Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré, Sligeach Sligo's Irish Medium Primary School
(Cuirfear cóipeanna crua sa phost i rith na seachtaine. Cnag anseo – eolas faoin scéim árachas pearsanta/Hard copies will be posted during the week. Click here for information regarding the Pupil Personal Accident Scheme.)
A thuismitheoirí, a chairde,
Tá súil againn go bhfuil sibh ag baint taitneamh as na laethanta saoire agus ag ullmhú don bhliain nua. Osclóidh an scoil arís ar an Déardaoin, 30 Lúnasa ag 8.50 r.n.
Hopefully everyone is enjoying the holidays and getting ready to return to school. School reopens on THURSDAY, August 30th at 8.50 a.m.PPAI Insurance Form 2018
Cabhair ag teastáil/Help required
Táimid ag lorg roinnt tuismitheoirí chun an taobh amuigh den scoil a ghlanadh roimh thús na scoilbhliana nua ar an Mháirt (28/8) ó 6-7.i.n. Ní neart go cur le chéile!
We would appreciate it if a number of parents would be willing to lend a hand to a clean-up of the school grounds on Tuesday next August 28th from 6 – 7 p.m. Many hands make light work!
ÍOCAÍOCHTAÍ ARLÍNE/ONLINE PAYMENTS
Tá an scoil ag dul i dtreo íocaíochtaí a thógail arlíne. Má oireann daoibh, bheimis buíoch táillí a bheith seolta chugainn ag úsáid na sonraí curtha chugat sa ríomphost/litir crua ag baint úsáid as do chóras baince féin.Déan cinnte go bhfuil ainm an phaiste/clainne sa tagairt íocaíochta.
The school is moving towards accepting online/direct payments. As a first step, parents can use their own online banking service to make payments using the details outlined in the email/posted copy of newsletter. (NB ensure your child/family name is in the text narrative)
Más mian libh íoc ar an gnathshlí, beidh oifig na scoile ar oscailt, roimh theacht ar ais na bpáistí, mar atá sonraithe thíos chun íocaíochtaí a ghlacadh do na leabhair agus árachas). N.B. Is gá go níocfar as na leabhair scoile faoin Déardaoin 30/8 le bhur dtoil.
If required, the school office will be open before the children return to facilitate payment of school books and Insurance on Dé Céadaoin / Wednesday 29th August: 10 am – 4.00 pm. NB: ALL school book money and Personal Pupil Insurance money is due on or before the first day of school ie. Thursday 30th August 2018 – no late forms can be accepted as children must be insured from FIRST DAY. GRM.
Tá eolas faoi na leabhair agus an costais ar shuíomh idirlín na scoile (www.cnocnare.net)
Breakdown of books and costing available on school website (www.cnocnare.net)
Seo thíos costas na leabhair do gach rang/ The following is the cost of books for each class:
Naíonáin Shóisir/Junior Infants €65; Naíonáin Shinsir/Senior Infants €75; Rang 1 €75; Rang 2 €85; Rang 3 €85; Rang 4 €75; Rang 5 €70; Rang 6 €65
Is gá go mbeadh aon airgead a chuirtear chun na scoile i gclúdach litreach le do thoil, lena sonraí scríofa air. Muna bhfuil póicíní buí agat, is féidir iad a cheannach ón scoil ar €3.50. Ní féidir linn glacadh le hairgead nach bhfuil i gclúdach.
Any money sent to the school MUST be in an envelope, marked with your child’s name, class and what the money is for. If you do not have a packet of yellow school money envelopes, please send in €3.50 and have your child take home a packet. Alternatively you can recycle any envelope from home. Money cannot be accepted unless in an envelope or direct to office.
RANGANNA / CLASSES for 2018-2019
Fáilte ar ais Múinteoir Laura Ann and Múinteoir Kelley agus fáilte roimh ár múinteoirí nua don bhliain, Múinteoir Donna Marie Ní Mhuireagáin agus Múinteoir Medb de Buiteléir.
We welcome back Múinteoir Laura Ann and Múinteoir Kelley as well as our new teachers for the year, Donna Marie Ní Mhuireagáin and Medb de Buiteléir.
