PA meeting 20th January 2020

Attendance: J. Creggy, O. Doris, B. Higgins, A. Galvin, L. Brown, M. Coghlan, C. Carroll, A. McDonald, M. Mc Ardle, M. Browne, L. Keneghan, P. Claffey.

Apologies: H. Kelly, K. McAteer, L. Ryan, S. Julian Mellett, M. Young, G. Hickey, P. Fox.

• Grandparents’ Day Friday 31^st January – time to be confirmed, catering to be provided, text to be sent to parents re. baking.
• Amalgamation – possibility of surveying parents to be put to BOM by letter ahead of their next meeting on 25^th Feb. PA of boys’ school to be consulted. Agreed survey be kept simple, preferably online & only to ascertain if interest is there initially.
• Traffic on Station Road – new warning lights to be installed, drop off only on left side of road.
• BOM parents’ rep. update
• Stay Safe Programme – teachers to revisit ‘Stranger Danger’ with children.
• Army Band 18^th Feb @ 10.30am – catering to be provided.
• Intercultural day 25^th March (provisional).
• ‘Farmyard in schoolyard’ 3^rd March – small fee to be collected from each child, PA to fund the balance.
• World Book Day 5^th March – PA to provide prizes (book vouchers).
• Extra-curricular activities – Learnit STEM workshops for 4^th, 5^th & 6^th classes, Spelling City.com for 1^st class upwards to be considered by teachers, agreed PA to fund.

Next meeting Monday 9^th March @ 8.30pm