Ballycanew National School        School Calendar 2020/2021
 
**School re-opening could change if the Dept. of Education gives specific guidelines. At the time of going to print, no such guidelines were available. If a date for return of schools is specified, all schools will be obliged to comply, and this calendar will change **
 
School Reopens:                                 All pupils return to school on Thursday 27th August 2020
                                                                  *more     information will follow once DES guidelines have been issued*
 
Halloween Break:                             School will be closed for one week from Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October 2020
                                          
Christmas Holidays:                             Begin at 12.00pm on  Tuesday 22nd December 2020 and will reopen on Wednesday 6th January 2021
 
Parent/Teacher Meeting:                 TBC
 
Mid-Term Break:                             School closed Monday 15th - Friday 19th February 2021. Re-opens Mon 24th Feb
 
First Confession:                              TBC November 2020
 
Confirmation:                                   TBC November 2020
 
St Patrick’s Public Holiday:           School will be closed on Wednesday 17th March
 
Easter Holidays:                               Begin at 12.00pm on on Friday 26th March and will reopen on Monday 12th April 2021
 
Long Weekend & Public Holiday:  School closed on Friday 30th April, Monday May 3rd and Tuesday 4th May.
                                                            Re-opens Wednesday 5th June
 
Sports Day:                                        TBC
                                   
Long Weekend & Public Holiday:  School closed on Friday 4th June and Monday 7th June and Tuesday 8th June . Re-opens Wednesday 9th June
 
Summer Holidays:                           Begin on Wednesday 30th June.  School closes at 12.00 midday
 
P.E. Days:                                          Children must wear their tracksuits for P.E.
                                                             Mondays and Fridays – Junior Infants, Senior Infants                                                                                                Thursdays – 2nd, 3rd, 5th
                                                            Fridays – 1st, 4th & 6th
                                                                                                     
Mobile Phones: Please inform school of any changes to your mobile number or address
 
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.
 
Morning Supervision: 8.50am – 9.00am.  On very wet mornings the children will be allowed to go to their classrooms where they will be supervised by staff.
 
Absences/Attendance: Children will be marked absent on the online roll system after 10am each day unless previously the school is notified