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Amber Flag

  Amber Flag Update You may remember that we have been working towards obtaining the Amber Flag award for our school this year.  The Amber Flag is awarded by Pieta House and is an initiative to promote positive mental health. We are delighted now to tell you that we have been successful and that our school has been awarded with the Amber Flag!  We
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Grafton Architects (who designed our school) win Pritzker prize, architecture’s top honour

Grafton Architects, who were the architects who designed our original school building, have just been awarded the Pritzker prize, described as the “Nobel prize for architecture”. Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were both involved in our school’s design and met regularly with parents and staff in refining the plans. The dens which are such a distinctive feature of our classrooms were modeled on a
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Notification regarding the Board of Management’s annual review of the anti-bullying policy

Notification regarding the Board of Management’s annual review of the anti-bullying policy To: All members of the NKETNS school community The Board of Management of NKETNS wishes to inform you that the Board of Management’s annual review of the school’s anti-bullying policy and its implementation was completed at the Board meeting of 23rd October 2019. This review was conducted in accordance with the checklist
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Board of Management Annual Report 2018-2019

Board of Management Annual Report 2018/19 The Board of Management is the school committee charged with the day-to-day management of the school. Under the Education Act of 1998 all schools must have a Board of Management and the functions and responsibilities of the Board are laid out in documents published by the Department of Education and Science. The Board of Management has eight members.
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Grandparents’ Day 2019

Grandparents’ Day took place in NKETNS on 10th May. This is an annual event which has been held for the past few years. We invite grandparents of the children in the school to visit their grandchild’s class and talk to the children about their experiences going to school in their youth. After that, we serve tea and coffee in the school hall and all
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Annual Review of Child Safeguarding Procedures

In accordance with section 8.13 of the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017, the Board of Management is currently reviewing the operation of child safeguarding procedures within NKETNS. As part of this review parents are invited to submit any observations they may have regarding the operation of the procedures in the school. You can view our Child Safeguarding Statement and Child Safeguarding
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Board of Management Annual Report 2017/18

Board of Management Annual Report 2017/18 The Board of Management is the school committee charged with the day-to-day management of the school. Under the Education Act of 1998 all schools must have a Board of Management and the functions and responsibilities of the Board are laid out in documents published by the Department of Education and Science. The Board of Management has eight members.
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NKETNS invited to apply for European Active School Award

North Kildare ETNS received its first Active School Flag this year and got further good news on the last day of term. We have been nominated by the Irish Active School Flag Programme to go forward and apply for the European BeActive Education Award. Our Active Flag accreditor who awarded the school our flag described the quality of the work done in NKETNS as
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A message from Rita on her Retirement

As you all know, when we re-open for the new school year in September, we will be doing so without Rita Galvin as principal of NKETNS for the first time since the school’s inception. Rita would like to share some parting words with you all on her departure from the school after 24 wonderful years. Please see below a transcript of the speech that
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NKETNS garden highly commended at Bloom

The postcard garden created by the NKETNS gardening group received the award of highly commended at the 2018 Bloom festival. The garden is on view in Bloom until Monday 4th June and it is then intended that it will be installed on the school grounds. It was visited by the President, Michael D. Higgins and his wife, Sabina (see picture below). Thanks to all
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