You are invited to celebrate our Harvest Mass with us at 10am on October 19th in our local church. 

(Please note the time may change if there is a funeral) 

We wish to inform you that a Senior Infant child has Hand,Foot and Mouth. This is a highly contagious infection. If your child is suffering from any of the symptoms , please keep him/ her at home. This infection will continue throughout the school if parents are not vigilant in keeping children at home. 

HSE Leaflet:Hand,Foot and Mouth Disease

Hand,Foot,and Mouth Disease (Coxsackievirus) Fact Sheet Hand,foot,and mouth disease is caused by one of several types of viruses

Hand,foot,and mouth disease is usually characterised by tiny blisters on the inside of the mouth and the palms of the hands,fingers,and soles of the feet. It is commonly caused by Coxsackievirus A16,and less often by other types of viruses.

Anyone can get hand,foot,and mouth disease Young children are mainly affected,but it may be seen in adults. Infection is mild and nearly all cases recover without medical treatment in 7-10 days. Complications are uncommon. Most cases occur in the summer and early autumn. Outbreaks may occur among groups of children especially in childcare centres or nursery schools. Symptoms usually appear 3 to 5 days after exposure.

Hand,foot,and mouth disease is usually spread through person-to-person contact It is primarily spread from mouth or respiratory secretions (such as from saliva on hands or toys). People can also spread the disease when they are shedding the virus in their faeces. The virus has also been found in the fluid from the skin blisters. The infection is spread most easily during the acute phase/stage of illness when people are feeling ill,but the virus can be spread for several weeks after the onset of infection. The incubation period is usually 3-7 days.

The symptoms are much like a common cold with a rash The rash appears as blisters or ulcers in the mouth,on the inner cheeks,gums,sides of the tongue,and as bumps or blisters on the hands,feet,and sometimes other parts of the skin. The skin rash may last for 7 to 10 days. There is no specific treatment;however,symptomatic treatment may be given to provide relief from fever,aches or pain from the mouth ulcers.

Help prevent and control the spread of hand,foot,and mouth disease by: Washing hands well,especially after going to the bathroom,changing nappies and/or handling nappies or other stool-soiled material. Covering lesions on the hand and feet if possible and allow to dry naturally. Covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. Washing toys and other surfaces that have saliva on them.  

​Exclusion from child care/group settings. Children are usually excluded during the first few days of the illness and this will reduce the spread of infection but will not completely stop it. This is because the virus may be excreted for some weeks after the symptoms have disappeared. In addition some people excreting the virus,including most adults,may have no symptoms. This illness is often confused with foot and mouth disease of cattle,sheep and swine and although the names are similar the two diseases are not related at all and are caused by different viruses.

Our senior classes are very busy these few weeks taking part in the following sport sessions:

3rd & 4th: Basketball with Leo
2nd- 6th:  Camogie with Esther
5th & 6th: Cycling with John 

Standardised Testing in Maths and English will take place from May 22nd- May 26th 2017. It is very important that your child is in school during these dates. 

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

We are writing to you regarding the Parents' Association and your voice in it. 

The Parents' Association works to support the school life as well as the education and development of both the Presentation National School and Scoil Mhuire. It works works and liasies with the Principals and staff in both schools to ensure that the voice of parents is heard, and to enhance the role of the parents as partners in the education of their children.

We believe that the Association plays an important role in the life of each school and we would like you, as parents or guardians, to be part of it. We have received feedback from parents not having received texts notifying them of meetings. Accordingly, we invite you to complete the form your child was given in school and return it to the class teacher by September 13th. 

The next meeting of the Association will take place in the GAA Hall on Monday October 3rd at 8:30pm. You are welcome to attend this and any further meetings. We also invite you to take part in any of the Association's activities and events. 

We look forward to seeing you on October 3rd.

Thanks you!

Rose Murphy- Chairperson

Anneka Dunne- Secretary

Sheila Lane- Treasurer

This is being held from September 10th- 18th. It aims to promote sport and physical activity for everyone across Europe. Irish schools are asked to promote physical activity in whatever way they can during this week. Here is what we are doing in Pres. N.S

Monday 12th: 'Drop Everything and Dance'

Tuesday 13th: Get active with your family after school

Wednesday 14th: 'Walk a Mile with a Smile'

Thursday 15th: Some classes will begin a marathon challenge as they will begin to run the 26.2 miles over the course of the school year. 

Friday 16th: 'Take on the Teachers' Fitness Challenge!

Please treat your child immediately if you find head lice in their hair. 

All girls should wear their hair neatly tied back coming to school. 

We welcomed Chloe Collins (Millstreet), Beatrice Casey (Boherbue) and Danielle O' Connor (Knocknagree) to our school today. These three talented ladies were on the Cork Minor Ladies Football team who won the All Ireland Final recently. We are particularly proud of Chloe as she is a past pupil of our school. Well done girls!

Check out our class blog to see what we've been getting up to during our first few days in school.
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We hope all all our pupils enjoyed their first day back to school, especially all our new Junior Infants.