Welcome to St. Mary’s Primary School
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About Our School
Our Mission Statement
St. Mary’s Primary School is a Catholic Primary School concerned with the spiritual, physical, emotional and intellectual development of the child, in a warm, caring environment, in partnership with Parents, Parish and Community.
There is a variety of gifts but always the same spirit;-……….working in all sorts of different ways in different people, it is the same Lord working in all of them. [Corinthians 12:1-4]
Staff List 2024/25
Principal: Ms. Mc Manus
Deputy Principal: Ms. Croughan
Secretary: Jean McGovern
Junior Infants: Mrs. Murphy, Ms. Egan and Ms.Flahive
Senior Infants: Ms. Robbins, Ms. O'Reilly, Ms.Fallon, Ms. McNamara
First Class: Ms. Cuffe, Ms. Garvey, Ms. Walshe, Ms.Curley
Second Class: Ms. Claire Egan, Ms. Ciara Egan, Ms. Coughlan, Mr.Warburton, Ms. Scully
Third Class: Ms. Concannon, Ms. Geoghegan, Ms. McCormack, Ms. Gill
Fourth Class: Mr. Lowry, Ms. Waldron, Ms McManus and Ms. Lawlor
Fifth Class: Mr. Downey, Ms. Skehill, Ms. Mc Loughlin and Ms. Howley
Sixth Class: Mr. Lennon. Ms. Browne and Ms. McCormack
SET’s: Mrs. Clarken, Mrs. Arrigan, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. O. Gallagher, Mrs. A Gallagher, Ms. Stapleton, Mrs. Harney, Mrs O’Grady, Mrs. Dillon, Ms. Barrett, Mrs. Glynn, Ms. McDermott, Ms. Brennan, Mr. Falvey, Ms. Dullea, Ms. McSweeney, Ms. Garvey, Ms. S O’Brien, Ms. Temple, Ms. Coen, Ms. Henshaw, Ms. M O'Brien, Ms. Stapleton, Mrs. M. O'Brien
Supply Panel: Ms. Hoey, Ms. Kelly, Ms. Duignan, Mr. Grace
SNA’s: Sinead McCormack, Mairead Kelly, Mariel Almanza, Eimear Pidgeon, Michael Murray, Claire Brett, Lucille McDermott, Michelle Masters, Marie Ormsby, Gretta Slevin, Nuala O’Grady, Anne Hennessy
Caretaker: Thomas Notonski
Home School Liaison Officer: Ms. Tina Carty
Board of Management
Chairperson – Philip Gillen
Secretary – Ailish Mc Manus
Community Representatives – Darina Dolan and Tom Fitzgerald
Parents Representatives – Navyjoti Dalal and Valter Svoboda
Teacher Representative – Mark Lennon
Bishop’s Nominee – Mary O’Shaughnessy
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Welcome
St Mary’s Primary School is a co-educational national school from Junior Infants to 6th Class. It was established in 1998 when three schools in St Mary’s parish amalgamated. The characteristic spirit and Catholic ethos of our school are expressed in our Mission Statement.
St Mary’s Primary School is situated in the beautiful riverside town of Athlone in county Westmeath and caters for pupils from a diverse community. The principles of inclusiveness, equality and respect for all are enshrined in our school’s policies. Currently we have over 550 pupils enrolled.
School roll Number
20073P
address
St Mary’s Primary School
Gracepark Road
Athlone
Co Westmeath
N37PX01
Phone
School roll Number
20073P
address
St Mary’s Primary School
Gracepark Road
Athlone
Co Westmeath
N37PX01
Phone
School Newsletter
Our School Newsletter is published every month and it is an easy and fun way to keep up to date with everything that’s happening in our school
Admissions & Enrolment
In order for your child or children to be a pupil of St. Mary’s Primary School an enrolment for needs to be completed.
The Annual Admissions Notice contains important imformation along with the dates for application.
Read Our School Blog
There’s always so much happening in St. Mary’s! The best way to get the full indepth story is to read our blog which will be starting in the Autumn.
Healthy Eating
Our whole school approach to promoting healthy eating will actively involve teachers, parents/guardians and children to ensure that healthy eating messages are part of every aspect of school life.
School Events
Children’s Mental Health Week
The Amber Flag committee organised a wonderful week full of informative and practical events for the pupils around the issue of mental-health promotion. It finished with a celebration of ‘Funky Friday’ on February 7th. Everyone enjoyed the week thoroughly!
Safer Internet Day
S.I.D took place on Tuesday February 11th. The children engaged with many lessons around cyber-safety and the importance of being kind and respectful in the online space. Our local Community Garda Stacey Looby visited 3rd classes to discuss cyber-safety with the pupils. All 4th Classes will receive a cyber-safety workshop on March 3rd 2025.
Engineer’s Week
17th-21st of February was Engineer’s Week in St Mary’s school.
Lots of fantastic STEM activities were promoted and engaged with throughout the classes. The pupils had wonderful opportunities to explore and create and develop an understanding of Engineering!
This Month’s Feature:
Green-Schools
Green-Schools’ mission is to protect planet Earth – our shared home to which we all belong – and we want everyone involved!
Promoting long-term, whole-school action for the environment Green-Schools is a student-led programme with involvement from the wider community. The programme is operated and coordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce (FEE member for Ireland).
Some Photographs From Our School
Things To Note!
Springtime Parent Classes
There are lots of great classes organised for the next few months including:
- English Language Classes
- Aromatherapy Classes
- Horticulture
- Easter Craft Workshops
Birthdays
There are a number of children with a variety of allergies in our school. In the interest of child safety, we ask that parents/guardians refrain from sending in treats for the whole class as a birthday celebration. We also request that parents distribute birthday party invitations themselves, either before or after the school day.
Attendance Drive
Our annual Attendance Drive is in progress!
We reward our individual classes with termly treats, most improved awards and attendance certificates to acknowledge excellent and improved attendance.
**Remember to please notify the school with a written explanation (written note/message on SeeSaw) for each day that your child is absent **
School RolL Number
20073P