Ballycanew National School School Calendar 17/18
School Start Date: All
pupils return to school on Wednesday 30thAugust 2017
Swimming: 5th/6th
Class starts Friday 22nd Sept (6 sessions)
Halloween
Break: School
closed for week beginning 30th Oct. Re-opens Mon 6th Nov.
Christmas
Holidays: Begin
at 12.30pm on Friday 22nd Dec. School re-opens on Monday
8th Jan 2018
Swimming: 2nd/3rd
class starts Friday 12th January.
(6 sessions)
Dance lessons TBA
Children
must wear their PE tracksuits for the Dance lessons
Parent/Teacher
Meeting: To be advised
In the meantime teachers are more than willing to
meet parents to discuss any concerns or issues.
Please arrange an appointment through the office.
Mid-Term
Break: School
closed Thursday 15th and Friday 16th February. Re-opens
Mon 19th Feb
Enrolment
Week: 5th – 9th March 2018
First Confession: TBA
St
Patrick’s Public Holiday: School will be
closed on Monday 19thMarch
Easter Holidays: Begin
at 12.30pm on Friday 23rdMarch. School re-opens on Monday 9th
April.
Swimming: 4th/5th
class start on Friday 13th
April (6 sessions)
Scholastic Book Fair: Book
Fair from Monday 23rd April to Thursday 26th April
Public Bank Holiday & Mid Term: School closed week beginning on Monday 7th
May. School re-opens Monday 14th May
First
Communion: TBA
Fun for All Day: TBA
Long Weekend & Public Holiday: School closed on Friday 1st
June and Monday 4th June. Re-opens Tuesday 5th June
Summer
Holidays: Begin
on Friday 29th June. School
closes at 12.30pm
P.E. Days: Children
must wear their tracksuits for P.E.
Wednesdays – Junior Infants, Senior
Infants and 1st/2nd class
Fridays
– 2nd/3rd, 4th/5th, 5th/6th
classes
Mobile
Phones: Please inform school of any changes to your mobile
number or address
Collecting
Children: Please inform the school/teacher beforehand if your child is being collected
by somebody else. For safety and security reasons we can only
hand over a child to the parent/guardian.
Morning
Supervision: 8.50am –
9.00am. On very wet mornings the children will be allowed to go to their classrooms
where they will be supervised by staff.
Absences/Attendance: Children will
be marked absent on the online roll
system after 10am each day unless previously notified