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Credit Union Quiz

25/1/2018

Best of luck to the girls taking part in the Credit Union quiz on February 6th. Thank you to all the teachers that are helping them to prepare. Aoibh, Emma, Niamh, Alannah and Sarah are on the Junior Team. Aisling, Alexandria, Ashanti, Lillian and Shauna are on the Senior Team.

Our Junior Team

Our Senior Team

Parent Workshops

17/1/2018

FREE PARENT WORKSHOPS

Understanding Self-Harm Seminar for Parents

This two-hour seminar for parents/teachers/SNAs on Understanding Self-Harm aims to develop participants' knowledge and understanding of self-harm and the reasons underlying such behaviour. The seminar will also help participants to consider the needs of people who self-harm and gain knowledge of the following:

Definitions of self-harm and its relationship with suicide
Understanding of the prevalence of self-harm across different age groups and genders
The functions, motivations and meanings underlying self-harm
Awareness of the needs of people who self-harm and how to demonstrate improved sensitivity
Possible interventions and helpful responses in responding to people who self-harm
Information on the appropriate and relevant supports and services, locally and nationally.

Venue:           Central Hotel Tullamore
Dates:            Wednesday 31st January 2018
Time:              7pm – 9pm
Facilitator:   Josephine Rigney, Resource Officer for Suicide Prevention - Laois/Offaly

Tips on how to address Anxiety and Sleepless Nights in Adolescents

Carol Delaney and Máiréad Kerwin (Laois CAMHS) will present on Anxiety symptoms and why teenagers can find it difficult to sleep at night. This talk will include an opportunity for       Questions & Answers

Venue:           Laois Education Centre
Dates:            Monday 5th February 2018
Time:              7pm – 9pm
Facilitators: Carol Delaney and Máiréad Kerwin, Laois CAMHS (Child and Adolescent
                        Mental Health Services)

To book a place on the above course(s):

Parents can contact Yvonne, Laois Education Centre at (057) 8672402

There is no fee for the above course.
Booking is essential.
Places are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

St. Philomena's G.N.S.

Welcome to our website.

Message from the Principal
I feel humbled and honoured to write this message as the newly appointed principal of St. Philomena’s N.S.
I have been a member of the St. Phil’s staff for the past 14 years and I can honestly say that I have loved every day working in the school. As a Clara woman starting out in a Tullamore school in September 2008, I didn’t quite know how I would be received but I knew instantly that I had landed somewhere very special.
The ethos of St. Philomena’s is grounded in respect, tolerance, openness and honesty and as a staff, we work hard at building relationships with each other, with the pupils and their families.

My aim as principal is to ensure that every child feels valued coming in the school gates in the morning and that more than anything else, every child wants to come to school with us. In our school, Every Child Counts or No Child Counts and I will make it my main aim to foster a commitment to equality of opportunity for every pupil, every day. I will strive for a healthy, positive learning and working environment for the staff and our pupils and to provide a space where well-being will blossom naturally.
As parent(s)/
guardian(s), you are the primary educators of your child/ren, so please don’t be afraid to come in and talk to us if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child/ren. Together, we can do so much more!
With Love,
Geraldine Gaffey

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