PARENTS INFORMATION

This page gives parents and guardians information on our school calendar for the current academic year, our school uniform, school times and the pupil’s book and stationary lists. As well as the above you will find information on our Parents Association and how they assist the teaching and learning in the school. Parents of new pupils to the school will find information on various aspects of school life and school drop-offs and pick-up procedures can also be found on this page.

School Calendar 2023-24

Title	Dates

Opening	School Opening: Monday 28th August 2023
Mid-Term	School Closing: Friday 27th of October Re-opening: Monday 6th November 2023
Christmas	School Closing: Friday 22nd of December 2023 Re-opening: Monday 8th of January 2024
Bank Holiday	Monday 5th February 2024
Mid-Term	Thursday 15th and Friday 16th February 2024
School Closed for Teacher Training	Friday 23rd February 2024
St Patrick’s Day	Monday 18th March 2024
Easter	Closing: Friday 22nd March Re-opening: Monday 8th April 2024
Bank Holiday	Friday 3rd May and Monday 6th May 2024
Bank Holiday	Friday 31st May and Monday 3rd June 2024
Summer Holidays	Friday 21st June 2024

School Calendar

School Uniform

Our school uniform is compulsory and must be worn by all pupils in adherence with our Code of Discipline. It consists of the following:

Wine V-Neck Jumper with School Crest
Dark Grey Shirt
Dark Grey Trousers/Skirt or Pinafore
Wine socks/tights
Black Shoes
School Tie with St. Brigid’s Cross on it

School Uniform

School Tracksuit

Wine school fleece is optional and can be purchased from Singer. This is the only item, in addition to the school uniform, which can be worn in class. Coats can be worn outside or on school outings.

Most of the school uniform can be purchased generically in shops such as Dunnes Stores, Marks and Spencer, etc. In Cavan, the school uniform can be purchased in Uniformity, Singer or Charlie Fay's also. The school tie can only be purchased in Uniformity. The school crest can be put on the v-neck jumper in Singer as can the school name on the sweater.

Wine V-Neck Jumper with School Crest
Dark Grey Shirt
Dark Grey Trousers/Skirt or Pinafore
Wine socks/tights
Black Shoes
School Tie with St. Brigid’s Cross on it

Suppliers Of Uniform

School Times

Event	Time
School Starts	8:50am
Junior and Senior Infant School Day	8:50am – 1:30pm
First Class to Sixth Class School Day	8:50am – 2:30pm
Break	10:30 – 10:50am
Lunch	12:30 – 12:50pm

On wet days the junior and senior infant pupils can be collected from the nearest entrance door to their classroom. Pupils must not arrive any earlier than 8:40am unless they are attending the Breakfast Club as they will not be supervised. All pupils must be collected promptly at 1:30pm or 2:30pm each day. There will be no supervision provided by the school after 2:40pm each day.

School Times

BookLists

All school books are provided free of charge to our pupils.

The school purchases the books for use by our pupils at

the beginning of the school term.

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Booklists

Parents Association

Our school has a very active and hard-working Parents Association who work very well with the school to provide the best possible education for our pupils. Our Parents Association fund each of the following events on an annual basis:-

Santa’s Visit to the school – selection boxes for all pupils
Cake for the First Communion & Confirmation class
School tours (to reduce costs for parents)
Accelerated Reading Programme

Every year the Parents Association have their AGM in the school where new members are welcome. Fundraising events include Cash for Clobber (at Halloween and Easter) and the Annual Sponsored Walk in April. Over the past ten years the Parents Association have raised money for the following:-

School Playground (€10,000)
iPads
Sensory Room (€3,000)
Sensory Garden
Bus costs to various events

The current Parents Association committee is:-

Chairperson: Leo Costello

Secretary: Alma Mc Millan

Treasurer: Derek Smith

New Pupils

Parents of all new pupils who enrol in the school in September will be invited to an Information Meeting in the School in June and the pupils themselves will visit the school the following day to meet their new teacher. Attached is an information booklet for all new infant pupils. Download our information booklet here

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New Infant Pupils Booklet

Parents Assocation

New Pupils

Healthy Eating & Hot School Dinners

Killygarry National School is a Health Promoting School and we have achieved our Health Promoting Flag from the Health and Safety Executive. We have a Healthy Eating Policy and we encourage all children to bring healthy food to school each day. The children can eat sandwiches, rolls, wraps, pasta, fruit and vegetables, yogurt and cheese. They can also drink water throughout the day. Food such as sweets, chocolate, crisps, biscuits or fizzy drinks are not permissible. The school is part of the Food Dudes Programme where children are rewarded for trying out new fruit and vegetables. From April 2024 all pupils will be provided with a hot school dinner from a choice of seven meals per day. Parents can order the food online through the app below.

Order Child's Lunch

Healthy Eating

Infant Programme

Infant Programme

In our school the infant pupils learn to read and write using the Jolly Phonics Programme. This involves sounding out the letters initially. We provide training for parents in the first term in this programme. The pupils also engage in Aistear which is a play based where children learn social skills and play skills while developing their imagination and learning by imitation and ideation. The Special Education Team carry out Literacy Lift-Off in the infant classes where reading, writing and fine motor skills are developed. The infants following the ‘Incredible Years’ behaviour programme where self-confidence is raised and good behaviour is encouraged and rewarded. We also do the ‘Ready, Set, Go’ maths programme and the ‘Mata sa Rang’ programme.

School Drop-Off & Pick Up

All parents/guardians collecting a child from the school must enter via the Alacken Road and exit by Killygarry Motors. You must drive up the slip road, observing the fact that children may be walking home on this narrow road. At infant home time parents are asked to park in the set-down area and get out of their car to collect their child. At 2:40pm parents are asked to remain in their cars and keep moving forward in the set down area to keep the flow of traffic going. Please see the letter and map attached.

Traffic Letter

Traffic Map

Drop-Off & Pick Up

Policies

The link below will direct you to some of our mandatory school policies. These policies care in place to ensure the safety and protection of your child but also lay out the rules and regulations governing our school.

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Policies

Breakfast & After-School Club

Laochra Academy runs a Breakfast Club in the school from 7:50am to 8:50am with breakfast provided.

They also run an Infant Hour from 1:30pm to 2:30pm each day and an After-School Club from 2:30pm to 6:30pm.

Parents and Guardians are entitled to receive a subsidy from the National Childcare Scheme to help towards the cost of the above.

Click the link below to find out more details.

More Details

Registration Form