Parent Newsletter

Sincere thanks to all the parents who attended meetings at school last week. We really appreciate you taking the time to come in. We hope you found the meetings helpful, enjoyed meeting your child’s teacher and came away with a better understanding of what learning looks like in your child’s classroom.

Thank you for supporting our Power Hour disco! The boys and girls had an absolutely brilliant time dancing to all the classic hits last Friday. We’re grateful to everyone who contributed in aid of Jack and Jill. A special thank you to Ms Smyth for DJing and to Miss Fitzgerald for organising such a fun event for such a wonderful cause. The link to donate is still open here and we will send a message at the end of the week with the final total that was raised for Jack and Jill.

• Admissions for 2027/28 accepted from Thursday 1st October

• Halloween Holidays: Friday 23rd October

• Reopening Monday 2nd November

• School Closure - Tuesday 3rd November (Staff Training)

• Half Day - Thursday 12th November (Staff Meeting)

Homework starts this week and it’s very important for all parents to support their children with homework. We ask parents to help ensure that homework is completed. If your child is experiencing any difficulties, please notify the class teacher and the teacher will follow up with you to discuss.

Date: Wednesday 30th September, 2026

Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: Coole National School, Garadice, Kilcock, Co. Meath W23 AXK8 (in collaboration with Dangan National School)

Parents attending the talk will receive the following:

Homework Pass: We understand that evenings are often a busy time for families, and if you are at the talk, you won’t be at home to supervise your child’s homework. To support this, children of attending parents will receive a Homework Pass for that evening.

Free Digital Family Agreement Booklet: A practical, take-home resource to help guide family conversations about safe and responsible internet use.

Free Parents Digital Wellness Toolkit - A library of carefully curated online resources including parental controls and instructional videos, social media guidance, audio books, documentaries, podcasts and websites.

Please ensure that the Aladdin Connect app on your phone is updated to the latest version. Some parents appear to have missed notices from teachers over the past few weeks, so we ask everyone to check that the app is up to date and that notifications are enabled to ensure you receive all school correspondence.

All parent communication should be sent to our dedicated school email address: office@dangannationalschool.ie

The school phone will be monitored between 9:00 am and 2:30 pm each day.
All emails will be received by the school office and passed on to the relevant staff member. Teachers will respond in due course but will not reply during teaching time, in the evenings, late at night, or at weekends. We ask for your understanding and cooperation in respecting these boundaries.

Please ensure that all communication is respectful in tone. Staff will not respond to emails that are threatening or abusive; such correspondence will be referred to the Board of Management.
If contacting the school about a sensitive matter, please note that parents must not name or discuss the children of other families. Any such emails will also be referred to the Board of Management.

The school must be informed in advance of a child being collected early. This can be done via Aladdin Attendance Notes section, click the “My child will be collected early” option. When a child is absent from school, parents must submit an explanation and this can be done through the Aladdin App.

If parents wish to make an appointment to speak to a teacher, they can do so by sending an email to the office or a note in the homework journal.

• Confirmation Thursday 25th February (Time TBC)
• First Holy Communion Saturday 1st May (Generally 11am)

Comhghairdeas ó chroí lenár nGaeilgeoirí na Seachtaine.

Congratulations to our Gaeilgeoirí na Seachtaine. It has been wonderful to see and hear na cailíní agus na buachaillí ag caint trí Ghaeilge i rith an lae. Maith sibh go léir!

Ná déan dearmad, Don’t forget to return your trophies by the following Friday so that another pupil can receive the award.

Go raibh maith agaibh!

Enrolment applications for the 2027–2028 school year will be accepted from next Thursday, 1 October 2026.

This year, applications can be completed online directly through our school website using the link below. Our Admissions Policy and Annual Admission Notice are also available at this link:

https://dangannationalschool.ie/enrollment/

Please share this information with any family members, friends or neighbours who may be considering sending their child to Dangan National School next year.

Best of Luck to both the Boys and the GIrls Football team who are taking on Kilbride NS here in Summerhill tomorrow. The girls are kicking off at 12pm and the boys will play at 1pm. The Boys will also be taking on Gaelscoil na Ríthe at 12:30pm this Thursday in Summerhill GFC.

All classes will be taking part in the Race Around Europe challenge over the coming three weeks. Students will be challenged to walk / jog / run a lap of our fantastic new track. Each lap completed will equal 1km travelled and students will aim to reach various cities around Europe. We hope everyone enjoys the challenge!

We would like to sincerely thank all our parents for their contributions to the school lotto to date. Your support has helped us to cover the cost of the two sensory pods, whcih have been a fantastic addition to our school and are an invaluable regulation tool for pupils throughout the school.

This year, the funds raised through our school lotto will be put towards the cost of educational field trips later in the school year. Your continued support will help us provide these enjoyable and valuable experiences for our pupils.

To register for the school lotto, please click the link below or scan the QR code on the poster, which will bring you directly to our lotto page. The maximum contribution is €5 per week, and the minimum is €2.50 per week.

https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/dangannationalschool

We really appreciate your support!

If you have any issues logging in or registering with the Aladdin app, please contact the office - office@dangannationalschool.ie

Contact Details

Please check that all your child's information is correct on Aladdin, if your phone number or address has changed, please update it as soon as possible.

Fees

Many thanks to those of you who have paid the school requisites. I would be grateful if any outstanding fees were paid as soon as possible. These payments are made via Aladdin, on your child's page.

If your child has an allergy or medical condition that you feel the school should be made aware of, please get in contact with your child's class teacher, if you have not done so already.

The Designated Liaison Person (DLP) for Child Safeguarding in Dangan National School is the Principal, Aoife Ryan. The Deputy Designated Liaison Person (DDLP) is the Deputy Principal, Sharon Wall.

As you are all aware, school attendance is very important for all children. Good attendance at school supports children to achieve their full potential.

In circumstances where a child is taken out from class during the school day the parent/guardian responsible will sign the sign-out book in the school office. This will note the date and time the child leaves the school. This document will also record the date and time of the child’s return to class should the absence be for a brief period to attend an appointment.

Children who are absent for more than 20 days at school must be reported to the Educational Welfare Board of An Tusla and this is done periodically. The school is obliged by law to submit a School Absence Report and parents will be notified in writing when this happens.

However, if the school has serious concerns about a child’s attendance at school, the school is obligated to make a referral to the Educational Welfare Board of An Tusla requesting school and family support. If serious concerns are raised in relation to the reasons as to why a child is absent from school, the Designated Liaison Person is obliged to make a referral to the Social Worker Department of An Tusla.

Kindly find our contact information provided below. For the latest updates on your child and their class activities, we invite you to stay connected through our school website.

Email: office@dangannationalschool.ie
Website: www.dangannationalschool.ie
Location: Clonmahon, County Meath, A83 HN83, Ireland
Phone: 046 955 7332
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/School/Dangan-National-School-110400390786882/