Principal's News
Weekly Update January 26th-January 30th 2026
SCHOOL CLOSURE FOR STAFF TRAINING: Saint Mary's BNS will be closed for students on Thursday January 29th 2026 for staff training for the New Primary Curriculum Framework.
SCHOOL CLOSURE FOR SAINT BRIGID’S DAY: Saint Mary’s BNS will be closed Monday 2nd February 2026 for Saint Brigid’s Day. We wish everyone a very Happy Saint Brigid's Day.
INFORMATION MORNING FOR PARENTS OF INCOMING JUNIOR INFANTS 2026-2027: Saint Mary's BNS will host a Welcome Information Session for all incoming parents on Friday 6th February 2026 from 09:00-10:00.The Information Session will be hosted by the Principal, the current Junior Infant teacher and members of our Student Council. Amongst many matters the session will cover: what a typical day looks like in Junior Infants; active teaching & learning; independence, resilience & wellbeing; hot
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Student Council AGM with Board of Management 2025.
St Mary's Student Council had its annual AGM meeting on with our school Board of Management. It was a very successful meeting. The Student Council explained that the Council uses the Lundy Model for its meetings and that the Lundy Model enables the Student Council to have space, voice, audience and influence.
The New Primary Curriculum Framework has 7 key competencies. The Student Council used these 7 competencies as a framework for their AGM. Each member of the Council took a competency and explained to the BOM what the school and the Student Council were doing to implement each competency in Saint Mary's. The Student Council spoke about:being well; being a digital learner, being mathematical; being a communicator and
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