Senior Primary, Laytown, Co Meath.  A92 E273 – Telephone 041 9828091 – Email secretary@ssnlaytown.ie

NEW SCHOOL UPDATE

Dear Parents & Guardians,

We were thrilled to open our new school gates for the first time to our children on Wednesday, 19th June.
Staff and BOM Chairman Noel Quinn, and Fr Denis congregated outside to applaud and cheer, as they welcomed all of our children into their new state of the art school building. There was a tremendous sense of excitement and joy among staff and pupils, and parents who gathered to witness the historic occasion. Even the weather played it’s part, with brilliant sunshine.
But before we opened the gates, Fr Denis took some time to lead us all in a prayer and blessing for the new school, and for all the staff and children who will inhabit it over the coming years.
It is a very exciting time in the history of the school, and yet one cannot underestimate how big the move has been, and the amount of work it has entailed for staff, and continues to be, as we try to ensure that all goes smoothly for the year ahead. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful staff, a supportive BOM, and a fantastic Parents Association. My thanks also to all our parents, who co-operate with us in the education of their children.
Many thanks to previous Board of Managements and staff, and Parents Associations, who have all been such tremendous supports on this great journey for our wonderful school. I am an extremely proud Principal!

Kind regards

Blaithin Maguire

Principal

School Enrolment for 2025-2026

School Enrolment for 2025-2026 – opens on 1st October

Annual Admission Notice 2025/26

Please enrol your child on-line at www.databizsolutions.ie and click on Online Admissions Form.  School Roll Number is: 20017F.  Further information (below) in the Admissions Information section.

Upcoming Calendar Dates 2024/25

  •  9th October – Staff Meeting – early school closing at 1.40pm.
  • October Mid Term Break – School closed 28th Oct until 1st Nov incl.
  • Christmas Holidays – school is closed 23rd December until 3rd January, incl.
  • School re-opens on 6th January 2025.

School Calendar 2024/25

School Calendar for 2024/25 is available here

Be safe on-line!

We were delighted to welcome members of the new Garda Community Policing unit, who delivered a suite of talks to our children on Internet Safety and Civic Behaviour.  We encourage parents to familiarize themselves with the range of social media platforms with which your child engages and ensure that they are age appropriate. Children accessing inappropriate apps and social media platforms can lead to unsafe practices and situations developing for your child, according to the Gardai.

Confirmation Day

Our children and their families had a wonderful Confirmation Day on 21st March. Our thanks to Bishop Tom Deenihan and Fr Denis for the lovely service, and to Mrs Carter and Mr Kavanagh for the wonderful singing and music.  Special thanks to our hard-working 6th class team for preparing the children so well for Confirmation. And to our SNA staff for their preparation of the Confirmation robes and the artwork, which made such a striking display in the Church.

 

Admissions Information

 Scoil an Spoiraid Naoimh is a is a senior primary school. We cater for children from third class upwards.

Please enrol your child on-line at www.databizsolutions.ie and click on the Online Admissions Form.  School Roll Number: 20018F.

 Annual Admissions Notice 2025/26

 Forms for admission for 2025-2026:

All enrolment applications must be accompanied by a birth certificate, proof of address, and school reports.

If your child has a medical condition, or requires medication to be kept in school, please also complete a Healthcare Plan.

Applications will not be considered until all relevant documentation is provided.

Databiz App:

Our school now uses the Databiz Eolas App. Parents must sign up to this Eolas App. It enables parents to track attendance, receive messages, school reports, school events and calendar, etc.

 

 Instructions are provided below:

 All queries regarding enrolment places for the rest of this school year 2023/24 should be emailed to the Secretary’s Office – secretary@ssnlaytown.ie

Information for new pupils and parents

Please browse our School Website for information about our school. Under the Parent Tab above is where we publish information relating to Resources Lists, School Uniform, School Payments, etc.  Our School Policies and procedures are available under the About Us Tab above.

Parents and Guardians

As you may be aware, the primary curriculum is changing and will continue to change over the coming years. The new primary curriculum recognises the key role parents and guardians play in their child’s education and promotes a partnership approach which will encourage increased communication between schools and parents/guardians.

The Department of Education deems it essential that parents/guardians are made aware of the changes to the curriculum that have taken place to date and what will be happening over the years to come. In this regard the Department, in collaboration with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and the Professional Development for Teachers (PDST), has developed a leaflet which is designed to introduce these changes and encourage parent/guardians to engage in the future consultations seeking feedback on the draft curriculum areas and subjects of the new curriculum.

Attached  is the double sided leaflet which all schools have been asked to share with the parents and guardians in their school community. In recognition of the diversity in our schools the leaflet is available in the following languages:

English – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – PRIMARY MATHS – SCHOOL REPORT

Gaeilge – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – PRIMARY MATHS – SCHOOL REPORT

Polish – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

Lithuanian – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

Ukrainian  – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

Russian – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

Latvian ­- TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

Portuguese – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

French – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

German – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

Romanian – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

Mandarin Chinese – TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

Irish Sign Language– TIP SHEET – INFO SHEET – SCHOOL REPORT

All versions of the leaflet can be found at gov.ie – New Primary Curriculum Framework (www.gov.ie) and we would encourage you to choose the language version most suitable in your context. 

The Department will continue to engage with all education stakeholders over the coming months to communicate about the new curriculum.