Assemblies
Information re Assemblies
Dear Parents,
As most of you know, we use St. Joseph's Church for our whole school assemblies. These assemblies are a school event, and each class takes a turn in leading the assembly.
We are very grateful to Fr Smith for accommodating our school community in the church. Please note that dates and times of assemblies may change if the church is needed for a funeral, a mass, etc or if the weather is very bad as we do not want children getting wet walking to and from the church.
When we are in the church for assembly, most seats are taken up by our pupils. There is very little room for parents. As a school event, it is important that our pupils are seated in class groups, and with their teachers and SNAs. Priority for seating will therefore be given to the pupils of our school during school assemblies. For these reasons, we do not send a message on Aladdin to all parents regarding our monthly assemblies.
Going forward, if any parents are in attendance, photos/videos cannot be taken of pupils during these assemblies. We have received a number of calls from concerned parents regarding the sharing of videos amongst parents on whats app groups, etc. We very much appreciate your co-operation and support with this matter.
Deirdre Lennon