CIRCULAR
TO ALL PARENTS, No. 1, 1st September 2009
Dear
Parents,
Fáilte
romhaibh ar ais chuig an bhliain scoile nua. I welcome particularly our new
Junior Infants and wish them many happy and fruitful years with us.
Calendar
A full
calendar for the new school year will be circulated next week and published on
our website. School will close at 1.20 next Monday 7th September.
School normally closes at 1.20p.m. on the first Monday of each month for staff
meetings. Please ensure (where relevant) that your children are collected on
time. The induction period for Junior Infants and Rang a h-Aon will finish
on Friday 11th September. Normal closing times will apply from Monday
14th.
Security/Safety
Issues
All doors
will be closed after 9.00 A.M. Visitors (and latecomers!) should ring the bell
on the front door for access after 9.00. For assembly period (8.40-9.00) all
doors except the main entrance will be open. The main entrance has an internal
release button and may be used for exit. (Please close the door after exit). The
most practical entrances for pupils are as follows: Pupils in Rooms 9-12 use the
laneway door near
All doors can be opened from the inside in case of fire. Your cooperation in
this is appreciated.
Parents are reminded that the school accepts no
responsibility for pupils before 8.40 a.m. or after official closing time
(1.20/2.20). Parents
of infants should ensure that their children are collected on time from the yard
inside the school gate in front of the school. Parents of pupils in other
classes who collect their children should wait outside the school gate. Pupils
with bicycles must dismount before entering school property.
Policies
Please
encourage your children to be punctual. “Formal Instruction” starts at 9.00
and latecomers interrupt the work in the classrooms. All pupils are expected to
wear the school uniform. Pupils from Rang 3-6 are asked to have a plain blue
shirt for formal occasions (choir, etc.) The school’s code of behaviour is
published in the homework notebook and on the school website. Other policies
(Healthy Eating, Anti-Bullying, etc.) are on our website.
Text
Alerts
Please ensure that you have joined up
to receive text alerts. To join the group, send the following text to 53215:
JOIN sstreasa 0872136018
Child’s NameF/M (Insert
your child’s name + F for father or M for mother)
One parent from each family is encouraged to join and both parents may join if
desired. You can elect to stop receiving texts at any time.
Lost
Property:
All belongings must be clearly marked with the child’s name. The school
accepts no responsibility for articles lost or mislaid.
Influenza
A (H1N1)
All pupils
will receive instruction on respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene this week.
Please reinforce the message at home. All toilets have liquid soap dispensers
and electric hand drying facilities or paper towels. Further measures
will be taken as appropriate. All pupils should have a supply of tissues.
If your child is sick in school you will be asked to collect him/her. Please
ensure that you inform the school if your contact details have changed. If
your child is sick, please keep him/her at home. More on this anon.
Information available on www.swineflu.ie , www.hse.ie
, www.dohc.ie
Funding
Please see letter
overleaf re educational costs
and annual maintenance/ improvements voluntary contributions.
Proinsias Ó hÓgáin. (Príomhoide)