Dear parents, 
Please find the letter below in relation to Seesaw online learning which was emailed to all families today. 

At the moment the teachers are setting up the platform for their classes. Children will be able to access the app from Monday from 11:00 am when the teacher has emailed their login details to parents. In the meantime, please read the letter carefully.  Seesaw is a popular choice for educators and is currently used in over 200,000 classrooms all over the world. We hope it will be a support for children, parents and teachers in these very difficult times. 

The third page of the letter will be useful on Monday when you and your child start to use Seesaw. It has helpful tips and 'how to' advice for pupils and parents. 

Visit https://web.seesaw.me/parents  to watch a video about seesaw for parents.

I hope everyone in our wonderful Baltinglass Community is keeping safe and well.
On behalf of the Board of Management and Parent Association of Scoil Naomh Iósaf, I would like to thank everyone who has supported our Buy a Brick campaign to date with kind words and generous donations.
Given the current health crisis and associated worry and potential financial implications for many in our community we have decided to suspend Buy a Brick for SNI for now. We understand that families and businesses concern right now is the health and welfare of their loved ones. The fundraising committee will not be following up on the Buy a Brick letters that were delivered to all our families or businesses in the town and the road signs will be taken down within the next few days. Instead, we will re-launch Buy a Brick For SNI when the time is right. The Go Fund Me page will remain active in the meantime for those who wish to access it.

A letter was emailed to all parents on the 19th March in relation to the current school closure.
All the staff at Scoil Naomh Iósaf hope that our children and families are blessed with good health and well being at this difficult time. We will keep parents updated with the latest news from the Department of Education by email and on this website. The letter from Ms. Hennessy also included a number of suggestions for parents in the event that children need alternative or further work for the coming weeks.

The letter and additional documents including a parent pack for children in our junior classes are available for download below:

Important information about school closures. 
The Department of Education have instructed all schools to close from Thursday 12th March until the 29th March due to the Coronavirus. We will keep all parents updated with further information as it is received from official sources. Each teacher has organised a pack of work for the children in their class. If you have an urgent request please email our principal, Dr. Mairead Hennessy at principal@snibaltinglass.ie . Over the next number of weeks we will update the website and email parents with new information as it arises. Thank you for your support and understanding at this difficult time. ​