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How often are parent-teacher meetings held?

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How often are parent-teacher meetings held?

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Parent-teacher conferences are held once a year, in the First Term. You can arrange additional meetings with your child's teacher.

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Please enter an absence reason on Aladdin. You will get your Aladdin Code in September. It’s essential for them to rest and recover before returning to school. If a student has a fever, they should be fever-free for 24 hours without medication before returning.

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What do I do during drop off and collection time?

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What do I do during drop off and collection time?

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Please park in the car park across the road. Infants are walked to the school gate in the morning and collected at the gate there in the evening. The children go into the yard, drop their bags at the door and go play with their friends.

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A school bag (fit A4 folder)

A pencil case

Uniform

Drinks Bottle

Something to bring their snack in

Pencil (triangular grip)

Eraser

Crayons

Sharpener

Please label everything, even the pencils and crayons where possible. Pencils and crayons get mixed up easily and labels help avoid upset.

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Quarter Zip with crest (available online via nelligan sport)

Navy tracksuit bottoms

Navy polo shirt

Runners (any colour)

Tracksuit style shorts, or GAA shorts may be worn in Summer. Nike Pros or similar are not allowed.

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The pupils in 5th and 6th class are responsible for running a school shop. They sell stationary. The stock comes from Donal’s in Gorey, and all the profits are used to fund a cinema trip for the pupils in 6th class. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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The Savings Club runs every Tuesday. Pupils can save as little or as much as they want. A weeks notice is needed to withdraw savings. You can save for anything, some ideas are school tours, swimming or iPads for secondary school.

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You will hear your child talk about their Buddy- a pupil or pupils from 6th class are assigned a buddy in Junior Infants. They will help your child with their coat, bags and lunches, help them start playing at lunch and walk with them when we go to the church, playground or Paddy’s Bank. The buddies decrease their support from 2 weeks into the school year as your child settles into routine.

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Parent Teacher Association - Monaseed National School

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Monaseed NS is a progressive country School situated in the beautiful rural townland of Monaseed Co. Wexford

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Parents are encouraged to check their child's head regularly for Head Lice. If your child has Head Lice please let the teacher or Office know and a note will be sent out to all pupils in the school. Your child will not be identified.

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What can I do over the Summer to prepare for Junior Infants?

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What can I do over the Summer to prepare for Junior Infants?

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Read to your child daily, multiple times a day if possible. Join the Reading Stars Challenge in your local library and pick up your free starting school books.

Let your child practice opening and closing their school bag and lunch box. If they eat a snack with a closed lid they can practice opening that too. Knowing they can do this independently takes the worry away.

Help your child recognise their own name- show them the tags or stickers on their pencils, coat, jumper etc so they can identify their own possessions.

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Open and close their coat and hang it up.

Be fully toilet trained and able to use the toilet without help: wipe, flush the toilet, wash and dry their hands.

Share toys and take turns.

Tidy up and put away things.

Open and close all compartments of their school bag.

Manage their lunch i.e. open and close lunch box, drinks, sandwich boxes, open yogurt lids, peel their own orange etc.

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GAA- Cathal

Music- Sinéad Tobin (depends on fundraising)

Other teachers and coaches come during the year as availability and funds allow.

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Calendar 2023-2024 - Monaseed National School

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Monaseed NS is a progressive country School situated in the beautiful rural townland of Monaseed Co. Wexford. Dates for your diary.

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We go outside unless it is unsafe to do so. Infants play with the mud kitchen, football, basketball, the climbing wall, chase etc. Every classroom has their own area on yard for safety reasons. The Infant room plays in the area closest to the school.

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Your child’s class will go on a School Tour in June.

Every year we go Carol Singing in Gorey Shopping Centre.

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Can I volunteer in the classroom or school?

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Can I volunteer in the classroom or school?

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Yes! We love having parent volunteers. If you’re interested, please ask the Office for a Garda Vetting Form and let us know your areas of interest and of any skills you would like to share.

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Instagram:

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We place a huge emphasis on fostering a love of reading. The class visits the school library every week to borrow books. They also visit their classroom library and read daily for 20 minutes during DEAR time. DEAR stands for Drop Everything and Read.

The Mobile Library will be coming to Monaseed NS from next September.

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Monaseed NS is a progressive country School situated in the beautiful rural townland of Monaseed Co. Wexford

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All medication must be given to the class teacher, with instructions on use etc. Only prescribed medication is allowed in school. Students are encouraged to self-administer where possible. You will be asked to fill in some paperwork as per school policy. LINK TO POLICY

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Both the Board of Management and the Parents’ Association fundraise throughout the year to help with the cost of running the school, maintenance, games for the pupils and to alleviate the cost of buses. The Department of Education covers less than 40% of the costs of running a school so all efforts are greatly appreciated.

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We bring pupils from 2nd class up swimming, usually in Term 3. This is part of the PE curriculum and a portion of the cost is covered by the Parent’s Association.

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3-4 times a year your child will bring home a catalogue of books which can be ordered through the school. This is a brilliant way to support our school library as our school earns free books for the library when you purchase through the Book Club.

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Please ensure the Office is made aware of any changes to your Emergency Contact list.

