UPDATED: With added photographs. GRANDPARENTS’ DAY was a wonderful day. Held on Wednesday 29th January, it was part of Catholic Schools’ Week in the school. Thanks to all the grandparents that attended. They arrived in three groups: Infants to 1st class, 2nd to 4th, and 5th and 6th. First the visitors were brought by members […]

Published on February 14, 2020

UPDATE to the IN MY SHOES Initiative  – Well done to all and thanks to Janet, Rebecca, Ms. Murray and the Student Council. 175 pairs of runners are heading to Sligo and then on to South Africa! Super job! To see photos click below where it says READ MORE. Thanks so much to parents and […]

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ICT WEEK: A snapshot! After an intensive Good Digital Citizen session prior to lunch, 6th class room 15 had a super short timed PowerPoint presentation on any subject they wished with advice and support from the Transition Year students from St David’s. Eight students from St. Brigid’s presented their work. It was so much fun. […]

Published on February 13, 2020

The Parents Association and the Students Council are joining forces to support the “In My Shoes” appeal for 2020.

“In My Shoes” is an appeal for a donation of quality, pre-loved trainers & sports shoes from families in Ireland, which are sent to kids in townships in Cape Town, South Africa. Thanks to the support of […]

Published on February 11, 2020

Today 11th February is SAFER INTERNET DAY.
Garda Maria and Garda JP gave a talk to our 5th and 6th Class pupils today.
The students were really interested in what the visitors had to say and paid great attention.
Members of the PA’s Digital & ICT Committee gave a talk on responsible […]

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The staff of St. Brigid’s NS would like to thank parents Ruairí O’Sullivan, Niall Harrison and Janet Watters, and past pupils Cillian and Sébastien Fulmer who generously gave of their time to come into school over the weekend and domain link and update our stock of laptops.

We are hugely in their debt and very […]

Published on February 9, 2020

Welcome to TY students from St. David’s Secondary School and the Parents’ Association’s IT group who are coming in this week to work with 4th, 5th and 6th. It will be a busy week. It will be introductory for some classes and it will build on what was learned in previous ICT weeks for others.

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Do you have concerns about your child’s speech and language?

Speech and Language Drop in Clinic

Where? Greystones Health Centre, Victoria Road, Greystones

When? 9-10 on 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.

Cost? Free

Published on January 10, 2020

In an exciting development for ICT in St. Brigid’s NS, Greystones we have used €1648.75 of our 2019/2020 ICT Grant to invest in ten “WeDo 2.0 Lego Kits” for the school.

Designed for primary school classrooms, the children will use the kits to enhance their skills in computing and science. All classes from 2nd up […]

Published on December 19, 2019

Information for parents on the NEW PRIMARY LANGUAGE CURRICULUM can be downloaded from the NCCA website using THIS link.

Published on December 1, 2019

St. Brigid’s is focusing on tables, pencil grip and well being in our ongoing SCHOOL SELF EVALUATION.
Click HERE to read about ‘The Importance of Learning Tables’ There is a useful webmix for practising multiplication and division tables on THIS link.

Published on September 16, 2019

As part of the SCHOOL SELF EVALUATION PROCESS, we have been focusing on particular aspects of Literacy, Maths & SPHE (Social, Personal & Health Education). Specifically we are working on pencil grip, tables & wellbeing. With a focus in class on pencil grip you might find the following article interesting. Practical ways to help […]

Click on HERE to download the Enrolment Policy 2019-20.

Click HERE to download the list of areas that are in the school’s catchment area.

It is that time of year again, where WEATHER can be unpredictable. The school has efficient systems in place for communicating school closures to parents. In the event of heavy snow or other high risk weather conditions, please do not ring the school as once any decision on a weather related closure is made by the Board of Management parents will be informed. A message will go home on the Aladdin Connect App. or by test to those who have not signed up to Aladdin yet. We will also post a notice on this: the school website and on Class Dojo. Please make sure that the school has your most up to date number so that we can text you.

Remember it is unlikely the school would shut unless there was a red warning in the area, or if there were specific conditions in the local area that would make coming to school unsafe. As a rule of thumb we will always do our best to stay open unless the conditions become unsafe. We will be guided in this by the directions from the Minister and Department of Education. We will be following reports from Met Eireann and the National Emergency Co-ordination Committee that convenes when the weather is bad.

Click on THIS link to download the CODE OF BEHAVIOUR for St. Brigid’s NS., most recently updated on 20th November 2018.

