• School opens at 8.50am for reception of pupils. The school day begins at 9.15am, and ends at 2pm for Junior and Senior Infants, 3pm for all other children.
• Breaktime is at 10.50am, lunchtime is 12.30pm.
• School uniform (grey trousers, navy jumper, blue shirt) should be worn Monday - Thursday. The school tracksuit can be worn on Fridays. Tracksuits can be ordered through the school. The crest for the school jumper is on sale from the school.

For the INTO booklet "Tips for Parents", please go to: http://www.into.ie/ROI/Publications/TipsForParentsEnglish2009.pdf

Especially for new pupils:

• Please label everything. Can your child take off/put on their own jumper, coat and shoes?
• There is a healthy eating policy (click here) in our school, so lunches and snacks should be healthy. No cartons, only bottles, break fruit into small pieces, give small yogurts, ensure they can open/close drinks.
• Encourage independence, hygiene and neatness in all toilet related matters.
• Have a school bag with 2 straps to hang on the back of the chair at school, that's easy to open and close. Practise opening and closing the school bag and pencil case, putting things in and out. Parents should check every night that the child has all their belongings
• Turn taking and sharing is very important in school.
• Read nursery rhymes and books. Do short focussed activities at home, such as colouring, tracing, matching, sorting.
• The social aspects of school are extremely important, so help develop your child's management of new skills through play.
• New Junior Infants will not be given homework until later in the year.