Dear parents/guardians,
Please see some important notices for your attention.
Although the weather is very unsettled and cold at the moment, we are delighted to notice the brightening mornings and slight stretch in daylight hours. We remind parents, grandparents and childminders who are walking children to school to be careful of footpaths and slippy manhole covers.
Comhghairdeas
Our congratulations to Ms. Casey who was recently appointed as Deputy Principal. With over 20 years of experience as a teacher in Emo NS, she has long established herself as a highly valued and respected figure in our school community. We wish her all the best in her new leadership role and look forward to working with her for many more years to come.
Child Protection & Anti-bullying
Our annual reviews for Child Protection and Anti-bullying were carried out by the Board of Management at our last meeting on 15th January.
The updated Child Safeguarding Statement and Anti-bullying Policy can be viewed on our website at the following links:
https://www.emons.ie/school-policies/emo-national-school-anti-bullying-policy/
https://www.emons.ie/school-policies/child-protection-guidelines-and-procedures/
Féilire na Scoile chuig An Cháisc
The following are key dates when the school will be closed this term.
- Monday 3rd February (St. Brigid’s Day Bank Holiday)
- Thursday 20th and Friday 21st February (Mid-term break)
- March 17th & 18th (St. Patrick’s Day holiday.)
Curaclam na Scoile
We continue to implement our new maths curriculum. Teachers have chosen 1/2 of the 5 core pedagogical practices to focus on per term.
Our main focus area for our School Self-Evaluation this year will be spellings and phonics.
Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week took place from Sunday 19th to Saturday 25th January 2025 on the theme of ‘Alive in Christ’.
Tinreamh
The attendance for the school year up to last Friday was 94.7% .
Snámh agus GAA
Swimming is ongoing for 4th, 5th and 6th classes. Our thanks to our Parents Association who have subsidised the cost of same by ten euro.
GAA coaching will take place with children from Senior Infants – 4th class this term with Laois GPO Kevin Swayne.
We also look forward to Cumann na mBunscol hurling and camogie training in February.
Bluiríní
- Congratulations to Mallika Dunne, Leah Coffey, Fia Ní Chomhraidhe and Sena Harte who competed at the Schools Leinster Swimming Gala in the National Aquatic Centre on January 19th. We wish Sena and Fia all the best as they prepare to swim in the All-Ireland Schools Gala in March.
- We are part of the “Say Yes to Languages ” initiative promoted by the Dept. of Education and Skills. Over the next 8 weeks 5th and 6th class will get an opportunity to learn French. We are grateful to Mr. Slevin and Agnes Connolly for facilitating this initiative.
- Vex Robotics – Our 6th class children continue to prepare for The VEX Robotics competition in Ballyroan NS on Wednesday 5th February. Team members Katie Moore, Dan Carroll, Sadhbh Ní Chomhraidhe, Tommy Murphy, Darragh Hyland, Paddy Lynch, Charlie Merriman, Seán Kiernan and Pierce Milner have spent many hours designing, building and testing their robot. We congratulate them on this and wish them all the best for the upcoming competition.