INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

The aim of our school is to provide a caring, learning environment, which facilitates the nurturing of each pupil's full, educational potential. The achievement of this aim informs all of the planning processes and activities which occur in our school.

Teachers and parents are partners in the children's education, with co-operation and communication between home and school being vital ingredients in the educational process. We share the same aim - the well-being of the children in our care. This prospectus has been produced with the express purpose of sharing information with parents concerning school policies, rules and routines.

ROUTINES AND GENERAL INFORMATION

Time

1. School begins at 8.55 a.m. It is important that the children develop the habit of being punctual for school. Children who are in the yard prior to official assembly time are not the responsibility of the any member of staff, but if children are in the yard prior to 8.55 a.m., they are expected to take their place in line. For safety reasons, pupils are expected to walk in the school yard.

2. Children are not allowed to enter the school building prior to 8.55 a.m. except on wet days when they may go to allocated waiting areas inside.

3. There is a short break at 11.00 a.m. Lunch break is from 1.00 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. No glass bottles or cans, please.

4. Junior and Senior Infant Classes are dismissed at 1.00 p.m. Infants are not allowed to go home on their own unless this is specifically requested in writing by parents. Who ever collects your child from school should try to be in the school-yard before dismissal time so as not to cause him unnecessary anxiety. The pupils in the other classes are dismissed at 2.35 p.m.

5. Pupils who bring bicycles to school are asked to alight at the gates of the school.

6. The Board of Management does not accept responsibility for the children’s property.

7. At 2.35 p.m., pupils are expected to leave the school grounds in an orderly fashion and to report home promptly.

8. Pupils should respect and follow the directions of the school traffic warden at all times.