Staffing Arrangements for 2022/23
Staffing arrangements were announced to schools in Circular Letter 0025/2022 We must have a few pupils over 312 enrolled at the school at the end of next September. It’s going to be tight!! Our current predicted enrolment for next academic year is 312 pupils. At Ard Rí CNS we currently have 11 mainstream classrooms. To maintain a 12th teacher in 2022/23 we must have 309 pupils enrolled on 30th of September 2022. To gain a 13th teacher for 2023/24 we have to have 312 pupils enrolled on 30th September 2022. Having the 12th and 13th teacher is crucial for maintaining good pupil teacher ratio and avoiding the need to teach classes in multi-grade as our school grows. Unfortunately we do not have places available in every class. Word of mouth is the most effective way to promote our school. If you meet anyone who is looking for a school place in September please encourage them to choose Ard Rí CNS, to email [email protected] and I will be happy to support them. Thank...New Entrants- September 2022
May 2022 Hi everyone, It was lovely to meet so many of you at our Open House on Wednesday. There was a great buzz about the place and I hope your little one’s first experience of Ard Rí CNS was a really positive one. If you didn’t manage to make it and you’d like to pop in to see us please call and we can arrange an appointment for you. ‘Mo Scéal’ is Irish for ‘My Story’. Each child has reached a very important milestone in their lives. Most children complete two years at pre-school and in that time the pre-school teacher gains a vast fund of knowledge on each child. Nobody knows a child better than their parents. We have created online forms for Early Years Practitioners and Parents, accessible through the QR codes on the downloadable letter or the links below. We ask you share the QR Code/ links with your child’s preschool teacher. Once completed, we can better plan for each child to begin to learn in a way that best suits them. Mo-Sceal-May-2022Download Parent Survey Early Years Practitioner Survey The next step on your child’s journey is the Ard Rí Summer Camp. The camp runs from 27th June to 1st July and offers sports, art, drama and creative activities in a structured environment run by our own experienced teachers. Children will lose themselves in the fun of it all as they go from one lively task to another. You can apply through the online Application Form below. Ard Rí Summer Camp Online Application Form Summer-Camp-2022Download Our school uniform is now available at Geoghegans Department Store,...NPC- Parents’ information evening on Community National Schools
National Parents Council Primary is holding an online information session for parents on Community National Schools (CNS). Is your child attending a Community National School or are they going to attend a Community National School, then this is the information session for you. Seamus Conboy, Director of Schools at the Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) will be attending. If you would like to find out more, please join NPC online, on Wednesday the 18th of May 2022, from 7pm to 8pm, by registering your details...Post Primary Assessment Test
Spring 2022 Dear parents of 6th Class pupils, Children starting Post Primary school in September will have their Assessment Tests on Saturday 2nd April. Your child’s school will have contacted you by now with specific details. It is very important that the pupils understand that there is no work they need to do in preparation for this test. These are not Entrance Exams. The students have already been accepted into First Year. Remind them that they cannot fail, the assessment just informs the school of their individual strengths and the type of learning that supports them best. Please check what time your child’s test is at and arrive 15 minutes early. Schools have different requirements on the day. Some require you bring stationery, some ask you bring wired headphones, some ask you bring a snack and a drink for a morning break. Prepare for this in advance, you do not want a panic in the morning when headphones don’t work etc. Children should be well slept and have a good breakfast before they go in. Choose an outfit which will make a positive first impression. Schools are using Cognitive Ability Tests for this assessment. As far as I know, they use a test by GL Assessment (or similar). Some schools use a digital version which will be carried out on a computer, others use a paper test. This short video gives a good insight into the C.A.T. I hope all pupils are excited about the prospect. For many it will be their first time in the building. They will meet the school management, their year head, teachers and they...Covid-19 Updates
03.02.2022 Dear parents, The school has been running really well this term. However, this week we are beginning to notice an increase in the number of positive Covid cases in pupils in the school and household contacts. Some people think Covid is a harmless virus. For a small number of people it can be serious. We have a lot of very vulnerable children and adults in our school and community. A large number of cases at any one time would seriously impact our ability to run the school. We are focusing on interventions; ventilation, social-distancing in pods, hand-washing, face masks and isolating pupils who develop symptoms during the school day. The current strain of the virus is highly transmissible. The best chance we have is stopping the virus from entering the school gates. Please do not send your children to school if they: have symptoms of Covid-19 test positive on an antigen test are close household contacts A positive (detected) antigen test result is taken as a confirmed COVID-19 result. If you detect Covid please notify the school by email [email protected] as soon as possible. We will got through your case and advise as appropriate. We must keep going, Darragh 30.11.2021 Dear parents, This evening schools have received guidance from the Department of Education that pupils from Third Class and above are required to wear a face mask/covering in their classroom at school. From day one the children, families and staff at Ard Rí CNS have been fully compliant with all Covid-19 interventions. The children at our school have been incredibly good at practicing all the Covid-19 protection measures...Ethos at Ard Rí CNS
