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
01-2886830
Wednesday, April 30, 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

PASSING OF POPE FRANCIS: This Easter was marked by the passing of Pope Francis, who will be remembered for his great love of nature and his concern for the poor and the vulnerable, as was the Saint on whom he modelled his papacy.  Pope Francis said "True education enables us to love life and opens us to the fullness of life. The Catholic Primary School Management Association has issued 
 every Catholic school with a short prayer to remember Francis with. We will share it with all our stduents this week.  You may wish to recite it at home also. The Five Finger Prayer Pope Francis wanted children to understand how important it is to pray. He encouraged them to pray for others. Pope Francis taught children a special way to pray called the Five Finger Prayer. Each finger helps us to pray The Five Finger Prayer is a simple way to help us to remember to pray for different people in our lives. (Take some time to explain how the prayer works with the class) 1. Thumb: The thumb is closest to you, so when we pray with our thumb, we think about the people who are closest to us – like our family, our friends, and

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Student News

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.