Garden Opening

The school will be holding the official garden opening on Friday the 19th of June. There is a lot of activity happening there at the minute and it is really coming together. The plants will be going in this week. They may need a hand early next week just to help tidy the place up a bit. The school will be sending a general invite to all the parents, P.A, B.O.M and anyone who has worked and volunteered in the garden. Representatives from Mercks will be there also. Eileen Condon will be doing catering and may need a hand with this on the day so if anyone is available to help that would be very much appreciated.

Parents Association updates

Hi All,

We will have our June parents association meeting this Thursday.  Included in the meeting will be Una O'Dwyer from National Parents Council giving a very beneficial Anti-Bullying talk this Thursday.  The meeting will happen earlier than usual at 7pm. All Parents of Primary School children are welcome regardless of the school they attend. Hope to see you there! Thanks to Jessica Connolly for organizing this training.

Along with the training there are also a few other things coming up and we could really do with help with these.

Thursday June 11th 7pm: June PA meeting & Anti-Bullying training as already mentioned.

Thursday June 18th: The new Junior Infants will be coming in on this day from for an hour in the morning. The rest of the school is going on their school trip (1st-6th). We are hoping to have tea/coffee for the parents. If anyone is available to give a hand with this that would be great.

Friday June 19th: The school will be having the official garden opening on the 19th.There is a lot of activity happening there at the minute and it is really coming together. The plants will be going in this week. They may need a hand early next week just to help tidy the place up a bit. The school will be sending a general invite to all the parents, P.A, B.O.M and anyone who has worked and volunteered in the garden. Representatives from Mercks will be there also. Eileen Condon will be doing catering and may need a hand with this on the day so if anyone is available to help that would be very much appreciated.

Monday June 22nd: The school are holding their Annual Sports Day on Monday 22nd June @12pm in the GAA field. We would greatly appreciate if any parents are free to help out on the day.

Finally the Parents Association have traditionally purchased a gift to mark the graduation of the 6th class from Scoil Mhuire.  In the past this was a tree and plaque.  This year the suggestion is a wind spinner (photo attached). It will cost €75.  We would like to move on this quickly so it is available in time for the graduation so if anyone has any objections please let me know ASAP.

Thanks & Regards,

Colm

NPC Conference - Final Countdown‏

Dear NPC Contact,

The NPC Education Conference is taking place this Saturday the 13^th of June in the National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, Dublin 1 (in the IFSC, on the LUAS redline easily accessible from Heuston and Connolly train stations). The conference start time is 10.30am.

This is the final countdown, with only 4 days left to register (registration closes on Friday 12^th at 5pm) if you haven’t booked your place already please click here to find out more and to register for same. We will have experts in the area of Education and Parental Involvement from Ireland and Canada. There will also be information stands with lots of information on products and services of interest to parents.

Don’t forget to pass this information on to other parents you might know, all are welcome, ADMISSION IS FREE and lunch will be provided (do let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements and we will try to accommodate same).

If you have registered, we look forward to seeing you, you should have received an email confirming your place. Also if you have registered and it turns out you cannot attend, please do let us know as soon as you can, to give others the chance to register as spaces are limited.

Many thanks

Michelle Davern

NPC Education Conference 2015

13 June 2015 - National College of Ireland, Dublin 1 - 10.30am to 4pm

Building Brighter Futures - Partnership for Success

Speakers included experts in the area of education and parental involvement from Canada and Ireland

The conference is aimed at supporting parents in becoming involved in their children’s education
Guest speakers include:

• Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan T.D.
• Annie Kidder, Executive Director of People for Education, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Helping your child succeed at school– what matters most
• Paul Gilligan, Clinical Psychologist and CEO of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services - Parenting and Education; Getting the balance right
• Pam Buchanan, Learning Facilitator - Fun Learning Activities to Try at Home

Places are limited, to secure your attendance you must register in advance click here to register or email your contact details to info@npc.ie or contact 01 8874034
Open to all parents and others interested in primary school education.

May Parents Association meeting

Hi All,
We will have a Parents Association Meeting this Thursday in the School at 8pm.

Some of the topics to discuss:

• The Upcoming Sports day (June 22nd)
• The 6th Class Graduation
• Possibility of Anti-bullying training by the NPC
• The PA Facebook page.

Hope to see you there.

Thanks & Regards,
Colm

Cyber-bullying & Parents

E.U. ParentNets Project: Cyber-bullying & Parents

As part of a concerted effort to aid parents in the prevention and combating of cyber-bullying amongst children the E.U. has established the 'ParentNets' project, which aims to provide a practical tool for parents to use to better inform themselves and, crucially, help deal this problem.

The Anti-Bullying Centre in Dublin City University, as the Irish partners of the ParentNets project, is running a survey for parents of Irish children. This survey is a crucial part of the project as it will help inform them of the needs of parents, and guide the design of the output of the project towards being of most use to parents.
As a central part of that project they would be exceptionally grateful therefore, if you have a child aged between 9 - 16, if you could take the time to complete this short survey on internet usage by yourself and your children.

Here is the weblink to the survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y7J88RZ

INTERNET SAFETY TALKS – Talking to your child about the Internet

The Tipperary Branch of the National Parents Council – Primary has arranged two talks on Internet Safety in the forthcoming weeks. This is a subject which we know is of great interest and concern to parents and we hope these talks will be of help and assistance to you.

INTERNET SAFETY TALKS – Talking to your child about the Internet

These sessions focus on what children are doing on line, why the internet is so popular, what are the risks and what you as a parent can do to protect your child while they are online. It looks at the most popular sites children are using and strategies for improving communication between parents and children and negotiating boundaries for their internet use. Parents will be introduced to strategies to help their children be responsible, effective and safer Internet users.

Details of the Internet Safety talks in Co. Tipperary in April/May are as follows:

Venue:        Cahir House Hotel, Cahir
Date:           29 April 2015
Time:          8pm

Venue:        Racket Hall Hotel, Roscrea
Date:           06 May 2015
Time:          8pm

Admission is FREE and all parents of Primary school children are welcome.

For further information phone 085 1058568