Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí Golden National School Golden, Cashel, Co. Tipperary. Tel. 062 72164 Email [email protected] Web www.goldenns.ie Roll No. 17114J NEWSLETTER - April 2015 Nuachtlitir - Aibreán 2015 Safety Note I would appeal to and remind all parents to use the pedestrian gate at all times when entering and exiting the school. It is a serious safety issue and one to which the children are more than happy to adhere. Please also remind minders and others who may be collecting your child that this is school policy. No smoking on the school grounds under any circumstances Golden National School - Newsletter April 2015 Board of Management The Board of Management of the school meets 4-5 times each school year. The Board's main function is to manage the school on behalf of the patron and for the benefit of the students and to provide an appropriate education for each student at the school. The Board serves for a four year term. The last meeting of the current Board will be held in Sept/Oct 2015 and a new Board will be put in place in time for the Nov/Dec meeting. The Board comprises of eight members – two patron’s nominees, two community nominees, two parents’ nominees and two teacher representatives. This newsletter is used by the Board of Management to keep parents informed of school policy and events. Policies on the website You are invited to look at the school’s website for lots of items of interest. Our website also contains many of the school’s important policies. Please check out the website and should you require any further information don’t hesitate to contact the school. WSE Following the recent Whole School Evaluation carried out by DES inspector Edel Meaney a written report has been compiled and will soon be posted on the Department of Education website. In keeping with most other reports, four main recommendations have been made. The staff have already held a number of staff meetings on how we might make improvements in the areas mentioned while new measures to involve the Parents’ Association will be discussed over the coming weeks and months. 2|Page Golden National School - Newsletter April 2015 Green Schools Our schools’ second green flag will be presented to Ms. Corbett and three other representatives of the Green Schools’ Committee at a special ceremony on the 20th May in Kilkenny. We hope to hold our own flag raising ceremony in June. Active Schools Last week our school held ‘Active Week’ in preparation for our Active Flag. Activities included: Penalties on the Principal, Activity Morning, Gymnastics, Zumba Dancing, Teacher/Pupils Hurling Match. Confirmation Congratulations to the nine children from our school who were among the first children of the parish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation from His Grace, Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly D.D. this week. Well done also to all the children who sang so beautifully with the choir on the day. DVDs or group photos can be ordered by contacting the school should you wish. First Holy Communion The First Holy Communion will take place on Sunday, 17th May at 11.00 a.m. in the church. Children receiving their First Holy Communion are asked to be in the church at 10.30 a.m. Members of the choir are asked to be there for 10.45 a.m. The children from 4th class to 6th class have commenced Tag Rugby recently in conjunction with Kilfeacle R.F.C. A blitz will be held in the coming weeks. 3|Page Golden National School - Newsletter April 2015 School Tour This year’s school tour will take place on Wednesday, 3rd June. All classes will travel to the Glen Activity Centre in Cork. Children will need to be in school at 8 a.m. sharp. The infants’ plan to be home for 3 p.m. approx. with 1st – 6th returning at 6 p.m. approx. having visited the Mitchelstown Caves. The total cost (inc bus) is €30 for 1st to 6th and €25 for infants. More details to follow. Hurling The boys and girls on the under 11 and under 13 squads have been performing fantastically well over the past number of weeks in the Cumann na mBunscol competitions. The under 11 team are one match away from a county final while our second under 11 squad will play a blitz in two weeks with the winner to qualify for Semple Stadium. Our under 13 team are unbeaten so far but face a number of tricky games in order to progress. Well done and best of luck to all the children. Special mention to Mr. Lyng for all his hard work preparing the teams. Attendance I would ask that all parents and children make a big effort to make sure that children attend school regularly. Should something important cause your child to be absent could you please send in a note of explanation to your child’s teacher. TUSLA, who are the Education Welfare Board, will be informed when a child has missed more than twenty days. I would also discourage parents from taking children out of school early, except in exceptional circumstances. Punctuality It is expected that all children will be on time for school at 9.30 a.m. As you can imagine, it can be quite disruptive for both the class teacher and 