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Please ensure you have the Aladdin app on your phone. Staff are communicating with parents using this app and via email. Please forward up to date email address to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or update using the Aladdin app. The Aladdin noticeboard has a reply feature which some staff are using, others are forwarding their school email address. We are constantly developing ways to improve our support during this time.
Download the Aladdin app user guide here
Download the Aladdin Connect guide here
If you are having difficulty please ring Aladdin on 01 2542277/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. You may need a new sign in code. I will reissue it if you email me.
Follow us on twitter @ballinaghns or via the twitter lik on the website. Information and links being added on an ongoing basis.
Dear Parents/Guardians
I hope that you and your families are safe and well. The entire staff send you good wishes at this time and we look forward to seeing you all in the near future.
Staff will continue to communicate with you during the school closure via Aladdin. Please ensure that you have the app.
On the links page on the website you will see an extensive list of resources which you may find helpful. I am in the process of updating this and adding descriptions and recommendations.
Please forward email contact details if you have not already done so as some of the contacts are invalid. You can do so via Aladdin or by emailing me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kindest regards,
Orla
The Child Safeguarding Statement and Risk Assessment were drawn up in March 2018 and both were reviewed by the BOM at their meeting on Jan. 22nd 2019. This is available to view on the website under the policies tab. A text message was sent out to parents on 28th Jan. regarding this. It is also on display in the school reception. If you would like to receive a hard copy please contact the secretary on 0494337546. Comments are welcome to include in our next review.
BOM Annual Report 2016/17: As recommended in our recent Whole School Evaluation the BOM has now published a report on its work during 2016/17. Click here to view.
BOM Annual report 2017/18: Please click here.
BOM Annual Report 2018?19. Please click here.
All reports from BOM meetings are to be found on this website under the BOM News tab. A report is published after each meeting and also at the end of each year.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS THE CALENDAR FOR 2019/2020. School reopens on Thur. 29th August 2019.
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August 2019/2020 |
School reopens Thur. 29th August. |
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October 2019
Mid-term break (1 week) |
Closed: Mon. 28th to Fri. 1st Nov.
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November 2019 |
School reopens: Mon. 4th Nov. School closed on Thur. Nov. 7th fro staff training in the new Primary Language Curriculum. Parent Teacher Meetings Nov. 26th and 27th. Meetings slots available via Aladdin app.School 2.45p.m.
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December 2019 |
Last day of Term 1 Fri. 20th Dec. (half-day). School closed from Mon. 23rd - Fri. 3rd Jan. 2020 |
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January 2020
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School re-opens Mon. 6th Jan. 2020
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February 2020 Mid-term break (1 week) |
School closed for mid-term Mon. 17th to Fri. 21st (1 week) |
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March 2020 St. Patrick’s Day
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April 2020 Easter Holidays |
Last day of term Friday 3rd April. School closed from 6th April to 17th April. School reopens for term 3 on Monday 20th April. |
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May 2020
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Bank holiday closure: Monday 4th May |
| June 2020 |
Bank Holiday Monday 1st June Closed for summer holidays on Friday June 26th 2020 |
| July 2020 |
July Provision begins on Monday. June 29th and finishes on Friday July 10th subject to DES approval. This is for children enrolled in the Butterfly and Rainbow Room only. |
Principal's welcome
I would like to welcome you to our website.
St Felim’s National School, Ballinagh is a co-educational Catholic school situated in the town of Ballinagh, Co Cavan. A total of two hundred and thirty-one pupils attend. The school includes two classes for children with Autism, the Butterfly Room and the Rainbow Room. There are two special class teachers, two full-time special education teachers, two shared special education visiting teachers and nine mainstream classes.
This website provides an opportunity for our school community to access information about events happening in the school. It gives an overview of the excellent work carried out by our professional and dedicated staff together with our talented and committed pupils.
We work in partnership with parents to ensure that the children are happy and that they achieve to the best of their abilities. We try to provide them with every possible opportunity to develop socially, emotionally, spiritually and academically. This is reflected in these pages. By browsing through them you will get a flavour of the many vibrant activities which take place in the school on a daily basis.
We endeavour to update our website and twitter feed regularly to reflect life in the school.I hope you enjoy browsing through the site.
Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh taitneamh agus tairbhe as.
Orla Finnegan
December 2018