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Parents' Association

Parents' Association meetings are open to all parents to attend. 

Are there books or DVD’s or CD’s cluttering up your home? 

If so Athy College would gladly take them off your hands, we want to be able to fill the school’s library shelves for the benefit of the students.
Worried the books etc may not be suitable? Don’t, We have a vetting procedure in place, all books, DVD’s and CD’s will be vetted first.  If they fail the vetting procedure, don’t worry they will not go to waste. We will sell them on and monies raised will go towards purchasing more suitable books or DVD’s or CD’s to enable your son or daughter to borrow them from the library.  Books, DVD’s or CD’s can be brought to the  office and we will look after them from there.

School uniforms 

Has your child grown out of his or her uniform? Is it still in good  condition?  We are exploring the idea, that parents might wish to donate to Athy College in June (date yet to be decided), school uniforms their child may no longer require. Uniforms must be in good clean condition. We will have a second day where we put these uniforms on sale at very reasonable prices. All monies raised will be used for the benefit of the students. More details later.

Parents' Association
​2015 - 2016

Chairperson:  Deirdre Murphy
Secretary:    Karen O'Connell
Treasurer:  Aidan Hanrahan

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Parents Newsletter Jan 2012
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Let’s Read Them a Story!

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Education begins at home. The first simple word a parent speaks to an infant opens the world of language to the child and sets the child on the path of exploration and discovery. When formal schooling begins, many parents believe that their role as educators has ended. But education is a shared responsibility of parents, schools, teachers, and various institutions in the economy and in society. New findings from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that parental involvement in education is pivotal for the success of children throughout their school years and beyond. To find more information on the OECD report, Let’s Read Them a Story! The Parent Factor in Education click on this link http://www.oecd.org/pisa/letsread
The report examines whether and how parents’ involvement is related to their child’s proficiency in and enjoyment of reading -- and it also offers comfort to parents who are concerned that they don’t have enough time or the requisite academic knowledge to help their children succeed in school. Many types of parental involvement that are associated with better student performance in PISA require relatively little time and no specialised knowledge. What counts is genuine interest and active engagement.






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In a caring school, we are dedicated to fostering educational excellence, empowering all students to reach their full potential - academic and social, physical and spiritual. Through partnership and co-operation we openly respect and nurture the dignity and uniqueness of each individual.