Dear Parents,
I hope you and your family are well and that you enjoyed the holidays. We are looking forward to welcoming children back to school on Thursday 29st August @ 8.50a.m.We are particularly looking forward to welcoming 26 new junior infants on Thursday. They will finish school at 12p.m. each day up to and including Friday 6th September.
Parking
The Board of Management requests that parents /guardians drop off and pick up children from the designated school car park at the community centre. The Parents Association will operate a STOP AND DROP system as in previous years and we request that car users respect same. Only staff cars are permitted inside the school gates. Please inform child minders, grandparents or any person who is a car user and may have to pick up your child.
Assembly on Thursday
All children may assemble in the front yard on Thursday morning.
Books and copies
As explained in June, the Dept. of Education and skills are covering the cost of all books and copies including workbooks. These will be provided to children as needed from Thursday onwards. We also purchased requisites like folders, crayons, twistables, pencils, pens and various other stationary items that the children need and you may pay for same through Aladdin if you have not already done so.
What does my child bring to school on Thursday?
The children just need to bring a school bag, (no wheelie bags please for health and safety reasons) their lunch box ( lunchbox that the children received in May ), drinks bottle and pencil case.
The Return of Money:
We request that parents use epayments for all payments to the school. Details will issue through Aladdin. We request that parents do not send any cash or cheques in to the school.
Art and Craft/Photocopying and Pupil Insurance;
There will be a €35 per child contribution towards art and craft materials, photocopying and Mathletics . If you have three children or more you only pay for two. This fee will be payable through Aladdin over the coming weeks.
Pupil Insurance
We strongly recommend that parents avail of this cover. The 24-hour pupil insurance covers school activities and also applies to social, domestic and leisure ,24/7, 365 days per year.
School Uniform/P.E. Gear
We would appeal to parents to mark your child’s name clearly on all parts of their school tracksuit and coats if you haven’t done so already. Tracksuit tops and coats are the top priority as they go missing most often. Please ensure that they have a permanent name tag on them from the start of the year.
School Calendar 2024/2025
The calendar for the upcoming school year is published on the home page of the school website. www.emons.ie
School Lunches /Healthy Eating
We have a healthy eating policy in our school. We recommend fruit and healthy snacks for small break . You can view the policy in full on www.emons.ie. Children will continue to receive a hot lunch everyday through a company called Lunch bag. This will commence for all children from senior infants to 6th classes on this Thursday, 29th August . Junior infants will finish school each day at 12p.m. until Friday , September 6th. Hot lunches will commence for junior infants on Monday ,September 9th. Junior infants will receive a lunchbox next week. The food that the children do not eat will go home in this box. All parents have received a code and should have downloaded the app to order lunches.
Parent-Teacher Communication:
All school communications will be through Aladdin.
Contact Numbers:
Please notify your child’s teacher/school secretary of any changes in contact numbers, addresses etc. so that our database can be kept up to date.
Looking forward to an enjoyable year for all.
Cyril Duggan
principal@emons.ie