Our School Motto
Amor Dei, Aliorum, Literarumque’
‘Loving God, Loving Others, Loving learning’.
Our Founders

Thought For The Week
“The great gift of Easter is hope.”
– Basil Hume

Latest News
Safety in our School Grounds
Dear Parents
The school operate a drop-off system for children in the morning. Please use 'drop-off zone' provided. As the traffic congestion is high, please do not park in these areas and please do not park in the bus lane.
If you wish to accompany your child to the class door please park carefully outside of school grounds.
Due to safety concerns, please drive slowly and do not double park in any area of the school.
The parking spaces are for staff only.
The school gates will be closed throughout the day. Please use the pedestrian access gate.
At home time, if you require access to the school to pick up pupils, you must complete an 'Application for Permission to access School Grounds'. Please submit the completed form to the school office.
If you were issued with a pass last year and your Blue Badge is still current, please contact the school office for issue of a new Permission Pass for this year. If your Blue Badge has expired, we require a new copy before issuing your new pass.
Please share this with other members of your family and childminders if they call to collect your child.
PSNI Advice - THINK BEFORE YOU PARK

Principal's Update 31/3/23
Dear parents,
We spent time this week in school talking about Palm Sunday which will be celebrated in our churches on Sunday. It would be lovely if your children could attend Mass this weekend as they would hear the story of Jesus' Passion. We will be talking about this at length in school next week and it is such a very important time in the Christian Church Year.
At this time we are always keenly aware that we have several pupils in our school from different faiths. I acknowledge this with these children and thank them and you their parents for respecting Christian traditions, just as we do those of your faiths. Our school is a little microcosm of the world and children could teach us so much as they live and interact so companionably and respectfully, knowing that faith is a very personal and precious choice for us all and that each faith is to be respected.
The school council members have been busily selling tickets for the Easter raffle. We spoke at assembly today about the great work that we are all doing to raise funds for Trocaire's 2023 appeal and we are hopeful that we will be handing over a generous donation. The children know that it is not about winning (although that would be nice), rather it is about sharing a little bit with those who have less.
We will have a busy day next Wednesday:
· The raffle will be held during the Easter assembly.
· Each class will have an Easter treat hunt in the school forest
· Children will start our school's celebration of April as 'Autism Awareness Month' by wearing blue clothing( no donation required)- They voted unanimously at assembly today that school uniform being blue, just wouldn't cut it and that they would HAVE to wear their own clothes!!!!!!!!!! ( I love pupil voice) Mrs Toner, our SENCO, will organise a selection of awareness raising events that will take place with the children across the month.
I remind you that school will close at 12.00 on Thursday
and will reopen on Monday 17th April.
I wish you well as we enter Holy Week.
Yours in partnership,
Mrs Monaghan

Upcoming Events
Sun, 2 Apr 2023 |
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Palm Sunday (Start of Holy Week) |
Thu, 6 Apr 2023 |
School Closes @ 12 for Easter |
Fri, 7 Apr 2023 |
School Closed for Easter |
Good Friday |
Sat, 8 Apr 2023 |
Holy Saturday |
Sun, 9 Apr 2023 |
Easter Sunday |
Mon, 10 Apr 2023 |
School Closed for Easter |
Tue, 11 Apr 2023 |
School Closed for Easter |
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 |
School Closed for Easter |
Thu, 13 Apr 2023 |
School Closed for Easter |
Fri, 14 Apr 2023 |
School Closed for Easter |
Sat, 22 Apr 2023 |
Earth Day |
Mon, 1 May 2023 |
No school for pupils |
Fri, 12 May 2023 |
Confirmation The Cathedral (6.30pm) |
Sat, 20 May 2023 |
First Holy Communion The Cathedral (11.30am) |
Mon, 29 May 2023 |
No school for pupils |
Tue, 30 May 2023 |
No school for pupils |
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 |
School Closes @ 12 noon for the summer |
Mon, 30 Oct 2023 |
School Closed all week |
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 |
School Closed all week |
Wed, 1 Nov 2023 |
School Closed all week |
Thu, 2 Nov 2023 |
School Closed all week |
Fri, 3 Nov 2023 |
School Closed all week |
Fri, 22 Dec 2023 |
School Closes @ 12 noon |
Mon, 25 Dec 2023 |
School Closed Christmas Holidays |
Tue, 26 Dec 2023 |
School Closed Christmas Holidays |
Wed, 27 Dec 2023 |
School Closed Christmas Holidays |
Thu, 28 Dec 2023 |
School Closed Christmas Holidays |
Fri, 29 Dec 2023 |
School Closed Christmas Holidays |
Mon, 1 Jan 2024 |
School Closed Christmas Holidays |
Tue, 2 Jan 2024 |
School Closed Christmas Holidays |
Wed, 3 Jan 2024 |
No School For Pupils |
Thu, 4 Jan 2024 |
No School For Pupils |
Fri, 5 Jan 2024 |
No School For Pupils |
Mon, 8 Jan 2024 |
School Re Opens for Pupils |
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 |
School Closed all week |
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 |
School Closed all week |
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 |
School Closed all week |
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 |
School Closed all week |
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 |
School Closed all week |
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 |
School Closed |
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 |
School Closed |
Important
NUT ALLERGIES
Please do not send any types of foods containing any type of nuts into school for lunches as we have children with severe nut allergies. These items include biscuits and bars with a nutella type filling or croissants containing hazlenuts or any other types of nuts.
We cannot allow products in school if the label states; "may contain traces of nuts."
Food containing any types of nut product will have to be confiscated.
Can all parents please check the labels on food being sent into school to ensure there are no traces of nuts.
We have been advised by the Allergy Nurse not to accept Horse Chestnuts / Conkers.
Please help keep children safe while in St Clare's Abbey.
Prosimy nie dawacać dzieciom do szkoły żadnych rodzajów żywności zawierających jakiekolwiek orzechy, ponieważ mamy dzieci z silnymi alergiami na orzechy. Artykuły te obejmują herbatniki i batoniki z nadzieniem typu nutella lub rogaliki zawierające orzechy laskowe lub jakikolwiek inny rodzaj orzechów.
Żywność zawierająca wszelkie rodzaje orzechów będzie musiała zostać skonfiskowana.
St Clare's Abbey Primary School, Nursery, ECPD, 12 Courtenay Hill, Newry, BT34 2EA | T: 028 3026 2175


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