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Halloween, 2016

St. Mary’s was a very spooky school this Halloween. The school, which is usually full of lovely, friendly children, was instead full of witches, vampires, zombies and ghosts. There were a few super heroes in the mix!!! Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween…. [Show as slideshow]


The Parents’ Association Raffle

Dear Parents/Guardians, The Parents’ Association Raffle took place last night in the school hall. Please see below for the list of prize-winners. Congratulations to all who won prizes. Many thanks to all the families in the school who supported the raffle. Thanks also to the businesses who donated the prizes and a special thank you to Jonjo Farrell who donated his winning Leinster Final
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Oceanic’s Surfing School Trip, Trámore June 2016

Ms Tyrrell’s and Ms Murphy’s 3rd class had a great school trip surfing in Trámore, despite the awful weather conditions!  The staff at Oceanics could not have been more helpful. Our instructors showed us how to surf on dry land before we hit the sea. Some of us even managed to ‘catch some waves!’. Not only did we learn the basics of surfing but we
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Cake Sale Success, 2016

The 2016 Cake Sale was a big hit. There were so many fun things to do. Out on the field you could soak Ellie with wet sponges for a small fee. There were hurling and handball targets, shoot at a target, an obstacle course and pony rides. There were go-karts to race around the roundabout, games such as ‘Guess the Teacher’, ‘Pin the Nose
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GAA Go Games at Dunmore Pitch, June 2016

  Ms Murphy’s and Ms Tyrrell’s 3rd class participated in GAA Go Games at the pitch in Dunmore on June 2nd. Children from schools in Mullinavat and Ballyhale also attended on the day. Go Games are small-sided versions of Hurling and Gaelic Football which have been devised for children up to and including 11 years of age. The event was extremely well organised and all
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www.helpmykidlearn.ie, Tips for Parents

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has developed a new Primary Language Curriculum for English and Irish. The NCCA has developed two information leaflets for parents. The leaflets are available in English and Irish at www.curriculumonline.ie The leaflets explain why there is a new language curriculum and how different it is to our current curriculum for English and Irish, and they inform
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Anna Cass-cades Down the Liffey to Victory, May 2016

(Written by Anna Cass) The Junior Liffey Decent is a huge race for kayakers. We started the race at the Salmon Leap Canoe Club in Co. Kildare. We kayaked 11.5 Km, over 4 weirs and 1 portage to finish over an hour later at Chapelizod in Dublin. I was the first home in the Under 15’s girls’ category.


4th Class Fashion Show Through the Ages, April 2016

Ms O’ Connor’s 4th class put on a fantastic fashion show exhibiting fashion down through the ages. The children wore clothing from the Roman era, the medieval period,  the 1920’s, the 1950’s, the hippy 60’s and the colourful 80’s. Check out the photos below. Can you guess who is dressed from what era??? [Show as slideshow]


St Mary’s Proclamation Day, March 15th 2016

As part of the Ireland 2016 commemorative programme, the Department of Education and Skills provided time for schools to commemorate and reflect upon the events of 100 years ago.   Some of our events on Proclamation Day included song singing and musical instrumentals. We finished the celebrations with our flag raising ceremony, done by Tadhg Flynn and Bell Keane, and we sang the National
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Easter Bunny Visits St Mary’s

The Easter Bunny visited our school again this year. He,and his kind helpers, brought lots of cheer and delicious chocolate treats for all the children! Míle Buíochas Easter Bunny!! [Show as slideshow]  


Pupils’ Questionnaire on Social, Personal and Health Education in St Mary’s

Click here to complete a pupils’ questionnaire on Social, Personal and Health Education in St Mary’s N.S.


Dylan Vaughan’s Confirmation Photos, 2016

Congratulations to all our children who were confirmed in Church of the Assumption, Thomastown last Sunday. The children put in a lot of work and preparation into their very special day and great credit must be given to them and their teachers Mr. Delahunty and Mr. Roberts. Thank you to all involved. It was a fantastic occasion. Click link below to view Dylan Vaughan’s
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Parent Survey on Social, Personal and Health Education in St Mary’s

Click here to complete an online parent survey on Social, Personal and Health Education in St Mary’s N.S.