Free Book Scheme

Dear Parents/Guardians

The Free School Book Scheme was announced last year to provide free schoolbooks, copies & workbooks. This will continue this year.

Funding is being provided directly to primary schools and special schools by the Department of Education to implement the scheme and schools will now have responsibility for providing these items to all children at the start of the school year.

All schoolbooks will remain the property of the school so that books can be reused in future years.

Schoolbooks will be provided on loan to children for the duration of the 2023/2024 school year and must be returned to school at the end of the school year. Funding has also allowed for a number of related classroom resources to be purchased, eg A4 whiteboards.

Parents are requested to remind their children to take care of their books and keep them in good condition during the year. It is not permitted to write in some of the textbooks.

There are a small number of stationery items from 1st to 6th Classes that parents will be required to purchase in advance of our re-opening in September. Please see below.

To make this easier for parents you may order the items through the school and they will be ready for your son when he starts back on August 29th. All items on the list must be ordered as a “Stationery Pack” and are available to order from Monday 24 June. There is a discount of a couple of euros on the retail prices we have been quoted. The cut off date is Sunday, July 21st. Alternatively you may purchase the items yourself, ready for your son for his return to school.

FIRST CLASS (can be ordered for €21.65 via Aladdin)

HB pencil x 4
2 erasers
1 sharpener
4 whiteboard markers
Safety scissors
Pack of Twistable crayons
Pritt stick (large 43g)
A4 Book Bag

SECOND CLASS (can be ordered for €22.25 via Aladdin)

5 Pencils
2 Erasers
2 Sharpeners
Small ruler
4 Whiteboard markers
Scissors
Set of colouring pencils / twistables
Pritt stick 22g
A4 Book Bag

THIRD CLASS (can be ordered for €22.25 via Aladdin)

5 Pencils
2 Erasers
Small sharpener
Colouring materials
4 Whiteboard markers
Scissors
30cm ruler
Pritt stick 22g
A4 Book Bag

FOURTH CLASS (can be ordered for €22.95 via Aladdin)

4 Pencils
2 Erasers
4 Whiteboard markers
2 Highlighters
Colouring materials
Scissors
Pritt stick 22g
A4 Book Bag

FIFTH CLASS (can be ordered for €24.75 via Aladdin)

2 pencils
2 erasers
2 Berol handwriting pens
2 Red pens
4 Whiteboard markers
30 cm ruler
Colouring materials
Mathematical set
Pritt stick 22g
A4 Book Bag

SIXTH CLASS (can be ordered for €38.50 via Aladdin including calculator, €29.50 if calculator not required)

4 blue bic biros
2 red pens
Scissors
30 cm ruler
4 Whiteboard markers
Calculator
Colouring materials
Mathematical set (last years)
Pritt stick 22g
A4 Book Bag
Highlighter markers
Tipp-Ex mini pocket mouse

In addition, the school requires each family to pay requisites for each child. These are outlined below. These can be paid via Aladdin Connect and we ask you do so by August 26th so we can prepare for the school’s reopening.

SENIOR INFANTS €58.00 made up of:

IT €10
Arts & Crafts €20
Photocopying €15
Classroom Supplies €8
Aistear €5
1st to 6th CLASS €46.50 made up of:
IT €10
Arts and Crafts €15
Photocopying €15
Book Storage Box €3
Homework Notebook €3.50
Insurance (Optional but recommended) €8

We appreciate your co-operation.

Yours sincerely,

Michelle Cotterell

Principal