NEWSLETTER 03/11/15

FIRST COMMUNION METING:
A meeting for parents will be held in the school sports hall on Thursday November 5th at 8pm.  This is a joint meeting with the other parish schools.  Please note that the meeting is for 1st Communion parents only.

 STAFF CHANGES:
Welcome back Ms. Bronwen Kiernan who takes up the post of shared resource teacher.  Mrs. Connolly will shortly go out on maternity leave and will be replaced by Ms. Stephanie Farrell.

 HOME READING PROGRAMME:
You will be receiving more information in the coming days about the roll out of the programme.  We hope it will be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for everyone.

PANTO:
Rehearsals have began for “Puss ‘n Boots”.  It looks and sounds great!

SWIMMING – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER:
Wednesdays       Ms. Brennan – 1st Class (Athy)

Thursdays          Ms. Cunningham (Portlaoise)

Fridays               Ms. Mulhare (Portlaoise)

ANTI-BULLYING TRAINING FOR PARENTS:

Thursday 12th Nov @ 7.30 pm in the school.
The National Parents Council Primary/Post Primary have developed an Anti-Bullying Programme for parents of primary/post primary children.  The session will enable you to support your child regarding issues of bullying and will also inform you about the new Anti-Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools.