class presentation

3. Attendance
•Important to establish good attendance
habits:
1. Punctuality- school starts at 9 be on time!
2. Notes required after all absences
3. Phone call re: long absences, running late
• National Education Welfare Board:
1. 10 and 20 day absences
2. Holidays

4. Communication
•First point of contact is class teacher – appointments
can be made through the office.
•Morning/informal chat
•Written communication if necessary (bus/walking)
•Do we have your up to date contact details?
•1:1 Parent/Teacher meetings in November & June
followed by a written report.
•Home School Liaison- Maire

5. Behaviour
• Positive Behaviour Policy... High 5 Rules
• Reward Systems...
• School-wide  Golden Time
Golden
Note
• Class based 
•
• Restorative Justice
Principal’s
List

6. Teaching and Learning
• Active learning
• Child centred approach
• Approaches to Reading... guided reading
and First Steps
• Approaches to writing… first steps and
cursive writing
• Assessment... teacher tests and
observations

7. Supports for Learning
• Learning Support
• Resource Teaching Support
• English Language Support
• Special Needs Assistants
• National Educational Psychological
Service

8. Homework
10-12 mins of homework each night is a
guideline for Junior infants.
• Children will get a folder with the following:
1. Phonics copy
2. Handwriting copy
3. Maths book
4. Reading book
5. Dolch wordsheet
Children must bring their homework folder to school each
day. It will be corrected on Friday.

9. Policy Information
• Healthy Eating
• Dress Code... Generally and PE
• Administration of Medication
• Emergency Closure – weather etc..
1. Texts sent out
2. Listen to highland radio
3. School website
All policies found on school website:
http://letterkennyetns.ie/publications/policies/

10. Parent Staff Association
• We need your help!
• AGM to elect new members.
• To work together for our school.

11. • Thank you for your continued support!