FREE BOOK SCHEME

Dear Parents/Guardians,

 

 In recognition of the cost of preparing children and young people for the return to primary school each September Minister for Education Norma Foley T.D. has announced funding to provide free schoolbooks, including workbooks and copybooks, from September 2023.This scheme will eliminate the cost to parents of providing these resources.

 

Funding is being provided directly to primary schools and special schools by the Department to implement the scheme and schools will now have responsibility for providing schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks to all children and young people at the start of the school year.

 

All schoolbooks will remain the property of the school so that books can be reused in future years.

Schoolbooks will be provided on loan to children and young people for the duration of the 2023/24 school year and must be returned to school at the end of the school year.

 

Parents are requested to remind their children to take care of their books and keep them in good condition during the year. It is not permitted to write on textbooks. There may be some related classroom resources that are not covered by the scheme.

 

Additional details on what items parents will need to supply for the return to school in September 2023 will be communicated to parents by the school in due course.

 

 

Yours sincerely

Joe Leacy

Principal

 

 

SCHOOL ENROLMENT 2023/2024

Enrolment for next year is taking place from January 12th to February 2nd. Enrolment forms are available

in the downloads section of this website or directly from the school.

 

 

 

 

 

10th May 2022

 

Dear Parents and Guardians,

From the start of June all communications from the school will be via the new “Eolas App”.

This product that has been developed to complement the existing Databiz NS Admin software.  

 

It allows parents of school children to …

  • Receive notifications from the school.
  • Update their own email addresses and mobile phone numbers.
  • View attendance details and inform the school of reasons for absences.
  • Make payments.
  • Book parent-teacher meetings.
  • View standardised test scores.
  • View end-of-year reports.

 

We have added 2 pdf files to the newsletter section of the school website to help with the downloading and use of the app.

 

Please contact me if you have any problems in relation to this matter.

 

 

Regards,

Joe Leacy

 

 

 

 

All School Fees are now available for payment on Databiz.

 

 

Some Important Information regarding your childs return to school. 

 Download the Lunch Bag app onto your phone and register your child if they are new to the school. They can choose two healthy snacks from the menu each day.

 Please make sure if your child is already registered that they are in the right class on the app.

The same rules apply regarding Covid 19.  No gathering at school gates, wearing a mask and no entering the school premises without prior appointment. If your child has             symptoms please keep them at home.

 Any children presenting with symptoms in school should be collected from the Wanderley Wagon around the back of the new extension.