2nd, December 2025
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Admissions for September 2026
January 16th is the closing date for receipt of Enrolment Forms for admissions to Junior Infants for September 2026. Please send in an Enrolment Form as soon as possible if your child is starting school next year.
Christmas Annuals
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without the most exciting delivery of the school year, the arrival of the Folens Christmas annuals. Súgradh, Spraoi, Siamsa, and Sonas have been gracing classrooms for over 50 years now, providing endless entertainment for children and quiet moments for grateful parents every December. Most of us remember the Christmas annuals when we were in school and I think it’s lovely to see the children of 2025 still excited about receiving them with numerous distractions like mobile phones etc in our society.
The children in all classes will be receiving the annuals this week which are free as a result of the proceeds from the “Re-Turn” initiative which we introduced to the school last year. We thank everyone who has returned bottles/cans over the last year or so and to the families that have returned the bottles to the shops.
Christmas Carol Service
Our annual Christmas Carol service takes place in the school hall on Friday December 19th at 11am and we hope to see a large attendance like previous years. This will be followed at 11.30am approximately by the Parents’ Association Christmas Raffle. This is an important fundraiser for the school so please make every effort to sell the books of tickets which each family will be receiving this week. The tickets are €2 per ticket or a book of 6 tickets for €10. The prizes are excellent again this year and we thank everyone for sponsoring the prizes.
Christmas Carol Singing Fundraiser
Please keep December 21st free as the Parents’ Association Carol Singing Fundraiser in Navan Shopping Centre takes place. We will need everyone to play their part for this festive event – singing or supporting our singers on the day. Last year was a great success but we are aiming to surpass last year’s amount.
Water Safety
All classes have water safety workshops in school today (Tuesday 2nd Dec).
Agreed Report
All families were e-mailed the Agreed Report from the Board of Management last week. If you didn’t receive it please contact Jennifer in the office.
Attendance
The attendance rate so far this school year is 94.1% which is an increase of 2.5% on last year’s figure. Well done.
Is Mise
Seamus Tansley