Please find a link to the most current Parental Complaints Procedure document.

Please find attached our Admissions Notice and Application form for incoming Junior Infants (September ’24).

Something very exciting is going on in Grange N.S.

Check out our Lotto page for our upcoming Christmas Bonanza Lotto with lots of local prizes https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/grangens

The Parents’ Association ‘Our Lotto Fundraiser’, supports our School in many important ways, monies raised help pay for school tour buses, seasonal fun events for the children and provide funding for much needed IT and sports resources, to mention but a few.

We appreciate your continued support and contribution without which it would not be possible to organise such events and reduce costs for parents in relation to school tours and other fun events organised.

The lotto is – User friendly.
You can sign up once for automatic entry every month.
No need to remember to sign up every month as it’s automatically done for you.
Change your numbers or leave your numbers each month.
You may cancel at any time or change your numbers at any time.

The cost :

20 euro every month or 5 euro weekly for 3 lines
16 euro every month or 4 euro weekly for 2 lines
10 euro every month or 2.50 weekly for 1 line

Please pass the word on and invite friends and family. If you are not in, you can’t win!

Link to fundraiser page here:
https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/grangens

Regards,
The Parents’ Association, Grange N.S

Many thanks to the parents who recently came together for the AGM of the Parents’ Association. Please see below for the minutes of the meeting and the list of new committee members/officers.

We are coming up to the time of the year when many of our pupils will complete standardised assessments in English and Maths . Please find three links below with some helpful information in relation to these assessments.

100 languages

NO WAY. THE HUNDRED IS THERE

The child

is made of one hundred.

The child has

a hundred languages

a hundred hands

a hundred thoughts

a hundred ways of thinking

of playing, of speaking.

A hundred always a hundred

ways of listening

of marveling of loving

a hundred joys

for singing and understanding

a hundred worlds

to discover

a hundred worlds

to invent

a hundred worlds

to dream.

The child has

a hundred languages

(and a hundred hundred hundred more)

but they steal ninety-nine.

The school and the culture

separate the head from the body.

They tell the child:

to think without hands

to do without head

to listen and not to speak

to understand without joy

to love and to marvel

only at Easter and Christmas.

They tell the child:

to discover the world already there

and of the hundred

they steal ninety-nine.

They tell the child:

that work and play

reality and fantasy

science and imagination

sky and earth

reason and dream

are things

that do not belong together.

And thus they tell the child

that the hundred is not there.

The child says:

No way. The hundred is there.

Loris Malaguzzi   (translated by Lella Gandini

Following the recent Parent’s Association AGM, the following officers were nominated and elected.

Liz Farrell – Chairperson
Claire Bailey – Treasurer
Claire Kirwin- Assistant Treasurer
Eileen Dillon- Secretary
Aisling Alcock- Assistant Secretary
Lydia Jennings – PRO

We really appreciate all the work they do here in our school. If anybody is interested in becoming involved with the PA, please do contact any of the committee members. They would be delighted to have as many parents as possible on the committee. Minutes of the AGM can be viewed on the Parent’s association tab on the website.

First Class had a delicious pancake treat this week. They really enjoyed learning all about Pancake Tuesday…🥞🥞🥞

Ms O Toole’s 5th class recently finished a unit of work all about the Antarctic. Take a look at the amazing job they did on these projects and artwork. Well done to you all. 🌟🌟

I would like to invite nominees from 4th to 6th class children for election to this year’s Student Council.

In order to be elected you will need to write a letter of application, present it to your class and there will be a mini interview process for the shortlisted candidates.

In your letter of application to Ms.Mulhall please include:

• Who you are and tell me a little bit about yourself, your interests, hobbies and achievements
• Express why you fell you are the best candidate to represent your class on the student council
• List at least three things that you would like to achieve for your class/ the school this year
• For the children in 6th class, if you would like to be considered for head boy and head girl please state this in your letter and why you feel you are the best representative
• I look forward to hearing from all of the nominees. The closing date for the letters is Friday 7th October 2022

.Letters can be given to your class teacher. Good Luck to all, Ms Mulhall

First Holy Communion will take place on Saturday 2nd October 2021, at 11am in the Church of the Most Holy Rosary,Tullow.

We look forward to welcoming all the boys and girls on their special day.

Thank you to Ms Quiney, Ms Kinsella and the children’s parents for preparing the children to receive the sacrament of First Holy Communion.

Thank you, Ms Mulhall