Calendar
Ballycanew National School School Calendar 2025/2026
| Event | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Swimming – 5th & 6th Class | Starts Thursday 18th Sept 2025, runs for 6 weeks | Weekly swimming lessons |
| Halloween Break | Mon 27th Oct – Fri 31st Oct 2025 (inclusive) | School closed |
| Swimming – 4th Class | Starts Thursday 8th Nov 2025, runs for 6 weeks | Weekly swimming lessons |
| Christmas Holidays | Fri 19th Dec 2025 (12:00pm) – Mon 5th Jan 2026 | School closed |
| Swimming – 2nd & 3rd Class | Starts Thursday 8th Jan 2026, runs for 6 weeks | Weekly swimming lessons |
| Parent/Teacher Meeting | TBC | To be confirmed |
| St Brigid’s Day Bank Holiday | Mon 2nd Feb 2026 | School closed |
| Mid-Term Break | Mon 16th – Fri 20th Feb 2026 | School closed |
| St Patrick’s Day Holiday | Mon 16th & Tue 17th Mar 2026 | School closed |
| Easter Holidays | Fri 27th Mar 2026 (12:00pm) – Mon 13th Apr 2026 | School closed |
| Long Weekend & Public Holiday | Fri 1st May & Mon 4th May 2026 | School closed |
| Standardised Testing | Week of 17th May & Week of 24th May 2026 | Assessments |
| First Holy Communion | TBC | To be confirmed |
| Long Weekend & Public Holiday | Fri 29th May – Tue 2nd June 2026 | School re-opens Wed 3rd June |
| Sports Day | Wed 17th June 2026 (provisional) | Weather dependent |
| 6th Class Graduation | Fri 26th June 2026 | Celebration event |
| Well Being Week | Mon 22nd – Fri 26th June 2026 | School activities |
| Summer Holidays | Begin Tue 30th June 2026 (12:00pm) | School closed |
Mobile Phones/Online Engagement
We would strongly advise parents to monitor their child’s phone usage/online engagement as content/social media communication causes significant difficulty in peer relationships in school. Some of the more common apps that have unfortunately been a source of conflict among pupils have been TikTok (the minimum legal age to use the app is 13), Snapchat (13-year minimum age in Ireland also), and WhatsApp. (13 years old minumum age also). These apps are rated as not suitable for the vast majority of our pupils, and the conflict that on occasion has arisen from their use causes significant distress to pupils involved and consumes huge amounts of teaching and learning time to try to mediate, even though it has all taken place outside of school. We would also encourage parents to keep an eye on the YouTube content their children are accessing, as some influencers/streamers that are popular with older primary-age pupils use age-inappropriate language.
Collecting Children
Please inform the school/teacher beforehand if your child is being collected by somebody else. For safety and security reasons we can only hand over a child to the parent/guardian.
Absences/Attendance
Children will be marked absent on the online roll system after 10am each day unless previously the school is notified.
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