Reporting Progress...................................... 24 School Improvement……………………… 24 Enterprise in Education …………………… 25 Pupil Involvement…………………………. 26 Community Involvement………………….. 26 School Holidays……………………………. 27 Sample Menus for School Meals………….. 28 Appendix 1 Allergens……………………… 30 Appendix 2 School Policies……………….. 29 The information in this handbook is accurate at the time of publication but may be subject to amendment during the school year. The school handbook will be revised in December each year.
School Fund Expenditure Cosgais Airgead Sgoile The School Fund is used to purchase and renew educational resources to support learning and teaching and it also covers extra-curricular activities – fees and transport costs, exhibition visits, visiting theatre groups, field trips, shows and other school-centred projects. Fundraising takes place throughout the year and parents and the community are very supportive of these events. The Parent Council has raised money for Christmas gifts, parties and equipment for the school. Mobile Phone Policy Fònaichean-làimhe We generally discourage parents and pupils from bringing mobile phones and other valuables to school on the grounds that they may get lost or stolen. If it is necessary for a pupil or parent to bring a phone to school, it should be marked in some way to aid identification if lost and subsequently found. If it is necessary for a pupil to bring a mobile phone to school, the phone must remain switched off during the school day and may not be used on school premises, grounds or during off-site curricular activities. Where a pupil is found by a member of staff to be using a mobile phone, for any purpose, the phone will be confiscated from the pupil. It will generally only be returned to the parent. Parent Council Dàimhean le Pàrantan Office bearers: Chair Helen MacKenzie helen@helen.ackenzie.com Clerk Johanna Furey Treasurer Mary Margaret Murray Our school welcomes parental involvement. We recognise that children do better in school when parents are actively involved in their education.
School Holidays 2015-2016 School Status Affects Date Open Teachers Monday 10 August 2015 Open Pupils Thursday 13 August 2015 Close Teachers/Pupils Thursday 8 October 2015 School Status Affects Date Open Teachers Tuesday 20 October 2015 Open Pupils Thursday 22 October 2015 Close Teachers/Pupils Thursday 26 November 2015 Open Teachers/Pupils Tuesday 01 December 2015 Close Teachers/Pupils Tuesday 22 December 2015 Term 1 – 2015 Term 2 – 2015 School Status Affects Date Open Teachers/Pupils Thursday 7 January 2016 Close Teachers/Pupils Wednesday 10 February 2016 Open Teachers/Pupils Tuesday 16 February 2016 Close Teachers/Pupils Friday 1 April 2016 Term 3 – 2016 School Status Affects Date Open Teachers/Pupils Monday 18 April 2016 Close Teachers/Pupils Thursday 28 April 2016 Open Teachers/Pupils Tuesday 3 May 2016 Close Teachers/Pupils Friday 24 June 2016 Term 4 – 2016
Appendix 1 Allergens Appendix 2 School Policies Poileasaidhean Additional Support needs – Additional Support Needs Most Able Children Care and Welfare Anti-Bullying Bereavement Care and Welfare Child Protection Cross Curricular Aspects Discipline Health and Safety Inclusion Induction Partnership with Parents Promoting Positive Behaviour Dress Code Racial Equality Pupil Participation in Decision Making Citizenship Environmental Studies Expressive Arts Health Education Drugs Education Sex Education Personal and Social Education Homework ICT Internet Access Language Listening and Talking Reading Handwriting Spelling Learning and Teaching Assessment Monitoring Mathematics Languages in the Primary School French Language