Presentation Parents Association
Once again we have come to the end of our school year, can you believe it? We would like to take this opportunity to thank Carmel Hume and all of the staff at the Presentation for their continued support and encouragement of our efforts. We would like to give a special mention to Yvonne Doyle for her hard work on our behalf. No request is ever too “much” or too “last minute”.
We are a completely voluntary group and so we would also like to thank all our members and those parents who contributed in any way during the year, it would not be possible to carry out this work without your help.
The PPA runs a range of After School Activities including:
Jnr - 2nd class –
Swimming ,Short-tennis, Drama
3rd - 6th class –
Swimming, Basketball, Drama, Judo, Art, Tennis
We try to keep the activities reasonably priced. Any profit from these activities is used to fund other activities in the school which benefit the children.
Supervisors will be required for September 2010 – Please contact Ailish Scanlon
Fundraising:
We organised two events this year. We were mindful of current economic times and our aim as always was to enable maximum participation from all of the school community.
Christmas Cards: Every child placed a thumbprint of on a card and drew a character around it. These were packed in lots of 8 at €5 each. This raised approximately €1100 and the cards were enjoyed by children and parents alike.
Bingo: A bingo night was held in the CYM in April. We would like to thank all the contributors of the spot prizes. An excellent night was had by all and approximately €3200 was raised
AGM
- Our AGM will be held in September, details to follow in the new school year and we would encourage all parents to attend.
A survey informing all parents of the activities of the PPA and how they can participate was circulated. We would encourage all parents who have not done so to respond. New volunteers, ideas and support of any kind are always welcome.
Finally a special word of thanks to Ann Fergus who is stepping down this year as our After School Activities Co-ordinator. This is one of the most difficult and time-consuming jobs in the PPA and her organisation and calmness under pressure, has been second to none.
Please note: If you wish to contact the PPA, your class representative and all other numbers are available from Yvonne in the Office or you can drop us an e-mail at Parents@presterenure.ie or drop a note in the PPA post box outside the school doors (secondary school side.) Have a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you all at the AGM in September.
About Us
The Parents’ Association was established in 1985,
as a co-operation of all the parents in the school, for the good of the
children.
The primary objective of the Parents’ Association is to provide a
representative forum for parents of pupils to discuss matters of mutual
concern and to initiate activities relating to the education, welfare
and development of our children. A
copy of the constitution of the Parents’ Association is available on request.
Throughout the school year, you will find the Parents’ Association is involved in the organisation of a range of after school activities which help to make your child’s school days fun and also assist in their physical and educational development.