St Mary's Convent Primary School

Friday 25th June 2021

Congratulations to the Second Class girls in Rooms 14 and 15 who made their First Confession last Friday in school. Fr Paul and Fr Warren administered the sacrament and it was a very reverent and special occasion for the girls, their teachers and the school. We are so proud of our girls and how well they prepared for this special day. We wish them the very best on the remainder of their journey towards their First Holy Communion. Thank you to Fr Paul and Fr Warren for all their guidance and support.

The pupils in Rooms 16 and 18 (Third Classes) launched their published book, ‘Together Apart’, on Friday 18th June. The letters, diary entries, stories and poems contained in the book are recounts of their experiences while living through ‘lockdown‘ during a pandemic.

Everyone involved should be very proud of their wonderful work and on becoming authors at such an early age. ‘Together Apart’ is very special because not only is it a collection of personalised stories, it is also a snapshot of a time in history, when we can look back at what we lived through and how our lives changed in 2020/2021.

Well done to all on this great achievement!

Follow this link, https://paypal.me/pools/c/8zAhpjziuk or use the QR code below to donate to the Gavin Glynn Foundation, which helps children with a rare form of cancer get the treatment they need, which isn’t yet available in Ireland. They fully accommodate all the medical and travel fees and 100% of all proceeds go to this charity.

Pupils relaxing during some yoga sessions!

A junior class doing ‘Floor Yoga’!

A senior class doing ‘Chair Yoga!

* Welcome to Wellbeing Week At St Mary’s. We have a myriad of many engaging activities planned for every class in the school.
* We appreciate the efforts being made by all within and outside the school community to ensure everyone has an enjoyable and safe ‘Wellbeing Week‘.
* This is a non-uniform week and we hope this will help create a more relaxed atmosphere. Pupils may wear their uniforms, or not, on any, or on all of the three days.
* Sports Day will be on Friday. Each child has been allocated a colour for the day – red or yellow or blue or white.
* We recommend plenty of water and sunscreen for the children this week as they will be outdoors quite a bit!
* Have fun everyone!

The First Communion classes came together last Saturday for a beautiful preparatory service for their First Confession. Fr Paul led the ceremony and the class teachers read the readings and prayers. Well done to all the girls for answering out their responses and for being so reverent in the church. The First Confession ceremony will take place in the next two weeks.