Board of management meeting report

Information to Parents following Board of management meeting of June 23rd, 2025

The Solar Panels have been installed in the school by the Dept of Education free of cost. They will help reduce the cost of electricity and surplus electricity generated by the panels (when the school is closed) will be returned to the national grid.

The 2 Bí Cineálta policies were ratified by the Board of Management. This incorporates the main Bí Cineálta policy and the Child friendly version which are both available on this school website.

The school set up a recommendation group to help the Board of Management select the best and most appropriate company to provide school hot meals for the next school year. This group was made up of staff and some parents (suggested by the Parents Council). The group met with 4 different suppliers and tasted their food, questioned them on suppliers, food choice policies, variety of lunches available, how parents and pupils can order their lunches, how they dealt with waste and many more areas. Having discussed the 4 companies, the selection group made a recommendation to the Board of Management. This recommendation was accepted by the Board. Glanmore Foods (who won the award for Best Hot lunch Supplier in Ireland 2024/25) have been chosen.

Music Generation will come to the school next year (2025/26 school year) to provide music lessons to the pupils. More information will be forwarded to parents about this initiative at the start of the next school year.

Over the Summer the school will invest in 3 new Smart boards for the rest of the classrooms and will replace the flooring in the 3rd & 4th classroom with a marmoleum surface similar to the infant class and the 5th & 6th class. Similarly, a new oil tank will be purchased and situated near the boiler house.

Recently the school acquired its 2nd Green Flag. This is the Water Flag and has been based on work the pupils & the school have undertaken to conserve water both in school and at home.

​Next year’s Christmas Concert will take place in the Community Hall on Thursday and Friday, December 4th & 5th.