St. Mary's N.S.1st December 2020
An update of our Covid19 Response Plan has recently been made to reflect what works best on a daily basis in our school. To view please click the link below.
Our privacy notice has also been updated which is available to view below.
Annually our Child Safeguarding Statement is reviewed. It is available to view below. Should you have any concerns, or comments on these policies we ask you contact us by emailing principal.stmarysnsbagenalstown@gmail.com
Thank you. Kathy McGeeney
Thank you to all who donated to our charity fundraiser for Trick or Treat for Temple Street. This year a fantastic €400 was raised. We are hugely appreciative of everyone who donated. Well done to Freddie and Tilly who won the raffle hampers, we hope you enjoyed them over the midterm break!
14th October 2020
Thanks is given to everyone who took part in our short survey this week. To view the results of this survey you are invited to click on the below link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-HZGSVTMP7/
There was a majority who agreed in undertaking training on a remote learning app for the benefit of students.
Details of available courses will follow after the Halloween midterm break. Webinars are currently in development through the PDST.
We will update you when this information is available, and when an appropriate webinar is scheduled.
Kind regards
Kathy McGeeney
12th October 2020
The public health restrictions which resulted in the closure of schools in March 2020 highlighted the need in providing continuity of schooling in the future should schools close again, or if a student is off school for an extended period of time due to COVID19.
Should a parent need to contact a member of staff during an unexpected school closure like in March 2020, please use the email address: stmarysnsbagenalstown@gmail.com and your messages will be forwarded to the relevant teacher.
Communication from teachers and the school will be communicated to parents using Aladdin Connect notices and any further details will be posted on our school website for your reference.
The school phone may not be manned during unexpected school closures, so we ask that parents use the given email address to ensure your message is seen.
Kind regards,
Kathy McGeeney
12th October 2020
Dear Parents, Information available below from the HSE National Immunisation Office – Flu Vaccine for Children aged 2-12 for your information.
Kind regards,
Kathy McGeeney
Ms.Martins class took full advantage of the beautiful Indian Summer were all enjoying for some yoga in the playground. Let’s hope their sun salutations brings more beautiful weather!
3rd September 2020
Dear Parents,
Please see below an Isolation Quick Guide available to download for your convenience. Thanks given to Elaine Bolger who provided the link. It is intended as a guide which we hope proves useful to you all.
Kind regards,
Kathy McGeeney
Attached is a letter for you to download from Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn.
2nd September 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Our school has recently purchased an upgrade with our existing management software system “Aladdin Schools” to enable parents to keep in touch with students class teachers on weekly events that may be happening within the classroom.
The advantages are many, and we are excited to roll this out in the coming weeks. In order to have all our families connected please ensure you have filled in the contact information form sent home earlier this week. Once we have your up to date contact details a unique code will be generated for your family and sent to you by text or email. We encourage every family to access Aladdin Connect to ensure you don’t miss any messages from class teachers.
Please feel free to contact me at principal.stmarysnsbagenalstown@gmail.com should you need to.
Yours sincerely,
Kathy McGeeney