Thursday Newsletter 07/05/26

Dear Parents,

Fundraising Extravaganza Friday 15^th May:

Our Parents Association fundraising team have been working incredibly hard behind the scenes to bring you an exciting Bake Sale, Pre-loved Clothes Sale & Monster Raffle and it’s shaping up to be something really special for the school.

With an amazing 70 prizes up for grabs, a huge thank you goes to our fantastic sponsors and all the volunteers making this happen, its truly impressive!

Event Details

Friday 15th May
School Hall

• Parents welcome to visit the school hall:
  8:30am – 9:00am
  2:00pm – 3:00pm
• All classes will have an opportunity to visit the event during the school day

How You Can Support:

We’d really appreciate your help in any of the following ways:

Raffle Tickets

• Please return all tickets by Wednesday 13th May (sold or unsold)
• Extra tickets available from the school office, if needed!

Pre-loved Clothes Sale

• Drop off clothes to the school: Mon 11th – Wed 13th May
• Welcoming: school uniforms, tracksuits, kids sports gear, coats & jackets (in good condition) Any questions please email parents.association@stmarysbnslucan.com

Bake Sale

• Homemade or shop-bought treats welcome!
• Prizes for Top 3 homemade bakes

All proceeds go directly towards supporting the boys so whether it’s a ticket, a cake or a coat, it really does make a difference.Thank you as always for your support. We can’t wait to see this fantastic event come together on the 15^th May.

Thanks again to our PA Chairperson Tricia McGarrigle and her sub-committee that includes Michelle Twomey, Caitriona Conway, Louise Dowling, Aine Maher, Natasha Tracey, Ellie Biggs, Cliodhna Carroll, Farah Higgins and Lorraine Norry for all their hard work. We are also very grateful to Maria Bourke and Ellie Biggs for calling to some local businesses for sponsorship and to Anna Price who dropped in some extra prizes.

School Calendar 2026/2027

Please find attached our calendar for the next academic year which will commence on Thursday 27^th August for Senior Infants to sixth class. Our Junior Infants will start on Friday 28^th August.

‘Deposit Return Scheme’ – Bin almost full after two days

Thanks to everyone who has sent in their empty cans and bottles and supported our new fundraising initiative. Our new orange recycling bin located in our Junior Yard is almost full. We are encouraging boys to bring empty cans and empty plastic bottles to school where they can place them into our orange bin themselves before school in the morning. This will encourage the boys to take more care of the environment while also raising some much needed funds for our school.

Many thanks to Niall Tubridy (father of Donnacha in Ms. Norris’ second class) who has agreed to empty the bin when it is full and bring it to the nearest ‘Return Vending Machine’ (RVM) in exchange for funds for our school.

Dates for the Diary

Staff Inservice (school closed): 18^th May

First Holy Communion for 2^nd class: 23^rd May

June Bank Holiday (school closed):29^th May – 1^st June (school re-opens on Tuesday 2^nd June)

Sports Day:14^th June

Le dea-ghuí,

Dara Burke, Principal.