Thursday, December 2, 2010
school closure.
Thursday 2nd December the school will close due to health and safety issuses related to the snow. Enjoy your snow day girls!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Weather Update
Hi all
We do appreciate that getting to school is difficult at the moment. However, teachers are making it in, the school is warm, we have water and all the necessary services, so if the girls can make it into school safely then do try, but if the journey is not safe, please do not.
Ms Carroll will issue a global text to all mobile numbers via the Text a parent system once the decision is made to close to school.
If any parents can help to clear the paths inside the gates and just outside the school there will be a small group of parents working from early approx 7am in the morning and any additional help would be much appreciated.
Thank you!
We do appreciate that getting to school is difficult at the moment. However, teachers are making it in, the school is warm, we have water and all the necessary services, so if the girls can make it into school safely then do try, but if the journey is not safe, please do not.
Ms Carroll will issue a global text to all mobile numbers via the Text a parent system once the decision is made to close to school.
If any parents can help to clear the paths inside the gates and just outside the school there will be a small group of parents working from early approx 7am in the morning and any additional help would be much appreciated.
Thank you!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Weather disruption
As of 9pm tonight the most up to date information we have is that the heating has been turned on in the school, and school is planned as normal for tomorrow. More updates when and if we get them.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Parents Council News Letter November 2010 - as circulated in the school
Hi all....
Blogger (the software that runs this blog) won't reproduce the Newsletter as circulated within the school but here are the key items from the newsletter if you did'nt get to see it.
Blogger (the software that runs this blog) won't reproduce the Newsletter as circulated within the school but here are the key items from the newsletter if you did'nt get to see it.
Parents Association
The members of the new Parents Association are as follows. We tried to have each year represented on the committee with some years having more parents than others. Each member of the committee can be a point of contact regarding ideas or suggestions for either fund-raising or activities for the school. Any issues with teachers or the school should be dealt with the teacher or the school directly.
Juntior Infants: Michelle La Grue & Tara Boyle
Senior Infants: Noreen Harrison & Padraig Kent
First Class: Bernadette McKeown, Paula D’arcy & Carron Hodson
Second Class: Deirdre Brohoon, Richard Taplin & Paul Keane
Third Class: Angela O’Brien Peter Carney & Mags Hession
Fourth Class: Paul Hennessy, Liz Owens & Kathleen McEvoy
Fifth Class: Alanna Brougham, Una Lyons & Miriam McGuirk
Sixth Class: Alan Sweeney
Check out our new blog at http://stbrigidsgnsparentsassoc.blogspot.com/
Visit us at Parents StBrigid’s group on FaceBook or on the Parents Association Network discussion board for St Brigid’s Convent School on Schooldays.ie. Alternatively drop us an email at ‘parents440@live.ie’
Our meetings are 2nd Tuesday of each month at 8.15pm
Halloween Fund Raising...
We raised €487 on the dressing up day. There was a tremendous response to the Cake sale organised by Ms Shiels, Ms Delaney and Ms Reilly’s classes who raised €1,200 between them.
Well done to the teachers and Noel especially who entered into the ‘spirit’ of the day by dressing up too!
Dublin City Marathon - Sponsorship
A huge THANK YOU to one of our parents, Tony Lawless who ran the Dublin City Marathon over the bank-holiday weekend and raised €850 for the school, for which we are very grateful. Tony has a local business, Natural Healing at 87 Rosemount Ave. http://www.health-plex.com/
Christmas Fundraising - Raffle & Coffee Morning
We plan on holding a Monster Raffle on Friday 17th December. Books of tickets will be issued in the first week of December. The prices are the same as they have been for the past few years with a ‘free’ ticket for every 5 sold. We would encourage the girls to sell to relatives and neighbours to spread the cost.
On this morning we also plan on holding a Mega Cake Sale and Coffee morning from 8.30am onwards. Donations of cakes, home-made and bought would be very welcome. Invite friends, grand-parents and neighbours to join us for a cuppa. Entertainment will be provided by the school choir throughout the morning.
Donations for raffle prizes will be gratefully received!!
School Choir
School Choir
The school choir will be singing at a Christmas concert in the Church, St Patrick’s Teacher Training College in aid of St. Joseph’s Centre for the Visually Impaired, Drumcondra on Wednesday 24th November at 7.00pm. Admission is €10 for adults and free for children. Other special guests are Liam Lawton and Emma O’Driscoll will be the MC.
Know a local Printer?
We have 2 printing jobs that need to be done before Christmas and are keen to source locally. If you are a printer or know of one, please contact us and we’ll issue the tender details.
