PARK NATIONAL SCHOOL, Park, Youghal, Co. Cork

Tel: 02497282

Email: parkschool.ias@eircom.net

OPEN EVENING – Thursday 7th April At 7p.m.

Park is a 2-teacher school with low pupil teacher ratio, in Killeagh parish, just 4 miles from Youghal.

Now enrolling new pupils for September 2011, you are invited to attend an Open Evening to view the schools’ facilities, meet with pupils, teachers and parents.

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

Sister Bridie Walsh is a Presentation Sister, a native of Ballycotton, and a past Principal of Bun Scoil Mhuire. She taught for many years in Youghal and Fermoy.
To help Sister Bridie in her great work in Pakistan, an evening of music with Cadenza, Classical, Broadway and Contemporary Song will be held in Youghal at the Mall Arts Centre on Wednesday, August 20th next at 8.00pm sharp. Complimentary cheese and wine at the interval.
There are many people in the town of Youghal who will remember Sister Bridie, and your support for her wonderful work will be appreciated. Tickets are €20 each and are available at Crees Card Shop.
In 2005 Sister Bridie retired and went on a Sabbatical visit to Pakistan. So impressed with the Presentation Sisters there and the fantastic work which they do, Sr. Bridie decided to give her time and energy to educational development in that country. Sr. Bridie was assigned to the City of Jhelum in Punjab Province, where the Sisters run a Read more