Louth Meath Education and Training Board is the patron of our school. The ETB ethos affirms that ETB schools are state run, co-educational and multidenominational schools underpinned by the core values of: Excellence in Education; Care; Equality; Community and Respect. We are carrying out an internal evaluation of the ethos and characteristic spirit of our community. As always, the voice of parents is very important to us. We want to consult you and evaluate your family’s experience of school life at Ard Rí CNS. This allows us to assess how we are doing in terms of implementing the ETB Ethos and what needs to improve. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey: Ard Rí CNS- Parent Survey on Ethos Nov 21...Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal- November 2021
Together with the Parent Association we are delighted to support the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal- 2021. Team Hope work in communities in 14 countries across Africa and Eastern Europe. They work to empower communities and help children. This week and next we will have lessons and activities to show our pupils where the shoeboxes will go and what the shoeboxes will mean to children who receive them. You can learn more about Team Hope by visiting their website: www.teamhope.ie There will be no pressure to donate a shoebox. We do not expect a shoebox from every child. One box per family will be more than enough. Friends and cousins can work together to fill one box. We can move the boxes from room to room so siblings can feel involved. How to fill a shoebox: Wrap your regular sized shoebox in snazzy Christmas wrapping paper. Please wrap the box and lid separately so we can easily open it up. Decide who your gift is for, a girl or boy aged between 2 – 14. (We will provide labels to stick to the boxes) Fill your box with lovely gifts (small items) using the 4 Ws. Something to Write, Wash, Wear and Wow Don’t forget to add €4 to help Team Hope get your box to a child. You can donate online (Link here) or include cash in an envelope. You can place the cash envelope on top of your gifts inside the box. Hold the box together with a large elastic band. Please don’t seal it with tape as Team Hope have to check each box for custom purposes....Camán and Play
Ard Rí CNS are delighted to be chosen as a pilot school to launch Camán and Play- a fun, 7 week program to introduce the fundamental skills of Hurling to children in Junior, Senior Infants and First Class. Coaches will aim to develop children’s dribble, solo, lifting, striking, throwing and catching skills. The pilot is a joint venture between Meath Coaching and Games, Navan O’Mahoneys and Ard Rí CNS. After the program, we hope that all pupils will continue to practice and develop their skills and play hurling in both the school and in the club. As part of the program you purchase a foam hurl, which the children decorate and use during each session. On Wednesday we will send you a Way2Pay link for €5. The first session will take place after the Halloween break. If you are experiencing financial difficulty and cannot meet this payment please contact me directly. All info: Camán & Play Overview ...#ArdRiUltra4Nahyan
28.05.2021 ‘Help Nahyan Fight Cancer’ https://gofund.me/5fee1cf0 We are delighted with the response we have gotten to our #ArdRiUltra4Nahyan fund-raiser. Ard Rí Community National School have a special interest in supporting Nahyan and the Javed family. Nahyan’s cousin attends Ard Rí and Nahyan will be joining Junior Infants in September. Warrior Nahyan is on all our minds as we move towards our Ultra Marathon event next Friday 4th June. The event itself is simple enough- Run 5, Nominate 5, Donate 5 At 8am Darragh will press the button on his GPS watch and start running laps of the 4 rugby pitches School staff will run from 8 to 8.30am Children can wear their own sports clothes on race day (optional red and black theme- Nahyan’s fav colours) and go straight to class at 9am as usual The track will be open for parents to run from 8.50-9.30am (parents responsible for their own Covid safety) Parent walkers are meeting at the front steps of the Rugby Club and will walk the SuperValu block from soon after 9am (parents responsible for their own Covid safety) From 9.30am each class will join Darragh on the track and children will run their miles. Each class’ miles will be added together to give a class total- an Ultra Marathon per class!! Children will receive a medal and a certificate to celebrate their achievement Children will receive a plain Dairy Milk bar, a packet of Tayto crisps and a bottle of still water to picnic on the grass All going well Darragh’s Ultra run will take 5-6 hours. There will be live updates of everyone’s progress...
Mini Athletics
I am delighted to announce Mini Athletics will be launching a new After-School Club at Ard Rí CNS on Friday afternoons.
The classes will begin on Friday the 19th of January
Spaces are limited.
To book: email [email protected] or call 0861542192
More info:
Junior and Senior Infant session (click here)
First to Fourth Class session (click here)