Green Schools
Earlier this year the school received its First Green Flag following a concerted effort by Miriam McGuirk and Ms Mary Devilly and the girls of the green committees. The Lord Mayor, Mr Gerry Breen will attend the school on Friday 26th November to raise the flag formally. Work is under way to achieve our Second Green Flag so we would ask you to encourage the girls in their green endeavours especially on recycling. Congratulations!
New Teachers
A big welcome back to Ms Reilly who has 6th class. Ms Farrell has 3rd class covering Ms McKenna’s parental leave while Mrs Farrell formerly of Learning Support has now taken 4th class. Ms McMullen has moved to Learning Support alongside Ms Higgins. Ms Ursula Woods has also joined this team. Other new teachers are Ms Hayes who has Junior Infants and Ms Shiels, 5th class. A new French teacher, Sally has also been appointed.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
New School Doors...
Monday, October 25, 2010
Mini Marathon - Great News....
Many thanks for the support that you gave for the Marathon sponsorthip for Tony Lawless. Today was the big day and hopefully Tony enjoyed his run and has his feet up being pampered after his hard day. Final figure is not in yet but currently it's around the €750.00 total, and this will help to kit out part of the cost of the final 4 white boards. Well done Tony - the school is very proud of you!
Photo courtesy of Elaine Watters
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Welcome to the world of blogging!
In June 2009, St. Brigids Girls School in Killester changed the format of the fundraising committee and set up a Parents Committee. The aim of this group is two fold, to support the school in any manner seen fit by the school staff and Bord of Management and also to try and fund raise for the school.
A Charter has been written to set out the function of the Parents Association and it is a work in progress so please give us some time to see if this is workable and we will make changes as necessary.
We hope that this blog will have a number of funcitons, keep parents and students informed on what is happening at the school - a place that we can put up a copy of the school calendar (that we all lose!), make comments (constructive please!) about what fundraising ideas we have and what you might want to see done for the school. Show how your money raised was spent, with photos of white boards etc. We will try and keep you up to date on the sports achievements of the school - wins on the Basketball team, Camogie and Soccer.... Lots to do eh!
St Brigid’s GNS Parents Association
To provide communication between the Body of Parents and the Principal and staff of the school. This is NOT appropriate where there is a personal issue or dispute between the parents/students and the teaching staff
To engage in fund-raising activities as the financial situation of the school demands it. This also promotes engagement between the local community and the school.
To allow and to promote the involvement of parents, in consultation with the Principal, in the operation of the school.
To advise the school regarding latest equipment, technology or other initiatives to further the personal development of the students.
To allow parents to advise in the formulation of school policies on issues such as healthy lunches to bullying
To act as a resource for advice and information to the school on any aspect of the maintenance of the school
Elect a committee to carry out its aims of no more than 16 parents, ideally this would be 1 parent from each class but this may not be possible. The committee meeting are open to all parents and they can vote on the issue that they may bring to the committee but all other business is for a committee vote only.
Nominations will be sought before and during the AGM for committee members with each nominee being nominated and seconded from the floor. Voting is over once 16 members have been selected.
This committee shall elect from its numbers, officers namely, the Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary. Each officer shall serve a maximum of 2 school years. At each AGM, all office-holders resign before offering themselves for re-election if permitted.
Meet on a monthly basis, currently this is the second Monday evening of the calendar month
The quorum for the meeting shall be at least one officer and 4 other committee members.
The AGM of all parents shall be held in May/June at the end of the school year. The accounts for the school year shall be presented to this meeting. Any ideas for fund-raising may be raised at this meeting together with a review of the school year. The Principal shall be invited to attend this meeting.
The Parents’ representatives on the Board of Management are elected for a 4-year term. If their term has expired, the election of these representatives is carried out at the AGM also. Prior to the meeting, a notice should be issued to all parents inviting nominations for these positions. A written ballot will take place during the AGM.
One or all of the officers of the committee shall arrange to meet with the Principal periodically as arranged between them to discuss the plans for both the school building and activities for the academic year. Requirements for fund-raising are also discussed based on these plans. This is also the forum for discussing any issues that are concerning the parents at any time. Feedback from the monthly teachers’ meeting if relevant can be delivered to the parents in this meeting.
The Treasurer and the Chairperson of the Parents’ Association are the signatories on the association’s bank account, currently held at AIB Bank, Artane. A motion confirming the signatories needs to be passed at the first committee meeting. A letter signed by the Secretary of the Committee confirming this motion, together with personal ID of both signatories are required by AIB Bank in order to make the necessary changes to the bank account. The 2 officers should go to the Bank in person to make these arrangements.
