Agreed Report to Parents from Board of Management meeting 13-2-2024
Agreed Report to Parents from Board of Management meeting 13-2-2024
Enrolments: We are now accepting enrolment for Sept 2024. 5 enquiries so far, closing date is 19th Feb.
SET Cluster: Our cluster arrangement with Ballinameen NS will cease at the end of current school year 2023/24 (As per circular 11/2024).To create or hold a post (Teacher) you are required to have 25 hrs. You may cluster with other schools to reach the 25 hrs. You may also input your Principal Releases Hours, 5 hrs, with this if required. We have formed a new cluster with Corrigeenroe NS. Our allocation of SET hours was 17.5 hrs plus the 5hrs Principal release time plus 2.5 hrs with Corrigeenroe NS. So Ms Kilmartin’s post is secure.
Half Day Closure: As part of the P.L.C (Primary Language Curriculum) we are required to take a half day closure to facilitate a school staff in-service training day on Wednesday the 20th March. School closing at 12.30pm.
STEM Grant: The school applied for a STEM grant through the Department of Education last November 2023. We were successful in our application and have received €4723.45 (85% of the application). We have started purchasing resources and the Staff and Children will begin learning about Cyber Safety and Coding through tutorials online, a program purchased through ‘Cyberschools’. Staff have completed Cyber Safety CPD module.
Charities Regulator: As a school we are registered as a Charity, RCN = 20133887.
Parents Association:Chairperson= Orla Brehony. Secretary/ NPC contact person = Patricia Mc Garry. Fundraising planned: Bag packing over Easter and in June a fun activity evening with Raffle. A school Clothes Collection in May, (Proceeds towards School Tour Bus).
School Tour: We are planning to go on a school tour to ‘Baysports’ Athlone in June (19th June, whole school).
Mass Serving/ Reading: Fr. Larry wishes to thanks all the children who have put their names forward for Serving at Mass and Reading at Mass. He will arrange ‘training’ for servers in due course and will be in touch. A rota will be then drawn up.