Clontibret N.S. August/September 2023
Welcome
We are delighted to welcome everyone back this term and a special welcome to Alannah, Faith, Arianna and Bethany. We hope and pray that they will settle in quickly and enjoy many happy days in our school.
- 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, water, diluted orange juice or milk (which can be stored in the fridge). No sweets, biscuits, chocolate, crisps or fizzy drinks Monday-Friday please. A small treat is allowed on Friday. Hot lunches will continue each Friday this year again starting on Friday 8th September – €4 /per child. Please send the money in on Tuesday so the food can be ordered. Children do not have to participate each week.
Menu –
8th Sept – Chicken goujon roll and wedges
15th Sept – Curry and rice
22nd Sept – Sausage and chips
29th Sept – Creamy chicken pasta
- It is important that all pupils go outside to play every day at lunch time. 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 remember to wear the full school uniform and attach names to jumpers as sometimes they can be misplaced.
- Infants should be collected at 2pm, all 1st-6th class children should be collected at 2.50pm. Children may arrive at school between 9.00-9.20am.
- E. will be on Fridays. P.E. clothes should be worn then.
- As part of National Heritage Week, we will have a Hedgerow Walk with Ross Cochrane next week.
- From September 2023, parents of children in primary school do not have to pay a contribution fee towards schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks. The school will provide the free books on loan. Parents must return them at the end of the school year.
- Pupil insurance cover is limited to School Related Activities Only and still costs €5.30 per pupil. This is a ‘compulsory’ basis whereby all pupils are covered during school hours/school activities. We have used this insurance cover for several years and we feel it the best cover out there at the moment for school pupils. Please forward this to the school asasp.
- 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