Dear Parent(s),
Admissions for 2026/27 Our deadline for applications is the 13th February. All late applications will be dealt with in accordance with our Admissions Policy. Please see school website for more information.
School Closures: The school will close on Monday 2nd February for the Bank Holiday, Thursday 19th and Friday 20th February for Mid-Term Break. The school will also close Friday 13th March to facilitate staff training. As per school calendar, the school will remain closed on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th March.
Cross Making: Children in 2nd-6th Class will be making St. Brigid’s crosses in the hall on Thursday 29th January at 10.30am (after morning mass). We would like to invite any parents, grandparents and community members who would be available to join and help with this. Tea/coffee and refreshments will be provided. We would also be very grateful for bags of rushes. These can be dropped to the school before Thursday.
Peaceplus Programme: The school is participating in the Peaceplus Programme with Glenmaquin N.S. and Convoy Joint N.S. As part of this, all classes will enjoy gymnastics sessions in Citadel, Letterkenny for 4 weeks. Permissions and dates for this have been sent out via Aladdin Connect.
VEX Robotics: Well done to our 5th and 6th Class pupils who took part in the VEX Robotics competition in the ATU on Friday 16th January. The pupils have been working on their robot since November and enjoyed getting the chance to collaborate with other schools in this fantastic event. They were delighted to receive the ‘Sportsmanship Award’ for their efforts and teamwork.
Say Yes to Languages: This term,pupils in 5th and 6th Class will take part in the ‘Say Yes to Languages’ programme. They will be learning French for 8 weeks.
Sacrament Dates: Confirmation will take place on Sunday 1st March @ 1pm in St. Mary’s Church, Convoy. Service of light for Confirmation pupils will take place at 7pm on Thursday 12th February in St. Patrick’s Church, Drumkeen. First Holy Communion will take place on Saturday 16th May at 11am in St. Patrick’s Church, Drumkeen.
School Uniform: Our school uniform policy was recently updated by the Board of Management. Our uniform consists of bottle green jumper/cardigan with school crest, yellow polo shirt and dark grey trousers/tracksuit bottoms/skirt/pinafore. Tracksuit bottoms with stripes/logos are not permitted. Plain grey bottoms can be purchased from Dunnes Stores, Next etc. Please ensure all jumpers are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Full school uniform should be worn at all times unless otherwise specified. Thank you for your cooperation with this.
School Opening Times: The school building opens at 9:10am to receive our pupils. Our official start time of the school day is 9:20am. We ask that all pupils are in school by 9:20am for morning activities.
Le Meas,
Ms. N. Scanlan