Parents' Association Committee Members 2026/2027

Contact email paslanens@gmail.com

Committee Officers

Marie Carolan – Chairperson

Caitlin Potomska – Secretary

Ruth McKeever – Treasurer

Tania Rueda Finnegan – PRO

Committee Members:

Rachel Carolan

Leah Cooney

Agness Matczynska

Dev Cudail

Soren Jensen – Board of Management father nominee

Sarah Jane Lynch – Board of Management mother nominee

Bridget Kerrigan

Jenny McDonnell – New member

Sarah Chawke – New member

Elaine Clarke

Alex Ledward

Eamonn Flanagan

Deirdre Stafford

Corina Ball

Maggie Green

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Parents’ Association Update Beginning October 2026

 Thanks

·        Thank you also to the outgoing PA committee and I look forward to working with the new committee this year.

School Life

·        I have received feedback from children and parents on current child protection and Bí Cineálta anti-bullying procedures and will be bringing the information to the Board of Management at the meeting next week as part of our review and ratification of policies for the current school year.

·        The Community Centre will be officially opened this Sunday and we hope to have a stall in the hall to explain some of what goes on in our school.

·        Improving attendance will continue to be a big focus this year. Our school attendance in recent years can be seen below. We hope to increase this again this year as part of our attendance strategy.

2023-2024     90.9%     2024-2025    92.2%      2025-2026    93.1%

·        A review is currently underway of the In SchoolManagement (ISM) team and their duties. The current members are Lorna Gerrard(deputy principal) Debbie Connor (assistant principal II), Cathy Carey(assistant principal II), Sean Flanagan (assistant principal II), AilbheGoulding (assistant principal II) and myself.

·        We have received a workto rule notice from the INTO (teachers) and FORSA (SNAs). While the elementswill affect some schools in relation to opening times due to supervisionarrangements, it will not affect the day to day running of our school in thisway. However, parent teacher meetings may be affected and a strike day isproposed for the 14^th of October (INTO & FORSA), as well as the21^st of October (FORSA). I will update the school community closerto the time regarding any further implications, including possible schoolclosures, if required.

Curriculum

·        Social and Environmental Education (history andgeography) will be our new curriculum focus this year. Staff have begunplanning for the new subject area and school closures have been communicated toparents.

·        GAA boys’ and girls’ gaelic football competitionscontinue this term against other school. Thanks to Lorna Gerrard, GearóidO’Connor, Tim Dineen and Tom Ó Braonáin for all their coaching this term.

·        The school band is up and running, thanks tomusic teacher Gerry Kelly. We plan to have the band in the St. Patrick’s Dayparade in March.

·        Our school (4^th class) isparticipating in the GLOBE air quality project for the fourth year running thisyear.

·        The smartphone and social media pledge for the2026-2027 school year was communicated to all parents this month. We arephasing out the option for children to bring digital devices to school in anycapacity from this year on a phased basis.

                                                                                                                                                                                    Parents’ Association Update Beginning September 2026

Thanks

·        Welcome back

·        Thanks to PA for coffee morning and book rental committee for all organising in advance of this school year

School Life

·        New staff SNAs – LauraCullen, Susan Meehan & Theresa Lynch Teachers – Jack Clarke &Rachael Kelly Caretaker – Rob Colmey

·        I called to all classes this week regarding back to school routines and responsibilities as per letter 1 to parents

·        Routines back up and running – yard, entry and exit from school, contact details for teachers, medical forms etc.

·        After school activities letter 2 gone home to parents

·        Improving attendance will continue to be a big focus this year.

·        6^th class pupils have been assigned to junior infants as mentors to help their transition to school

Curriculum

·        Embedding the Maths, Gaeilge and English curricula will continue to be a focus as well as engaging with our new curriculum subject, once we find out what it is.

·        GAA – 4^th-6^thclass Cumann na mBunscol leagues begin for boys and girls

·        We hope to have a marching band for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Summer Works

·        The PA outdoor play structure up and running

·        All classrooms in the school have been painted

·        Storage and shelving in autism class

·        Floors buffed and polished

·        Car park has been resurfaced and painted

Other

·        We expect to be completing a rewire of the school next summer as part of an electrical upgrade.

·        We have been accepted into the next round of participants in the Safe Routes To School programme