History of our School

St. Michael’s Primary School was opened on the 29th of September 1986 by Mr. Paddy Cooney T.D.,Minister for Education and Bishop John McCormack, assisted by Bishop Michael Smith, who officially blessed the building. Prior to 1986, the Christian Brothers provided primary education for boys at the Model School located at the old Convent Primary School.

In 2001, St. Michael’s was asked to open a Special Class for children with autism spectrum disorder by the Department of Education and Science. The school management, staff and students embraced the idea with enthusiasm. A playground for the children with autism, funded by the Department of Education and Science has since been built.

Mr. Sean O’ Diomasaigh was the Principal from the opening of the school until  2002 when Mrs. Kathleen Perkins replaced him as Acting Principal until Sept 2004.

Mr. Fergal Kelly was appointed  Principal in 2004. Changes have been made throughout the school. The uniform was changed and the boys dress in grey trousers, grey shirt, green jumper, green jacket, green and silver tie and black shoes. The  Centre for Autism has grown to the point where we now have six classes, and a new pre-school for children with Autism was set up in 2010. An extension is in the planning process now in 2014.

Mr. Fergal Fitzpatrick took over as Principal in 2011 and Ms. Bríd Gorry was appointed Deputy Principal in November 2014.

The school has  maintained the traditions of the Christian Brothers over the past twenty years. This can be put down to the dedication and professionalism of the staff. St. Michael’s Primary School has been a flagship in the development of I.T.over many years and this was recognized by the NCTE by the provisions of our networked computer facility.

Our school has been in the forefront of European awareness and continues to maintain many links with other European partnership links. St. Michael’s Primary School has been visited by teachers, pupils and parents from Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, Portugal, England, Holland, Spain, Japan, Canada, Australia and most recently Scotland. Student teachers from Australia and Denmark have elected to do their teaching practice at our school. The introduction and the funding by the Department of Education and Science of the teaching of French in 1998 recognised the commitment of the school community to the full integration of its students within the European Union.

Environmental issues have been highlighted in St. Michael’s Primary School by its participation in environmental projects for which the school has won several awards. These projects have been practically based and are visible in the pleasant environment around the school. The school has achieved its first  Green Flag in 2013 and we are now working to achieve the second. The students actively participate in litter prevention, recycling and planting projects which enhance the school environment.

Parents and students support a healthy eating programme and a breakfast club was started by Mr. Kelly for disadvantaged students.

On the sports field St.Michael’s Primary School has been at the forefront in promoting team spirit in our national games of Hurling and Football. Famous students, Darren Fay and Mark O’ Reilly, most notable for their sporting abilities, have all spent their primary school years at St. Michael’s. Games are promoted in other codes also and in 1996, we won the All Ireland Schools Soccer Championship. We repeated this feat again in 2013 at The Aviva Stadium and are now one of only a handful of schools to have won the All Ireland twice in our history.

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Textbooks

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2nd Class

3rd Class

Uniform

Our uniform consists of grey trousers, grey shirt, grey/green striped tie, green v-necked jumper incorporating the school crest, black shoes and green jacket(optional).  The P.E. tracksuit consists of a navy tracksuit with crest and  a blue tee shirt. The school uniform and tracksuit are available at Cannings, Emmet Street, Ted Murtagh's, Haggard Street and Nina's of Market Street, Trim. In line with present school policy hoodies and baseball caps are not allowed in school. 

General School Rules

1. Students should attend school regularly and punctually.
2. The school officially opens to receive pupils at 9.10 am. No responsibility is accepted for pupils arriving before this time. Classes commence each day at 9.20 am. Children should be at the school no later than 3.10 pm as the school cannot accept responsibility for looking after children after that time.
3. Pupils are expected to have good general behaviour and to make sincere effort to do their work. Kicking, spitting, bullying, bad language or rough play will not be tolerated in the school.
4. The school uniform should be worn at all times. The uniform consists of grey trousers, bottle green v-necked jumper with the school crest, grey shirt with green and silver striped tie. Black shoes must be worn with uniform at all times. The new green jacket is compulsory for 2nd classes from September 2009. For health and safety reasons, hoodies are not allowed. Hair and general appearance should be clean and tidy at all times. Long hair must be tied back and no colour streaks, highlights or shaved heads are permitted.
5. For health and safety reasons, earrings, studs and rings are not allowed
6. P.E. clothes – Tracksuit or shorts with plain tee shirt and white soled runners. The wearing of county team, soccer premiership jerseys or other designer sportwear is strictly forbidden at all times, unless on special occasions. Wearing of the school tracksuit will be permitted on the days the children have P.E. or swimming only.
7. All school clothing and belongings must be labelled clearly.
8. We encourage a healthy eating policy. No sweets, crisps, popcorn or fizzy drinks are allowed in school. A treat is allowed on Fridays. Chewing gum is not allowed on the school premises or grounds at any time.
9. Bicycles should be walked into and out of school and through the car park at all times to ensure everybody’s safety.
10. Homework should be signed by a parent or guardian. If, for some reason homework is not done, parents should write a note of explanation in the school journal.
11. Medicines( prescription or non prescription) shall be administered by the teacher or principal only.
12. If a student is absent from school for any reason, a note from a parent or guardian should be given to the class teacher.
13. Because of the toxic nature of Tippex, children are not allowed to bring it to school.
14. For health and safety reasons, the use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited. Phones (turned off) should be handed in to Class Teacher first thing in the morning and collected at 3pm.