Good morning Parents,

Year of St Joseph:

Pope Francis has recognised this as the 'Year of St Joseph'. In doing so he acknowledges the contribution that this 'man for all seasons' made to the life of Jesus, to Mary and the wider world. St Joseph set a fine example of selfless dedication and love for family and it would be great if you could talk to your children about him. We will be doing this in school also.

Parent Teacher Meetings:

These are scheduled for next week. We are aware that some families require a separate appointment for each parent. We have issued these to those who have made the request. Should you need this arrangement feel free to contact the class teacher on Seesaw or the school office staff and arrangements will be made.

Seesaw:

I thank those families who have started to reply to the teachers' posts, I am appreciative to you for working so closely with us. Hopefully more and more parents will come on board in the weeks to come.

Staffing Update:

I wish to inform you that I will be taking a 4 month secondment with the Education Authority commencing on 1st November. During that time, Mr Sweeney will be assuming Principal duties.

Halloween Celebrations:

Next Friday will be Halloween 'Dress Up Day'. On this occasion pupils are asked to bring £1 cash donation.

School will be closed for the week commencing 25th October.

Yours sincerely 

Mrs Monaghan 

Maths week in Ireland this year will take place from 16 - 24 October 2021.

In St Clare’s Abbey we will be celebrating maths and our use of maths in school and throughout everyday life.

Please watch out for some fun maths tasks that will be set for homework this week.  

We urge you to visit www.mathsweek.ie for more information.  

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.

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.

If you wish to accompany your child to the door please park carefully outside of school grounds. A crossing patrol is available on Courtenay Hill.

Przypominamy rodzicom o konieczności ostrożnego wjeżdżania na teren szkoły i bycia świadomym rozmieszczenia przejść dla pieszych. Szkoła prowadzi strefę „drop-off” (wyłacznie strefa wysiadania) dla uczniów.

Parkowanie jest zabronione na terenie szkoły, a szczególnie w strefie wysiadania lub na parkingach dla autobusów.

Jeśli chcesz towarzyszyć dziecku do drzwi jego klasy, zaparkuj ostrożnie poza terenem szkoły. Osoby przeprowadzajace przez ulice sa dostepne na Courtenay Hill.

Gerbiamieji vairuotojai,

Jūs parkuojate savo transporto priemonę neleistinoje zonoje keldami pavojų mokinių gyvybei.

Parkuodamiesi šitoje vietoje jūs verčiate vaikus išlipti iš transporto priemonės labai judrioje ir pavojingoje gatvėje.

Prašome būti atsakingiems ir neparkuoti savo transporto priemonės šitoje zonoje!

The bus will collect children from school at 2.50pm. Please ensure an adult collects the children from the bus drop off point.