Academic Calendar 2024-2025

SCHOOL STARTS

Thursday 29th August.

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY

Friday 18th October

MID-TERM BREAK

School closes on Friday 25th October 14:15.

School Re-opens Monday 4th November

PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS

25th November-29th November. Teachers will be in touch nearer the time to organise meetings.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

School closes at 12.00 noon Friday 20th December School Re-opens Monday 6th January

SAINT BRIGID'S DAY

Monday 3rd February. School Closed.

MID-TERM BREAK

School closes Friday 14th February at 14:15.

School Re-opens Monday 24th February

ST PATRICK’S DAY

Monday 17th March. School Closed.

EASTER HOLIDAYS & MATHS TRAINING DAY

School closes at 12.00 noon on Friday 11th April .School closed for Maths Training Day Monday 28th April. 

School Re-opens Tuesday 29th April

MAY BANK HOLIDAY

Monday 5th MAY. School Closed.

STANDARDISED TESTING

Thursday 1st May-Friday 23rd May.

JUNE BANK HOLIDAY

School closed Monday 2nd & Tuesday 3rd June 

School Re-opens Wednesday 4th June

ACTIVE WEEK/ MULTI-CULTURAL DAY

Active Week will be from Monday, June 16th-Friday June 20th.

Junior Sports Day Monday 16th Booterstown Park 8:50-09:40.

Senior Sports Day Tuesday 17th Booterstown Park 08:50-10:00

Multicultural Day Friday 21st June 12:45-14:00. School Yard.

GRADUATION CEREMONY

Wednesday, June 25th at 10:00.

SUMMER HOLIDAYS

School closes at 12.00 noon on Friday 27th June

Details regarding Staff Training Days, First Holy Communion, Confirmation & 6th Class Graduation will be shared when we have dates.

  Academic Calendar

 School Calendar

Grotto Place, Booterstown, Co. Dublin A94 AC97
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Monday, April 21, 2025
01-2886830
8:35 - 14:15
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  • Brat Beo

    Active Flag Brat Beo

  • Circuit Makers and Breakers

    Circuit Makers and Breakers

  • Electronic engineers in the making

    Electronic engineers in the making

  • Balloon Balance

    Balloon Balance Experiments

  • Squid Dissection

    Squid Dissection

  • Seashore Safari

    Seashore Safari

  • Plant Propagation

    Plant Propagation

  • Marine Life

    Classification of Marine Life

  • Croke Park Stadium Tour

    Croke Park Stadium Tour

  • Visit to Casement Aerodome in Baldonnel

    Visit to Casement Aerodome in Baldonnel

  • Senior Gaelic Football Team 2022

    Senior Gaelic Football Team 2022

  • Junior Infants build up their self-assessment portfolios

    Junior Infants build up their self-assessment portfolios by picking and talking about their favourite piece of work.

  • 6th Class Digitial Literacy

    6th Class Digitial Literacy

  • 4th class Engineers propose new Dublin North-South link bridge 

    4th class Engineers propose new Dublin North-South link bridge 

  • James Rizzi City Landscapes

    James Rizzi City Landscapes

  • Kayaking on the River Liffey

    Kayaking on the River Liffey

  • Sports week

    Sports week and gymnastics for all. Great fun outdoors

Principal's News

Weekly Update April 29th -May 2nd 2025

Weekly Update April 29th -May 2nd 2025

PARENTS' ASSOCIATION QUIZ NIGHT: Please note that the PA Quiz night is now taking place at 8pm on Thursday 1 May in The Merrion Inn. It is a fun night out and the last fundraising event of the year! Also the PA will hold a Raffle as usual. If you would like to donate a raffle or quiz prize please contact the PA. 

TRANSITION TO SECONDARY WITH NURTURE EDUCATION: Andrew McGrane and Dr. Deirdre McGillicuddy will host  "Moving On Up. Transfer To Secondary" workshops with 6th in Saint Mary's BNS on Thursday 1st May 2025. They will be in OLOM from 10.30 to 12.00 and in St Mary's from 12:30-14:00. This is for students and teachers only. From 19:00-20:00, on the night of Wednesday April 30th, Andrew and Deirdre will host a parent's evening for the parents/guardians of children in 6th class from all three schools in Booterstown, including Booterstown National School. This will be held in OLOM Convent School hall. We encourage all 6th class parents and guardians to attend these talks. 

TESCO COMMUNITY FUND:  A huge thank you to our Parents' Association and everyone who

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Runathon 2025

Runathon 2025

Our Parents' Association held a 5 hour runathon on Friday April 4th. All the classes participated in the school yard or in Booterstown Park. It was a great success. We thank all the students who collected sponsorship money for Saint Mary's BNS. We thank our Parents' Association for organising the Runathon and for organising our new school water bottles.  The boys had a great day on Friday with many different running and fun sports events held  throughout the school day e.g. relay races, skipping races, wheelbarrow races, line dancing & cricket  games to name but a few. A fun day for all.