| Ábhar | Faoi chaibidil / Toradh | Moltaí/ Gníomhú |
| Athbhreithniú & faomhadh na nóiméid/Previous Minutes | Ceadaithe /Accepted | Níl aon athrú /No change |
| Fógairtí | Buíochas a ghlacadh le gach duine atá I láthair do chéad seisiún an Bhord nua seo. Thanks to everyone who have agreed to be on the Board on a voluntary basis.
Paidir ghairid a ghuí ar son muintir Shorcha Ní Chadhain, múinteoir a cailleadh le déanaí d’ailse as Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcáin. Prayer for the family of Sorcha Ní Chadhain, a teacher in Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcáin, who has recently passed away. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Glacadh buíochas le Cairde as ucht an obair a rinne siad do Aonach na Nollag. Thanks to Cairde for all their hard work in organising the Christmas Fair.
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Labhair Fergus faoi thábhacht na leabhra SRA ins na seomraí ranga chun feabhas a chur ar litearthacht na bpáistí. Tá na cinn atá againn as dáta agus tá cinn nua ar fáil ach go bhfuil siad costasach. Fergus spoke about the value of the SRA books which the school wishes to purchase for the classrooms, to help to improve literacy. The sets that the school have are out of date and there are newly published up to date sets available, although they are expensive.
Dúirt Mairéad go mbeidh na féilirí críochnaithe go luath. Beidh costas €6.00 orthu. Mairéad stated that the school calendars will be finished soon. They will cost €6 each.
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Baileófar airgead dóibh ag an oíche Trath na gCeist a bhéas ag Cairde ar Lá na bPancóga, 21ú Feabhra 2012. Déanfaidh Hazel iarracht teacht ar na bhfoirmeacha ón ‘gComhar Creidmheasa’ chun deontas a fháil uathu chomh maith. The Quiz Night on Pancake Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, will help to fund these boxes. Hazel will collect the community development forms from the Credit Union and we will apply for funding for this literacy programme through them.
B’fhéidir gur féidir le cumann na gCloig Tithe teacht chun tuistí a spreagadh ag an oíche Trath na gCeist. Teastaíonn níos mó páistí ón scoil uathu sa gcumann. Ba mhaith le Cairde iad a dhíol lasmuigh den scoil ar maidin. Roundtowers GAA club are trying to increase their numbers. It may be helpful if they come to the Quiz Night to encourage parent’s to send their children to the club. |
| An Séipéal | Beidh Aifreann Nollaig againn ar an 8ú Nollaig. Beidh faoistin na Nollag againn ar an 16ú Nollaig. Beidh an tseirbhís cariúil againn ar an 15ú Nollaig. The school will attend mass in Knockmitten church on December 8th. Our Christmas confession will take place on December 16th and our Carol Service will take place on December 15th.
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An Féar | Tá Willie Kennedy críochnaithe leis an bhféar anois. Tiocfaidh sé ar ais san Earrach chun sraith eile leasachán a chaitheamh air. Willie Kennedy is finished the work on the grass. He will come back in the spring to spread more fertiliser on the grass. | |
| An Coimeadán Stórála | Tá coimeádán stórála faighte againn ó SIAC. We have secured a storage container from SIAC which we are delighted to receive it. | Beidh sé ag dul ar suíomh na scoile roimh na Nollag. Beidh leictreachas ag dul sa gcoimeádán. The container will be on the school grounds before Christmas. We hope to have electricity in the container also. |
| Ag ullmhú don Gheimhreadh
| Tá Polasaí Dúnadh Éigeandála againn chun cabhrú linn ullmhú don Gheimhreadh. Tá sluasaid agus srl ceannaithe againn. Ár mbuíochas le Gary Ó Beacháin agus Barra agus iar-daltaí na scoile a chabhraigh le na píopaí a chludú. We have an Emergency Closure Policy to help with our preparation for the winter. Snow shovels and salt have been purchased. Our thanks to Gary Behan, Barra and our past pupils Adam, Seán and Liam for helping to insulate the pipes. | |
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Saoire Máithreachas |
Beidh Aoife agus Sharon ag imeacht ar saoire máithreachas ag/roimh an Nollaig. Tá beirt ionadaithe faighte againn, Olivia Ní Fhloinn i Rang a 6 agus Ailéin Ó Riagáin i dTacaíocht Foghlama. Aoife and Sharon will be going out on maternity leave soon. Two substitutes have been organised for them, Olivia Ní Fhloinn with Rang a 6 and Ailéin Ó Riagáin with Learning Support. We wish them all the best. | |
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| Seachtain Ealaíne | Tá Cairde ag cur smaointe le chéile faoi láthair don tseachtain ealaíne. Beidh ceardlann curtha ar fáil le traenáil a thabhairt do chúigear a bheadh suim acu i dtaifeadaigí carachtéirí déanta as marla agus srl. Bheadh na daoine leis an traenáil in ann an t-eolas a roinnt i rith an tseachtain ealaíne le na daltaí. Cairde are planning for the Art’s Week next year. There will be a workshop organised to train up to five people who are interested in digital learning and producing cartoons which will be done with the children. This will be a great opportunity for the children. | Moltar an t-eolas a scaipeadh ar na múinteoirí go bhfeicfear an bhfuil suim ag aon duine a bheith páirteach sa dtógra. We will see if there is any interest amongst the teachers to take part in this training. |
| Úsáid den Idirlíon | | Mholtar labhairt le na tuistí ag an gcéad cruinniú Cairde eile faoin úsáid na hIdirlíon sa bhaile. Súil géar a choinneáil ar úsáid suíomhanna ‘Facebook’ agus rl agus gan cead a thabhairt más féidir. It was advised that the use of the internet at home should be mentioned at the next Cairde meeting to increase parents’ awareness of the dangers of the internet. It is important to keep a careful watch on social websites such as Facebook, etc. and not to allow children to use these sites unsupervised.