4|Page Golden National School - Newsletter April 2015 students when children arrive in late. It was also something which the inspector commented on during her recent visit. The school will receive children at 9.20 a.m. No responsibility is accepted for children arriving before that time. Details of children arriving late will be recorded on the school’s attendance record. Meetings with Teachers While parent teacher meetings have already taken place, any parents who would like to speak to their child’s teacher should contact the school to arrange an appointment. Entry to School Could all parents and visitors to the school please use the main entrance at the front of the school. The other doors are for children’s use only. Homework Should your child not be in a position to complete his/her homework could parents please send in a note of explanation to the teacher. Over recent weeks and months the amount of children with unusual excuses has increased. I would ask parents to encourage your son/daughter to complete all their homework each night. Healthy Lunch Policy We ask all parents to please remember that our school has a Healthy Lunch policy for the good of our children, so please only include a treat once a week on Friday. If any child has a treat on a non-treat day, we would ask that it is not eaten and brought home again in their lunchbox. 5|Page Golden National School - Newsletter April 2015 Enrolment for 2015/16 If you have a child for enrolment this coming school year, or know of someone who does, please be advised that enrolment forms are available from the school office. They can also be downloaded from the school website www.goldenns.ie Our enrolment figures have been rising steadily in recent years and this trend looks set to continue for next year. School Uniforms We ask that all children wear their tracksuits on P.E days and the correct uniform on non-P.E days. This is becoming an issue, particularly amongst the children in the more senior classes. Please note the following: Ms. Corbett’s class: Monday and Friday Ms. Kelly’s class: Wednesday and Friday Mr. Lyng’s class: Monday and Friday Mr. Morrissey’s class: Monday and Friday Could we implore with parents to put your child’s name on all items of their uniform. If your child loses something it is extremely difficult to return it to the owner without a name. The school uniform is now available from Mr. Mister (formally O’Dwyer’s) in Cashel and Uniform World Outlet Store in Clonmel. The hoody for next year will have a slightly different design to the present one. Uniform Sale The Parents’ Association are trialling a used uniform sale. If you have any unwanted uniforms to donate please drop 'clean' clothing into the school anytime during school hours. The last day for uniforms to be dropped into the school will be Monday 29th June 2015. Jumpers, Hoodies, Trousers, Ties, Skirts, Pinafores only. Uniforms to go on sale on Monday 29th June between 7pm and 9pm. 6|Page Golden National School - Newsletter April 2015 Notes from school The school regularly sends out notes with the children for various reasons. For the most part, these will be given out on Mondays and Thursdays. The school will also text parents when important notes have been sent home. Change of Address, Phone, Text-a-parent If you have moved house or changed phone numbers please give details to the school. Text-a-parent service is used frequently in the school. If you have not received any text messages from us it means that your number is not on the list. Again, please contact the school to update your details. Facebook and Twitter Please follow the school on Facebook and twitter - @goldenns1937 Children’s Website of the Month – www.starfall.com School History Book Copies of the School History Book – ‘Golden Days – A History of Golden National School’ are still available by contacting the school office on 062 72164. Calendar 2014 / 2015 3rd Term Communion: Sunday 17th May at 11.00 a.m. Referendum: School Closed on Friday 22nd May Bank Holiday: Closed Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd June Summer Holidays: School Closes on Tuesday 30th June at 12.30 p.m. 7|Page Golden National School - Newsletter April 2015 Calendar 2015/2016 1st Term Re-opening Tuesday September 1st Mid-term Closed 26th October – 30th October, inclusive Parent Teacher meetings Early December Church Holiday Tuesday December 8th Christmas Holidays School closes on Tuesday December 22nd at 12.30 p.m. 2nd Term Re-opening Mid-term February Easter Holidays 12.30p.m. Thursday January7th 2016 Closed Thursday and Friday 18th and 19th School closes on Wednesday March 16th at 3rd Term Re-opening Bank Holiday Bank Holiday Summer Holidays 12.30 p.m. Monday 4th April 2016 Closed Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May Closed Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th June School Closes on Thursday 30th June at These dates are provisional and subject to change. Please check the school newsletter regularly where you will be notified of changes should they occur 8|Page
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