Swimming

Our Lady’s N.S.                               

Ballingarry, Thurles, Co Tipperary.                                             

Tel/Fax:           052 9154533

Email:              ourladysns@gmail.com

Blog:               ourladysns.blogspot.ie

Charity No: 20167202

Wednesday 17^th October 2018

Dear Parents/Guardians

As part of our P.E. Curriculum we are pleased to offer swimming lessons again this year.   Lessons for 3^rd to 6^th class only will commence on Tuesday next 23^rd October.

Buses will leave the school promptly at 9.45am. 

Swimming lessons will cost €6 per week or can be paid in full.  If paying weekly we ask that €6 be paid in advance of the swimming session each week.

Please ensure your child has the following for swimming classes:

1.      Swimming togs (one piece swimming suit for girls- no bikinis)

2.      I large towel

3.      Swimming hat (children are not allowed in the pool without a hat)

4.      Plastic bag for wet things

5.      Spare pair of socks

6.      Underwear! Children may wear their swimsuits under their tracksuits in the morning so don’t forget to pack the undies

7.      A bag for all gear

8.      Verruca shoes are optional – available in most sports shops

9.      Could the girls with long hair have it tied up please

10. No spray deodorant – roll-on only

11. No hair products inc shampoo, gels mousse etc

*Below is the list of swimming dates for 3^rd – 6^th class:  (6  Fridays + 2 Tuesdays)

(There are two swimming lessons in one week so as to have session completed before Christmas.)

1	Tues, 23rd Oct	5	Fri 30th Nov
2	Fri 9th Nov	6	Fri 7th Dec
3	Fr 16th Nov	7	Tues 11th Dec
4	Fri 23rd Nov	8	Fri 14th Dec

Thanking you for your co-operation

Yours sincerely

Ms O’ Sullivan

Ms S O’ Sullivan – Principal

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Members of Board:

Fr Derry Quirke                Sheila O’ Sullivan              Deirdre Egan          Catriona Geeves

Anne Croke                      Willie McGrath                  Tom Butler               Tadhg Vaughan

Sponsored Walk

A big thank you to everyone who took the time to attend our annual sponsored walk this morning (Sunday, September 26th.). Thanks also to everyone who sponsored a walker too. This event is one of our main fundraisers so all your support is very much appreciated.

Thanks also to the Parents' Council for providing the refreshments and to Willie McGrath for ensuring that we were safe on the road.

Writers of the Month - September 2018

These boys and girls have started off the new school year in positive fashion and impressed Ms O'Sullivan with their presentation and penmanship. Well done to our latest writers of the month.

Class of the Month - September 2018

Mrs Egan's class picked up the first Class of the Month award of the new school year. And well deserved it was too. Well done Infants and enjoy your two nights off homework.

Cross Country County Championships 2018

Today (September 26th.) we went to Thurles Crokes for the Cross Country running. It was fun. The 3rd/4th Class girls' team ran first and then the boys. A little while later the 5th/6th Class girls went and then the boys. I didn't come last so I was happy.

by Grace Egan - 5th Class

5th/6th Class Girls

 5th/6th Class Boys

3rd/4th Class Girls

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Junior Infant Class 2018

It's hard to believe that these wonderful boys and girls have been with us for a month already. Where has the time gone?

Privacy Notice

                                                   Our Lady’s N.S.

Privacy Notice to Parents / Guardians

By enrolling in and attending Our Lady’s N.S. you acknowledge that your personal data (including special category personal data) will be processed by Our Lady’s N.S.  The purpose of this Privacy Notice is to better inform you of

·         Who we are

·         What personal data we collect about you and your child who is enrolled and attends our school

·         How and why we use your personal data

·         Who we share your personal data with

·         The reasons why we share your personal data

·         How long we keep your personal data

·         Your rights as a Data Subject – the person about whom we collect and store personal data

Who we are:

·    We are Our Lady’s N.S.

·    Our address and contact details are Ballingarry, Thurles, Co Tipperary – 052/9154533

·    We provide primary education

·    For further information see of our Data Protection Policy available at ourladysns.blogspot.ie

The information we collect about you

The personal data we collect can include information about your identity and contact details; images/photo (including CCTV); family details; admission/enrolment details; previous schools; academic progress; PPS number; special educational needs; nationality; language; religion; medical data; information about behaviour and attendance; information about health, safety and welfare; financial information (re payments for books, tours etc); and other personal data. 

How and why we use your information and the legal basis

We use your personal data for purposes including:

·    your application for the enrolment of your child

·    to provide your child with appropriate education and support

·    to monitor your child’s academic progress

·    to care for your child’s health and well-being

·    to care for our staff and pupils

·    to process grant applications and other funding

·    to coordinate, evaluate, fund and organise educational programmes

·    to comply with our legal obligations as an education body

·    to comply with our monitoring and reporting obligations to Government bodies

·    to process appeals, resolve disputes, and defend litigation etc.

For further information on what data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and the legal basis for same, please go to ourladysns.blogspot.ie

Who we share your information with

We share your personal data with third parties, including other Government bodies.

This includes the Department of Education and Skills, NCSE, TUSLA, An Garda Síochána, HSE, the Department of Social Protection, the Revenue Commissioners etc.

The level of sharing and the nature of what is shared depend on various factors. The Government bodies to which we transfer your personal data will use your personal data for their own purposes (including: to verify other information they already hold about you, etc.) and they may aggregate it with other information they already hold about you and your family. We also share your personal data with other third parties including our insurance company and other service providers (IT providers, security providers, legal advisors etc.), We are legally required to provide certain records relating to the progress of a pupil (under 18 years) in his/her education to the pupil’s parents/guardians, including results of assessments.

For further information on who we share your data with, when and in what circumstances, and why, please see our Data Protection Policy available at ourladysns.blogspot.ie

We do not transfer your personal data to a third country or international organisation

 

We do not engage in automated decision making/profiling

How long we hold your child’s data

·         Some personal data is only kept for a short period e.g. data no longer needed will be safely destroyed at the end of an academic year

·         Some data we retain for a longer period e.g. enrolment forms are retained in the school until your child reaches 25 years of age

·         Some data is never destroyed e.g. Roll Books and School Registers

You have the following statutory rights that can be exercised at any time

·         Right to complain to supervisory authority

·         Right of access

·         Right to rectification

·         Right to be forgotten

·         Right to restrict processing

·         Right to data portability

·         Right to object and automated decision making/profiling 

Contact

If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact Ms O’ Sullivan an Phríomhoide, by email at ourladysns@gmail.com