Newsletter
7th September 2018
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
News this week
Yesterday, 5th Class were invited to visit a brand-new museum at 14 Henrietta Street. The townhouse building was divided into tenements and has been fully restored so the children were able to see what life was like in Dublin over 300 years ago. Mr. McGuire tells me that the children asked great questions and were beautifully behaved – well done!
Attendance and punctuality
We are so pleased to see so many children back at school for their first full week. Attendance has been very good across the school – well done everyone!
Our top attenders this week were 4th Class with 100%! They were very closely followed by Senior Infants with 99%.
Remember – our target is at least 95% for each child.
Dates for your diary
17th September – Romanian after-school classes starting back
18th September – Doodle Den starting back
Week of 17th Sept – Meet the Teacher
18th Sept – Secondary School Open Morning
26th October – School closes for Mid-Term Holiday
5th November – School re-opens at 8.50 a.m.
Junior Infants
From next week, Junior Infants will be finishing at 1.30 p.m. They have settled in so well and we are very proud of them!
Morning and Afternoon Collections
We have been updating our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures. It is very important that only adults who have Garda vetting are in the school building when the children are here. We therefore can no longer have parents/carers waiting in the school building to collect children before 1.30 or 2.30. Any parent/carer who needs to collect a child early, must call to the school office first. Children should be collected from their teacher in the designated space in the playground – not in the corridor or on the stairs, or on their way across the playground.
From Monday, the blue gate beside the office will be open at morning and afternoon collection times to help ease the flow of people. You can use either gate but we ask that parents/carers and children do not use the office door to enter or exit the building unless absolutely necessary.
School Uniform
Children should wear their full school uniform or school tracksuit every day. We are finding lots of lost jumpers and cardigans. Please make sure you label your child’s clothes clearly so we can return them if they get lost.
Updating Information
We are finding lots of contact phone numbers are not working. If your contact information has changed, please ensure we have your new address, telephone number or other details. This is particularly important if we need to contact you in case of emergency.
Enjoy the weekend, hopefully we’ll have some sunshine!
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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