BOOK FAIR TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 7th AND 8th OCTOBER: Jana’s Bookland will be visiting Saint Mary’s BNS on Tuesday & Wednesday the 7th & 8th of October 2025. All classes will visit the Book Fair during the day to look at the books. Parents/guardians and their children can then purchase books on Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm and on Wednesday, 8am-9am and 1pm -2.30pm. An email has been sent out to all parents/ guardians with more details.
BÍ CINEÁLTA ANTI BULLYING SURVEY RESULTS: Saint Mary’s continues to work in partnership with their patron, board of management, staff, students and their parents to implement their Bí Cineálta policy. With this in mind please see link Saint Marys Policies Bí Cineálta Information Leaflet which outlines:
- What Bí Cineálta is and what is its purpose.
- What is bullying.
- What is not bullying.
- What if bullying happens outside of school.
- What 5 steps are taken when bullying occurs
- Oversight of “Bí Cineálta “
- Our Student Friendly version of Bí Cineálta.
- Feedback on the parents, student and teachers' survey was shared with all paretns/ guardians via an email on Aladdin this week.
FATHERS ON PARENTS ASSOCIATION: We would appreciate if more fathers would volunteer to join the PA and help organise and support events. If you would like to volunteer please contact your class rep or Noel Scully. Thank you.
FRÁSAÍ NA MÍOSA/ GAEILGE/ CONTENT LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING: Más féidir libh cabhrú le bhúr bpáiste frásaí na míosa a chleachtadh sa bhaile. / If you can please help your child practise these 4 Irish phrases of the month? 1. Fáilte go dtí Scoil Naomh Mhuire./ Welcome to Saint Mary's .2. Lá nua, rang nua, bliain nua/ A new day, a new class, a new year. 3. Tá áthas ar na páisti/ The children are happy. 4. Bígí cineálta le chéile/ Be kind together.
AFTERSCHOOL CLUBS: Great news. Nearly all our afterschool activities are up and running. Please note that these afterschool activities are not run by the school, but by independent organisers who are responsible for your child during these lessons. Please liaise with the afterschool organiser directly if you have any concerns regarding times, dates, costs, health & safety, child safeguarding, lesson cancellations etc.
- Science Club: 13:15-14:10- Junior & Senior Infants. 14:15-15:10. There is a new booking system in place on the We Love Science website: If you have any queries at all, please contact
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or go to website welovescience.ie - Homework Club: Starting 8th September Monday to Thursday 2:15pm to 3:15pm - (3rd to 6th Class only) Contact Sam Briggs on
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - After School Sports: Starting Monday September 1st 2:15pm to 3:15pm (1st -6th class only) Aoife Cartwright. CONTACT
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Spanish: Afterschool lessons from 1st to 6th class starting Thursday the 11th of September to Thursday 11th of December (13 weeks) from 2:15 to 3:10. Please contact
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further details. - Johnny's After School Club: Johnny’s After School Sports for Junior and Senior Infants will start on Monday 9th September and will run for 7 weeks. You can click on the link below to sign up. Junior and Senior Infants https://signup.com/go/otqbDQv. After School Sports for 1st - 6th class will start on Thursday 4 September and will run for 8 weeks. You can click on the link below to sign up .1st - 6th class. https://signup.com/go/qfaMxde
- Alto School of Music: Starting 8th September Monday & Fridays. Piano and Guitar. Contact Anna on
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Art: Tuesdays starting 23rd September to 16th December inclusive with Evelyn Healy. Junior & Senior Infants 1:15pm – 2:15pm 1st to 6th Class 2:15pm to 3:15pm. CONTACT:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Chess: Tuesdays starting 30th September. An email has been sent out to all parents via Aladdin with more details and the registration link.
- There will be more clubs to start over the coming weeks. We will inform you once they are sanctioned and the days and times agreed. All queries should be directly with the after school activity organiser as outline above.
Kind regards,
Noel Scully Principal.