SCOIL AN LINBH IOSA
ST. FRANCIS STREET
GALWAY
Tel. (091)566452
SEPTEMBER, 2010
www.saligalway.ie
PARENTS:
· Welcome back to our new school year everyone and a very special welcome to our new parents! We hope you had a nice summer, that you managed to get some sunshine and that you have a successful and enjoyable year.
· Already life in school is fairly hectic. We have had our annual tests in reading and mathematics for our First Class children. Our parent/teacher meetings for this year currently taking place. You will receive or will have received a note from the class teacher giving you date and time of the meeting.
· On the back of this newsletter you will find the school calendar for the coming year. There may be additional closures, but as yet, we have no dates. We will let you know of any additional dates as soon as they come to hand.
· As you know, we are obliged by law to report any absences of in excess of twenty days to the National Educational Welfare Board. Please contact us giving the reason for absence on the first day of any absence and also when your child will be returning to school. This year we will continue to make a special effort to be at school every day.
· We continue to need your help and co-operation with parking. Please make sure that you are not parking in ‘no parking’ areas and you’re your car is not obstructing footpaths or entrances to private houses or business premises.
· Any parent who wishes to see the principal or a teacher at any time is very welcome to do so, provided an appointment has been made through the Principal’s Office. Every effort will be made to facilitate your request. You might also state the reason for the requested meeting.
· All callers to the school, for whatever reason, must first check in at the office,
· Watch out for news of courses for parents from Aoife, our Home School Community Liaison Co-ordinator (HSCL)
· If you have a child starting school in September 2011, please complete an enrolment form as soon as possible as places are filling up quickly.
· Welcome back to our ‘Walk on Wednesday’. Well done. We hope you can come every week.
· Just a few ‘annual reminders’:
* Children to be in line in Hall at 8.45 a.m.
* Full school uniform to be worn except on P.E. day. If for any reason a child needs to wear a tracksuit at any other time, please inform the teacher of the reason;
*Children may wear track suits each day if they wish during the winter months – i.e. from November to St. Patrick’s Day;
*Provide your child(ren) with a lunch box for carrying the lunch and storing the leftovers.
* Make sure name’s are on children’s belongings;
*Regularly check children’s hair for signs of infestation;
* Check schoolbags for notes and newsletters from school.
*WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US
· We are all delighted to be back together again at school.
· We hope you like the new railings which have been erected around the school during the summer.
· As well as welcoming all our new infants, we would like to say a special welcome to those girls who have come into other classes in the school.
· Our ‘After School Clubs’ are up and running for children from First Class upwards.
· The doctor and nurse came and gave the MMR injection to some of our Junior Infants.
· We have some visiting teachers: Welcome Muinteoir Nicola, Muinteoir Caoimhe, Muinteoir Cora and Muinteoir Robert.
· We are starting practising for our Fire Drill.
Green School Committee
Aoife McGinty & Eva Connolly
Fiona Keville & Arina Kavanagh
Zuzanna Kmiekowick & Sara Agboola
Declan Nohilly & Hanabel Adetunji
Scoil an Linbh Iosa
Pre- School & After School Service
087-7697338
NEVER MISSED A DAY - AUG. , 09 – JUNE 2010.
Room 7 Hanabel Adetunji, Chelsea Ofoegbu, and Schilo Kazadi
Room 16 Grace Harkonen, Sarah Agboola, Rhoda Osagie, Arina Kavanagh and Kawthar Agboola.
Room 12 Jennifer Corley and Victoria Adedeji
Room 5 Charis Concepcion , Chloe Keleghan, Shaina Alngohoro, Amanda Kinneavey, Eileen Corley and Mary Adedeji.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2010/2011
October 25th – 29th October – Closed for Half term
(Re-opening Monday, 1st November)
December Closing for Christmas Holidays – 12 noon Thursday, 23rd Dec.
February 21st – 25th February - Closed for Half- term
Re-opening Monday, 28th February, 2011.
April Closing for Easter Holidays at 12 noon on Friday, 15th April
Re-opening Tuesday, 3rd May, 2011.
Closing for summer holidays at 12 noon on Thursday, 30th June 2011.
