Our Special Saints
Our School Motto
Amor Dei, Aliorum, Literarumque’
‘Loving God, Loving Others, Loving learning’.
Our School Code
Thought for The Week
“May is the month of expectation,
the month of wishes,
the month of hope."
— Emily Brontë
Latest News
Principal's Update 15/5/26
Dear Parents & Guardians,
Thank you to our families for the beautiful flowers brought in to adorn our May altars. Our pupils have been honouring Mary through praying the rosary after playtime. Even our youngest pupils are learning Mary's special prayer. We pray for good weather on Monday 18th so we can join our P4 & P7 pupils and families for the annual May Procession.
A huge congratulations to our Digital Leaders who travelled to Dream Space Headquarters at W5 on Monday for their official graduation event. From training peers, to leading tech initiatives for staff and parents, these ambassadors have truly levelled up our digital community. Well done digital leaders!
Our Primary 6 pupils were treated to a cookery demonstration by Patricia from the Livestock & Meat Commission (LMC) this week. The sessions focused on the importance of maintaining a healthy, balanced diet and understanding where food comes from. The children had the opportunity to sample a delicious, freshly prepared chilli beef dish. Hopefully the parents of our P6s had a delicious meal cooked by our pupils after being inspired!
Our P5 & P6 boys travelled to St. Joseph's High School for a football blitz today- they were fabulous and brought home the coveted Fintan Doyle Shield!!!! We are so proud to have some sporting silverware to add to our cabinet! Well done boys! Mr McCreesh is so proud of you all!
Our P4 Fireside Singers were treated to a pizza party to thank them for their wonderful singing and behaviour at Newry Feis. This party was fully sponsored by the VERY generous Flyboy Pizza. We are so grateful to this local company for offering to help us celebrate with our pupils - the general consensus was that the pizza was the 'best'!
Our Senior assembly today was an opportunity for pupils who attended Warrenpoint and Newry Feiseanna to wow us all with their talent through poetry and song. It was a lovely opportunity for pupils to see the different talents of their peers....and what talent we have in our school!!!!!!!
Finally, if you were lucky enough to have attended First Holy Communion on Saturday morning or Confirmation on Thursday evening you would certainly have been proud of each one of our First Holy Communicants and Confirmandi. Both occasions were filled with joy, reverence and respect. I know you will join me in thanking our P4 and P7 staff teams, Sr. Rosemary and Fr. Alphonsus for the way in which they prepared the pupils. Thank you parents and family members for your constant support in guiding your children in their faith journey.
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Yours in continued partnership,
Mrs Donnelly
Bake Sale
Dear Parents,
P7 pupils are organising a Bake Sale for next Wednesday 20th May.
Please note: We will have a range of options available for children with allergies. These items will be clearly labelled, prepared separately, and sold from a dedicated area to help minimise the risk of cross‑contamination.
If you have any specific concerns, please feel free to speak to a member of P7 staff on the day.
Upcoming Events
| Mon, 18 May 2026 |
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| School May Procession (P4 & P7 families only (weather permitting)) |
| Tue, 19 May 2026 |
| P2 Trip to Slieve Gullion |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 |
| School Sponsored Walk |
| Fri, 22 May 2026 |
| P4 Trip to Streamvale Farm |
| Sun, 24 May 2026 |
| Pentecost Sunday |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 |
| No School |
| Tue, 26 May 2026 |
| No School |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 |
| No School |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 |
| No School |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 |
| No School |
| Mon, 1 Jun 2026 |
| P6 Trip to Portaferry Aquarium |
| Tue, 2 Jun 2026 |
| P7 Trip to Muckno Castleblaney |
| Wed, 3 Jun 2026 |
| P3 & ECPD Trip to Belfast Zoo |
| Thu, 4 Jun 2026 |
| P4 - P7 Sports Day (Provisional Date ) |
| Fri, 5 Jun 2026 |
| P1 Trip to Fort Evergreen |
| Sun, 7 Jun 2026 |
| Corpus Christi Procession (3pm) |
| Mon, 8 Jun 2026 |
| P7 GIRLS Transferring to St Mary’s HS (Attend St Mary’s all day ) |
| Tue, 9 Jun 2026 |
| P5 Trip to W5 |
| Wed, 10 Jun 2026 |
| Sponsored Walk P1 - P7 (To be confirmed ) |
| Thu, 11 Jun 2026 |
| Nursery AM & PM Classes & P3 Sports Day (Provisional Date) |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2026 |
| Crazy Hair / Pyjama Day |
| P1 & P2 Sports Day (Provisional Date ) |
| Sun, 21 Jun 2026 |
| Mass Rock Sunday (3pm) |
| Tue, 23 Jun 2026 |
| Nursery PM Class Graduation Day 12.45pm |
| P7 Leavers Mass 10am |
| Nursery AM Class Graduation 9.15am |
| Thu, 25 Jun 2026 |
| Nursery Induction for September 2026 (Please check letters sent home for individual times) |
| Primary 1 Induction Meetings for September 2026 @ 1.15pm |
| Tue, 30 Jun 2026 |
| School Closes @ 12 noon for the Summer |
| Sat, 15 Aug 2026 |
| Feast of The Assumption |
EA Help For Parents
Free School Meals and Uniform Allowance applications remain open on the portal EA Connect.
Please use the link below to view a short video on using the Portal.
You will also find lots of helpful information on how to apply on the website
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, pan au chocolate and brioche rolls. We ask parents to read the ingredients on these items before putting them in packed lunches.
We cannot allow products in school if the label states; "may contain traces of nuts."
If pupils bring products containing nuts to school, we will hold on to them and send them home uneaten at the end of the day.
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.
St Clare's Abbey Primary School, Nursery, ECPD, 12 Courtenay Hill, Newry, BT34 2EA | T: 028 3026 2175
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