Salesian Primary Blog

*taken from the Limerick Leader 10/10/2020. 

Our Salesian Sisters in our neighbouring Fernbank Convent are bidding farewell to the Holy Rosary Parish in the coming weeks. So on this special weekend where we celebrate Mission Sunday, they have chosen to share their "Thank you and Farewell Celebr...

Dear all,  Our PA are holding their first PA meeting of 2020 tomorrow, 8/1/2020 at 7 pm in the New PA room in the upper building at 7 pm. Entry through the main entrance from 6:45 am. Both the upper gate and arch doorway (convent ...

 Jess Healy is recommencing Irish Dancing lessons on Tuesdays in our school hall. The first day of term will be tomorrow Tuesday the 7th of January contact Jess at 085-1181037 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book ...

​ Happy New Year to all of our Salesian Community. Our school is open with supervision at 08:38 tomorrow morning for a full and normal school day. We look forward to a wonderful 2020 together full of good friendships, learning and celebration. A...

​Thank you everyone for supporting our Scholastic School Book Fair. The success of the fair means that the school has raised €1057.74 towards increasing our reading resources for our pupils. The Book Fair is now closed until next year.

​Running from Monday the 2nd of December to Friday the 6th of December. Venue: Upper building in the old library. Books may be purchased from 8:40 am to 9 am [Please note the times. Pupils must be with their class for 8:50 am and the fair will b...

Our clothing drive with the NCBI is off to a great start. Our stage is filling up quickly.  Remember: Yes: Clean Clothing, Linen, Curtains, Belts, Handbags and Shoes (paired). No: Cushions, Duvets, Pillows, Bed Linen, Socks or Underwear. Th...

Dear all, Our school has been invited to partake in the VEX IQ Robotics Competition again this January in Dell. As part of this project, Ms Dowling and Ms Murphy's, 5th class and 6th class, pupils have organised a lunchtime 'Funfair' themed fundraise...

Fifth class are hosting a Funfair this Friday for the rest of the school. The entry fee is €1.00. They welcome all support as all monies will go directly to their Robotics' Project.  

Good news our heating is working and we're looking forward to our pupils returning to school tomorrow.   

 Dear all, a text was sent to parents yesterday. Our heating system in the school has failed. Plumbers and boiler specialists have been in yesterday. Unfortunately, specialist parts are required and the school will be too cold for our pupils. Th...

Salesian PS will be hosting our first Annual Scholastic Book Fair from the 27th of November until the 4th of December.  Further information will be sent home closer to the time. 

Our PA are linking with the National Council for the Blind in Ireland with a fundraising clothing drive on the 20th of November.  F or now, they hope to get everyone packing up their old clothes as we will have a clothing collection on the ...

​Our school is continuously looking at ways of improving our home-school communication. We also are seeking to have our Green School Status reinstated. Therefore, we are going to move our communication primarily to online communication after Haloween...

This year's AGM is also going to an opportunity to nominate our parent nominees to the Board of Management of Salesian Primary School. There's a PDF of a parents' guide to the Board of Management on the website. Drop down from parents and c...

School is open as normal. Teachers are happily teaching and pupils are happily learning. It's a day to count our blessings, the school building is safe and intact. As a precaution we are going to remain in the premises today and tennis has been postp...

We are planning for school to be open tomorrow at the usual time of 8:50 am. If there are any changes you will be notified by text, Facebook and on the website. Please keep an eye on https://www.met.ie/warnings and https://www.limerick.ie/council for...

Phil Deegan is returning to Salesian Primary School to train 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils in basketball skills.