New School Year Greetings 2025

We look forward to seeing all our friends, old and new, on Thursday, August 28th 2025 @9am.

We hope you have all had a lovely summer break and are ready to get going with the new school year and all the fun and learning that we will have.

News:

We are delighted to welcome Ms. Fiona Rice to 5th and 6th classes for the coming year and we wish Cillian, Ciarán and Ruaidhrí all the best for their travels.

We are also delighted to welcome back Catherine and Maeve who will be job sharing this year. They will be taking over from Ciaran in one of our ASD classes.

Teacher Sadhbh will be taking over in 1^st and 2^nd Class while Miss Caoimhe Delaney will be in the role of SET. Ms. Roisin Cassin and Ms. Gina Lalor will remain in their roles in Infants and in 3^rd and 4^th Class for another year and Ms. Roisin Cartwright will continue in her ASD Class.

Mr. Reynolds will not be back to us for the moment as he recovers from his illness and in the meantime, we hope to welcome back Mrs Mary Treacy for a couple of days each week and Ms. Bronagh McDonnell who will be shared with us from Scoil Bhríde, Portlaoise, for 2 days each week.

We will be purchasing all of the required books and copybooks for the children so you only need to buy the items on their stationery lists.  Please ensure all items are marked with your child’s name before they come to school.

Don’t forget to update lunch orders on the Lunch Bag App before the return to school. 

Please take time to discuss with your children which items they like in order to avoid waste.  All nutritional information is available on the App.  New families will be assigned a code in the coming weeks so that you can set it up before the new year.  Please ensure that your child brings a snack and drink each day for morning break.

We hope you have enjoyed updates here on our website over the past year and remember that we also have a Facebook page to keep you informed on everything to do with the school. We welcome your feedback and if you feel that we have missed anything or if you have any suggestions for additional items that would be useful, we would be delighted to hear from you so that we can make it as informative and user friendly as possible. We will be asking you over the coming weeks to let us know if for any reason you would prefer that your child’s image does not appear on our website. We will always do our utmost to ensure the safety of your children while in our care and online.

Reminders:

Stationery Lists are available by clicking here. 

All children should have all of their lovely new belongings marked with their name.

The school will provide all books and copies this year.

Junior Infants will finish school daily at 12noon until September12th.

Senior Infants will be in school until 1.40pm each day.

All other classes will finish daily at 2.40pm

The school bus does not run at 12 or 1.40pm but After School Club will be up and running from August 28th for Senior Infants only and then from September 15th for Juniors. If you wish to avail of this, please contact us before the return to school to book your place.

When collecting your child from school, please wait outside the gate and the teacher will bring them to you.

Parking at the school can be challenging so please take your time and be aware of and patient with other road users.  

There are 2 school buses running daily from Portlaoise Town. Bus routes may be subject to change for the coming year so please watch out for updates before the return to school on August 29th.  New families will be assigned a pick-up point and time in August. 

We will notify you of the times and Bus Stop that apply to you.

Valid tickets must be produced to the driver in order to access the bus.

Please be patient with us while we get these routes established and remember that you must drop and collect your child to and from the Bus Stop. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your appointed time.

Any money being paid to the school must be placed in an envelope with name, amount and purpose clearly marked on the outside. If you need to discuss this, please contact us by September 5th. 

If you have any questions before the return to school, you can contact us here through the website or by email to barnashronens@yahoo.ie