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Children in St Anne’s have many opportunities to engage in extra-curricular activities

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Activities include: Football, Hurling, Camogie, Athletics, Debating, Choir, Chess to name but a few. Other clubs/classes operate after school including Irish dancing, Speech and Drama, Creative Club, STEM Club, Fitnastix, Coding Club and Chess Club. We also have an 'Infant's Club' (1:50-2:50) that is run by some local parents. 
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Child Safeguarding Review 2024

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The Board of Management of St. Anne's National School wishes to inform you that:  The Board of Management’s annual review of the school’s Child Safeguarding Statement was completed at the Board meeting of 30th September 2024. ​ This review was conducted in accordance with the “Checklist for Review of the Child Safeguarding Statement” published on the Department’s website www.education.ie. Kindest regards, Louis Phillips (Chairperson) Dominic Tyrrell (Principal) The updat...
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June 2024 Newsletter

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NEWSLETTER JUNE 2024   Dear parents and students,   We are entering the final few weeks of term and I wish to remind and inform re some dates for your diary.   Junior Infants: The meeting for parents of new junior infants (Sept 24) will take place this Tuesday June 11th at 7pm in the school hall. The new students will be invited to visit the school in August.    Harvest and Salad Days: Students have been busy looking after the seeds planted ea...
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Mid Term

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Dear parents and students,  A note to remind all that the school is closed tomorrow and Friday, February 15th and 16th, for mid-term break.    This month we are celebrating Creative February in classes, with lots of creative activities being done and great adventures in making and doing. We hope to celebrate with a school event at the end of the month.  Thanks to all the grandparents who came to visit us on Grandparents Day in January. It was a joy to meet so many...
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Christmas 23 Newsletter

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Dear parents and Students,   We have had a wonderful lead-in to Christmas this year, from singing to artwork, from donations to charity to class competitions.   Classes have created some beautiful art work across the school and it certainly has put us in the Christmas mood.    Some classes have visited the crib in the church; others have come to view the School Crib and say a Christmas Prayer.   Our Advent Calendar was made by children aro...
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October Newsletter

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  Hallowe’en certainly arrived to St Anne’s this morning with monsters and minions, witches and wizards and wonderful original costumes all around. Well done everyone on all your efforts and collaborations getting your costumes ready- all were very creative. Thanks to parents too, who I’m sure had much to do last night and this morning!   It has been an exciting first term so far and many activities are underway here.   The Book Fair was a tremendous success. Th...
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End of Year Note

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Dear students and parents,  As we come to the end of the school year 22/23, I wish to congratulate all students on embracing all that has been happening in St Anne's during the year.  I am delighted that so many extra-curricular activities are going on, from sports to music, from debates to clubs and it is wonderful to see the engagement with these throughout the year.  I am particularly delighted that so many children have taken lead roles in setting up their own clu...
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Easter Newsletter 23

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Dear parents,  The Easter Bunny was seen around the school today and we discovered that he was able to change plastic eggs into chocolate! Junior infants had a great time searching for eggs and chickens in the yard, ably assisted by 6th class.     SCHOOL TEAMS Congratulations to all our students who have been representing St Anne's recently. Special mention to those who part in the recent Scór na nÓg competition and who will be taking part in the Leinster Semi-finals ...
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