School will close on Friday 28th at 12pm. We hope the children and their families have a lovely summer. The school will re-open on Thursday 30th August at 9am. 

End of Year Mass takes place at 10am on Thursday 28th June for 6th Class students and their parents. The mass will take place in the school

Sports Day takes place on Thursday 28th June for all classes

Junior and Senior Infants: 8th June. Playtown Tullamore. Cost is €22 per child. Bus will leave at 9am sharp and return at 1.40pm.
1st and 2nd Class: 20th June. National Sports Campus. Cost is €32 per child. Bus will leave at 8.30am and will return at 4.00pm
3rd and 4th Class: 7th June Castlecomber Discovery Park. Cost is €30 per child. Bus will leave at 9am sharp and return at approximately 3.45pm
5th Class: 31st May Kilcullen Lets Go Activity Park. Cost is €35 per child. Bus will leave at 9am sharp and return at approximately 5.15pm
All tours can be paid online through the e-payment link or put the money in an envelope with your childs' name on it.
6th Class 18th - 20th June. Delphi. Bus will depart at 7.30am from the Heath School on Monday 18th June for Portarlington Train Station. Train leaves from Portarlington at 8.14am for Westport. Children will arrive back in Portarlington Train Station at approximately 3.45pm on Wednesday 20th June.

CNB Boys Rounders takes place in Emo on Wednesday 20th June. The bus will leave at approximately 11.30am and will finish at approximately 2.30pm/2.40pm. Parents will collect their children from the rounders game. We wish them Good Luck

Dogstrust will be visiting Junior Infants, Senior Infants, 1st and 2nd Class  on Thursday 21st June to discuss the responsibilities of owning a pet. They will spend approximately 30 minutes with each class. 

Upcoming  Triple P Positive Parenting 2 Hour Workshops  May-June 2018
 
Midlands Area Parenting Partnership are delivering Free 2 hour Triple P Workshops for parents of children aged 2 – 10 years and 11-15 years olds in Laois.
Triple P workshops are evidence based  2 hour sessions. It is free for parents/carers to attend. These workshops offer suggestions and ideas on positive parenting to help you deal with day to day challenges and promote your child & teenager’s development.
 Enquiries and bookings are welcome on                 Phone: 090 64 47111             Email: triplep.midlands@hse.ie                   Facebook: askaboutparenting
Laois                          June  2018                2 Hour workshops

Two hour Topic Based Workshops
for Parents of 2-10 year olds   

​Dealing with Disobedience
Tues 19th June  7pm
Portlaoise  Education Centre

Managing Fighting & Aggression
Tues 19th June  10am
Treo Nua Family Resource Centre, Portlaoise
Two hour Topic Based Workshops
for Parents of 11-15 year olds   

Coping with Teenagers’ Emotions
Tues 19th June  7pm
Portlaoise  Education Centre

​Getting Teenagers to Co Operate
Tues 19th June  10am
Treo Nua Family Resource Centre, Portlaoise

We have just launched a new website to promote information about and access to the Triple P Positive Parenting Programmes in the Midlands. The site also has Triple P podcasts and blogs addressing some common parenting concerns. We would ask you to consider promoting the site with parents you work with who have children and teenagers aged 2 to 15 years or through your own organisations website or facebook page.  
 
Over the next coming weeks there will be more additions made to the site. We would like to thank You for all your support to date it is much appreciated and to wish you a good summer.
 
www.askaboutparenting.ie
 


 
 
 
 

New Infants starting school in September are invited to the school on Thursday 14th June from 2.00pm-2.30pm. We look forward to meeting our new students.

2nd Class Dads are invited to the hall of the Heath National School on 15th June, 1.30-2.30 to complete a STEM challenge with Ms. McDermott. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Ms McDermott will give the dads and children a challenge or a problem and they have to solve it by planning and building something. You don't need to bring anything, just come as you are. Ms McDermott won't tell the students what they are building until that day, so no practicing at home!. She is really looking forward to spending time with the parents and their children, building and having fun.

Sight and Hearing Tests will take place for Junior Infants on Wednesday 13th June. Please ensure you have signed the permission slip. Thanks