Dear Parents/Guardians,
This year the Dept. of Education has contributed €80 towards the cost of books for each pupil. There are items that will not be covered by this so this year we are asking parents to pay €30 per pupil. This helps to cover costs of workbooks, subscriptions to various online resources, stationery, art equipment etc.
An Aladdin link has been/will be sent for you to pay this. Remember - you don't need to download the Aladdin app - you just click on the link we sent by email.
Information for Junior and Senior Infant Parents:
Please note that ALL stationery for Junior & Senior Infants is supplied by school.
The Junior Infant pupils do not need to buy a school bag as there is no need for it and there is very little room in the class for extra bags.
All they need is a lunch bag - one that holds their drink bottles.
Information for 1st – 6th class Parents:
Over the past year, we have noticed that children are bringing in more & more fancy stationery & numerous pencil cases. These cause distraction & take up a lot of room on an already crowded desk. They are also expensive to buy.
With this in mind, we ask you to downsize your stationery items for Sept. The following is a list of what is needed.
Each child needs ONE large pencil case to hold everything on the list.
NO FANCY STATIONERY PLEASE!
1st Class & 2nd Class
- 88 page copy x2 (1st class) / 88 page copy x3 (2nd class)
- HB pencil x2
- Rubber
- Ruler 30cm
- Own selection of colours (twistables or markers) 12 in total (NOT SHARPIE MARKERS)
- Double ended black sharpie
- Red pen
- Large glue stick, labelled
- D tin-whistle
- Class set of scissors in school. No need to purchase.
- NO SHARPENER needed as there is an electric sharpener in each class
- PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING
- PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME STATIONERY ITEMS MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED EACH TERM. You will be informed if the need arises.
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3rd & 4th & 5th & 6th classes
120 page copy x3 (3rd class) 120page copy x4 (4th class)
120 page copy x5 (5th class) 120page copy x4 (6th class)
- 120 page 7mm/C3 Maths copy x1 for 5th & 6th class
- HB pencil x2
- Rubber
- Ruler 30cm
- Own selection of colours (twistables or regular markers) 12 in total (NOT SHARPIE MARKERS)
- Set of 4 hi-lighters
- 2 Double ended black sharpies
- Large glue stick, labelled
- Red & Blue & black pen **3rd class only need red pen** or a multi-pen if preferred
- D tin – whistle
- Class set of scissors in school. No need to purchase.
- NO SHARPENER needed as there is an electric sharpener in each class
- PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING
- PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME STATIONERY ITEMS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED EACH TERM. You will be informed if the need arises.
- NO NEED TO PURCHASE a calculator or geometry set. When we are covered this specific topic, we will ask for them then.
- The school have purchased a school set of New Collins Irish & English dictionaries & Folen’s New Primary school atlas. These will be borrowed when needed. NO NEED TO PURCHASE.
How to keep costs down
We encourage all children to re-use their current pencil cases/ stationery items/ school bags for new school year. If your child is participating in the GAA Cúl Camps, they will get a gear bag. This is ideal for a school bag.
A few things to remember
Keyrings/gadgets on school bags not allowed.
If your child needs a fidget toys, we require an email to the Principal to explain the reason for the fidget toy.
We also encourage parents to support & shop local in Wellington Bridge/Wexford as much as possible. Stationery items are expensive. We are mindful of keeping costs to a minimum.
Many thanks,
Audrey