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RAINBOWS PROGRAMME
Dear Parents,
to children from 1st to 6th class who are coming from situations where there has been a bereavement or of support
to children from 1st to 6th class who are coming from situations where there has been a bereavement or separation of parents in the family. There will be weekly support groups for those children, which will be directed by trained facilitators from our teaching staff.
When something significant happens in a family, the entire family is affected. Even though death or separation appears to be only a grown-up problem, it does have a profound effect on the children that it touches. If a parent
dies or separation occurs, not only do the parents grieve, the children do also. Because of their age and short life experience, children find it extremely difficult to verbalise those feelings.
The facilitators will help these children put those feelings into words, work through their grief, build a stronger
sense of self-esteem, and begin to accept what has taken place in the family. If your child is part of a single-parent family, a step-family, has experienced the death of loved family member, friend or sibling, or struggling with a painful experience, this will be an opportunity for her to share with a special someone on the outside what is happening on
the inside.
Through this support group, we hope to assist your child in expressing and understanding her feelings, to feel acceptance for what has happened, and to feel a sense of belonging and love.
If you are interested in availing of the Rainbows Programme please fill in the application form below and return it to the office by Friday, 16th October or if you would like further information feel free to contact the Rainbows Co-ordinator in our school - Sr. Ann Fergus.
Mise le Meas
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Gearóidín Ní Ghrúinéil - Príomh Oide
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Rainbows Programme - Consent Form
Pupils Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Signature: (pupil) ___________________________________________________________________________
Signature: (parent) _________________________________________________________________________
Pupils Class: ______________________________ Contact Tel. No. ______________________________