The Parent/Teacher Association of St. Peter’s National School promotes a structure through which parents/guardians of the students can work with and contribute positively to the life and vitality of the school community.

We assist the Principal and teachers in organising events throughout the year to enhance the sense of community and the learning environment and experience for the pupils.

We also organise fund raising activities for specified projects.  We funded Nutrition and E-Safety talks for parents and musical instruments.

Past events include the Christmas Craft Fair and Raffle, Book Fair, Beach Walk, Art Sale and parents’ social evenings, Halloween party, new parents coffee morning and school Sports Day.

All parents/guardians are automatically members of the P.T.A; any parent/guardian can apply to be a member of the PTA Committee at the Annual General Meeting each September.

If you have any questions or would like to get in touch, please email us at PTA@stpetersnsdrogheda.com

Dear Parents, 
 
I hope you are keeping well and gearing up for a much-awaited St. Patrick’s Day celebration.  We are reaching out to you to inform you about the free online sessions we will be running starting next week on the 20th  of March. More details are provided below!
 
To register your spot, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Anti_Bullying_March-2023

This is a free online training programme designed by National Parents Council Primary (NPC) to enable you to support your children with any concerns that you might have regarding bullying and to also inform you about the Anti-bullying Procedures in schools.

Bullying is, unfortunately, a negative aspect of some children’s lives and can be a worry for many parents. Learning ways to deal with and cope with bullying situations is a key life skill that we all can develop. You will want to attend this if:

·      You would like to learn more about preventing or addressing bullying behaviour.
·      You are worried about your child being bullied or bullying others, this session might be useful for you.
·      You want tips on how to support your child in dealing with bullying situations.
·      You want information on the anti-bullying procedures in schools and discussion on different types of bullying, including cyber-bullying

Where and When: Sessions will be taking place online via Zoom in the morning (10am) and evening (7.30pm) from Monday the 20th to Thursday the 23rd of March, with an additional morning session (10am) on Friday the 24th of March. 

If you would be interested in attending (virtually) one of these online sessions, please register your details here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Anti_Bullying_March-2023
 
These sessions are open to all parents of children in Primary School. Please forward the details to other parents. 

Please note these sessions will be interactive allowing parents to participate and hence places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. 

Michelle Davern 

NPC Administrative Officer 

Dear Parents,

Greetings from the National Parents Council Primary. We are contacting you regarding the EPSEN Act.

The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 (pdf), also known as the EPSEN Act, provides for the education of children aged under 18 years with special educational needs. The Act focuses on children’s education but there are references to further and adult education. While the EPSEN Act was passed in 2004 parts of this Act have never been put into practice.

The EPSEN Act is now being reviewed and as part of that review, the National Parents Council would like to hear your views regarding same! We will then make a submission on your behalf to the Department of Education so that your voice is represented in the discussion around this crucial Act!

To better understand your views, the National Parents Council has prepared a survey as well as organised two online parent consultation events on the 27^th of February; one at 10:30am and the other at 7.30pm.

Please participate in both the survey and online consultation if you can do so, as your views are important, and we want to ensure that your voice is heard!

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TheEPSENActReview

Online Parent Consultation Registration Link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EPSENActConsultations

A huge thank you to our fantastic PTA for organising a clothes collection, which happened last week. Thank you to everyone who donated to it.

Christmas Fair 2022

Saturday was an incredibly special today for all the school community as our annual Christmas Fair returned to the Church Hall. A huge thank you to our terrific parents who baked, crafted, organised stalls, sold raffle tickets and prepared food. Everyone had a brilliant time. A massive well done to our students who performed a number of Christmas songs and carols on the day. Thank you also to Gráinne, Ms. Williams and Eleanor for accompanying the choir on piano and on violin. 

Congratulations to all our raffle winners. If you haven’t done so already, please contact the school to collect your prize. Please see below for a list of the winners!

St. Peter’s Christmas Fair, Raffle Prize Winners

1^st Prize – Ian Curran

2^nd Prize – Lily Klimand

3^rd Prize – Deirdre O’Kane

4^th Prize – Elaine Grennan

5^th Prize – Olivia Rose Smith

6^th Prize – Rory Prendiville

7^th Prize – Andrea McArdle

8^th Prize – Rachel Ní Fhearaigh

9^th Prize – Jane Gillan

10^th Prize – Gill McCullough

11^th Prize – Joe Buckley

12^th Prize – Roger Stanley

13^th Prize – Paul Cunningham

14^th Prize – Jan Lyons

15^th Prize – Sam Hampshire

16^th Prize – Joboy Kuriakose

17^th Prize – Rory Prendiville

18^th Prize – Tess Sarsfield

19^th Prize – Terry Mathews

20^th Prize – Arthur Hampshire

21^st Prize – Joan Huber

The P.T.A. would like to thank all who sponsored prizes this year including:

Verde Media, Scholars Townhouse, Quintessential Wine, You’re Gorgeous Hair, The Sound Shop, Inside Out Restaurant, Angel Hair, Dimensional Reality, Slane Whiskey, Allcare Pharmacy, Pure Pharmacy, Omniplex Cinema, Sunday’s Gate, Hickey’s Pharmacy, Sarsfield’s Pub, and Winters Farm.

Dear Parents,

Another week, another batch of interactive sessions designed by National Parents Council Primary just for you!  This time, the sessions are based around the Part 3 and the final part of the Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) Series.

You can read more about the sessions below. Please note that these sessions are completely online, and you will have to register prior to the event date for the link to the session. The registration link are provided under the session information below.

 An interactive session on ‘Making Big Talk Many Small Talks’ (24^th – 28^th October,2022)

Following on from Part 1 and Part 2 of our RSE three-part programme where we looked at how we can support children to make and sustain healthy relationships and friendships, now in part 3 we look at how to make the big talk many small talks and use those skills to build our relationships and support conversations with our children.

The RSE series comprises of three sessions including:

1. ‘Supporting your Child to build Healthy Friendships and Relationships’
2. Active Listening Skills
3. ‘Making the Big Talk many Small Talks’

This is a free online interactive programme designed by National Parents Council Primary (NPC) to enable you to support your children to make and sustain healthy relationships and friendships.

Would you like to know how best to support your child to build healthy friendships and relationships?

 All adults and children struggle with friendships at some point in their lives, would you like to learn more about supporting your child to make and sustain healthy friendships?

If your answer to the above questions were yes then, this session is for you. In this session you will learn:  

• At how we can support children to make and sustain healthy relationships and friendships, and good communication skills
• To look at how we can make the big talk many small talks
• To work in partnership your child’s school in supporting the Social Personal Health Education curriculum.

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Where and When: Sessions will be taking place online via Zoom in the morning (10 AM) and evening (7: 30 pm) from Monday the 24^th to Thursday the 27^th of October, with an additional morning session (10 AM) on Friday the 28^th  of  October. 

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If you would be interested in attending (virtually) one of these online sessions, please register your details here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RSEWeek3

These sessions are open to all parents of children in Primary School. Please forward the details to other parents. 

Please note these sessions will be interactive allowing parents to participate and hence places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. 

This programme is delivered by National Parents Council Primary and funded by the Sexual Health Crisis Pregnancy Programme.

Kind regards,
David Perkins
NPC Administration

School Garden Project

We’d like to say a massive thank you to our brilliant P.T.A for planting in our new garden space. The space looks so much brighter with all the lovely flowers and plants!