Welcome to Newport Boys National

School

CommunicationO Key to success within school

O Open door policy

O Please tell us anything that may impact on your child's education – strictly confidential

General RulesO Open 9:10amO Home 2:50pmO No parking across

the roadO Healthy LunchO AttendanceO Absent doctors

cert

O School uniformO LABEL

EVERYTHING! O Homework –

Check & sign Journal

O Cycling – Helmet Rules

Book Rental SchemeO 2nd Class Rental Scheme

O A book rental scheme means that the school will purchase all textbooks

O Parents pay a rental charge to the school each year for the use of these books.

O The books are owned by the board of management.

O Pupils return the books at the end June each year

School Improvement Plan

O Three Year PlanO Targeting Literacy & NumeracyO Improved Results

LiteracyO ReadingO WritingO Oral Language Development

Guided Reading

NumeracyO Maths O Problem Solving & Mental MathsO Station Teaching Maths

Maths for FunO Parents come in to school and play

maths games with pupilsO Hugely successful, positive reflection

of mathsO Parents noticed a significant

improvement in maths ability after only 6 weeks

Policies & PlansO Available on school websiteO Child Protection PolicyO Code of BehaviourO ICT Policy

Computer Room/ Library

Parents Association O Fantastic Support to schoolO Involved in policy and decision

makingO FundraisingO Raised thousands for schoolO Please join! Friends & Fun!

EventsO Christmas ConcertO Cake SaleO Family Fun Evening

Family Fun Evening!

• Thursday 19th June

• 6pm – 9pm• Hurling Finals• BBQ• Bric-a-Brac• Novelty Games

• Drench the teachers!

• Cake Sale – bring & buy

• Party Bus• Fire Brigade

Pastoral CareO Rainbows - Rainbows supports children and

young people in groups. There are groups for children and young people who have been affected by the death of a close family member and there are groups for children and young people whose family has changed because their parents have separated or divorced.

O SPHE – Circle time - meditationO Social Time