RE: SCHOOL UNIFORM

Dear Parent/Guardian,

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the majority of our students who always wear perfect uniform.  They are a credit to themselves and to you in the way they present themselves for school daily. Uniform and behaviour have been excellent since we returned, in order to continue with this,  I would ask for your support in reminding your daughter of her responsibility as follows:

• Students must wear full school uniform on each school day when they do not have P.E. including low heeled black/brown/navy shoes.  No white and black runners, trainers, ugg boots or multi-coloured footwear may be worn with the uniform (e.g. white trainers, converse runners)
• Students are not permitted to wear the school hooded top under their school jumper. If a students is cold, they are encouraged to wear black or navy tights and a thermal vest under their shirt.
• Students must wear the school coat. Coats should be clearly marked with the student’s name - we have some school coats in lost property. If your daughter is not wearing the school coat, her coat will be confiscated.
• Each student is required to wear the school P.E. uniform on her P.E. day – runners, grey hooded top (with school crest only), plain, loose-fitting navy tracksuit bottoms or the school crested tracksuit bottoms and leggings and a plain white tee shirt. First Year students must wear school crested bottoms.
• Sports kit may be worn for sports only.  Students must change in school before their match.
• Hairstyle and colour must be appropriate for school and long hair should be kept tied back.
• Discreet makeup may only be worn. Students should not have fake eyelashes or extended fake nails e.g. gel nails.
• Jewellery if minimal and appropriate may be worn.  Students may not wear nose studs/rings or other facial/tongue piercings. 

Obviously, there are many valid reasons why students present themselves for school without the correct uniform on occasion and an app note from you on the day will excuse this

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards

Mary Molloy

Deputy Principal

If you are interested in being active in the Parents’ Association or would be willing to help out with some of the school events over the next year please join the group via the link below.

This is where we send reminders for meetings and requests for helpers throughout the year. 

With the weather to remain good for the next few days and high temperatures forecast, students are permitted to wear their PE uniform with a loose-fitting white tee-shirt to school. Thank you

Please find below the details of a free online workshop for parents of children with additional needs. It is aimed at parents of primary and post-primary children. 

Date                Tuesday 05.09.2023

Time                7.00 PM

Course            Parent & Child Well-being Workshops for children with additional needs (P) (PP) (Parent) (EY)

The first Parent’s’ Association meeting will take place on Tuesday next the 5th September in the school @8pm. Meetings will last maximum 1 hour.
ALL WELCOME

The first Parents’ Association meeting will take place on Tuesday next, the 5th September in the school at 8pm. Meetings will last maximum 1 hour.

ALL WELCOME!

After school activities will commence next week. The schedule is included below. Students should change into their sports gear after school for the activities, they are not permitted to wear their school tracksuit unless they have PE. Thank you

PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE LINK BELOW FOR INSTUCTIONS ON HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FOOD VILLAGE APP TO ENABLE YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER ORDER FOOD:

foodvillage.ie/hfaith/

What's New for your school?

• A diverse range of dishes catering to various dietary needs – Over 200 options now available everyday

• Alterations in meal options, like introducing waffle fries in place of potato cubes, an updated venting process, and several other enhancements have been made. Our culinary team worked diligently over the summer to guarantee the utmost quality and consistency from our ingredients through to our heating process.

• A Select range of Instant purchase hot meals are now available on your menu daily.

• Students will received a 100% refund on all ambient items (Snacks, Drinks etc) if they need to cancel their order. Orders must be cancelled in the Food Village app before 9:30am on the day of service for refunds. Hot items will include a 50% refund.

• Platter Menu available for School events and occasions, launching in Mid-September we will send a unique link to you so you can place any platter requirements direct with us online along with a full copy of the platter menu.

RE: SCHOOL UNIFORM AND CHANGE TO TIMETABLE

 Dear Parent/Guardian,

 I hope that your daughter is enjoying her summer break. Summer reports are now available on VSware and the booklists are available on the school app and school website. Our Junior Cycle students completed their exams last Friday and the Leaving Certificate will be finished next week. I would like to commend all of the students on their hard work and excellent behaviour.

 Thank you to those parents who took the time to fill in our survey regarding the school PE uniform. Based on the survey results and consultations with both the Student Council and Parents’ Association, the school will introduce new school crested bottoms. These bottoms will be worn along with the current grey school hooded top. Students will have a choice between school crested navy leggings or school crested navy tracksuit bottoms. The tracksuit bottoms will come in two different styles; cuffed ends or un-cuffed ends. Please note that students will no longer be permitted to wear their own tracksuit bottoms, they must have crested school bottoms. The leggings and tracksuit bottoms are available to purchase from Lynches of Marino.  I would ask for your support in reminding your daughter, if necessary, of her responsibility as follows: 

• Students must wear full school uniform on each school day when they do not have P.E. including low heeled black/brown/navy shoes.  No runners, trainers, ugg boots or multi-coloured footwear may be worn with the uniform (e.g. white trainers, converse runners)
• Students are not permitted to wear the school hooded top under their school jumper. If a students is cold, they are encouraged to wear black or navy tights and a thermal vest under their shirt.
• Students must wear the school coat. Coats should be clearly marked with the student’s name - we have some school coats in lost property. If your daughter is not wearing the school coat, her coat will be confiscated.
• Each student is required to wear the school P.E. uniform on her P.E. day – runners, crested grey hooded top, crested navy tracksuit bottoms/leggings and a plain white tee shirt. 
• Sports kit may be worn for sports only.  Students must change in school before their match.
• Hairstyle and colour must be appropriate for school and long hair should be kept tied back.
• Discreet makeup only may be worn. Students should not have fake eyelashes or extended fake nails e.g. gel nails.
• Jewellery if minimal and appropriate may be worn.  Students may not wear nose studs/rings or other facial/tongue piercings. 

On return to school. We will be moving to hour long classes. A number of schools have done this and the feedback has been very positive. This decision was made following consultations with a staff committee and with a random student forum. There will now be six class periods from Monday to Thursday, starting at 8.45am and ending at 3.30pm.  There will be four classes on Friday ending at 1.00pm  This will run for a trial basis of two years and will be reviewed regularly. 

The school calendar for 2023/24, including start date and times for all year groups, is now available on the school app.  There will be further communication from the school in mid -August. 

Thank you for your continued support and wish a good summer.

Yours sincerely,

Deirdre Gogarty, Principal 

Mary Molloy, Deputy Principal