Parking at the School
Thank you for parking in an orderly fashion at the school. Please remember that the drop-off area is only for that purpose; no double parking in that area is allowed because then children have to walk between cars which can be dangerous. Allow plenty of time if at all possible!
Junior Infants 2018/19
We are preparing for next year! Parents of children starting in September have been notified that a meeting will be held in the school on Wednesday, 16th May at 2:15 p.m. Please note that this meeting is for parents only.
A “get to know you” session for new children is arranged for Thursday, 31st May from 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. While the session is in progress a speaker from Midland Area Parenting Partnership will speak about ‘Positive Parenting’.
Bereavement
We were very saddened to hear this week of the untimely death of Keith Murphy, a parent in our school. His family and particularly his children are in our thoughts and prayers.
Youth Work (Laois)
Meeting in St Anne’s Hall Thursday 17th May at 8 pm. to organise setting up of a Youth Club in Ballylinan for children aged between 12 – 17 years. We urge all parents to attend and show your support. A representative from Youth Work Laois will be in attendance.
Labels
It’s a good time to ensure that your child’s name is on all clothing. We can have great difficulty identifying jumpers/tracksuit tops in the playground. Please check now!
May Closure
Please remember that the school will be closed next week, hopefully with some decent weather in store. Some people use the time to take a family break; it can be very useful, less expensive than peak summer dates and avoids interrupting school time. On a related note, school will reopen after the summer for all pupils on Wednesday, 29th August and we will be closed for a week in early June (3rd – 7th) in 2019.
Tomorrow (Friday 4th May) is a normal school day with the usual closing times.