Your Child at School
THE SCHOOL DAY
UNIFORM
SCHOOL BOOKS
SCHOOL LUNCHES
The School Day
8.40am: School starts for all pupils. Children are collected from the yard by their class teacher. (School gates opens at 8.30am.)
10.45 -10.55: Small Break. Children are supervised in the yard or in classrooms on wet days.
12.20 – 12.30: Children are supervised in their classroom while eating lunch.
12.30 – 12.50: Teachers on duty escort children to the yard and supervise playtime.
1.20pm: Junior and Senior Infant finishing time. Children leave via their designated exit, escorted by class teacher.
2.20pm: First and Second Class finishing time. Children leave via their designated exit, escorted by class teacher.
Uniforms
A plain navy skirt or pinafore, white shirt and plain navy jumper can be purchased from any shop of your choice.
A ‘sew on’ crest can be purchased from the school office for 4 euro.
A school tie also costs 4 euro.
P.E. clothing: plain navy tracksuit top and bottoms(no leggings) with a white polo shirt. Alternatively crested uniforms and tracksuits can be purchased from ksport.ie or excelschooluniforms.ie
Footwear: Navy/white socks, plain navy/black shoes.
School Books
In recognition of the cost of preparing children for the return to primary school each September Minister for Education Norma Foley T.D. has announced funding to provide free schoolbooks, including workbooks and copybooks, from September 2023. This scheme will eliminate the cost to parents of providing these resources.
All schoolbooks will remain the property of the school so that books can be reused in future years. Schoolbooks will be provided on loan to children for the duration of 2023/2024 school year and must be returned to school at the end of the school year.
Parents are requested to remind their children to take care of their books and keep them in good condition during the year. It is not permitted to write on textbooks.
It will be necessary for parents to cover the cost of additional resources for the children to use at school. These include Art & Craft resources, photocopying, digital subscriptions and Personal Pupil 24 hour Insurance. The cost of School Supplies is €50.
We will offer you the facility to pay this fee online via Aladdin, towards the end of June.
Alternatively fees can be paid by bringing money to school in a clearly marked envelope with your daughter’s name and teacher’s name.
School Lunches
A free healthy school lunch is provided for all children each day from Fresh Today. Children receive login details in September. Click the the Fresh Today logo to use these details to make changes to your daughter’s lunch.