• 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.

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.

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

We are very appreciative of the support which parents /guardians give to the school and to the school's various activities.

Chairperson: Louise Conway

Vice Chairperson: Ann Marie Hyland

Secretary: Alison Kubov

Vice Secretary: Kathleen Walet

Treasurer: Louise O’ Malley & Vice Treasurer: Sarah Whelan