Information for Parents
School Day
Start Time: 9.20 a.m.
Break Time: 11.00 a.m. – 11.10 a.m.
Lunch Time: 12.30 p.m. – 1.00 p.m.
Junior / Senior Infants Pick Up: 2.00 p.m.
All other students Pick Up: 3.00 p.m.
Note: Junior Infants finish at 12 noon for the first 2 weeks of commencing school.
Gates open at 9.00 am and children are supervised from this time.
Car Parking Procedures
Parking is not permitted on the roadside – pedestrian access to the school is via the pedestrian underpass
Rules for driving on the roundabout are the same as on the public road i.e. clockwise only and no stopping on the roundabout.
Please be mindful of the speed limit in the car park of 10 kmph
Parking spaces to the left of the roundabout are assigned to staff.
Arrival
The school gate opens at 9.00 am - children will not be able to access the school before 9.00 a.m.
Parents should park in the spaces provided and walk their child to the entrance. The drop off area must be kept clear for the bus arrival.
Drop off area is not a pick-up area – At arrival and dispersal parents must park in a designated parking space.
If you use the drop off area, children should only exit the car on the passenger side.
Dispersal
Junior and Senior Infants go home at 2pm. Children must be collected at the classroom door.
Children in Junior and Senior Infants attending the After School Service will be collected by Siobhán Geraghty at the classroom door at 2pm.
All other classes go home at 3pm. Children are brought to the collection point in the car park (at the exit of the underpass) and parents must come to the zebra crossing to collect their child/children.
Children in classes First to Sixth attending the After School Service will be collected by Siobhán Geraghty at 3pm at the school gate.
If at any time the collecting routine has changed please ensure you tell your child and inform the school of any such changes.
School Uniform
The school wishes to thank parents for their efforts to ensure that pupils observe the school uniform.
There is flexibility on days when, for unexpected reasons, the uniform can’t be worn. A note in the diary for these days is appreciated.
Please label all your children’s clothes and belongings clearly.
Absences and School Journals
Each Pupil in 1st to 6th will get a school journal from the school. As well as containing homework details, this journal acts as a link between school and home. It may be used should you need to give a message to the teacher (e.g homework, absent, uniform etc.) Please provide an absence note to the class teacher or the office for any absence e.g. Holidays, illness or appointments. See absence notes in school journals.
Should your child's absences exceed 20 days , a precise breakdown of the reason for absences e.g illness, appointments, family business etc is required by Tusla (Child and Family Agency). This is forwarded to Tusla by the school.
Please ensure that the personal details of your child have been complied at the appropriate page including parent-contact numbers.
If you are delayed and/or your child is being collected by someone else please advise us as soon as possible.
Communication
The school uses the following methods of communication to parents on events or issues relating to the school along with some community events:
● Text alert (a reply cannot be given to these texts).
● Email (monitored each day)
● Notes or Letters
● Regular Newsletters
● Our Website: www.leitrimns.com
● Parent Teacher Meetings – normally held in November each year.
Note: Should you have any queries or concerns contact the office on (091) 847470 to arrange an appointment if needed.
Lunches
We would like to commend pupils and parents for the great efforts regarding healthy lunches and we hope this will continue during this current year. Leitrim N.S is a Nut Free school and adopts a healthy eating policy. Sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks are not allowed.
A simple lunch (sandwich, fruit, yogurt etc.) with easy to open lids on containers is advised.
“The Lunch Bag” is an online lunch ordering facility. A large selection of sandwiches, baps, rolls, salads etc. can be ordered and delivered to the school.
Details of your log in and password will be sent to you should you wish to avail of this service,
Details can be found on https://www.thelunchbag.ie
Strong Home/School Partnership
A strong partnership exists between school and home, which is vital for good learning outcomes. We have an open-door policy to parents in Leitrim N.S and we value parental input. Parent Teacher Meetings take place in November each year. We have an Open Day for the parents of incoming Junior Infants in May/June
Parents' Association
We are very appreciative of the support which parents /guardians give to the school and to the school's various activities.
Parents’ Association Members
Chairperson: Mike Hedderman
Vice Chairperson: Louise Conway
Secretary: Alison Kubov
Vice Secretary: Ann Marie Hyland
Treasurer: Louise O’ Malley & Vice Treasurer: Sarah Whelan
EW_parents_leaflet_english.pdfRole of the Parent
If you are a parent or guardian* of a child aged between 6 and 16 this leaflet outlines the special role you play in ensuring that your child doesn’t miss out on his or her education.
Health and Safety
As part of health and safety in the school, we encourage regular washing of hands, particularly around eating time and after toilet use. We will be reminding your child of the importance of hand washing on an ongoing basis. Unfortunately, germs and viruses spread very quickly in a classroom environment so it is vital that the children are encouraged to use a tissue when blowing their nose and to cover their mouth and turn away when coughing.
If your child develops any contagious illness such as chickenpox, please keep him away from school until the period of contagion is over and inform his teacher immediately. We recommend that you check your child regularly for head lice which is highly contagious, treat immediately if they occur and inform the teacher so that notification of possible risk may be sent out to other parents.
All information regarding your child’s health is treated in the strictest confidence.
Occasionally your permission will be required for dental, eye or other health examinations.
