As the sun makes a rather belated appearance for what remains of the summer pupils and staff of Knockanore National School in west Waterford returned to start a fresh new year. With the departure of last year’s 6th class pupils and the addition of 15 junior infants the school now has 95 pupils attending each day.

With this fresh start the Parents council held their AGM on 23rd September during which the past officers stood down after their very successful 2 year term. This made way for a new set of officers to be appointed for the next 2 years. Principle Eleanor Ronayne presided over the election of the new officers. Voted in were Eileen McCarthy-Thompson as Chair, Brigid Hunt as Treasurer, Aine Ormond as Secretary and Amanda Hogan as PRO. The new officers wish to thank the past officers for all their hard work and for making the transition so smooth and efficient.

Knockanore N.S. has launched the new text-a-parent scheme. The school has compiled a log of all parents mobile phone numbers and is now able to inform parents of up and coming events and important dates. The system is running well and “everyone is getting the message.” Not only does this resolve the problem of lost notes but it is cutting the school’s photocopying budget and doing their bit for the environment by cutting down on paper usage.

Up and coming events-

Bag Packing in Tesco – On 23rd and 24th October shoppers in Tesco Youghal will be able to avail of a bag packing service. As this is to be one of the busiest weekends of the year being a Bank holiday and the start of the half term break a number of parents will be on hand to help during this busy time. Labeled buckets will be found at each manned till and all donations are very gratefully received.

Guest Speakers- The parents Council are currently arranging for a number of speakers to give evening talks on a variety of topics including Child Safety and Internet Safety among others. Watch this space for more details.

Email- For anyone who would like to find out more information about the Knockanore N.S. Parents Council we now have a dedicated email address- knockanoreNSPA@gmail.com