Dear parents,

We have had such a lovely week in school, with the highlight being the wonderful Grandparents' assembly presented by the P5 pupils. To see the hall filled once more was a joyful experience for us all. Whilst only the P5 relations could be fitted in to the Assembly hall, I want to pay tribute through this message to all the grandparents. They are the 'backbone' of our society and we owe them so, so much. Please tell them that we prayed for them throughout prayer times this week. Photos and a recording are on www.stclaresabbeyps.com for families to enjoy.

The P7 pupils represented us so well at their retreat in the Parish Pastoral Centre on Wednesday. This is a special for them and helps them to really think about their own spirituality as they are entering the more adult stage of their faith lives. They spoke a lot about the sacrament of confirmation and this will be reinforced by our school staff over the next few months. We ask you to talk to your child about their preparations, they are taking a huge step and we want it to be meaningful.

Tonight, two teams of P7 pupils will participate in the Credit Union inter schools quiz . We wish Dylan, Alex, Aoife, Grainne, Adam, Ruby, Ellie and Tony a really great night and we know that they will represent us beautifully.

On that note I wish you a happy weekend,

Yours in partnership,

Mrs Monaghan 

Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in the Autism Reality Experience Bus which will be located in 3 different venues throughout the Newry City area in February. The bus will provide an innovative and immersive training session designed to give participants a virtual experience of living with autism. It will be a practical, hands on experience that gives participants a greater insight into autism and helps us to experience the world from an autistic person’s perspective.

This FREE experience is suitable for professionals working in health and social care at all levels as well as family members or informal carers who want to have a better understanding of autism. 

Please note places will be given out on a first come first serve basis and targeted at those people living / working in Neighbourhood Renewal areas of Newry City.

To book a place on this training please see details below. 

Confirmation: Friday 12 May 2023 in The Cathedral @ 6.30pm.

First Holy Communion: Saturday 20 May 2023 in The Cathedral @ 11.30am.