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Ballycane Naas County Kildare Ireland |
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To contact us: |
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Phone: +353(0)45 866964 Fax: +353(0)45 896751 E-mail: holychildoffice@eircom.net |
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Scoil an Linbh Íosa |
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About Our School |
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General Scoil an Linbh Iosa was built in 1980. It began with just one group of each class but we have grown since then and we now have five groups of each class from junior infants through to second class. We also have a Special Class. There are approximately 600 pupils on roll. The curriculum covered in our school comprises of the following subjects: · Language-English and Gaeilge · Mathematics · S.E.S.E. · Arts Education- Visual Arts, Music , Drama · Physical Education · S.P.H.E. · Religious Education
Aims of our School 1. To enable children to live full lives as children 2. To equip them to avail themselves of further education 3. To help prepare children to live full and useful lives as adults in society 4. To help children to realize the value and importance of their own uniqueness and self worth 5. To foster and enhance high self esteem in all our students
The Staff Our entire teaching staff totals thirty. We also have some Special Needs Assistants who assist with pupils who have been diagnosed with specific educational needs. The teaching staff is made up of: 20 Mainstream Teachers 1 Special Class Teacher 3 Resource Teachers 1 Learning Support Literacy Teacher 1 Learning Support Maths teacher 1 Literacy Resource Teacher for Junior Infants 2 Teachers of English to non-nationals 1 Administrative Principal
The Board of Management The body responsible for the running of the school is called the Board of Management and is made up of 8 people. The Board is elected every 4 years. The members of the board are representative of the various partners in education. Chairperson and one other member of the community are elected by the Bishop, 2 parents elected by the general body of parents, 1 teacher elected by the teaching staff, school principal and 2 others chosen from the local community. The present BOM chairperson is MS Siobhan Coakley. Contact the BOM here.
The Parent/Teacher Association A committee is elected every year. The A.G.M. is held generally before the end of November. This committee is very active in fund raising activities, helping out with the running of the Christmas concert, organising talks for the general body of parents and assists with the practicalities of the celebration of First Communion among other activities. The P.T.A. is affiliated with the National Parents Council. The present chairperson is Ms. A. Fallon. If you would like to offer your time, ask a question of or offer your expertise contact the PTA here. |
