ENROLMENT 2027-2028: We are delighted to announce that enrolment for Junior Infants for 2027/2028 is now open.The Admissions Notice, Admission Policy and Code of Behaviour are on our school website. Dates and deadlines are below. Enrolment is done online via our school website on the school Admissions tab. Please see the link to our Enrolment Online Tab. Admissions Tab. We ask you to let all your friends and neighbours, in and outside our parish, know that Saint Mary’s is currently enrolling.Please see the link to our school brochure and prospectus. Brochure and Prospectus..
PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS: Our school parent/teacher meetings will take place in the week of November 23rd-27th 2026. The main day for meetings will be Wednesday 25th November. Some teachers, due to larger classes, may also schedule meetings on other days and during the week before.The teacher has already set up a signup sheet on Aladdin with dates, days and times of meetings. This was released to you on Tuesday 10th November 2026. Parents with 2 children or more children in the school will be allowed to sign in first at 09:00 to synchronize their meeting times. All other parents will be able to sign up for a meeting from 10:00. The deadline for signing up for a meeting is one week later, Tuesday 17th November. Meetings will last 10 minutes and we ask everyone to respect this as other meetings will be scheduled. We would hope that most meetings take place in person. If a face to face meeting is not possible please notify the class teacher directly by email of the same and an online meeting can be facilitated. You will have received a questionnaire from your child's class teacher on Thursday 5th of November which you may complete and return to the teacher outlining any queries you may have for the PT meeting. This will be in his school bag. Please return this questionnaire to the class teacher by Wednesday 11th November. A copy of this questionnaire is also attached to this email. The class teacher will give you a written report of your child's progress on the day of your meeting.Further meetings may be scheduled by the class teacher and/or SET teacher should the need arise throughout the school year.
HEALTH & SAFETY CONCERN: We ask all parents and grandparents not to drive their cars up Grotto Place & Grotto Avenue at drop off and collection times during the school day. There are many children and parents on Grotto Place and Avenue at these very very busy times. We do not want an accident to happen. In the interest of safety for all, please park your car on the Rock Road or at the DART station and collect your child from the school gates.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: 2nd class parents are invited to register their child for First Holy Communion. An email has already been sent via Aladdin with the registration link.
CONFIRMATION: Thank you for the great turn out at the Confirmation evening on Tuesday 3rd November. A registration email has been sent out to all 6th class parents and a list of dates to put in your diary regarding Confirmation enrolment , Know Your Church guided visit, The Service of Light dates and Confirmation dates. Please note that the deadline for registration for Confirmation is Monday 30th November 2026. The registration details have been shared with 6th class parents via Aladdin.
BANTS FREE DRAMA TRIAL: "Betty Ann Norton Theatre School is offering a free trial drama class on Saturday November 21st in Booterstown Parish Pastoral Centre. The class will be a great opportunity to try out speech and drama with the option afterwards to book in for the remaining 3 weeks of term before Christmas. The class will run from 12:30-2pm for ages 8-12. Visit bants.ie to learn more about our classes and email
CHILD SAFEGUARDING & RISK ASSESSMENT DRAFT. PARENT FEEDBACK SOUGHT: The first draft of our Child Safeguarding and Risk Assessment Policy was sent to all parents via email on the 15th October. We would love your feedback. Our Child Friendly Safeguarding poster was also shared. The Student Council has placed a copy of this poster in every classroom & SET room in the school. The poster and the child safeguarding DLP-Designated Liaison Person and DDLP-Deputy Designated Liaison person are regularly discussed in class and at school assemblies.
3 SCHOOL CLOSURE DATES FOR STAFF TRAINING: We have been notified that Saint Mary's BNS will be closed for three training dates, Thursday 12th November 2026, Friday 22nd January 2027 and on Wednesday June 2nd 2027. Two closures are training days for the Primary Curriculum Framework facilitated by Oide. One is for Language Awareness Training. These training dates are decided by Oide and not the Board of Management nor the school principal.
ANSEO ATTENDANCE INITIATIVE: We are delighted that St. Mary’s has been chosen as a pilot school for a new initiative called Anseo. We are one of just 210 schools in Ireland which applied for this initiative that have been selected.This is an attendance tool that is to encourage our pupils to attend school every day and to be on time every day.The school will follow the Multi-Tier model below. We actively encourage all of our pupils to aim to be a part of Tier 1 which is 95% plus school attendance. Please support us in this Anseo initiative by helping your child to attend school every day and to arrive on time every day. Please remember that classes start at 8:35. We will be in touch with any further updates regarding this Anseo initiative.Kind regards,Mr. Briggs, Ms. Hastings & Mr. Gilheaney. Our SAT Team -School Attendance Team.
CTYI DCU: CENTRE FOR TALENTED YOUTH: CTYI provides courses for primary school students between the ages of 6-12, with availability varying by location. These courses are designed to stand outside the mainstream school curriculum but also provide enrichment of this curriculum. Courses have a strong academic element, with a faster pace which gifted and talented students feel more comfortable moving at and with content students are unlikely to have accessed via school before. Our courses are delivered by lecturers, researchers, practitioners and highly able postgraduate students in the relevant fields, they feature highly interactive environments and our tutors utilise a broad range of teaching techniques to engage students' curiosity, motivation and understanding of the subject material.EligibilityStudents wishing to participate in our Primary School Programme must first demonstrate high academic ability. This can be achieved through either the Young Student Assessment or by submission of an Educational Psychologist's report. Log on to their website for more details.
FRÁSAÍ NA MÍOSA/ GAEILGE/ CONTENT LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING: Más féidir libh cabhrú le bhúr bpáiste frásaí na míosa a cleachtadh sa bhaile. / If you can please help your child practise these four Irish phrases of the month. 1. Cuir ort do chóta/ Put on your coat. 2. Tá an aimsir an fhuar./ The weather is very cold. 3. Is maith liom seacláid the a ól. / I like to drink hot chocolate. 4. Tá sé níos dorcha níos luaithe. / It's darker earlier.
LOTTERY FUNDRAISING WEEKLY DRAW: Great news. Congratulations to last this week's winner Margaret D in Senior Infants.. There is always great excitement and rapturous applause in our school assembly as the jackpot winner is announced. Please see the fundraiser link button on our website. It would be hugely appreciated if you can contribute €5 for 3 lines, and you never know you might just win the jackpot. Please pass the word on and invite friends and family. Remember, if you are not in you cannot win.Thank you for your support.The Parents' Association.
BÍ CINEÁLTA POLICY TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT BULLYING: Please our Bí Cineálta Policy to address and prevent bullying. It is available on our school website , under the policy tab. See link Bí Cineálta Policy to Address and Prevent Bullying 2026-2027. Parental & student feedback and input is always welcome and can be shared with us at
BOOTERSTOWN CHILDCARE SERVICES: Booterstown childcare service is now firming up the bookings for September 2026.Please contact Najwa Mc Guinn on the details below. Very limited places available. Contact 087 3446188.
Kind regards, Noel Scully. Principal.