SAVE THE DATES: We are happy to inform you of the dates and times of our Christmas performances.Pupils from 2nd - 6th Classes will participate in our Senior Carol Service which will take place on Tuesday 16th December at 7:00 pm in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Booterstown Ave. More information will follow at a later date.Junior performances will take place in the Old School Hall on Grotto Ave. on the following dates:
- Junior Infants; Tuesday 16th December at 12:00 pm
- Senior Infants: Wednesday 17th December at 12:00 pm
- 1st Class: Thursday 18th December at 1:00 pm
JUNIOR INFANT ADMISSIONS FOR 2026/2027: We are delighted to announce that enrolment for Junior Infants for 2026/2027 opened on Wednesday 15th of October. The Admissions Notification, Admission Policy and Code of Behaviour are on our website. Enrolment is done online via our school website on the school Admissions tab. Please see link to Admissions. We ask you to let all your friends and neighbours, in and outside our parish, know that Saint Mary’s is currently enrolling.
PRIMARY SCHOOL SURVEY FOR PARENTS: HAVE YOUR SAY: We are asking you as a parent or guardian of children in primary school to ‘Have Your Say’ about your primary school. The Dept of Education is doing this through a short, confidential survey, which will take at most 5 minutes to complete. The results of the survey will help the department plan how we provide education at primary level. How to do the survey: Click the link below to take part: www.gov.ie/primaryschoolsurvey. It only takes 5 minutes! You will need to know your Eircode to complete the survey. If you do not know your Eircode, you can find it here: www.eircode.ie/ We will use your Eircode only for this survey and future school planning purposes. Please ensure that your school has your Eircode on record to ensure that your preferences will be recorded for your school.
PARENTS ASSOCIATION AGM: The Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Parents’ Association will take place in the school on Wednesday 19th November 2025 at 8pm. At the AGM the PA will present the financial accounts and outline the many activities that were undertaken over the past year with the funds that they raised. They have a schedule of events and planned initiatives which they are hoping will raise money. The PA would invite you to share your suggestions on worthy projects in the school which would benefit from future funding. At the AGM the Parents’ Association Committee for the 2025/2026 academic year will be nominated and elected. New appointees will assume their roles following the AGM. The Parents’ Association is open to all parents and guardians of children enrolled in the school. Its function is to develop an active partnership with the school’s authorities and to represent parents and guardians in the decision-making processes relating to the school for the betterment of the boys’ primary school experience at St. Mary’s Boys National School. The PA hopes that as many of you as possible can join them at the meeting.
PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS: Our school parent/teacher meetings will take place in the week of November 24th-28th 2025. The main day for meetings will be Wednesday 26th November. The teacher will set up a signup sheet on Aladdin with dates, days and times of meetings. This will be released to you on Tuesday 11th November 2025. The deadline for signing up for a meeting is one week later, Tuesday 18th.You will receive a questionnaire from your child's class teacher on Thursday 6th 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 Thursday 13th November. A copy of this questionnaire is also attached. The class teacher will give you a written report of your child's progress on the day of your meeting.
HOT LUNCH OPERATIVE RECRUITMENT: The free hot school meals scheme is near completion, with the ovens about to be delivered, and the information to parents to set up the 'app for ordering' to be delivered soon. As soon as dates are confirmed, we will let you know, but please keep up to date with emails as they come. Nourish and Green is hiring an operative to work in the school to deliver the meals to each class, along with various other tasks. The advertisement and role descriptors have been emailed to all parents and guardians. Please do not email the school office or principal with CVs or letters, correspondence should only be with Nourish and Green, as they will be the company hiring the operative.
BOOTERSTOWN CHILDCARE SERVICES: Booterstown Childcare Services offer morning and afterschool care services for children attending Saint Mary's BNS and Our Lady of Mercy Convent school. Please see link with times and contact details. Before and After School Booterstown Childcare Services.
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. Tabhair pas dom./ Pass to me. 2. Mí Ádh/Hard luck. 3. Scaoil an liathróid’/ Let the ball go or release the ball. 4. Iarracht mhaith/ Good effort.
AFTERSCHOOL CLUBS: 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 directly with the afterschool organiser 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
Homework Club: Starting 8th September Monday to Thursday 2:15pm to 3:15pm - (3rd to 6th Class only) Contact Sam Briggs on
After School Sports: Starting Monday September 1st 2:15pm to 3:15pm (1st -6th class only) Aoife Cartwright. CONTACT
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
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
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:
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.