Dear
Parents/Guardians
Welcome Note
On behalf of the staff of Our Lady’s N.S., I would like to welcome
each child and parent back to school!! A special welcome to our new junior infants
and to the O’ Shea family.
We wish our Graduates of 2020 all the best in their years
ahead in Secondary School.
Thank
You
There are many people I wish to thank for their help and
support in getting our school ready to re-open safely.
Thank you to the Board of Management for their hard work and
support. Thank you to Evelyn for her
hard work during the Summer for having the school looking so well on our return
and for her tremendous work on our Schools Enhanced Cleaning Programme.
Thank you to the Board members and Parent volunteers who gave
their time and use of their machinery and facilities for the huge task of
removing the overgrown trees from our school and for their help in cleaning out
the storage unit
The view and the light created have really enhanced our school
environment.
Thank you to the Parents Council for all their hard work and
for the wonderful job they did in organising our Book Rental Scheme.
Thank you to Liam Ryan for taking over the grass cutting from
Michael Kavanagh.
Thank you to Eddie Hearne for installing our beautiful new
storage units in the Infant room, for installing the nineteen hand sanitising
dispensers, for carrying out repairs in the prefab and many other maintenance
jobs throughout the Summer.
Thank you to Pat Walton for powerwashing the school yard.
Thank you to Rose and all the staff for their hard work in
decluttering the school , re-organising classrooms and helping with logistics
and for their continued engagement with the Schools Enhanced Cleaning
Programme.
Thank you to the children and parents for your ongoing support
and co-operation in getting back to school safely.
Staff
Mrs Egan Principal Junior/Senior Infants
Mr Gleeson Deputy
Principal 5th / 6th
Class
Mrs O’ Dea 1st
/2nd Class
Ms Mason 3rd
/ 4th Class
Ms O’ Connor S.E.T
Ms Conway S.E.T
Mrs O’ Brien S.N.A
Ms Moriarty Supply
Teacher
Rose Gahan Secretary
Evelyn Healy Cleaner
I am delighted to welcome our new staff members Ms Conway, Mrs
O’ Brien and Ms Moriarty to Our Lady’s N.S.
Pupil Personal Insurance
We would encourage all parents to avail of the pupil
personal insurance scheme. This gives 24
hour insurance for your child at the cost of €9 for 24hr cover or €6 for in
school cover only. Please return forms
and money to the school by Friday 25th Sept.
Day to Day Rules / Annual Consent Form
Day to Day rules and Annual Consent forms must be signed by
all parents/students and returned to the school by Friday 25th
Sept please.
Uniforms
Monday, Wednesday & Friday – Full Uniform
Tuesday & Thursday – P.E. Uniform
Aladdin
We are currently in the process of setting up Aladdin School
software for Admin.
Please see attached parent information letter.
Contact Information
Please inform the school if you
change your contact details (phone/emails) or address.
Garda Vetting
All parent volunteers who help in
any areas of school life must be garda vetted.
Garda Vetting Forms available in the
office.
P.E. Programme
GAA Coaching will commence on Tuesday 29th
September for 1st – 6th Class with all necessary
protocols in place for safety re Covid 19.
Each child needs a change of shoes for the field.
We will start with Football so each child must have their own
gumshields.
Hurling will be later in the year, each child must have their own helmet and
hurley.
Absenteeism
If your child is absent you must write a note stating reason
for absence. It can be written into your
child’s diary. *If a pupil is absent 20 days or more we are legally obliged to
notify the Education Welfare Board and you will probably receive a visit from
Education Welfare Officer.
When infants are absent Mrs Egan will give them a slip to fill
in on their return.
Absences may be recorded by parent on the Aladdin App in a few
weeks time.
*Requisites Money
We would like to take this opportunity to ask parents who may
not yet have sent in the requisites money to do so as soon as possible
please. Thank you to the parents who
have already done so.
Junior/Senior Infants €15, 1st to 6th
class €17.
Health and Safety
The health and safety of all our
staff and students is of paramount importance to school management.
I would strongly urge any
parent with any issues related to any area of school life to follow proper
procedures in having the matter dealt with.
Please follow all guidelines as per
our Schools Logistics Plan already emailed to all parents and also available on
our website ourladysns.blogspot.ie. Check emails for updates.
If you have to collect your child
early please email the school the day before where possible.
Office Hours
Rose, our secretary is available in the office Mon – Thurs
from 9.30am – 1.30pm.
I hope all our school community have a happy and successful
year ahead in Our Lady’s N.S.
Thanking you
Mrs Egan
