Parents

School Year 2024/2025

Parents Association 2024/2025

Parents Association Officers

PA Officers were elected at the PA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on October 15th, 2024:

The PA meets approximately once per month, typically on a Monday in the Junior Hall at 8pm. All Scoil Bhríde parents are welcome to attend.

Smartphone Pact & Alliance

In May and early June 2024, the PA invited parents to complete a short Scoil Bhríde Smartphone Survey to identify if parents were interested in taking part in a voluntary Smartphone Agreement, to hold off on the purchase of smartphones for children until after primary school. Over 150 responses were received representing approximately 35% of the student population across all class levels. Findings showed that:

In collaboration with 14 schools across South Kildare, the PA will continue to lead work on the voluntary Smartphone Pact in the 2024/2025 school year. The official launch document of the South Kildare Schools Smartphone Alliance, was shared by the PA in all participating schools in the last week of school. This Autumn the Alliance will host an information meeting and will share resources and supports for parents will all participating schools (details TBD). 

Summer Programme/Camp 2024

Scoil Bhríde's Summer Programme/July Provision took place for four weeks during the month of July 2024. Three classes of children (junior, middle and senior) participated. The programme continued for a fourth week with children in Sonas, our three classes for children with Autism. The Summer Programme theme for 2024 was 'Building Confidence & Connections'. Below, you'll see some of the wonderful activities organised for children to support them to feel competent and confident as learners and communicators, over the four weeks of the programme, from Monday July 1st to Friday, July 26th. Some of the special activities organised included:

Thank you to parents for sharing your views on this year's programme by responding to the Parent Survey. Children have also shared their views by responding to the Student Survey - Weeks 1 & 2 and Student Survey - Week 3.