First Communion
First Penance
Thursday 27th March @ 6pm Heath Church
Saturday 24th May @12 noon Heath Church
Confirmation
​Saturday 1st March @12 noon Portlaoise Parish

Our junior infant enrolment for September 2025 will take place earlier this year at the request of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and The Department of Education. The Heath National School will accept applications for Junior Infants from Friday 25th October to Friday 15th November 2024. Parents/guardians will be able to download application forms from our school website or collect a form from the school office from Friday 25th October. All applications must be returned by the closing date of Friday 15th November. All applications must be accompanied by a child's birth cert and a current utility bill

Christmas Shoebox Appeal is taking place again this year. This is a Christmas shoebox with gifts built by you and sent by Team Hope. Leaflets have been sent home with your children on what you need to do if you wish to participate. The last date for dropping Christmas Shoeboxes is Friday 8th November

Our annual maths week takes place from 21st-25th October

Our annual fancy dress will take place on Friday 25th October

Computers starts back on Wednesday 18th September for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Class until Easter. The cost is €60 per child. This can be paid between now and Easter
3rd Class 9.15am-10.20am
4th Class 10.25am-11.00am, 11.20am-11.50am
5th Class 11.55am-1.00pm
6th Class 1.25pm-2.25pm

The school will close on Tuesday 8th October to facilitate staff training on the revised Maths Curriculum for primary school.

These are the details for the first round of Primary Debating.,
Motion: Every person in Ireland should be given a bike
The Heath National School (Opposing) Vs Holy Family Senior School (Proposing)
 Date. To Be Confirmed



 

We’ve got some exciting news to share with you. 

At The Lunch Bag, we’re all about making life a little easier for parents, children, and schools. We want to support principals to ensure the scheme is accepted and is a success in their schools, so they can reap the benefits that hot school meals have to offer. We understand that this will take time and effort to establish! That's why we’ve teamed up with Dr.David Coleman, the well-known child psychologist, to bring parents helpful tips on nurturing their kids' emotional and psychological growth.
David’s expertise is the perfect match for our mission, and so, he has shared some useful
tips – with practical and compassionate advice for parents to help improve children’s
mealtime experience. You can explore this on our website, but we’ve also attached a PDF
version to this email, so please share it with parents in your school community!
Thank you so much for your continued support. We’re really excited to keep making a
positive impact with you!
The Lunch Bag Team