Ballycanew National
School
Summer Newsletter 2017
1. New Uniform Supplier: Leddy’s Uniforms
The new supplier of
our school crested jumpers is Leddy’s in Gorey (above Sally West). They will have the school jumpers as well as
tracksuits and trousers and skirts/pinafores.
You can still buy the tracksuits and the grey trousers/skirts/pinafores
from Dunnes Stores if you wish.
2. First Holy Communion – Saturday 20th May
Congratulations to
all the boys and girls in 2nd class who made their First Holy
Communion recently. It was a wonderful
day for the school and the whole community.
Thanks to the Parents Association for teas, cakes etc. Thanks to all the teachers & SNA’s and Fr
Orr in preparing the pupils. Special
thanks to the boys and girls in the choir who made this an extra special day
for all.
3.
Induction
Day for New Pupils: Wednesday 31st
June at 2pm
All new pupils about
to start in September are welcome to visit the school on this day along with
their parents.
4. Assessment Tests:
Micra and Sigma
tests for all pupils from 1st to 6th class will be
carried out in May/June. These
standardised tests give an indication of your child’s progress in English and
Maths. Scores are included in the school
reports.
5. School Reports
These will be
posted out to parents in the second last week in June.
6. Booklists (1st to 6th classes)
Booklists detailing copies and
stationery needed will be sent home shortly.
Any parents not wishing to avail of the book rental scheme can obtain a
full booklist detailing textbooks and workbooks from the school office in June.
In the case of split classes the booklist will indicate which class your child
belongs to.
7.
Staff Training – New Primary
Language Curriculum – Friday 16th June
The school will
close at 12.30pm for all pupils to facilitate staff training
8.
ASD Official Opening –
Thursday 22nd June at 11.30am
Ballycanew Autism Unit will be
officially opened by Bishop Denis Brennan.
Parents, past pupils, guests and members of the community are welcome to
join us in celebrating this wonderful addition to our school.
9. Fun for All Day: Friday 23rd June
Parents are
welcome to come along on the day.
However, if the weather turns against us we will provide indoor games
instead. School starts at 9am as usual
and sports events start at 10am. All
children go home at 12.30pm.
10. End of Year Mass: Tuesday 27th June at 11.30am in St Moling’s Church
This is always a special occasion especially for the
pupils of sixth class who will be presented with certificates in recognition of
their time spent in St Enda’s N.S. We wish them all the best in the
future.
11. Sixth
Class Barbecue: Tuesday 27th June
This is a traditional treat for the pupils of
sixth class in recognition of their hard work over the years in St Enda’s. This
will be their last day.
12. Summer Days:
It’s wonderful to see the sun shine once
again. However, the sun is particularly severe at the moment and so it’s
important that you provide sun protection for your child.
Farm
Safety and Water Safety will be covered as a matter of course in all
classes by teachers before the summer holidays
13. Homework
As we enter June and the bright evenings,
we wish to inform you that written homework will stop in Ballycanew NS.. The
children will continue with the learning aspects of homework including spellings,
tables and reading. We encourage you to
inspire your child to get outside and get active and also to spend quality time
with family.
14.
Athletics:
4th, 5th and 6th class
have started doing athletics after school on Thursday’s. We are focusing on running,
warming up and how to have a good start.
Last week 25 children went to the local round of athletics for the
Community games and 8 children will go forward to the county finals in June. We are also attending the school’s
competition in June in Enniscorthy.
15.
Broadband – New and Improved
The school has
contracted a new broadband provider in an attempt to improve the abysmal
service currently available to us. We
hope this will assist in the wider use of technology as a learning medium
within the classroom. Please canvass as
much as possible to get a fibre-optic supply into the village.
16.
School Tours:
Junior &
Senior Infants - Thursday 1st June Woodfield
House
1st
& 2nd class Wednesday
21st June Greenan Maze
2nd
& 3rd class Friday
9th June Hidden Valley
4th
class Wednesday
7th June Clara
Lara
5th
& 6th class Monday
12th June Hidden Valley
17.
Classes for the school year 2017/2018
Junior Infants -
To be appointed
Senior Infants/1st class Ms Karen McGillycuddy- Maternity - cover to be appointed
First/Second -
Mrs Lorna Doyle
Second/Third -
Ms Aileen O’Connor – Career
Break - cover to be appointed
Fourth/Fifth
Mr Pádraig O’ Connor
Fifth/Sixth Mrs Mary Kirwan Doyle
SEN Teacher 1 Mrs Claire O’ Donnell and Ms
Laura Doyle (Job-sharing)
SEN
Teacher 2 Anne Nagle
SEN Teacher 3 To be appointed
SEN Teacher 4 To be
appointed
ASD Unit Preschool Class Mrs Claire O’Sullivan – Maternity – cover
to be appointed
ASD Primary Class 1 Ms Catherine Mackey
ASD Primary Class 2 atherine MackeyMaloney
of
sixth class in recognition of their hard work over the years in St Enda' Ms Karen Purcell
Principal (Administrative) Mr Seamus Dempsey
Teacher/SNA posts for 2017/2018 are in the
process of being filled. You will be
notified of these appointments a.s.a.p.
18. Principal
As you are aware I am retiring at the end of
August 2017 and the new Principal, Mr Seamus Dempsey, will assume office on 1st
September 2017. I would like to take
this opportunity to thank you all for your support over the past 29 years. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here and I will
leave with many fond and cherished memories.
I believe the future bodes well for all the boys and girls in Ballycanew
NS as they now have state of the art facilities, wonderful new and innovative
programmes and, most importantly, a fantastic staff to implement them. With
this in mind I wish my successor, Mr Seamus Dempsey, every success.
19. Swimming:
Dates for 2017/2018 school year
Friday 22nd September 2017 (6 sessions) 5th/6th
class
Friday 12th January 2018 (6 sessions) 2nd/3rd class
Friday 13th April 2018 (6 sessions) 4th/5th class
20. Summer Holidays: Friday June 30th
The school will
break up for the summer holidays on Friday June 30th at 12.30pm
21. School Re-opens
School re-opens
for all pupils on Wednesday 30th August 2017
22. July Education Programme – Monday 3rd July
2017
This programme is
provided only for the children in the Autism classes and finishes on Friday 28th
July
23. Word of Thanks – Parents Association
A special word of thanks to the members of
the Parents Association and the BOM for the truly valued and valuable work they
have done throughout the year. In addition, I would like to thank all parents
for their support and co-operation over the past year. It is appreciated very much by all the staff.
24. Mobile Phone/address:
Please inform the school of any changes to your mobile phone number or
if you have changed your address. We need this for Communication and Health and Safety
reasons when your child is sick or has an accident.
Have a wonderful summer!
Con
Brosnan