Communication

Newsletters

A whole school newsletter is issued every Thursday. This covers details of what is coming up in the next few weeks, important dates to take note of, any general information, and information from various groups within the school. Classroom newsletters will be sent home from time to time, as well as special newsletters for sports events, School trips, etc. The school newsletter goes out via email to parent email addresses.

The latest newsletters can be downloaded here. 

OLS Newsletter 11th December 2017 (1273 KB)

OLS Newsletter 7th December 2017 (705 KB)

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Twitter

Our Lady of the Snows has a Twitter feed that gives updates on all relevant information. This feed is especially important for parents to get early warning of snow closure and updates on school trips and camps. All important information tweeted is backed by either an email or a phone call from the office.

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Formal interviews

Pupil, Parent Teacher Interviews are scheduled twice a year: Term 1, and Term 3. All are expected to take part in these three-way conferences.

These interviews form part of the National Standards reporting requirements.

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Reports

Reports go home for 6 year net (6th birthday) the end of 1,2, and 3 years at school and mid-year and end of year for all other year groups. These reports will contain details of your child's progress against the National Standards in Reading, Writing and Mathematics. The reports will also contain information on other curriculum areas and key competences.

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Parent Evenings

We hold occasional parent information and feedback evenings during every school year. These form an important part of our communication to the parent community and  we encourage the parents to attend.

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Surveys

Occasionally we will send surveys home to get feedback on particular issues or decisions that are under consideration.

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Informal interviews

If you wish to meet a teacher for any particular reason during the school year, please contact the teacher for an appointment.