The parents association in a school works with the principal, staff and board of management to build effective co-operation and partnership between home and school. The following are some of the activities in which Parents Associations might be involved:
- Organising information/social events for new parents to the school
- Organising welcome events for new students to the school
- Arranging talks on topics of interest to parents, e.g. guest speaker on parenting/discipline etc
- Preparing school handbooks/calendars
- Providing support/organisational input to major school events, e.g. communions, confirmations, debs etc
- Channelling parents views on school policy issues to the Principal/Board
- Contributing to school newsletter
- Helping to organise and supervise extra curricular activities
- Organising Fund Raising Events for the school
Fundraiser : Table quiz in Meelick Tavern 17th October 2014