Carysfort National School has a very active and effective Parents Association (PA) that supports and empowers all parents to be involved in the best interests of their children’s educational lives.

The purpose of the PA is to provide a structure through which the parents/guardians of children attending Carysfort National School can work together for the best possible education for their children.The PA will work with the Principal, staff and Board of Management (BoM) to build effective partnership between home and school.

The Parent Association Committee is elected each year at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and works on behalf of the parent community organising activities and events which benefit the school and the children. These activities include:

  • Raising funds for the betterment of the school (Bake Sale, Christmas Raffle & Walkathon)
  • Running information and educational events for parents and children
  • Providing social events and opportunities for the children and parents
  • Organising celebratory events, such as Communion, Confirmation and Graduation parties

How you can get involved
As a parent of a child you are automatically a member of the Parent Association. All parents are welcome and encouraged to become actively involved in whatever way they can – based on their availability, interests and skillsets.

 

Class representatives
Each class nominates two parents as class representatives every year. The class representatives are a key communications link within the parents of the class and between the parents and the Parents Association – ensuring that information is shared effectively and are a real benefit to the parents in each class. In the case of Junior Infants, the role of class representative is usually filled by a parent with a child already in the school and the role rotates each year to allow others take their turn. The roles of the class representative focuses on –

  • Coordination. From compiling a spreadsheet with contact details for the parents in the class to arranging social events to help parents get to know each other. Class reps attend the bimonthly Class Reps meeting with the PA Committee.
  • Communications. We share information between the parents and the Parents Association through WhatsApp. We ask that all parents be mindful of social media etiquette.

A note on Whatsapp – Whatsapp is a great tool for keeping everyone informed, asking for homework, sharing photos of events that parents could not attend etc. Please apply basic common sense when part of a class Whatsapp group. Photos of the children shared should remain within the group and not posted to wider groups/other social media channels

All Parents –
There will be occasions when parents of a class will be called upon to help with activities or events specific to their class, for another class (1st class host the First Holy Communion reception and 3rd class host the Confirmation reception), or for the wider school.  There are also annual events such as the bake sale, the Christmas raffle and the Walkathon that need the support of the entire parent community.

Contact the Carysfort NS Parent Association Committee at: parentsatcarysfortns@gmail.com