Dear parents and students, I hope you all had a lovely midterm break. I wish to update you on some school events and some dates for the calendar, as follows:   Additional School Closures: Children from 6th class will receive the sacrament of Confirmation on Friday March 3rd at 2pm. Those receiving Confirmation will be informed re times and procedures for the day. All other classes (infants -5th)  will finish at 1pm on that day, Friday March 3rd, in order to facilitat...

Now that Christmas holidays have arrived, it is time to look back on all that was happening over the past few weeks. Christmas: The Christmas fever certainly arrived and it was lovely to see such excitement and joy! Our Christmas tree was set up in the reception area and decorated by children from each class, with Conor, our youngest student, putting the star on top of the tree. Ms Bambury and children from the Creative Club and other classes were busy making our school crib-...

Art work from Ms Malone's Class   Dear parents, I hope this finds you well.  I wish to update you on some matters and plans for the coming weeks, as follows:  Parent Teacher meetings for classes 1st to 5th will be on the week of November 21st. An invitation to select time slots within these days will go out on Aladdin after Halloween. Meetings for the infant classes will be in January/February   Staff In-service: The school will close for half day on M...

Dear parents and Students, What a great start to the new year! I am delighted to see how you have all settled in and how you are embracing learning in class and in the outdoor areas.   Speaking of outdoor area, we are waiting for our outdoor classroom to be installed shortly, which will be a great opportunity for learning outdoors. Thanks to the PSG and all parents for their support in fundraising for this. I hope I have occasion to be out there myself some days!   New ...

NEWSLETTER MAY 13TH 2022   What a special week for St Anne’s this has been! Well done to the boys team who beat Athgarvan in the final of the Cumann na mBunscoil football competition on Tuesday last. Despite a windy day the boys fought hard to build up the scores and come out victorious. We are immensely proud of all members of the team. Well done to you all. And as if that wasn’t enough, our girls team made it a double by beating Two Mile House in the girls football fina...

Dear parents and students,  Easter fever was about in the last few days at St Anne’s.   Junior Infants helped 6th class find the missing chickens and eggs for the the Easter Bunny. While he was very busy, the Easter Bunny did manage to ring the classes and sent a chocolate ‘thank you’ to all the children. I am sure he will visit everyone on Easter Sunday too.  Other classes were out and about looking for eggs too!   Many classes created beautiful chocola...

Dear parents and students, On this bright sunny afternoon, I write to update you on activities and events in St Anne’s. Today saw classes having playtime out on the field and much fun was had!. It is a joy to see after the confines of Covid restrictions in the past years. On the matter of Covid, while restrictions have eased, we also have to be mindful of the rise in cases in recent weeks. Numerous cases are being reported to us in classes and it has affected staff members also. I wish ...

Dear parents and students, Spring is in the air this week! How lovely to see such activity in the yard, as classes play together in the sunshine. The week has brought some changes to restrictions in schools, which are welcome. Children are mixing with other classes, activities are being started up again, assemblies being held and so on.  It is, I hope, a sign of things to come! As mentioned at assembly yesterday, I am very proud of how everyone has coped, and continue to cope with ...

Dear parents, I hope this finds you well. I wish to update you on a few matters: Ventilation and Filters: Much has been discussed in the media relating to HEPA filters and their use in schools. The guidance to schools is: Where the practical measures for the deployment of good ventilation practices have been undertaken, and poor ventilation continues to exist in a particular room/area, air cleaners may be considered as an additional measure in conjunction with other methods of v...