Classes will be divided as follows for the new school year:
- Naíonáin Shóisir/Junior Infants Múinteoir Lynne
- Naíonáin Shinsir/Senior Infants Múinteoir Katríona
- Rang 1 Múinteoir Dara
- Rang 2 Múinteoir Jade
- Rang 2&3 Múinteoir Laura Ann
- Rang 3 Múinteoir Kelley
- Rang 4 Múinteoir Liz
- Rang 5 Múinteoir Gráinne
- Rang 6 Múinteoir Samantha
- Speisialta/Special Ed1 Múinteoir Yvonne & Múinteoir Herta (job-share)
- Speisialta/Special Ed2 Múinteoir Aengus & Múinteoir Medb (job-share)
- Speisialta/Special Ed3 Múinteoir Donna Marie
- SNA (2) Síle, Bríd
- PríomhoideMúinteoir Mícheál
Corp Oideachais/P.E.
Beidh na laethanta do Corp Oideachais socraithe nuair a fhileann na páistí ar ais ar scoil. Mar sin, is gá gnáth culaith scoile a chaitheamh ar an Déardaoin 30ú agus an Aoine 31ú.
P.E days will be decided when the children return to school. Therefore children should wear the school uniform on both Thursday 30th and Friday 31st.
Naíonáin Shóisir/Junior Infants
Rachaidh na Naíonáin Shóisir abhaile ag 12.00 gach lá ar feadh tamaillín ag tús na bliana: 30/8 – 14/9/2018, agus ag 1.30 ó sin ar aghaidh.
Junior Infants will finish at 12.00 each day for the first weeks: 30/8 – 14/9/2017, and thereafter at 1.30pm.
CÚNTÓIR RANGA –NAÍONÁIN (INFANTS)
Beidh seirbhís feidhlíochta ar fáil ó 1.30 do pháistí a úsáideann an seirbhís bus ag 2.30. Má bhíonn spás ann ina dhiaidh sin, glacfar le páistí le siblíní in ardranganna sa chéad dul síos, agus éinne eile ina dhiadh sin. Más maith leat an seirbhís seo a úsáid cuir scéal chugainn – seolfar sonraí chucu siúd a léiríonn suim. Tá costas beag le níoc le seo a fháil.
An After Care Service will be provided from 1.30pm for children in infant classes travelling home on the bus service at 2.30pm. Any spaces available after these children have been catered for will be allocated to children with older siblings in the school and if there is space following that, to children without siblings in senior classes. If you wish to avail of the “Cúntóir Ranga” service, please let Muireann or Mícheál know as soon as possible and this must be communicated by email or in writing. PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME A PLACE WILL BE KEPT FOR YOU FROM LAST YEAR. There will be a weekly charge of €10 for this service as last year, and this is payable monthly in advance to Bríd if possible. Statements will be sent out quarterly and you are asked to pay attention to these and settle accounts accordingly. Thank you.
N.B.!! – Ailléirge Cnó – Nut Allergy
Féach an nóta tábhachtach iniata.
Please read enclosed note carefully.
Ailléirge Cnó – Nut Allergy
Tá roinnt páistí óga sa scoil atá ailéirgeach le cnónna le bagairt frithghníomh ailléirgeach géar. Ós rud é gur féidir le seo bheith baolach don bheatha, iarraimid bhur gcabhair an riosca a íoslaghdú dona páistí trí:
- gan cnónna a bheith ag do pháiste don lón,
- gan Nutella (leathadh seacláide déanta le cnónna coill) ná im piseanna talún a úsaid,
- gan sneaiceanna / barraí ina bhfuil cnónna nó a lipéadaítear ” rianta cnó” a bheith i lónta scoile, agus
- gan lón a roinnt.
Toisc déine na faidhbe, tá sé tábhachtach go gcuirfidh gach tuismitheoir i gcrích na bearta molta agus an baol frithghníomhú ailléirgeach a laghdú dona páistí seo.
Tá polasaí lóin sláintiúil i bhfeidhm i nGaelscoil Chnoc na Ré agus ar an gcúis sin iarraimid oraibh gan milseáin, criospaí, deochanna súilíneacha, borróga, muifíní, císte, iógairt seacláide ná barraí arbhair a thabhairt don lón ach oiread.
Gabhaimid buíochas leat as bhur gcomhoibriú.
