We
wish Ms. Naughton best wishes on her maternity leave which has now commenced and
would like to welcome Ms. Caroline Lally who was appointed as her replacement
following recent interviews.
Ms. Lally, Srah Tourmakeady, is a fully probated teacher with significant
experience in junior room, multi-class settings. In order to give her adequate
time to get to know her pupils parent-teacher meetings will be postponed until
early next year .
The new entrants have settled in very well and, aside from annual parent-teacher
meetings, you are welcome to make an appointment with classroom or Learning
Support/Resource teachers any time.
CCTV
To help ensure the safety of everyone
concerned we have installed two hd
cameras on the school bus. Data from the
CCTV system will be accessed in
accordance with Data Protection
Regulations. The data controller in
respect of images recorded and stored by
the CCTV system is the Principal on
behalf of the Board of Management. The
personal data recorded and stored will
only be available to the data
controller.
Swimming Classes
Swimming classes for pupils in
1st to 6th class will
commence on Friday, November 7th
at Claremorris swimming pool
until December 12th. Cost
per pupil - €48 payable in
advance (including bus).
Please note that aerosol sprays
are not permitted.
Click
here if you wish to pay online.
Junior & Senior Infants finish at 11.30pm
on those days and the bus will
accommodate this.
Class and family photos
Over
the summer we added some lights to our
video/photo corner. This enables
us to produce better quality images and
along with the annual class photo we
also took family portraits this year.
The images are available for purchase in
a variety of sizes and as gifts (key
rings, mugs etc.) from
Photobox. You must select the
area of the photo you want on smaller
items such as stickers and keyrings when
you
order online.
Please note that while
these are not professional photos they
are the pupils' work and a percentage of
the proceeds are donated to the school.
Thanks to Ellen in 6th class for help in
taking the photos, Megan, Lorna and Amy
for organising everyone and arranging
the poses. The pupils in 4th-6th
class edited the images, replacing the
green screen with the selected
background and adjusting contrast, tone
etc.
Please do not register or order online from
Photobox until you have viewed and are
happy with the quality of the samples
which are
being passed from house to house over
the next couple of weeks. Mugs and snow
globes can only be ordered by the school
with November 28th being the last day to
guarantee Christmas delivery. As
usual, we will still facilitate the
County Photos photographer later in the
school year. The following link
can also be sent to relatives in other
parts of the country, or overseas, who
may wish to place an order.
http://www.photoboxgallery.com/gortskehy2014
Christmas, Confirmation, Confession,
Communion
Christmas:
Friday 19th December (half-day - 12pm) to
Monday, January 5th.
Confirmation:
Tuesday, February 17th @ Roundfort
Church.
First Confession: Thursday, March
5th, Carras Church @ 7pm.
First Holy Communion: Sunday, May
10th, Carras Church @ 9.30am.
Healthy Eating Policy
This is a reminder that our Healthy
Eating Policy aims to develop positive
and
responsible attitudes to eating and to
appreciate the contribution that good
food makes to good health. It does not
allow chocolate bars, biscuits,
confectionery icing or chocolate
yogurts. Cereal bars are allowed under
the policy. Occasional treats are given
in the school at the teacher's
discretion. Parents are reminded to
please comply with the school's healthy
eating policy when filling your child's
lunchbox.
For the benefit of new entrant parents
our experience with Frube yogurt shots
(pictured opposite) especially in the
Junior room is that they are difficult
for children of that age to consume.
More often than not the contents end up
being squirted by accident on the
uniform, desk or floor.
We would encourage parents to substitute
these with any other form of yogurt.
Thank you for your co-operation.
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