BOOTERSTOWN MONTESSORI SCHOOL: Booterstown Montessori School is now enrolling for September 2025. Please visit www.booterstownmontessori.ie for more information.
BÍ CINEÁLTA PARENT SURVEY: Thank you to all parents/ guardian who have completed this short survey. We really appreciate your feedback. It will enable us to see what is working well in our school and what areas we need to target. An email has been sent out to all parents with the survey. The survey will close this week. We would really appreciate if you took the time to complete it and share your views.
ANTI BULLYING TRAINING FOR PARENTS: The NPC National Parents Council is offering Anti Bullying Training for parents of children in primary school. The sessions will enable parents to to support their child regarding issues of bullying and also inform parents about the Anti Bullying Procedures for Primary Schools. Please see link. NPC Anti Bullying Training
NATIONAL PARENTS COUNCIL ONLINE SAFETY WEBINAR: In this NPC webinar parents are introduced to strategies to help their children be responsible, effective and safer Internet users. This session also looks at cyber bullying.The webinar outlines how vital it is to have good, open communication with your child about their internet lives like in all other aspects of their lives. The webinar also outlines the need to talk to children about the potential dangers that they may come across online as well as the many benefits they will find. NPC Internet Safety Webinar
BARNARDOS ONLINE SAFETY PARENTS' WEBINARS: Barnardos hold two free monthly webinars for parents to help them feel empowered to keep their children safe online. Parents can register themselves at a time and date convenient to themselves. The full list of dates and registration links can be found at :https://www.barnardos.ie/learning-development/training/online-safety-programme/for-parents.
FRÁSAÍ NA MÍOSA/ GAEILGE/ CONTENT LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING: Más féidir libh cabhrú le bhúr bpáiste frásaí na míosa a chleachtadh sa bhaile. / If you can please help your child practise Irish these phrases of the month? 1. Seo duit. Go raibh maith agat. / Here you are. Thank you. 2. Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona duit. /Happy Saint Patrick's Day. 3. Lá pancóga atá ann. / It's pancake day. 4. Ta mé ar scamall a naoi / I'm on cloud nine.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FOR 2025-2026: An email has been forwarded to the whole school community outlining next year's holidays. Please see this link also for School Holidays 2025-2026.
PRIMARY MATHS TRAINING DAY FOR TEACHERS: Our Primary Maths Training Day 2 is taking place in your school on Monday 28th April 2025. The school will be closed on that day for all students. Please note this adds an extra day to the Easter Holidays for students.
ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY: Our school gates open to students at 08:25 and classes begin from 08:35. We ask that all students get into school by 08:35.
SOLAR PANELS INSTALLATION: Solis Green energy have installed 6kW solar PV. This is part of the Department of Education Schools Photo Voltaic programme. Please see link. Solar Panels Programme. The Green School Committee are keeping an eye on our SolisCloud App and so far we have now saved 85 kg of coal, reduced our CO2 by 211.kg
BOM AGREED REPORT: Please see link to Board of Management Agreed Report 26-2-2025. BOM Agreed Report
IRISH RUGBY TEAM OPEN TRAINING IN AVIVA STADIUM: Some of the boys were very lucky to meet their rugby heroes in Aviva Stadium last week during their pre-match training session. It was a great opportunity for the boys to watch their heroes train for their next match and get their photos and autographs.
Kind regards, Noel Scully. Principal.