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JANUARY ‘08 Newsletter

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Thank you for supporting the Parents’ Council Christmas Raffle. It was another success this year with 58 people winning prizes and €3,052 being raised.

UPDATING OF SCHOOL RECORDS
We plan to install a new School Management System on the office computer and we would ask that you complete a revised registration form. If your son enrolled in the school during this school year you will already have completed the revised form and will not need to do so again.
If you don’t have a P.P.S. No. for your son you will need to call in person to the Department of Social Welfare in Ann Street. You will need to bring I.D. for yourself e.g. passport or driving licence and your son’s birth certificate. The P.P.S. No. will be issued immediately. The contact number for the Department of Social Welfare is 9165400. I ask that you return the form to school as soon as possible. I know how easy it is to forget about these things!

STAFF MEETING
This month’s staff meeting will again take place on the last Thursday, 31st January. School will close at 1.50 p.m. on that day.

CLOSURES THIS TERM
A reminder that school will be closed on the following days this term.
Mon. 11th – Fri. 15th February – Mid Term Break.
Wed. 20th February – School Development Planning.
Mon. 17th – Fri. 28th March – Easter Holidays.
School will close at 12.45 p.m. on Fri. 14th March.
School will re-open on Mon. 31st March.

ENROLLING IN SECOND LEVEL SCHOOLS
I encourage you to enrol your son in the second level school of your choice as soon as possible. If you haven’t done so already you can request a registration form directly for the school. Contact details are listed below.
Every school has an Enrolment/Admission Policy. Some parents believe that places are reserved in C.B.S. Secondary for pupils from C.B.S. Primary School. This is not listed as one of the criteria in C.B.S. Secondary.
C.B.S. Secondary – 9141391
St. Peter’s College – 9142071
Wexford Vocational College – 9122753


Jos. Furlong, Principal, 17th January 2008
 

 

 

     

FEBRUARY ‘08 Newsletter

QUIZ CHAMPIONS AGAIN
A team of boys from the school won the Wexford Credit Union Under-13 table quiz on the 28th January. We have a great record in this competition. The members of the winning team were Matthew Devereux (Capt.), Emmet Broaders, Mark Chapman and Diarmuid North. The boys will represent the school and Wexford District at the Chapter Final next month.
Our other Under-13 team finished in third place – Steve Roche (Capt.), Lee Cogley, Stephen Healy and Ciarán O’Faherty. In the under-11 category we had a team in second place – David Dempsey (Capt.) Conor Bolger, Aaron Scahill and Conor Walsh. Well done to all the boys!

MID TERM BREAK
We are half-way through the term and the mid-term break will be all of next week, Monday 11th to Friday 15th February. Friday of this week, 8th February, will be a full day with school closing at the normal time, 2.50 p.m.

ATTENDANCE
I have highlighted the importance of good school attendance on previous occasions. I have also used a quote from Eddie Ward Chief Executive Officer of the National Educational Welfare Board:
“It is important that parents realise that patterns of non-attendance are habit-forming. In other words, a child who misses school regularly in primary is more likely to go on missing school in secondary and is also more likely to drop out of school.”
The attendance figures for the first five months of the current school year are:-
September 95.3% October 93.4% November 93.2% December 92.1% January 93.3%
When compared to the previous two years every month indicates the lowest attendance in that three year period. Also of interest is the fact that Fridays still have the lowest attendance figures with Mondays being the second worst. I ask that you be very conscious of your son’s attendance and that you keep in mind the fact that Fridays and Mondays are the worst days for attendance.
We are currently working on a School Attendance Policy. The members of the Parents’ Council have received copies of the draft policy and they have been asked for feedback. If you would like to see a copy, with a view to offering suggestions, you can contact Mary Goodison, our school secretary.


