School Applications –

Applications for enrolment in St Mary’s Parochial School, Western Road, Clonmel must be in before 1st March 2012 – to apply telephone the school at 0526127876 and speak to Joan or Ms Wallace. This is our parochial school, under Church of Ireland management.

Grants from the Secondary Education Committee –

This committee operates under the auspices of the Church of Ireland and administers the government block grant granted to “Protestant” secondary schools. Application under this scheme should be with Mr David Wynne (01 4975034 or secgrant@iol.ie) before 28th February 2012 – for further information talk to the school you your child will attend from September 2012 or the Rector.

St Mary’s Parochial School October 2011-

We celebrated the harvest festival in old St. Mary’s church, Clonmel on the 30th of September. So on Monday we went down to the church with Ms. Kennington and brought our baskets down to MarionCourt and gave them our fruit and veg. They have asked us to thank all the parents for their generosity and thank you everyone for taking part in the harvest and for the donation. The junior classroom did half self portraits. They cut a photo of themselves in half and then completed the missing half themselves We did art also with Mrs. Kennington. We found faces in magazines, folded them in half and drew the other half as good as we could. We had a great day. Ms. Wallace had decided that we would do “Gaeilgeoir na seachtaine. Whoever spoke the most Irish in the week would get a certificate. Ms. Wallace had ordered books from the Setanta book club and they have arrived. One of the series is Captain Underpants and the other Percy Jackson. Sigrid our German teacher came in and kindly taught us 10 words in German. She also came in this Wednesday and taught us more German Jamie brought in some yummy buns for both junior and senior classrooms for his birthday which was on Sunday. They were chocolate with marshmallow and smartie topping! The vice principal of the Presentation Secondary school came in to talk to the sixth class girls about the school!! The Parent Representatives on the Board of Management for the next four years are Susan Luke and Harry Everard. Congratulations!! Thank you to all of the parents who sent in their nominations for the election. We would like to thank Philip Quigley, Daphne Bain and Vivienne Levie who were on the Board of Management for the past Four years!! The cross country was held in Marlfield on Wednesday. 3rd and 4th class ran 600m. 5th and 6th class ran 800m. We were tired but were relieved that it was over! The 5th and 6th class girls came second in the race. We would like to thank Vivienne for the cross country training and for the lovely rice crispy buns afterwards and Geraldine Boyd for the flapjack she made for us!!

St Mary’s Parochial School - September 2011 We are delighted to welcome our new junior infants – Alice Everard, Isabelle Ryan, Ayesha Millat and Rafael Hossain. They are settling into our school very well. Hard luck to Tipperary hurlers who were defeated in the ALL Ireland senior hurling final they will be back next year so watch out Kilkenny. We did P.E on Thursday with Vivienne and we all really enjoyed it! Canon Fryday came in and taught us about what the Jews would have eaten, they ate – Olive oil, olives, bread, wine, figs, grapes , raisin , wheat , barley , honey and fish .

St. Mary’s Parochial School (Model School) –

Hello and welcome to another school newsletter.

A fireman called Francis came into our school and told our school more about fire safety. We got a fire safety pack to bring home.

We had missed having clay for some weeks but we managed to paint our boats, they all look very beautiful. We then made advanced pots and made pots, rockets and other works of art.

Lauren Quigley came in and did some science with us; mirror writing, chromatography and some sound experiments with two tin cans and string joining them together. When one person spoke into the other can the other person could hear them with the other can, showing that sound travels better through a solid material than the air.


We did a drama about Paul and Silas when they went to Philippi in Greece a Roman town. They got put into jail for healing and telling a slave girl about God. There was an earthquake and the prison doors and chains broke but Paul and Silas didn’t leave. In the end the jailer and his family were baptised by Paul and Silas and they left Philippi.


All of Ellen Liu’s hard work this year has paid off because she got a scholarship for Kilkenny College, congratulations!


We have good news!! Zack, Stuart and Ellie’s older sister gave birth to a baby girl today.

Newsletter prepared by Jonathan, David & Ellen,.


The “End of year” ceremony took place on 17th June. Our 2nd Green Flag was raised and the usual speeches & demonstrations were presented. Thank-you, Rev Arthur, for standing in for me!
The Rector

St. Mary’s Parochial School (Model School) –

Hello and welcome to another school newsletter.

We did lots of different sports. John Cummins came in and we learned more skills and played more matches. John also gave us some bibs so we looked like a team. Thank you John for the bibs.

We went to a camogie blitz in Clerihan. We played three matches we lost two and won one match and we had great fun. Lydia brought buns and they were very nice so thank you Lydia.

Dave and Declan came in and we played a match. We are sorry that this is their last week. We all really enjoyed the six weeks of playing. Thank You.


We had an Easter Egg Hunt and we all got crème eggs!!!!! We finished at half 12 on Friday BEFORE Palm Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We all enjoyed making Bible posters on the theme of Easter. The junior classroom had Mrs. Everard in to do an hour of Bunny Hop with them. They had great fun singing and playing instruments.


We have been learning all about the events around the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The junior classroom made wooden crosses to remind us that Jesus did not stay dead after he took the punishment for our sins but is now alive.

Newsletter Prepared by: Meghan, Ellen & David

March @ St. Mary’s Parochial School (Model School) –

Hello everybody and welcome! We are had our assessment for our second Green Flag for Energy on Wednesday 16th of March and we passed!!!
We made posters with Energy mottos and have found that since we moved to Airtricity for our electricity we have saved nearly €2,000.
For the assessment in the senior classroom we are in groups as we will be answering different set questions about our heating system, draughts, and water usage and saving energy in our school.


Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth classes went to Golden to play in a hurling tournament organised by John Cummins (our GAA coach that comes in every second Monday). There were teams from Golden and Newtown Anner schools.
Everybody played and we enjoyed it and John said ‘everyone’s a winner’ so we got a lovely plaque to take home.

David Lenane and Declan from the FAI came on the same day and started soccer coaching for six weeks.


Canon Fryday was teaching us about Lent this week. She brought in a purple stole that she wears during Lent and for funerals. We talked about the troubles in Libya and how people are giving up sweets and chocolate for Lent. On Pancake Tuesday we learned how to make pancakes in Irish class ‘as gaeilge’ and then Joan made Pancakes for all of us. They were delicious!!!!!!!!


In French class, we revised the numbers and are enjoying the games on the projector screen which makes learning more fun.


In the Junior classroom we have great news! Ewan has a new baby brother and his name is Reece. Congratulations to you all.

Also the junior classroom have planted carrot and lettuce seeds in biodegradable pots and they are sprouting nicely.


Ellen is did her scholarship exams in Kilkenny College this Thursday and we wish her well in them.

David is busy preparing for his confirmation and the Ceremony of Light was on on Wednesday night.


Maggie Davis taught us how to play ‘Amhrán na bhFiann’ for Seachtain na Gaeilge and Ms. Wallace is teaching us the words of our national anthem.


Unfortunately Mrs. Brennan’s mother, Sara died. We are very sorry to hear it. We send our sympathy to her.

Marine came in and we learned lots more and played games in French.

Michael Murphy from Clonmel Allotment Society came on Thursday and showed us how to plant lettuce, spring onions, beetroot and carrots in our new planters.

Newsletter prepared by: Meghan, Ellen & David