Halloween Colouring Competition Winners - Third to Sixth Class

These are the winners of Third Class to Sixth Class - the winners of Junior Infants to Second Class are here

Third  Conor Mr Walsh

Colouring Competition Winners - Juniors to Second Class

These are the winning pictures from the Halloween Colouring Competition for Juniors to Second class - the Third to Sixth Class Winners are here

Juniors Aisling Ms Hegarty

Lots of Fun at the 2012 Christmas Party!

The Children's Christmas Party was held in the School on Sunday December 2nd. Thanks to all who helped out on the day. There's a selection of shots below and a larger gallery of 70 shots is here where full resolution versions can be downloaded to keep or print. The password is Stonebridge.

PA & BOM AGM Thurs 29th Nov

The AGM of the Parents Association and the School's Board of Managment will take place in the School Hall on Thursday 29th November at 8pm

All parents are encouraged to attend.

School Barbeque & Raffle a Big Success

Depite the rain that caused the postponement of the golf yesterday, last night's Barbeque and Raffle were a big success with €10,500 raised for school improvements. The PA would like to thank all those who contributed to this great success. Photos from the night are below.

Double click on any of the following shots to get a film strip and slide show

Play in the Park for Junior Infants

Play in the Park for new Junior Infants in Shanganagh Park.

This will take place on Monday 27th August next from 9am to 11 am at the play area in Shanganagh Park - map below.

One Direction Tickets in School Raffle

Two tickets for One Direction's sold-out Dublin concert have been added to the prize list for the  school raffle. Only two days left to get you ticket (€50) for this a host of other great prizes. Tickets for the Barbeque on Friday night are also still available at €30 a head.

Raffle & Barbeque Tickets Now on Sale!!

One Day, Three Great Events

The St Annes Golf Classic, end-of-term Barbeque and Monster Raffle are all coming up on Jun 15th next. All the details are below. Tee Times can be booked at the Golf Classic Website - check back next week for details of when Barbeque and Raffe tickets are on sale.

Holy Communion Breakfast

A small selection of shots  from the Holy Communion breakfast at the school last Saturday organised by the Parents Association - thanks to all who helped with this.

Double click on a shot to get the film strip.

Successful Fundraisers for School Cleanup

The Association’s fundraisers in March and April raised a total of €3,260 which will be put towards the school clean up – details of which are in Mr Halligan’s recent letter to parents.

The Art Exhibition and the raffle on April 25^th contributed €2,417.

The Car Boot and Plant Sale on 24^th March raised €843 from the sale of plants and cakes, a raffle as well as the car boot sale itself

The Parents Association would like to thank all those who contributed to and assisted with these events.

Art Exhibition Raffle Prize Wiiners

Big Crowds at Art Exhibition

DOUBLE CLICK on a shot for a film strip

Several hundred kids, parents, family members, friends and teachers attended the Art Exhibition in the school on April 25th and there was a real buzz about the event as can be seen from the shots below. The Exhibition was opened by Anthony Murnane of RTE News fame (above). So far, several hundred paintings have been sold and the remainder are still available in the school. We will update later with the final figure raised from picture sales and from the raffle – we are still toting up sales and costs. The funds will to be put towards School Spring Clean.

The school also celebrated the 50^th anniversary since its founding in the 1961-62 school year with amalgamation of three smaller schools in the area. Thanks to Jane Muhli for a scrumptious and popular cake!

Thanks also to all the parents and teachers who helped with the event, the parents who donated prizes , and Ms Kelly, Mr. Halligan, Mr. Hackett for their paintings.

School Art Exhibition Wed

St. Anne’s National School

ART EXHIBITION

Wednesday 25th April 2012

6pm - 9pm

We are delighted to announce an exhibition of your children’s art!

All pictures will be professionally framed and catalogued for display in ‘our’ very own Art Gallery.

Refreshments will be served at the main event on Wednesday 25^th April from 6-9pm and also a Raffle will take place

As well as a great artistic event, this is an important fundraiser to help pay for a School Spring Clean.

The pictures can be purchased for €12.00 each.

(A family discount will be available to those with 3 or more children taking part.)

Framed print copies of the originals will also be available to order. The perfect gift!

The exhibition is also open during school pick up times on the 25th and 26th April.

If you can’t make it in person, but would like to have your child’s picture, just send in your payment before the exhibition day and we will arrange delivery.

Art is essential in your children’s lives. As your children have taken great pride in their artwork for this event, why not bring your family and friends (and camera) and make it an occasion to remember.

Successful Car Boot, Plant & Cake Sale

Last Saturday's Car Boot Sale, Plant Sale and Cake Sale (4th class) at St Annes School, with additional plant sales at St. Annes Church on Sunday, were successful and profitable for the School Renovation Fund. The St Annes PA would like to thank everyone who helped with this effort. Some pictures from Saturday are below.

Car Boot & Monster Plant Sale Sat 24th Mar



Photos by Martin Belam,  Bev Norton and Pete

Well actually the plants will be normal size but there will be lots of them :-) !!

The Sale will take place in the St. Anne's school car park on Saturday 24th March from 12 to 4pm. Each spot will cost €10 and to reserve a spot, call the school at 01 282 5565. All proceeds to the school renovation fund.

There will also be tea, coffee and a cakes sale in the school hall.

We hope to see you there!

Sunday Times Top 400 Schools

This week's Sunday Times ( 11 Mar 2012) has published a new guide to what it defines as the "top 400 secondary schools" in the Republic of Ireland - including many of the schools listed in our own guide to secondary schools. They ranked the schools on the basis of "the average proportion of pupils gaining places in autumn 2009, 2010 and 2011 at one of the nine universities on the island of Ireland, [the] main teacher training colleges, Royal College of Surgeons, National College of Art and Design, or any English, Welsh or Scottish University or equivalent". As well as listing the proportions of the schools' students that got into universities, the article also listed proportions of students that got into to universities and institutes of technology combined.

If you missed the paper version, you will have to take out a subscription to to access it online via this search page.

Preparations for First Communion on May 12th

First Holy Communion for 2012 takes place on Saturday May 12th at 10.00am and 11.30am in St Annes Church. This post is a summary of a letter sent to Second Class Parents - the full letter and the relevant booking form can be down loaded here.


To celebrate this wonderful occasion the Parents Association host a small breakfast in the School Hall for the children and their families, directly after each Mass. This consists of a sit-down party for the communion children, a goody bag for the brothers/sisters and a welcome cup of tea/biscuits/sandwiches for the adults. There is a small charge of €15 per family to cover the costs.

 The boys wear a white cotton robe over their own clothes for the Mass - the cost of hiring this is €12 (hiring/ dry cleaning costs). You will be provided with details of collection times etc. nearer the day.

 As cameras and video cameras are NOT ALLOWED in the church during the Mass, we have hired a professional photographer to record each Mass as follows:

1.    The arrival of the children at the main door of the Church;

2.    The entire First Communion ceremony;
3.    The children outside the Church after the ceremony.

This is a great keepsake for the children as they grow up. The cost of the DVD is €19.

There is a lot for us to organise on the day, therefore we would appreciate your co-operation in completing the attached Booking Form and returning it in the envelope provided with the correct amount of money on or before Friday 22^nd April. 

Thank you for your assistance, and we look forward to seeing you on the day!