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General Facts about our school
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We
believe that each child who enters St. Teresa's is unique and talented and
we would hope that each child's talents will reach their full potential. Among
the specific aims of the school are to: Good
behaviour While
having a pleasant atmosphere in the school, a very high standard of
behaviour is expected from the children at all times - whether in the
classroom, the schoolyard or on the way to and from school.
Acceptable behaviour does not just happen.
It is gained by the united effort of the whole school - staff,
pupils and parents. Children
will be reminded regularly of school rules. Health
and Hygiene Eating
habits, started in childhood, will influence your child's chances of a
healthy life. Lunch should provide one third of your child’s food
requirements for the day. The
simplest and most effective way to plan a healthy lunch is to include in
your child's lunchbox one food from each of the food groups -fruit and
vegetables, milk and meat (e.g. cheese, yoghurt, milk, meat, fish, eggs),
with two from the cereal and potato group (such as two slices of bread). We would encourage parents to order school milk for their children. It is very good value for money. School
Uniform It is school policy that children wear the school uniform every day. We would ask parents to ensure that their child obeys this rule every day. The uniform consists of. Wine
jumper/wine tie
General We
are very aware of the importance of Physical Education in a balanced
school curriculum. We
have good facilities (large and small general-purpose areas,large tarmac
and grass areas with Gaelic football posts.
Every effort is made to have a wide range of appropriate equipment
available for all ages - mats, benches, ropes, hoops, balls (lightweight,
basketballs, footballs), hockey sticks, etc. From
the middle standards children are introduced to the skills associated with
many popular games - hockey, basketball, Gaelic and soccer. In
our attempts to offer the children in St.Teresa's every opportunity to
develop to their full potential in all areas, lrish Dancing has been
taught to the different class groups since April 1992.
While we appreciate the constant demands on parents for money, we
feel that the cost of these classes is exceptionally good value.
Payment may be spread over the year if that would be more
acceptable to you. Music Music
also plays an important part in education.
Over the years, great efforts have been made to enlarge the musical
experience of the children. In
particular, music has become an integral part of our weekly assembly. Children from the 5th standards have formed the choir for
Confirmation and the children from 4th standards have formed the choir for
First Communion. Tin whistle
players have also contributed enormously to these events. |
Board
of Management The
following are the members of the current Board of Management: Staff: The
full-time secretary is Mary O'Byrne and the part-time caretaker is Irene
Hayes. We also have the
services of three caretakers, two assistant secretaries and two classroom
assistants under the FAS Community Employment Scheme. Pupils The
school caters for boys and girls from Junior Infants to 6th standard. The
number of pupils on roll on 30th September 2000 was 357. Catchment
Area The
school serves the needs of the children on the Dublin side of Balbriggan
town. 7he children come from areas such as Pinewood Estate, Market Green,
Fancourt Heights, Hampton Cove, Dublin Street, Craoibhín Park, Derham
Park and Gibbons Terrace. School
Day Children
should not arrive at the school gate before this time. Home
School Communication For general information we will usually issue notices or newsletters to parents through the children. Please check your child's schoolbag regularly for notes. Parent-teacher meetings for the various standards are held at different times during the school year. You will be informed in advance about these. If your child is absent from school for any reason please put a note in the Homework Diary or write a short note in the case of children in the Infant classes. The Homework diary is a very effective way of communication between parent and teacher - so keep a close eye on it.If your child is experiencing a particular problem it is essential that you meet with the class teacher to discuss it.School reports will be sent to parents in June of each year. School
Books Being
aware of the financial demands made on parents every effort is made by the
teaching staff to limit the number of workbooks each year. A very successful Book Rental Scheme has been available for some time. Homework Homework
should be attended to at all times. It
should be neatly and carefully done. We find, in general that children who
receive positive reinforcement at home achieve better at school. Parents'Assoctiation We
have a strong and vibrant group of parents working together and with the
staff for the betterment of St. Teresa's. Without
the help of devoted and committed parents over the years, the school, i.e.
your children, would not have had the use and educational benefit of
various items of equipment which are not funded by the Department of
Education. Such items would
include photocopier, computers, TV'S, video recorders, radio cassette
players, amplification equipment, PE equipment, Infant materials, maths
materials and much, much more. Fundraising efforts depend on the support
of all parents. Perhaps you
might even consider joining the Association.
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