One of the Mum’s is doing a project on Baby Foods. She is wondering if parents could bring in Baby Food containers for her. There will be a box in the foyer for the food containers. Thank you for your support. … [Read more...]
Minutes of PA Meeting – January 2012
March 7, 2012 By
Minutes from PA Meeting Thursday 26th January, 2012 PA Committee– Karel Kiely, Elizabeth Bartholomew, Fergus O’Connor In attendance: Gavin Kennedy (BoM), Neil Bartholomew (BoM), Trish Leslie (BoM), Aoife Munnelly (1st Class PA Rep), Elaine Marquardt (Jnr. Inf PA Class Rep), Lynda Connolly (4th Class PA Rep), Sheena Richardson (3rd Class PA Rep), Ursula Donovan (6th Class PA Rep), Sarah Mann (Jnr. Inf Class PA Rep), Barry Halpin, Paul Munnelly, Yvonne O’Connor Apologies: Jennifer … [Read more...]
HAVE YOU HEARD….please read on!
March 7, 2012 By
Dunnes Stores Bag Pack -Saturday, 28th April 9-6pm Each class has a time allotted. The aim is to have between 10-12 volunteers per hour. If you wish to put your name down, the roster for the Bag Pack will be in Reception or text/ring Caroline Kennedy on 087 122 1610. Your class time slot may not suit you but you still wish to volunteer please contact Caroline or check roster times at Reception. We ask you to help raise much needed funds for the school. This is only an … [Read more...]
PA Meeting
February 28, 2012 By
Our next PA meeting is in the school on Wednesday 29th of February 2012 at 8pm. We would love to see as many faces as possible at this meeting. AGENDA NETNS Parents’ Association Wednesday, 29th February, 2012 at 8.00pm 1. Minutes 2. Matters Arising 3. Correspondence 4. Fundraising Proposals Update a. WhoWants to be a Thousandaire b. Bag Pack, Dunnes’ Stores, 28th April, 2012 5. School Policies … [Read more...]
Gifted Education Awareness Week
February 28, 2012 By
Gifted Education Awareness Weeks follows on from Gifted Education Awareness Day/EU Talent Day last year. The week’s activities starts today, Monday 27th with a Twitter chat on #edchatie at 8.30 p.m. hosted by Fred Boss of the NCTE. This will be a good starting point for teachers/parents who want to learn more about giftedness. A series of posts on a variety of blogs will help spread awareness throughout the week along with updates on Facebook (http://on.fb.me/ylxqYB), Twitter (@GTNIrl … [Read more...]
Do you know any former pupils, now teenagers, who would like to participate in an exciting project for young people during the Easter holidays?
February 21, 2012 By
Educate Together’s Second-level team is organising another innovative learning programme for young people aged between 13 and 15 years over 3/4 days during this year’s Easter holidays in Dublin (exact dates and venue to be confirmed). Young people from a variety of schools and areas will work together in teams on innovative projects using integrated approaches to learning. Interested parents and young people should contact secondlevel@educatetogether.ie to apply for a … [Read more...]
Kildare Branch of NPC
February 20, 2012 By
Now up and running is the newly formed Kildare Branch of the National Parents Council. The first meeting took place in September 2011. We would like to invite you to be involved in this, so you can represent your children, your school and your county at national level.Until recently Kildare parent associations were not represented at national level. Kildare has approx. 26,000 primary school going children; these children did not have a voice in the decision making process regarding primary … [Read more...]
“SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD THROUGH THEIR PRIMARY YEARS”
February 20, 2012 By
“SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD THROUGH THEIR PRIMARY YEARS” GUEST SPEAKER: ROSARIO POWER, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST 8P.M. TUESDAY 21ST FEBRUARY OSPREY HOTEL, NAAS, CO. KILDARE The Kildare Branch of the National Parents Council will hold their official launch this comingTuesday 21st February, at the Osprey Hotel Naas at 8pm. It will coincide with their 1st event; a talk by well known clinical psychologist Rosario Power. The talk will be of interest to all parents of primary school … [Read more...]
Second level brochure for parents
February 9, 2012 By
Parent's guide to ET Second-level school … [Read more...]
Group Seminars on Managing Challenging Behaviour
February 3, 2012 By
Please find enclosed information regarding the upcoming Special Needs Assistants Group Seminars on Managing Challenging Behaviour. As well as Special Needs Assistants, these training days would be of benefit to teachers and parents. There will be four speakers on the day, covering practical topics like social stories as well as help with personal issues like understanding and managing stress. Dr. Fergus Heffernan will be part of the team on the day, a lively and entertaining … [Read more...]
