We welcome new families to our school and invite you to complete the relevant forms. Please click here to learn more about Admissions. 

Parents are always welcome to be involved in our school. An induction meeting may be held each summer for the parents of children due to start school in September. Parents of children transferring from other schools are also welcome to attend this meeting. 

Here in RJNS, we believe that communication is of vital importance in developing and nurturing a cooperation between home and school. The most effective schools tend to be those with the best relationships with parents. 

Regular contact is maintained through: 

Aladdin Connect

We use this app as a direct method of contacting parents. It is secure and easy to use and is proving a wonderful resource in our communication with home. Please click here to learn more about Aladdin. 

Parent/Teacher Meetings

Arranged on a specific day each year when parents are assigned a specific time to discuss their child's progress with the teacher.

Appointment through the School Office

Our wonderful secretary Deirdre can arrange a meeting with a teacher via the office at a parent’s request. 

Homework journal / folder for infants

The school homework journal is an essential and regular link between home and school. It gives both parent and teacher the opportunity to develop a partnership which will benefit all concerned, particularly the children.

School website

Our website is updated regularly and often has photos of your child’s learning. Keep an eye on it for a glimpse into school life! 

Special Meetings

At times special meetings are arranged, for example those held for the parents of children who will be involved in job-sharing classes. 

Children

Children will be anxious to show their work at home. Parents should regularly check through any work/copies/folders etc that are sent home.

Phone calls

Often the most convenient method of having an informal meeting is over the phone. We use phone calls as a method of communication on a regular basis. 

School Reports

A full report is provided once a year. A checklist is provided for parents at parent/teacher meetings. Teachers are available to discuss parent’s concerns.

Parents Association - Please click here. 

Board of Management - Please click here.  

Parental Involvement

Frequent communication is of vital importance in developing and nurturing a co-operation between home and school. If teachers and parents are not working in harmony inevitably the pupils will suffer. Research shows that the most effective schools tend to be those with the best relationships with parents and parents are told not only when their children are in trouble but when they have behaved particularly well. Parents will be informed at an early stage if problems do occur. A child's parent is the most effective teacher. The home environment determines the child's progress in school .

Parents are asked to:

• discuss problems with teachers or Principal. 

• ensure that their child attends to homework 

• encourage their child to fully co-operate in school 

• take appropriate action if their child has been guilty of misbehavior 

Online learning

During school closures of 2020 and 2021, we used the online learning platform Seesaw. Our Autism classes continue to use this platform. 

Please click here for more information about Seesaw and here for an information slides about its use. 

We also held live classes online over Zoom. Please click here for more information about this online meeting room. Please also consider our protocols for online live classes here. 

Please read our Remote Teaching and Learning statement here. 

Links for parents:

• The popular INTO booklet 'Help your child learn - tips for parents' is available  here  . This offers lots of advice on preparing young children for their first days at school.

• The Department of Education has put together some further ideas on how to support your children’s' learning here . 

• For more information on our Primary School curriculum, in particular the New Language Curriculum please click  here.  

• The National Parents’ Council has lots of information about school life here

• Regarding the different subject areas, there are many wonderful apps and websites to support your child’s learning. Here are some worthwhile links from the NCCA: 

Glossary of mathematical terms  

Helping your child in Junior and Senior Infants  

Helping your young child with maths  

Helping your child with maths in First Class  

Helping your child with maths in Second Class  

• Here are some links to support your child’s learning in literacy: 

  • Starfall helps build early phonological skills with interactive games. 

  • Many of the Sesame Street support early literacy and pre-reading skills. 

  • Storyline Online offers some lovely read aloud stories for children.

  • Jolly phonics is a wonderful resource for teaching letter sounds and phonics.

  • Topmarks offers interactive games in for literacy and can be filtered by age.

• The links below are some interesting ideas to support your child's numeracy: 

  • Sesame Street offers lots of pre-number games for little ones.

  • Oxford Owl offers lovely suggestions of Maths to enjoy at home.

  • Number Blocks is a very entertaining children cartoon which builds understanding of number.

  • Topmarks offers interactive games in numeracy and can be filtered by age.

  • nrich Mathematics is run by the University of Cambridge and includes a parent’s section with interactive and table top maths games.

• Seo leanas cúpla naisc chun an Gaeilge a spreagadh sa bhaile: 

  • Cluichí  idirghníomhach ar Séideán Sí. 

  • Scéal An Garbhán (The Gruffalo) 

  • Cluichí i gcomhar na páistí níos sine are BBC Gaeilge

  • Scéalta do pháistí ar Glór na nGeal