Click on this link to see the school’s most up to date Information Booklet

You are very welcome to our school website. Click HERE for a  tour of our school in a slideshow.

Click on this link to see
St Brigids Junior Infants Booklet 2018

Click HERE to download the CHILD SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT for St. Brigid’s National School.

We have a HEALTHY LUNCH and NO NUT POLICY in operation in the school.  It is important that all of us adhere to this policy in the interest of the health and safety of all the children.

There are a variety of opportunities for parents to volunteer in the school. In order to volunteer parents need to be garda vetted.

If you would like to volunteer in the school, please download and complete the Garda Vetting Form & Garda Vetting Invitation Form. Garda Vetting Forms

Procedure for Garda Vetting: First complete Section 1 and 2 of the “Vetting Invitation Form (NVB1).

Under “Role Being Vetted For”, write ‘School tours and assisting with classes’. Download the NVB1 form. Return to the school principal with two forms of identification.

The principal will fill in section 3 and will post your Vetting Invitation Form to Archdiocese of Dublin, Child Safeguarding &Protection Service.

You will then receive an email from National Vetting Bureau with your online application form. (NVB 2) You must complete this within 30 days. (Otherwise the invitation form becomes invalid and you will have to reapply).

When you fill in NVB2 on line e-vetting takes 3-4 days to complete. The Parent/Guardian Consent form is only filled in if an applicant is between 16 and 18 years of age.

Planning ahead! Then you would appreciate the prompt release of NEXT YEAR’s SCHOOL CALENDAR. Click HERE for the SCHOOL CALENDAR 2020 -21. Planning holidays? We would appreciate if you would schedule these for during school holidays. Good attendance is very important. We would like to point out that next year there is a week off at […]

Please find attached revised draft calendar for 2019-2020 below available to download.

Our school calendar for 2019-2020 was revised again on 11th February 2020.

CHANGES

1.The Parish has decided not to have the 5th Class Retreat & Service of Light this year.  Both will take place in 2020-2021 school year.

2.The school will close for a […]

Dates for the SACRAMENTS/RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES for 2020

Service of Light for 6th Class – Thursday 5th December 2019 @ 7pm

Retreat Days for 5th Class – Wed 11th March 2020 and Thursday 12th March 2020

Retreat Days for 6th class – to be confirmed

First Confession – Tuesday 24th (Room 7)and Thursdat 26th March (Room […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ATTENDANCE: ‘Every School Day Counts’. Another New Year’s Resolution: Come to school every day.

Good attendance is very important.

It is important for learning. If a child misses school regularly there will be significant gaps in what they learn. Good attendance is also a significant factor in a child’s social development […]

New Year’s Resolutions: Being Active

Each class commits to an ACTIVE BREAK every day: running, dancing, exercising.

Many classes run ‘The Daily Mile’.

Each class knows that physical activity helps us to

Stay healthy

Concentrate & focus

Have fun.

Click on this LINK to see our Sports’ Calendar for the coming year.

Click on the following links to download the calendar for

After school Art

Theatre Group

GAA

Basketball Calendar

Click on the following link for the full After schools activity page

which gives details of day, time, location and class teacher.

If your child is absent from school they can keep up with school work by using the Recommended Educational Links from the menu on the left. Why not start with the JUNIOR or SENIOR WEBMIX – or learn to type using the FINE MOTOR SKILLS and TYPING WEBMIX. […]

IMPORTANT: It is ESSENTIAL that you make an APPLICATION for a PLACE in SECONDARY SCHOOL as early as possible in your child’s school life. There is no automatic entry to any secondary school from St. Brigid’s N.S.

Dear Parents/Guardians, As you aware, NEW DATA REGULATIONS will come into force from Friday 25th May 2018 throughout Europe.

As a school we are obliged to comply with these new regulations. What this means for us and you is that when we seek and hold information on your children to better […]

The GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (the GDPR) comes into effect on the 25th May 2018. The GDPR applies across the European Union and aims to give individuals more rights, control and understanding of how their personal data is processed.

Under GDPR the Department of Education and Skills are required to keep you informed […]

Please supervise your children when they are online.

Even when they are using educational sites, remember the internet is a portal to the world wide web.

Dear Parents / Guardians,

It has come to my attention that a number of children in the school are using the Tik Tok app.

For your information: ‘Tik Tok is rated 12+ on the Apple app store and “teen maturity” on Google Play. However, there is no system in place to verify a user’s age, so anyone can […]