot lunches will continue each Friday this year again starting on Friday 9th September – €3/per child. Please send the money in on Tuesday so the food can be ordered. Children do not have to participate each week.
Menu –
9th Sept – Chicken Curry and chips
16th Sept – Goujons and wedges
23rd Sept – Mince and potatoes
30th Sept – Sausage in a bap
- It is important that all pupils go outside to play every day at lunchtime. All children should bring coats so they may go outside on damp days. A child may only stay inside if they have a note from home.
- Please attach names to school uniforms as sometimes jumpers can be misplaced.
- The photographer is coming on Monday 19th September – younger family members are welcome to come in for family photographs.
- Top Line Markings have printed new playground games on our yard over the holidays which we hope will encourage the children to have fun at break times.
- All 1st-6th class children should now be collected at 2.50pm. children may arrive at school between 9.00-9.20am.
- School transport is available for free this year within the catchment area. If you are interested in applying for school transport, do it quickly as there is lots of room available on the school bus and we will lose our bus if it is not used.
- E. will be on Fridays. P.E. clothes and runners should be worn then.
- You may purchase insurance cover on a ‘compulsory’ basis whereby all pupils in school are insured for €5.30 each where cover is limited to School Related Activities only. We have used this insurance cover for several years and we feel it is the best cover out there at the moment for school pupils.
- It will cost €60/child to rent books and workbooks for the school year. This includes photocopying and contributions towards P.E. coaches. Pupils need to take good care of readers and text books that will be used every year. This should be paid before 28th October 2022.
- Please find an attached Internet Acceptable Use Policy sent home today, read through it with your child/children and make your child aware of the importance of Internet safety and netiquette. All 3rd-6th class pupils should sign the policy and return the form ASAP. A parent should also sign the form. Parents sign on behalf of Junior Infants-2nd class pupils. Please also sign the publication consent form at the bottom of the page. PLEASE RETURN THE CONSENT FORM ASAP as pupils will not be allowed to use the ipads if they have not returned a signed form. This form must be completed in September every year.
- Please also find the consent form for the school for school outings and events. This also needs to be returned ASAP.
- The Department of Health and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer have advised that: Children should stay at home if they are unwell. The best way to keep all viruses out of school is to stay home if you are unwell and until your symptoms have substantially resolved for 48 hours.
- We will continue the following in school: Maintain a good standard of hand hygiene Adhere to good respiratory etiquette Ensure good ventilation arrangements Continue to maintain good levels of cleaning
School Holiday List 2022-2023
School Will Reopen: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Halloween Half Term: School Closed Monday 31st Oct – 4th November
School Will Reopen: Monday 7th November 2022
Christmas Holidays: School will close at 12 noon on Wednesday 21st December 2022
School Will Reopen: Thursday 5th January 2023
Spring Half Term: School closed on Thurs & Fri 16th & 17th February 2023
St. Brigid’s Day: Monday 6th February 2023
St. Patrick’s Day: Friday 17th March 2023
Easter Holidays: School will close at 12 noon on Friday 31st March 2023
School Will Reopen: Monday 17th April 2023
School Closed: 1st May – Bank Holiday
5th June – Bank Holiday
Summer Holidays: School will close at 12 on Friday 23rd June 2023