Reports and Arrangements for Friday

Dear parents,  Annual report cards will shortly be available on Aladdin Connect. If any parent wishes to receive a hard copy of same, please contact the school office.  It is important to note that reports are written in the context of a disrupted year and a balance of in-school and home-based learning. Standardised tests were administered and scores are given in the format of STEN scores- see https://ncca.ie/media/1400/english_tip_sheet_sten.pdf for information and explanatio...
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NEWSLETTER Feb 12th 2021

Dear parents and students We have come to the end of this half-term and the mid-term break is on for all of next week. I want to say well done to each and every one of you. I am very proud with how you have engaged with your work and especially with your class meetings and activities. It is hard to keep going but you have done this and pat yourselves on the back for that.  It is time now to take a break and try some new things next week. A reminder that we sent out some activi...
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Newsletter February 5th 2021

Hello everyone, I would like to mention a few subjects in this week’s newsletter, as follows: Remote Learning: Firstly, I want to complement everyone on work in See Saw. I can see great work being uploaded. Well done to everyone for taking part in class meetings over the past weeks. Infant classes will start theirs next week, which I’m sure will be fun. We have made a lot of effort in trying to have the most secure process for this. I wish to thank everyone for the good behaviour...
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Newsletter Jan 29th 2021- Spring is on the Way

Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well. I am wondering how you are all feeling at the moment and if you are finding it hard to keep doing similar things each day. I know that I am! I just try to do something different if I can and then I think that each day we are getting closer to being finished with the lockdown and we will be happy that we have all played a part in helping others. So we have two weeks to go until Mid-term. And here are a few ideas that you might like to be i...
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NEWSLETTER JAN 25TH 2021

Good morning everyone. What a beautiful morning, bright sunshine and blue skies. I hope you are all keeping well.   I am delighted to see continued work on SeeSaw across the classes. Well done to you all. It is important that we keep up this work and it will really stand to you when we come back to school. Of course if it puts any pressure on families do let us know and we will do our best to support you.  We are awaiting confirmation from DES and Government re date...
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NEWSLETTER Jan 15th 2021

The Sky this Morning! Hello to everyone on this lovely day.   Please see a short video attached which I hope you enjoy. Also a reminder that our enrolment process for new junior infants in September 2021 has opened. Full information is available on the website under the Information for Parents tab-Admissions 2021. Have a nice weekend! Kind regards, Mary Manley
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Christmas Greetings

Dear parents and students,  It has lovely to see such excitement here in St Anne's over the past days as everyone looks forward to Christmas Day. A lot of beautiful Christmas art has been made, Christmas prayers said, visits to Santa in the village, watching the panto online and so on.  The children have put great effort into sending you their Christmas performance (see Class News section on the website for videos) which I know you and your wider family will enjoy.  As we...
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Newsletter Dec 3rd 2020

Dear parents and students, Christmas is certainly in the air these days and there is a lot of preparation going on in classes, with decorations being made, Christmas poems being recited and who knows we might even have snow soon! We have started putting up the school decorations. Our Christmas tree will arrive at the weekend, thanks to a kind donation. The PSG have been busy arranging the tree sale and I wish them all the best with that- thanks to all who have supported this initiative. Ou...
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Halloween Newsletter 2020

Dear parents and students,  I hope you are all enjoying your mid-term break.  Firstly a note to say well done on all that you have done over the past weeks since we came back. Nobody was sure of what the return to school would bring but I am delighted to say that it has been a joy to see you all back, safe and sound. Thank you for all your co-operation in keeping distance and observing all the routines for washing, sanitising etc and to parents, thank you for your support in keep...
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