Parents
School Rules/Code of Conduct
1. New Inn N.S. officially opens at 9.00 am. Children are expected to be seated in their classrooms at 9.10am, when formal instruction begins. The Board of Management does not accept responsibility for children who arrive before 9.00am. Closing time is 1.40pm for infants, and 2.40pm for the remainder of the school.
2. Children may never leave the school grounds without permission from the Principal. Requests to take children out of class should be made in writing to the class teacher/ Principal.
3. Children are “expected” to wear their uniforms every day. On P.E. days, tracksuits may be worn. School tracksuits bottoms are available from the National Schoolwear Centre, Liosbān Industrial Estate, Galway.
4. Lunch break officially lasts 30 minutes (12.30pm-1.00pm). Children are requested to use the bathroom and eat their “healthy lunch” before going to the playground (provided it is not raining). Once outside, for supervision purposes, children are not permitted back into the school without the permission of the teacher on “yard duty”. There is a shorter break from 11.00am to 11.10am. We strongly recommend a healthy eating policy within the school. Therefore, fizzy drinks, crisps, sweets, chewing gum, etc are not permitted. When the school bell rings following the break, children must then line up in an orderly fashion. Running indoors and around corners outdoors is forbidden.
5. All children’s belongings should be marked clearly with the owner’s name (uniform, school bag, lunch box, books, copies, hurley, helmet, tin-whistle etc.) At the beginning of each year, each child is provided with a hanger for their own coat and helmet.
Children in the more senior classes are encouraged to leave schoolbooks, which they do not require for homework at school. They should be neatly arranged in their baskets.
6. All school property (Ipads, Computers, CD players, Cameras, P. E. Equipment and Library Books etc) must be treated with total respect. Theft and vandalism to school property is totally forbidden. Intentional damage of property must be paid for by parents. Parents should ensure that library books are kept in good condition and returned promptly to the school when read.
7. Children are not permitted in the school grounds after school.
8. Should a child be feeling sick/ unwell before coming to school, they should be kept at home for obvious reasons.
9. Parents are asked to inspect their child’s hair regularly for head lice. An infection should be treated at once and the school should be notified.
10. When a child is absent for a brief period a note is required to explain the child’s absence. Details of children who miss in excess of 20 days per year must be forwarded to the National Education Welfare Board. A brief phone call is also appreciated, between 9:00am – 9:20am.
11. Bullying, rough play, bad language, fighting etc. are totally prohibited within the school. All instances of inappropriate behaviour or breaches of discipline will be recorded in the school “discipline book”.
12. Minor cuts/ bruises will be treated by the teacher and recorded in the “Accident Report Book”. Should a serious injury occur, parents will be notified immediately and provision will be taken to have the child brought to the doctor/ hospital. Personal accident insurance is available and recommended to be paid by all pupils at the beginning of the school year.
13. As we are now a recognised “Green School”, every effort is made to ensure our school, including (classroom and playground) are litter free. Pupils are encouraged to use the principles of ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’. A committee, made up of student representatives will encourage the use of proper bins and assist with the general upkeep of the school. Pupils are also encouraged to help in the general tidy up of their classrooms on a rota basis.
14. Notes are regularly given to pupils, informing parents of matches, doctor visits etc. Please check your child’s bag for these notes. They should always be placed in your child’s homework notebook. At the beginning of each year a school calendar is distributed to each family outlining the dates of holidays and known closures.
15. Parent/ Teacher meetings are held annually, usually during the first term and all parents are invited at a given time to discuss their child’s progress and behaviour. Written reports are sent to each parent in June. However, parents are welcome to visit the school anytime to discuss progress. Prior arrangements must be made to meet the class teacher at a mutually agreeable time.
16. The Board of Management is concerned for the safety of children at all times:
Parents are asked to drop off children at the side gate in morning and collect them there in the evening also. Only children using the bus service are permitted to use the front gate of the school. Extreme caution must be observed at all times and consideration must be given first and foremost to the safety of our children. As soon as children are collected due consideration should be given to others collecting children, so once your child is collected we ask that you leave the area promptly.
Parents should never park across the road from the front of school, or in any place that compromises the safety of our children.
17. Each year a list of activities are organised for various classes, including swimming lessons, French lessons, hurling /camogie training and First Aid. These classes receive some sponsorship from the Board of Management and all children are encouraged to participate.
18. Pupils are expected to show respect, courtesy and consideration to teachers and visitors to the school at all times. The same level of good behaviour is expected when on school tours or any school outings.
19. Pupils must obey individual classroom rules.
20. Children starting school for the first time in junior infants will be going home at 12:30pm for the first two weeks.
21. Please read and discuss these rules with your children.
Homework
Aims
To consolidate work done in school.
To learn to work individually and independently.
To actively involve parents in their children’s school work.
Procedure
Homework is given daily, based on the learning of the day or where revision is necessary. Homework is only given if the teacher has thoroughly explained what has to be done. Children are expected to do homework to the “best of their ability”.
Approximate time spent on homework
Guidelines:
Infants 10-15 Minutes
1st & 2nd 20-30 Minutes
3rd & 4th 30-45 Minutes
5th & 6th 45 Minutes – 1 hour
The maximum time suggested here is all that is expected of the child.
Parents are encouraged to supervise children’s work, check and sign it nightly. It is vitally important that the notebook is only signed when all homework is fully completed.
Homework normally will not be given at weekends.
We have a long, proud and rich tradition of reading in our school. Each child should complete some reading or be read to nightly.
Parent's Committee
Parents are a vital component of the school community and a good relationship with them is very important. They are encouraged to become actively involved in their children’s education. In developing this mutual positive relationship, children feel safe and secure within the school and therefore their school lives are enhanced.
A Parents Committee has been established within the school and will serve a two year term. They promote general interest in the welfare of the school. They help organise various activities within the school, and also through social events and draws, provide finance for new and improved facilities in the school.
SCOIL BHRIDE N.S. – PARENT ASSOCIATION 2019/2020
Co-Chairpersons:
Michael Finnerty and Orlaith Donohue
Co-Secretaries:
Clare Bassett and Áine Finnerty
Co-Treasurers:
Karen Hynes and Patricia Flanagan