Súgradh: Childcare 

Súgradh childcare in Ballyorgan offers a wrap around childcare service for pupils in Glenroe School such as breakfast club and afterschool activities in Ballyorgan. More details available on their facebook page Súgradh or email sugradhglenroeballyorgan@hotmail.com

A new service added this for this September will be an Infant Club if parents would like to avail of this service.

INFANT CLUB

Junior and Senior Infant pupils can be collected from Glenroe CNS at 1.40pm by our staff. They will be dropped back to the school for 2.40pm for the school buses or for collection by parents / guardians.

AFTER SCHOOL CARE

Children finishing school at 2.40pm will then be collected and brought to the Hall by our staff. Infants are also welcome to stay on.

At 3.20pm our school taxi will collect those who are staying for the evening and bring them to our facility in Ballyorgan which will remain open until 6.15pm daily.

The service in Glenroe will close at 3.30pm daily. Parents and guardians of those not going to Ballyorgan must collect children by this time.

The new service in Glenroe will be registered with the National Childcare Scheme and will provide heavily discounted rates for those attending with fees from €0 per day!

Please contact for further information.

Email: sugradhglenroeballyorgan@hotmail.com

Or send a message on Facebook Messenger.

School Bus:

Bus Éireann School Transport is in operation to Glenroe School and can be applied for on their website Bus Éireann School Transport.  https://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=256

Nurture Space  

Here in Glenroe School we are very lucky to have a Nurture Space. It is a place where children can feel safe and secure and  is designed to be a bridge between home and school. Pupils are given the opportunity to participate in a range of activities in a relaxed, structured environment which promotes and supports their social and emotional development. The concept of nurture in education recognises that students’ wellbeing is as important as their academic achievements. Schools applying a nurture approach address the social, emotional and learning needs of individual students by providing help to remove barriers to learning. There is a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, language development, relationships and communication. When the barriers to learning have been addressed and children feel connected to school life, then engagement in learning follows. Working in their Nurture groups provides the children with this opportunity and helps to develop their maturity and resilience. The Nurture Schools programme provides targeted supports to students who are at risk of educational disadvantage, aimed at enhancing social, emotional and behavioural skills, attendance, engagement, resilience and self-belief.  

Our nurture groups are a school-based intervention run by Múinteoir Emma and Catherine our SNA.  Our focus is on social and emotional development, by developing positive pupil relationships with teachers, SNAs and peers in a supportive environment. Effective nurture group practice follows the six principles of nurture. Our assessment tool the Boxall Profile® determines which pupils are eligible to attend a nurture group based on their social and emotional needs. The Nurture room aims to embed a nurturing culture to enhance teaching and learning, engagement in school life and wellbeing of all pupils and staff.  Our aim is to develop a more contented, happier, more resilient and thriving school community. 

Glenroe School want to adopt a nurturing approach while working with students who have; social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties, attachment difficulties, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, low resilience, high anxiety, self-regulation and/or self-expression difficulties.

What areas do we focus on in nurture?/What is taught in Nurture Group?

Work is of a practical nature and integrated in our SPHE Curriculum, social skills, emotional wellbeing, literacy/numeracy. Social Skills such as turn taking, working together, sharing, asking for help and accommodating others.

Toast is prepared and shared with pupils as a social and enjoyable time.

Numeracy

• Some children/young people who attend nurture groups have gaps in their learning.

• Fine motor skills and early math's activities like threading and sorting are examples of skills that are taught at primary level.

• Baking, for example, is used to teach measurement at all levels.

Gardening

• Children and young people enjoying planting bulbs and growing vegetables and flowers –

nurturing other living things