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Thursday: 9:30- 10:30

Friday: 9:15- 10:30

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Monday: 9:00- 11:20

Tuesday: 9:00- 11:30

Wednesday: 9:00- 12:00

Thursday: 9:00-1:00

Friday: 9:00- 1:40

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Starting school is a very exciting time, but also very tiring for your child. By slowly introducing the full day your child is given a chance to adjust to their new school.

Remember everyone adjusts at a different pace, speak to the class teacher if you have any questions.

If needed we will adjust the times to suit the children in order to give them the best start we can.

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Enrollment Form on Aladdin

Permissions will be sent via Aladdin

Copy of Baptismal Cert if going for Sacraments

HSE Vision and Hearing Form

Administration of medication forms if applicable

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A pack is available upon request from the Office or Ms Coates

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5th and 6th class participate in the Rackard League(Cumann na mBunscoil). Gaelic Football matches are played before Christmas. Hurling and Camogie matches are played after Christmas. Supporters are always welcome.

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A 7 aside GAA competition for pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th classes. We love wearing our own school colours for this! Supporters are always welcome at our games.

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We have 5 Green Flags. Flags are earned after the school makes a change to their practices or environment that will have a positive effect on the environment. For our biodiversity flag we re-wilded areas of the school grounds and sowed wild flowers.

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The Amber Flag is awarded to schools who promote an awareness of Mental Health and Wellbeing. We do regular nature walks, meditations, yoga and talk about mental health at an age appropriate level.

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SET stands for Special Education Teaching

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SET is for children who need support in order to fully access the curriculum. This can be for social skills, Maths, English, movement etc. Lots of pupils receive SET for many reasons, some for a short period to give them a needed boost, others for longer. You will be kept informed about any interventions and progress relevant to your child.

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Every class does 2 blocks of stations during the year in Maths and English. Extra teachers come into the room to work with small groups on topics for up to 8 minutes per group. Topics covered could be reading, sounds, hand strengthening for writing, oral language.

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8:00 Morning Club*

8:50 Supervised Outdoor Play

9:00 Classes Start

11:00 Sos/Breaktime

12:50 Lón/Lunchtime

1:40 Infants finish

2:40 All Classes Finish

1:40-2:40 After School Club

2:40-4:40 After School

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Jolly Phonics is the programme we follow to teach Phonics in Junior and Senior Infants. Each sound has an action and song, which they will learn in school. This will form the basis of your child's homework in Infants. The Jolly Phonics App, as well as videos on YouTube can be a useful support to revise sounds at home.

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Fresh Today run our Hot Meals service. You will be provided with a username and password which will allow you to select meals for the following week. Changes must be made by 5:00pm Thursday for the coming week.

Please do not send in chocolate, sweets, fizzy drinks or crisps with your child.

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Monaseed NS is a progressive rural school situated in the beautiful rural townland of Monaseed Co. Wexford. Welcome to our website.

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https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/libraries/opening-hours-and-branches/gorey-library

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Opening Hours for Gorey Library

Day

Staffed Hours My Open Library Hours

Monday

10.30am - 5.30pm 8.00am-10.30am

Closed for lunch 1.00pm-2.00pm

1pm to 2pm 5.30pm-10.00pm

Tuesday

10.30am - 9pm 8.00am-10.30am

9.00pm-10.00pm

Wednesday

10.30am - 5.30pm 8.00am-10.30am

5.30pm-10.00pm

Thursday

10.30am - 9pm 8.00am-10.30am

9.00pm-10.00pm

Friday

10.30am - 5.30pm 8.00am-10.30am

5.30pm-10.00pm

Saturday

10.30am - 5.30pm 8.00am-10.30am

Closed for lunch 1.00pm-2.00pm

1pm to 2pm 5.30pm-10.00pm

Sunday

No Staff 8.00am-10.00pm

Note that Gorey Library is closed on Saturdays and Mondays of Bank Holiday weekends. The My Open Library service operates on Bank Holiday weekends.

Contact Details for Gorey Library

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Gorey Library Services

Free Internet and WiFi - Book a PC

Adult lending and reference - Search the online catalogue

Research facilities

Local Studies information

Children's services

Children & School Supports in Branch

Special events such as lectures, exhibitions, book launches, readings and activities

My Open Library, Gorey

The My Open Library service offers extended opening hours by providing library access to My Open Library members from 8am to 10pm every day. Staffed hours continue on the normal schedule.

You must be 16 or over to register for this service. Under 16s can access only with a parent or guardian.
My Open Library Gorey Library leaflet
Accessible Library Services

Large Print Material

Audio Books

Computer software reader available on public access PC (Software that can read what's written on the computer screen)

Computer assist hardware available on accessible PC e.g. keyboard with large keys, tracker ball as an alternative to a mouse

Portable loop system to aid hearing impaired users

Any concerns regarding access to library services should be forwarded to County Librarian, Eileen Morrissey
Email eileen.morrissey@wexfordcoco.ie
Find out what's going on with the library newsletter

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Please park in the car park across from the school, and walk over to drop/collect your child from the school gate.

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Mobile: 0864104742 or 0830060446

Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-2:30. Where possible please call the office during these hours.