Dangan NS Parent Newsletter

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh go léir! Wishing you all a wonderful St. Patrick's Day! ☘️🇮🇪

• Tuesday 17th March - St Patrick's Day (School Closed)
• Thursday 26th March - Easter Egg Raffle (Tickets available to purchase on 24th & 25th March)
• Friday 27th March - School closes at 12pm for Easter Holidays (infants and siblings go home at 11:45am)
• Monday 13th April - School Reopens & Active School Week Begins

Thank you to those who baked & sent in goodies for the Confirmation Celebration @ Coole School on Wednesday 4th.

Special thank you to those that decorated/set up and helped out on the day with an extra special thank you to the Ladies of the ICA who came to support this event.

Your help was much needed and greatly appreciated.

PC - National Parent Council

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The Agree to Agree Project bridges the gap between school and home. The agreement

process strives to ensure that when students are online, whether inside or outside the
school gate, that school communities make every effort to ensure they are supported,
protected and ultimately given the opportunity to learn and grow with digital
technologies in a safe and supervised environment.

If you have not yet completed the parents survey we ask to please take a few minutes to complete your feedback is valuable. The link can be found here @ A2A Parents .

Just a quick note to remind everyone that, in line with our school’s digital devices policy, children are not allowed to bring smart watches to school. You can find the full policy on our school website here.

We had a great time last Tuesday visiting Coole National School for the Tráth na gCeist! Pupils from Moynalvey school were also in attendance. The boys and girls really enjoyed the outing and should be very proud of how well they got on answering the ceisteanna. A sincere thank you to the parents who ensured both classes had transport to and from the event — it was greatly appreciated!

What a wonderful day we had celebrating Lá Fhéile Pádraig! The school was awash with green for our Lá Glas and the atmosphere was fantastic. Despite the terrible weather outside, it did nothing to dampen our spirits as we enjoyed a brilliant céilí in the hall together. The children also gave a brilliant rendition of our national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann, which they had been ag cleachtadh all week. A huge thank you to all of our brilliant teachers for everything they put into this week's celebrations — We all had a wonderful time! 🎶☘️

Next week we are celebrating Friendship and Inclusion at school! We have a lovely week planned with simple daily themes to help everyone feel they belong.

• Monday: Be Kind
• Tuesday: Inclusion
• Wednesday: Autism Acceptance Day
• Thursday: Celebrating Cultures
• Friday: Happiness

Throughout the week, the children will also enjoy whole-school activities like our Positivity Tree, Walk & Talk buddies, and a "Where Everyone Belongs" Gallery Walk on Friday.

Active Week will take place the first week back after the Easter break, beginning on Monday the 13th of April. Preparations are well underway and we have lots of activities planned including Dance, GAA, Athletics, Dangan World Cups, Sports Days and Tag Rugby. There will be Active Homework for students to complete on that week.

Our parents sports day will take place from 1:15pm on Friday 17th of April. Parents are invited into the school from 1:15pm for different games and races.

We were very much looking forward to launching our School Meals Programme and had hoped it would be up and running by now. Unfortunately, we have encountered an unexpected delay outside of our control.

Due to an insufficient electricity supply currently coming into the school, we are awaiting a necessary upgrade from ESB Networks. This upgrade is required to support the use of two ovens which will be used to heat the children's meals each day.

We are pleased to share that, as a school, we have been assured that we will be given priority status for this upgrade, and we are hopeful that it will be completed very soon, allowing the School Meals Programme to commence without further delay.

It is important to note that everything else is in place and ready to go — it is simply this electrical upgrade that we are waiting on.

We will continue to keep all parents and students updated as soon as we have further news, and we very much look forward to this wonderful initiative getting underway for our school.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. 🙏

A reminder to parents that all school policies and procedures are available to view on the school website. A number of school policies were reviewed and updated at the Board of Management meeting held in November. Many thanks to the parents and staff who contributed their time and input to these updates. These can be accessed at the following link https://dangannationalschool.ie/policies/

How Parents Can Help Make

Every School Day Count: (Advice from Tusla)

• Establish a good routine in the mornings and evenings so your child is prepared for the school day ahead.
• Make sure your child goes to school regularly and follows the school rules.
• Ensure your child arrives at school on time – not late.
• Arrange dental and medical appointments outside school hours when possible.
• Always inform the school if your child is absent due to illness – this should be followed up with a written note when your child returns to school.
• Take truancy seriously – if your child is not attending school as you expect they may be putting themselves at risk – Who are they with? What are they doing?
• Take family holidays outside term time.
• Talk to your child about school and take an interest in their school work (including homework).
• Attend parent evenings and school events.
• Praise and reward your child’s achievements at school.
• Always support school staff in their efforts to control difficult or challenging behaviour.
• Discuss any problems or difficulties with the school – staff are there to help and will be supportive

For more information on our School Attendance Strategy - Please click on the following link https://dangannationalschool.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DNS-Attendance-Policy-updated-Nov-2025-1.pdf

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/