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| Polasaí Caomhnú Páistí | Tá Ciorclán nua foilsithe ag an Roinn i leith Caomhnú Páistí agus tá cúpla n-athraithe le déanamh dá bharr. The Department have issued a new circular on Child Protection which has led to some changes in our policy. This policy is available from the school. | Na hathraithe ata i gceist leis an bpolasaí de réir an ciorclán: Cuirfear an clár ‘Bí Sábháilte’ i bhfeidhm go hiomlán i ngach rang. Cuirfear ainm an DLP (Designated Liaison Person) agus an Leas-DLP in áit feiceálach i halla na scoile. Cuirfear an Bord ar an eolas má tá aon dul chun cinn nó tuairisc a bhaineann le dalta sa scoil. Déanfar athbhreithniú gach bliain ar an bpolasaí. Main changes to the policy according to the Circular: The ‘Stay Safe’ programme must be followed in every class. The Designated Liaison Person (Caoimhe) and the Deputy Liasion Person (Aoife) will be displayed in the school hall. The Board will be notified if any report is being made to the authorities in relation to a child from the school.
The policy will be reviewed every year.
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| Cúrsaí Airgid
Tuairisc an Chisteoir Lenora | Labhair an Cisteoir faoi gcuntaisí na scoile agus mhol sí Caoimhe agus Eilís as ucht an méid atá déanta acu chun gearradh siar a dhéanamh ar bhillí na scoile. Our Accounts Treasurer arrived to report on our school accounts. She commended Caoimhe and Eilís for all their efforts to cut down on school bills and to save the school money.
Labhair Caoimhe faoi gcostais na ríomhairí agus an méid a chosnaíonn sé chun obair a fháil déanta orthu. Ta na ríomhairí in úsáid ag na múinteoirí go minic anois agus táimid an-sásta leo. Ta sé fíor-thábhachtach go bhfuil an t-idirlíon ag obair chun iad a úsáid i gceart. Caoimhe spoke about the costs that are involved in carrying out any necessary IT work on the internet or computers. It was stated that there are problems with the wireless service and that this has led to difficulties connecting the laptops to the internet. The teachers are using the laptops regularly in the classrooms and we are delighted with the progress that is being made. It is essential that the wireless internet is working in all classrooms to ensure that we get full use of the laptops.
| Mhol Barra go bhfuil sé tábhachtach go ndéanaimid athbhreithniú ar na gcomhlachtaí atá in úsáid againn go rialta. Barra noted that it is important to review the contracts that we have with all companies to ensure that we are getting the most competitive price. It is important that this is done on a regular basis.
Moltar gur cheart dúinn ‘Router’ a cheannach do gach seomra go mbeidh fear in ann an idirlíon a fháil ar na laptops sna seomraí. Tá sé chun an scéal a fhiosrú. It was recommended that wireless routers should be purchased for each building to increase the strength of the internet signal in each room. |
| Suíomh Idirlíon na Scoile
| Táimid ag féachaint ar suíomh Idirlíon na scoile faoi láthair. Teastaíonn uainn feabhas a chur air mar go bhfuil sé tábhachtach d’íomhá na scoile. We are looking at the school website at present. We wish to update and improve our website as it is an important element of our school image. | D’aontaigh gach duine gur cheart ceann nua a tháirgeadh don scoil. Caoimhe le’n scéal a fhiosrú. All agreed that we should invest in an upgraded school website, which will be looked in to. |
| Cúrsaí Scoile
Uimhearthacht & Litearthacht | Tá cigire nua againn anois. Tá síceolaí nua againn anois freisin. We have a new school inspector and educational psychologist this year.
D’fhoilsigh an Roinn Straitéis Náisiúnta Litearthacht agus Uimhearthacht le gairid. The Department have published a new strategy on Literacy and Numeracy.
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Caithfidh an scoil méadú a dhéanamh ar uaireanta litearthacht agus uimhearthacht. Caithfidh tuairiscí scoile Rang a 6 dul ar aghaidh chuig an Mheánscoil anois. Roinnfear torthaí Dhroim Conrach do Rang a 2, 4 agus 6 leis an Roinn agus an Bord as seo amach. Each school must increase curricular time spent on literacy and numeracy. 6th Class school reports will automatically be sent to secondary schools when the child receives their place in the school. Results of the Drumcondra tests for 2nd, 4th and 6th Class will be presented to the Board and the Department from 2012 onwards. No children’s names will be included in these reports.
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