SOCIAL PERSONAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
S.P.H.E. provides opportunities to foster the personal development, health and well-being of the individual child, to help him to create and maintain supportive relationships and become an active and responsible citizen in society. Our school’s S.P.H.E. programme covers a wide range of topics. These include healthy eating, alcohol, drugs, safety and social responsibility, environmental issues, relationships and sexuality education (R.S.E.). At primary level R.S.E. aims to help children learn, at home and in school, about their own development and about their friendships and relationships with others. This work will be built on developing a good self-image, promoting respect for themselves and others and providing them with appropriate information.
As part of the school’s S.P.H.E. programme pupils will be learning about R.S.E. this month. Parents of 2nd and 3rd class pupils may request a copy of the lesson from the class teacher. A copy of the relevant lesson will be posted to parents of 4th, 5th and 6th classes this week. The lesson will be taught on Friday 22nd February.

SCHOOL CLOSURES REMINDER
A reminder that school will be closed on the following days this term.
Mon. 11th – Fri. 15th February – Mid Term Break.
Wed. 20th February – School Development Planning.
Mon. 17th – Fri. 28th March – Easter Holidays.
School will close at 12.45 p.m. on Fri. 14th March.
School will re-open on Mon. 31st March.

STAFF MEETING
The February staff meeting will again take place on the last Thursday of the month, 28th February. To facilitate this school will close at 1.50 p.m.


Jos. Furlong, Principal, 6th Feb ‘08
 

                                                                         

 

MARCH ’08 Newsletter


STAFF MEETING
The March Staff Meeting will take place on Thursday 13th March with school closing at 1.50 p.m. Traditionally staff meetings take place on the last Thursday of each month. Due to the Easter holidays this month’s meeting will be held on Thursday 13th. We will be discussing our Maths policy and practice. At the two hour February staff meeting we had a presentation on the Child Abuse Prevention Programme.

MISSING NINTENDO D.S.
One of our boys has misplaced his D.S. It is white in colour and Brian appears on the screen when it is turned on. It contained an N-card with 19 different games. If anybody has any information we would appreciate a phone call to the school.

PUPILS’ FOOTWEAR
At the most recent Parents’ Council meeting there was a discussion about footwear being worn by our pupils with their school uniform. If you would like to add to the discussion feel free to drop me a line or phone the school.

PARENTS COUNCIL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION
Thanks again for contributions made in the first term. If you haven’t contributed, but would like to do so, you will have an opportunity after the Easter Holidays.

THE DANCING MASTER
The boys in Ms. Gilboy’s 5th class have worked very hard in preparation for their three public performances of “The Dancing Master”. They join pupils from other primary schools for performances in Whites Hotel on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th March. It has been a great experience for the boys and I thank them and their teacher for their time and commitment to the project.

ATTENDANCE
Six boys have been reported to the National Educational Welfare Board for absences in excess of 20 days. The boys’ parents were also informed of this. I again ask that you be aware of your son’s attendance. Of course the vast majority of our pupils will have good attendance records and I ask that you play your part in keeping this the case. You might take time to look at the absentee rate for our pupils in this school year.

Monday 7.25%
Tuesday 5.85%
Wednesday 5.68%
Thursday 6.05%
Friday 7.86%

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS
It is three years since a photographer took photos of our pupils during school time. We plan to give parents the opportunity to have photos taken in early April. A class group photo will be taken for the school archives. If you would like to have an individual photograph taken you will need to give permission on a consent form. These will be distributed one week before the photographer visits the school. The photos will be on a sale as return basis i.e. if you don’t wish to purchase you don’t have to. We were very pleased with the quality of the photographer’s work three years ago.

HEALTHY EATING POLICY
I would like to remind you of one part our Healthy Eating Policy-
“On Fridays only, boys can include one piece of food from the top shelf of the food pyramid, other than crisps and fizzy drinks.” Teachers have been reminding pupils that the intention is that the treat is one item e.g. cereal bar, mars bar etc. This does not extend to sweets. Packets/bags of sweets are not allowed on any day of the week.

EASTER HOLIDAYS
School will close on Friday 14th March at 12.45 p.m. for the Easter Holidays. School will re-open on Monday 31st March.
 


Jos. Furlong, Principal, 6th March ‘08
 

 

 

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