St. Brigid's

Primary School, The Coombe

Tel.01 454 7734Emailinfo@stbrigidsthecoombe.ieAddr.Charity Number: 20205062

Principal: Ms. Michelle StedmanDeputy Principal: Ms Niamh Hanna

Back To School - Sept 2023

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We hope you all had a lovely summer break! We are looking forward to welcoming the children back to school on Friday 1^st September. We will be extending a warm welcome to our new Principal Thérése Gamble also.

Please see some important information below.

If you have any further questions, please contact the office on 01-4547734.

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BACK TO SCHOOL

Junior Infants:

1st September, 10:00am - 12:00pm.

4^th September - 8th September, 9:00am - 12:00pm.

From the 11th September on, the Junior Infants will be in for the full day from 9:00am - 1:40pm .

Senior Infants:

Normal school day from 1st September, 9:00am - 1:40pm.

1st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Class:

Normal school day from 1st September, 9:00 - 2:40pm.

Early Start:

The children will start on Monday 4th September. On the 1st day, the Early Start children will come to school from 9:00am – 10:30am.

From Tuesday 5^th September on, the Early Start children will be in for their full session, 9:00am – 11:30am.

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School will begin every day at 9:00am and the gate will be open from 8:55am. All children will enter the school through the main glass doors except 6^th Class and Early Start who will be in the Annex building.

At hometimes, we will however continue to use all our exits. Please collect your child at their correct door.

Doors 1 + 2 are located at the main entrance and doors 3 + 4 are accessed via the avenue. Door 5 is the entrance to the annex building. All doors are clearly labelled.

Door No 1: Junior Infants Ms. Conran, 1^st Class Ms. Booth, 4^th Class Ms. Green.

Door No 2: Junior Infants Ms. Galligan, 1^st/2^nd Class Ms. Baynes.

Door No 3: Senior Infants Ms. Stedman, 3^rd Class Ms. Lucey, 3^rd /4^th Class Ms. Langan.

Door No 4: Senior Infants Ms. Fallon, 2^nd Class TBC. 5^th Class Ms. O’Gara

Door No 5: 6^th Class Ms. Guinan, Early Start: Fionuala and Jackie.

Other important information:

Please wear the full school uniform on the first day of school.
If your child is already receiving the school lunch, this will continue from the first day back at school. You will have an opportunity to change it in the first few weeks.
All new children will be given a healthy snack/lunch for the first few days and will receive a lunch choice form to bring home.
You can view our healthy eating policy here.
Please pack a bottle of water and an empty lunch box for your child every day.
Mobile Phones: If your child is in 4^th, 5^th or 6^th class and they need to bring their mobile phone to school, please review our policy here.
Our school calendar for the academic year 23/24 is available to view here.
All school books and copies will be supplied by the school. There is no need to purchase any stationary for the children before school starts.
You will be invited to a meeting with the class teacher before the end of September.
If you haven't received a text message with your class teacher's name, please contact the office to ensure your contact information is up to date.
Please contact the school office if your child will be late starting the academic year.