Please note that a number of children in the school have a severe allergic reaction to peanuts/nuts. This allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock) can occur through ingestion of peanut/nut products, cross contamination and breathing peanuts in the air. Since this condition can be life threatening, we are asking for your help in minimising the risk to these children by:
- Avoiding giving children peanuts in school lunches
- Avoiding giving peanut butter sandwiches, as well as other spreads containing nuts such as Nutella
- Avoiding giving snacks/bars containing nuts or labelled “may contain nut traces” in school lunches
- Asking children not to share their lunches.
Due to the severity of the problem, it is important that all parents carry out the suggested measures and reduce the risk of allergic reaction to these children.
We have a healthy eating policy in Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré and for that reason we ask that sweets, crisps, fizzy drinks, buns, muffins, slices of cake, chocolate yogurts or cereal bars NOT be given for lunch.
We thank you for your co-operation.
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AN BORD BAINISTÍOCHTA/BOARD of MANAGEMENT
Re: School Financing and Operation/Maoiniú agus Feidhmiú na Scoile
Mar is eol daoibh, bíonn maoiniú do scoileanna mar dheacracht i gcónaí agus níl aon eisceacht ann i dtaobh Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré, ach go háirithe le deontais na Roinne laghdaithe go mór le déanaí. I mbliana, teastaíonn ón mBord Bainistíochta an gannchion airgid i dtaca le costais oibriúcháin na scoile a láimhseáil le ranníocaíocht dheonach. Leanfaidh tuismitheoirí Cairde leo ag eagrú gníomhaíochtaí tiomsaithe airgid a bheidh dírithe ar fhorbairt na scoile ar bhonn leanúnach. Tá rátaí na ranníocaíochta socraithe againn mar a bhí ann anuraidh, se sin:
Teaghlach le páiste amháin €70
Teaghlach le beirt pháiste €100
Teaghlach le triúr páistí ar a laghad €110
Cé gur féidir an t-airgead a íoc ón lá a fhaigheann tú an litir seo, tá fhios againn go bhfuil brú airgid ar dhaoine, mar sin iarrfar ort an t-airgead a íoc ina dhá chuid, is é sin €35, €50 nó €55 ag brath ar an méid páistí ón teaghlach atá ag freastal ar an scoil. Beidh an dá chuid le híoc faoin 28ú Meán Fómhair 2018 agus 1ú Feabhra 2019. Beimid ag brath ar lántacaíocht uaibhse chun ár sprioc-ioncam a bhaint amach.
Shocraíomar na rátaí ag leibhéal chomh híseal agus ab fhéidir i ngeall ar an staid eacnamaíoch faoi láthair. Níl a bhac ort ranníocaíocht níos airde a íoc más acmhainn duit agus bheimis an-bhuíoch díot as ucht do fhlaithiúlachta agus do thiomantais don scoil. Mura bhfuil ar do chumas an méid thuasluaite a íoc áfach, mholfaimis duit dul chun cainte le Micheál. Is eadraibh amháin a bheidh an comhrá agus coinneofar faoi rún é. Ar mhaithe le cothramaíocht, ta sé i gceist ag an mBord meabhráin a eisiúint más gá i gcásanna nach bhfuil teagmháil déanta le Mícheál mar atá leagtha amach thuas.
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As you are well aware, funding for schools is an annual issue and Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré is no exception. Department of Education & Skills grant aid has reduced considerably in recent years.This year the Board of Management again seeks to raise the shortfall in school operating costs by way of the voluntary contribution. Cairde fund raising will be dedicated to the continued development of the school. We aim to raise an amount of €9,000 and have decided that voluntary contribution rates for the current year will be retained at last year’s levels ie
Family with one child only €70
Family with two children €100
Family with three or more children €110
While payment may be made from the date of this letter, we are extremely conscious that there are many costs facing each of us we will seek payment in two moieties in equal amounts of €35, €50 or €55 depending on the number of children from your family attending the school. The final dates for payment of each moiety are 28th September 2018 and 1st February 2019. Achieving our target income will require your full support.
We have kept the rates as low as possible, conscious of the current economic conditions. If you are in a position to contribute at a higher rate we would encourage you to do so and will be greatly appreciative of your generosity and commitment to the school. Equally however if your circumstances are such that making a contribution in the amount stated above, is a burden you cannot now meet, please talk to Mícheál. Such discussions will be entirely between you and him and will remain totally confidential to you both. To ensure equity to all parents/guardians it is the Board’s intention to issue reminders where payment is not made and where no communication as described above is made to and agreed with Michéal.