School News - September 2024
Thursday – Sept 26th is National SNA Appreciation Day.
The whole school community at Scoil Naomh Feichín (pupils, teachers, parents and Board of Management) would like to sincerely thank our hard working and dedicated team of Special Needs Assistants for their efforts in supporting and looking after our pupils so well.
They all help make our school a wonderful place to be every day.
Ms Anne Marie Clarke Ms Jenny Farrell
Ms Niamh McDonnell Ms Susan Farrell
Ms Jeanne Lynch Ms Fiona Hanratty
Mr Mark Fagan Ms Emma McEvoy
Cick the attachment to see the SNA Poster.
Friday, Sept 27th --- "Surviving September Day"
This Friday there will be a "Surviving September Day" in Scoil Naomh Feichin. The children are asked to bring €2 to school with all donations going towards St. Fechins GAA club to support them in their current fundraising campaign.
Lots of fun activities are being arranged for the pupils on Friday - e.g.
- Wear PJs to School
- Teddies Parties
- Afternoon Tea.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Boys GAA Success
The school year got off to a great start with our boys gaelic football team qualifying for the quarter final of the autumn primary schools league league. The team will be playing Callystown NS, Clogherhead in this match.
Click to see team photo.
Advice for Parents from the HSE - September 2024
- Back to School - Talking Health & Wellbeing https://www.podbean.com/
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- Screen Time & Young People. https://www.podbean.com/
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Some more useful information for parents/guardians at the start of the school year..................................
- Seesaw App -
It's important that this online platform doesn't dominate home life or a teacher’s daily routine so it is important to set time boundaries when replying to parental queries.
Please see the document below for more information about Parental Guidelines and Best Practice and if you haven't already downloaded the app, please do so, as soon as possible.
- Attendance -Attendance at school each day is so vitally important for each child, so apart from unavoidable absences due to illness, etc., we hope that all of our pupils will be in class every day. Always write a short note to the teacher to explain any absences as this information needs to be recorded.
- Lost & Found -Please have a quick look at this video which shows the unclaimed items that we have been keeping in school since the start of 2024. Unfortunately, unless these are claimed soon, we will need to dispose of them. It's so important to label tracksuit tops, sweaters and jackets as it's impossible to find their owners if they have no names on the labels. https://youtu.be/banuteI5RvE
- Drop Off Area -Please don't park in the drop off areas outside the school. These areas are designed for minibuses and for drivers who want to drop off and pick up children. If you need to come into the school or walk to the gate with your children, please use the carpark across the road.
- Start of School Year Mass -We have arranged with Fr Paul that we'll have our School Mass for the start of the school year 2024/25 on October 3rd (Thursday at 10am) --- parents/guardians, grandparents and siblings are all very welcome to come along on that morning.
- New Junior Infants --- here's a short highlights video showing the children who have started primary school in Scoil Naomh Feichin this year. https://youtu.be/86lmbZCl_VY
- St Fechin's GAA - Our local GAA club has asked that I pass on information (attached) about the club's Walkathon and Family Funday this weekend. We are delighted that the gaelic football coach and hurling coach, Paddy Lynch, have returned to teach basic skills to our pupils again this year -
