{"id":5346,"date":"2021-08-31T22:27:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T22:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/about-7\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T11:07:50","slug":"parents-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/?page_id=5346","title":{"rendered":"Parents&#8217; Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5346\" class=\"elementor elementor-5346\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8828dd8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8828dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d43801\" data-id=\"6d43801\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c8d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31c8d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Parents' Association<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9b4e4 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a9b4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da860e5\" data-id=\"da860e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f240010 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f240010\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d18235\" data-id=\"9d18235\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ba2ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39ba2ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is the Parents&#8217; Association?<\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Parents Association is the structure through which parents in a school can work together for the best possible education for their children. The parents association works with the principal, staff and the board of management to build an effective partnership between home and school.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What does the Parents&#8217; Association do?<\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Parents Association of St Mary\u2019s is made up of a group of like-minded parents who want to support their child by supporting her school. Our meetings are very structured. They last for approximately one hour and take place on average four times per year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Parents Association operates like an extra pair of hands around the place when times are busy. It is not all about fundraising or a forum for complaints.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Where can we help?\u00a0\u00a0 During the school year we support our school by helping out where we can, such as the annual school musical. The parents organise the tuck shop, collect spot prizes, and hold a raffle at the end of each show featuring the spot prizes given so generously by the local community and parents alike.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Once a year we organise a bag packing day where we ask all parents to donate one hour of their time on a Saturday to help man a cash point at our local SuperValu.\u00a0\u00a0 There are usually two people at each register so the hour passes quickly and you would be surprised at how nice it is to meet up with other parents that perhaps you had not known before, or hadn\u2019t realised that both your daughters were in the same year!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By attending the Parents Association meetings your will meet other parents, who like yourself, started by going to just one meeting and found that they met other parents with the same queries as yourself and who were always there to help or reassure you, that yes, your daughter will survive this journey.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Once or twice a year the Parents Association gathers to participate in a social outing such as dinner and this again helps the group to gel and become a stronger team to face the next school term.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you think you might enjoy a little volunteer work to support St. Mary\u2019s in supporting your daughter, come along to our AGM next September. New members are always welcome!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d241c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d241c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b0c10f\" data-id=\"9b0c10f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7dd059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7dd059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Annual Reports<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bcb7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61bcb7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/srv\/htdocs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PA-Report-22_23.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">22\/23 Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea08267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea08267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents&#8217; Association What is the Parents&#8217; Association? \u00a0 The Parents Association is the structure through which parents in a school can work together for the best possible education for their children. 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