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The NCSE Parents Notify service is now available for parents and guardians seeking a Special Class or Special School placement for their child for the 2027/2028 school year. A Letter of Eligibility is required when applying for a place in a Special Class or Special School. It confirms that your child meets the NCSE eligibility criteria to be considered for this type of placement. Parents/ Guardians must notify the NCSE by 1st September 2026 and have all relevant documentation to support the application by 15th September 2026. Information required for this application along with the link to complete the form can be found via this link: https://www.ncse.ie/parents/current-application-processes/parents-notify-special-class-special-school-placement/ After submitting the form, you will receive a confirmation email with a reference number. The NCSE will review your information, and your local SENO will contact you with the outcome. If your child meets the eligibility criteria, you will receive a Letter of Eligibility, which is required when applying to Special Classes and Special Schools. Please note: A Letter of Eligibility does not guarantee a school place and is not an application for admission. It is a required supporting document that must be included when applying directly to schools with Special Classes or Special Schools. Parents must still apply directly to schools in line with our school's admissions policy: https://www.scoilcarmeljns.com/_files/ugd/02d54a_be1ab4794d05424abecabc5145f9ceae.pdf

Last week, our local Super Valu very kindly donated lots of fruit for all the children to enjoy including apples, oranges and bananas! Sheela Tynan collected it from the shop and thanked them on behalf of all the children who enjoyed the healthy treats.

Teddy bear's picnic will take place on Wednesday 24th June for all Junior and Senior Infants. Children can bring in a teddy bear of choice to join them on the picnic.

Sport's day has been postponed until next week. Wednesday 17th Senior Infants 9.15am Thursday 18th Junior Infants 9.15am Friday 19th First and Second Class 9.15am

An art Gallery in the the halla marked a celebratory end to this year's Maths Week celebrations! We were thrilled to showcase a wonderful display of Junk Art creations by our talented First Class students in the halla. Every child had the opportunity to visit and admire the imaginative designs on show. Children from 2nd Class also worked collaboratively on Mandala creations using objects foraged from nature walks.

Enrolment for 2026/ 2027 is now open. Please click on the link below to access our enrolment form for the 2026/ 2027 school year: ​ https://www.aladdin.ie/i/4663814375079936 Please click on the link below to access our Admissions Policy and Admission Notice: https://www.scoilcarmeljns.com/admissions

Thank you to all the friends, family and neighbours who sponsored the children to complete the first ever Scoil Carmel Marathon Relay! We did it in 3:03:21! Thank you to www.schoolmarathonrelay.ie/ for organising the event and to all the teachers and staff members who helped to make the day a memorable one! Thank you to all the supporters who came to visit and cheer everyone on - it really made a difference! Congratulations to all the children who took part! We definitely have some future Olympic athletes in our midst!

Enrolment for 2025/ 2026 is now open. Please click on the link below to access our online enrolment forms: https://www.scoilcarmeljns.com/admissions

The official opening of our new Sensory Gym on Monday evening was a momentous occasion for Scoil Carmel. It was lovely to see so many staff and parents in attendance. This is indicative of the ongoing support we have in Scoil Carmel. It is a state of the art Sensory Gym which will be a magnificent asset to our school. As principal of Scoil Carmel I am very grateful to everyone who has been an integral part of our journey to inclusion over the last few years. Parents are always very supportive of Scoil Carmel in giving of their time and helping with fundraising activities. We are blessed to have a very active and strong Parents Association. We are very grateful for the time and effort they put in to supporting the education and wellbeing of all our pupils. The opening of the Sensory Gym wouldn’t have happened without the superb work of our Deputy Principal Ms Maria Jones. Ms Jones has put a huge amount of time and effort into the establishment of this space. Ms Fitzmaurice was the first teacher to teach in our ASD Class and she has been very supportive too in overseeing the installation of a sensory room in Room 28. Our ISM team provide great support too. Ms Tynan oversaw the initial fundraising sponsored walk in 2021 and has overseen the introduction of sensory resources in the school also. We are grateful to the BoM, the PA and all the wonderful staff. We are blessed in Scoil Carmel to have a wonderful team of teachers, SNAs, caretaker and secretary. Thank you to everyone who supported this initiative. Your support and contribution has ensured that Scoil Carmel’s vision of opening a sensory room has now become a reality with a fabulous Sensory Gym.

Enrolment for the next academic year 2025/ 2026, will open next Wednesday 9th October 2024. A link to access our enrolment page will be posted on Wednesday 9th October 2024 for you to use. In advance of this, please click on this link to access our Admissions page and familiarise yourself with our Admissions Policy and Admissions Notice: https://www.scoilcarmeljns.com/admissions

On Friday, we had Beebot Day! We starting using the Beebots purchased through the STEM grant we received from the Department of Education. Having Beebots as a resource will help us to support the children to become digital learners in a cross curricular way, with a foous on numeracy and literacy activities. Beebots also help up to collaborate, problem solve, use our initiative, develop our critical thinking skills, communicate and work as a team.

We had professional painters in at the start of the first week of the Easter holidays for three days. They painted the walls around the Junior Infant section of the school, upstairs and the stairwells. They also painted the staff toilets. They did a great job and the place looks bright and fresh! Brian, our fabulous caretaker painted the pupils’ toilets on the front corridor.