The school will hold a Book Fair On Thursday & Friday 18th & 19th November In ROOM 5 Parents/Guardians, please feel free to come and visit the Book Fair which will be open from 9.30 am to after 3.10 pm on both days. Khans Book shop, Kilkenny will supply the books for the fair so a great variety of books for all ages will
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Internet Safety for Children Dear Parents/Guardians, A free information night for parents and teachers will be held on Wednesday, 16th November in the school 8pm. Presenter; John Collins A general outline of the course content: Bebo and Facebook – what you need to know Dealing with Internet Safety Incidents Hoaxes and Scams online and on mobile phones Cyberbullying Simple Steps to Internet Safety at
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On Friday November 11th, all of our hard work paid off when we raised our first Green Flag here on the grounds of St. Mary’s National School. The weather was not very kind to us, so the whole school community gathered in the hall for the special occasion. A special mention was made to Ms Hogan and the Green School Committee. They were praised
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We had a fantastic halloween at St Mary’s this year. There were lots of Halloween parties and discos and the Junior Infants even had a pumpkin treasure hunt!!!! The costumes were great!!! Everyone looked very very spooky! Enjoy the break and HAPPY HOWL-A-WEEN everyone………………..
In 1826 there were twenty-four schools in Thomastown parish with a total attendance of 1100 – 695 males and 405 females – of whom all but twenty-three were Roman Catholics. It appears that only two schools were attended exclusively by girls. One was referred to as ‘the Convent’. It was under ‘Miss Fitzgerald and others’ and was situated on the open ground adjoining the
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WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY A GREEN SCHOOL!!!! On Tuesday, 3rd May, the pupils and staff at St Mary’s N. S. were delighted to hear that they had been awarded with their first Green Flag! Well done to everyone in the school for their huge efforts in helping to receive this award.
OUR OFFICIAL SCHOOL OPENING CEREMONY, JUNE 2010 Our state of the art school was 10 years in the planning and became a reality as a result of hard work by parents, teachers and the people of Thomastown. Our school has over 400 pupils and is the result of an amalgamation between Ladywell Boy’s school and the Convent of Mercy National School. Speaking at the
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