The Association may from time to time establish a sub-committee to deal with specific events or items e.g. Sports Evening. These sub-committees must report to the Association committee and are not permitted to have a bank account or to enter financial transactions. Only the committee can vote on such matters and all expenditure should be voted upon by the meeting and minuted by the Secretary.
The Association should join the National Parents Council and arrange for a representative to attend the area meetings arranged from time to time. These provide great support and guidance on a range of matters relating to parenting and the school relationship. They also provide speakers on various topics of interest to parents. The Association may hold such information evenings for parents.
A Charter has been written to set out the function of the Parents Association and it is a work in progress so please give us some time to see if this is workable and we will make changes as necessary.
We hope that this blog will have a number of funcitons, keep parents and students informed on what is happening at the school - a place that we can put up a copy of the school calendar (that we all lose!), make comments (constructive please!) about what fundraising ideas we have and what you might want to see done for the school. Show how your money raised was spent, with photos of white boards etc. We will try and keep you up to date on the sports achievements of the school - wins on the Basketball team, Camogie and Soccer.... Lots to do eh!
St Brigid’s GNS Parents Association
This association has been set up with the aims of involving the parents of the students of the school to the fullest possible extent under the provisions of the Education Act 1998 to promote the interests of all of the students in co-operation with the Board of Management, the Principal and teaching staff of the school
The Aims of this Association are:
To provide communication between the Body of Parents and the Principal and staff of the school. This is NOT appropriate where there is a personal issue or dispute between the parents/students and the teaching staff To engage in fund-raising activities as the financial situation of the school demands it. This also promotes engagement between the local community and the school. To allow and to promote the involvement of parents, in consultation with the Principal, in the operation of the school. To advise the school regarding latest equipment, technology or other initiatives to further the personal development of the students. To allow parents to advise in the formulation of school policies on issues such as healthy lunches to bullying To act as a resource for advice and information to the school on any aspect of the maintenance of the schoolIn order to achieve these Aims the Association shall...
Elect a committee to carry out its aims of no more than 16 parents, ideally this would be 1 parent from each class but this may not be possible. The committee meeting are open to all parents and they can vote on the issue that they may bring to the committee but all other business is for a committee vote only. Nominations will be sought before and during the AGM for committee members with each nominee being nominated and seconded from the floor. Voting is over once 16 members have been selected. This committee shall elect from its numbers, officers namely, the Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary. Each officer shall serve a maximum of 2 school years. At each AGM, all office-holders resign before offering themselves for re-election if permitted. Meet on a monthly basis, currently this is the second Monday evening of the calendar month The quorum for the meeting shall be at least one officer and 4 other committee members. The AGM of all parents shall be held in May/June at the end of the school year. The accounts for the school year shall be presented to this meeting. Any ideas for fund-raising may be raised at this meeting together with a review of the school year. The Principal shall be invited to attend this meeting. The Parents’ representatives on the Board of Management are elected for a 4-year term. If their term has expired, the election of these representatives is carried out at the AGM also. Prior to the meeting, a notice should be issued to all parents inviting nominations for these positions. A written ballot will take place during the AGM. One or all of the officers of the committee shall arrange to meet with the Principal periodically as arranged between them to discuss the plans for both the school building and activities for the academic year. Requirements for fund-raising are also discussed based on these plans. This is also the forum for discussing any issues that are concerning the parents at any time. Feedback from the monthly teachers’ meeting if relevant can be delivered to the parents in this meeting. The Treasurer and the Chairperson of the Parents’ Association are the signatories on the association’s bank account, currently held at AIB Bank, Artane. A motion confirming the signatories needs to be passed at the first committee meeting. A letter signed by the Secretary of the Committee confirming this motion, together with personal ID of both signatories are required by AIB Bank in order to make the necessary changes to the bank account. The 2 officers should go to the Bank in person to make these arrangements. The Association may from time to time establish a sub-committee to deal with specific events or items e.g. Sports Evening. These sub-committees must report to the Association committee and are not permitted to have a bank account or to enter financial transactions. Only the committee can vote on such matters and all expenditure should be voted upon by the meeting and minuted by the Secretary. The Association should join the National Parents Council and arrange for a representative to attend the area meetings arranged from time to time. These provide great support and guidance on a range of matters relating to parenting and the school relationship. They also provide speakers on various topics of interest to parents. The Association may hold such information evenings for parents.
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