About The Parents Association
The Parents Association at Canal Way Educate Together National School was formally established in September 2014. The main aim of the Association is to give a voice to students’ parents within the School community and to help us actively participate in the development and running of the school. #
The work of the Parents Association is extremely important. CWETNS rely on money raised by the parents to support our school. We pride ourselves in being a school that does not ask for sizeable contributions in the middle of the year as many other schools do. We want our school to be inclusive and without unnecessary financial pressure. However, if you are able, we kindly ask that you contribute as generously as you can during events and fundraisers.
Every year we spend money that is raised by the parents association on resources for the children. So when you contribute to events, it goes directly to enhancing your child’s experience in school and their education. Year to date, we have achieved the following: :
- Magic Dress Up raised €800 and we purchased plants for the building, and all will agree that they really brighten the environment up.
- Winter Cards & Winter Fair raised around €4,200 and we are ordering Aistear teaching resources and science equipment currently. We will be in touch with photos etc on this.
- Future Events this year – We will be buying library books for our growing classes.
NEWS
CYCLE BUS PILOT
A group of parents in Crumlin want to start a Cycle Bus Pilot for the area with a possible extension to other neighbourhoods. Cycle busses aim to provide a safe cycle route for primary school children and promote active living. At this stage the organisers ask you fill out a short survey to estimate demand in all surrounding areas and seek further volunteers to run the Cycle Bus.
You can learn more about the full proposal HERE.
(The school management support this initiative however take no responsibility for it, nor are involved in organising or managing it.)
Fundraising
We will be organizing a series of fundraising activities and events throughout the school year, to raise money for various school improvement projects and to buy new materials and equipment. We will be sharing more details about our fundraising target and plans in the coming weeks. In the meantime, if you have any ideas or suggestions, please email them to [email protected].
Upcoming Events
Our annual AGM for the Parents Association Committee will take place on Wednesday 21st of October at 8pm. This year it will take place remotely via Zoom – details have been emailed to the whole school. This meeting will provide information on the running of the Parents Association Committee and the work that they along with you do for the school and all our children each year. We will elect the new committee members for the school year 2020/2021 on the night so anyone who would like to be on the committee for the coming year will be able to put themselves forward on the night.