CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS: Saint Mary's is closed from 12:00 on Friday 19th December.Saint Mary's will reopen for all classes at 08:35 on Monday 5th January 2026. May we take this opportunity to wish you all a happy, safe and restful Christmas and best wishes for 2026. Kind regards, The Board of Management & staff of Saint Marys' Boys' National School.
FUNDRAISING WEEKLY DRAW: St. Mary's Boys' National School is launching its weekly fundraiser draw this week. The money raised from this fundraising initiative will be used to directly support your children's education and purchase resources for our school including sports equipment, sports coaching, classroom and teaching resources. Our first draw will be on Thursday 18th December at 20:00. Please see the fundraiser link button on our website. We hope that the weekly option of 1 line for €2.50 will allow everybody to contribute, but it would be hugely appreciated if you can contribute €5 for 3 lines, and you never know you might just win! Please pass the word on and invite friends and family. Weekly Lotto Fundraiser
CHRISTMAS FAIR: THANK YOU: On behalf of the Board of Managment, myself and all the staff can we extend a huge thank you to Jeanann & all the members of the Parents' Assocation who organsed a brilliant Christmas Fair in ouer school hall. A huge amount of energy & work went into organising the event and many hours were spent setting up the hall and the community centre, looking after stalls and tidying up after the event. We thank all the families and past pupils who supported us at this annual event. It was a lovely occasion to help welcome in and mark the Christmas season.
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
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.
SCHOOL CLOSURE FOR STAFF TRAINING: Saint Mary's BNS will be closed for students on Thursday January 29th 2026 and Thursday April 30th 2026 for staff training for the New Primary Curriculum Framework.
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.Tá Daidí na Nollag ag teacht. / Father Christmas is coming.2. Ta sé ag cur sneachta/ It's snowing. 3. Fuair mé bronntanas/ I got a present. 4. Táim preachta leis an bhfuacht. / I'm freezing with the cold.
Kind regards,
Noel Scully.