Information for parents

Walk to School Week/WOW

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Green Schools National Walk to School Week is next week, Monday 13th to Friday 17th May.  We are hoping that everyone will show their support for a greener, healthier environment by walking to school wherever possible.

We would also like to invite everyone to our Walk on Wednesday, which will commence on 15th May.  We will meet in the car park behind the Basilica at 9.00am and we hope to continue this Wednesday ritual until the summer holidays, weather permitting!

Golf Fundraiser

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A sincere thank you to all who organised and supported our recent Golf Classic Fundraiser. Thank you to our sponsors for their generosity.

NPC Education Conference

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The National Parents Council annual conference will be held on Saturday June 15th, in the National College of Ireland, Dublin 1.

Speakers on the day include:

The Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Ruairí Quinn

Dr. Joyce Epstein

Chief Inspector Mr. Harold Hislop, DES

Mr. Neil Griffiths

Further details available on www.npc.ie

Commonsense Parenting

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The Parents’ Association hope to run the Commonsense Parenting Course in Knock National School. If you are interested in attending download the application form, by clicking on the link below, and return to the School Office or Michael Joyce on, or before Friday March 1st.

Commonsense Parenting Course

Commonsense Parenting

Safer Internet Day

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Dear Principal

Safer Internet Day Tuesday 5 February 2013 – CYBERBULLYING

I am writing to you from the Office for Internet Safety (OIS) in the Department of Justice and Equality to let you know about international Safer Internet Day (SID) 2013.

We are focusing on the topic of cyberbullying for SID 2013. A poster, a leaflet and a bookmark containing key advice on how to deal with cyberbullying are available on www.internetsafety.ie and a limited number of hard copies are available from OIS – details on the website. Copies are also being made available through public libraries.

The OIS website also gives details about the origins and scope of Safer Internet Day as well as the work of the OIS. There are links to useful sites such as those of our four partners in the EU Safer Internet Programme in Ireland namely:

  • PDST Technology in Education (formerly NCTE, www.ncte.ie)  – is     organising the launch event in Ireland for SID 2013. It also hosts www.webwise.ie for parents and teachers and www.watchyourspace.ie for young persons
  • ISPCC – hosts www.childline.ie and operates a helpline for children
  • National Parents Council (Primary)  – runs a helpline for parents and
  • Hotline.ie where suspected illegal online content can be reported on  www.hotline.ie with a view to its removal.

The OIS believes that the internet is a rich resource particularly for educational purposes. However, as with any public space, there are dangers for the unwary. We hope that the SID materials will be a useful resource for your school and help your students to use the web safely.

Yours sincerely,

HUGH BOYLE

Office for Internet Safety

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