Application for enrolment in Junior Infants and our Special Class for Autistic Children for September 2027 will take place between February 1st 2027 and February 28th 2027.

All information is available on our website at: https://hopejns.ie/admissions/

Applications for Junior Infants can be completed directly from the website.

We are part of the Autism Class Application Trial (ACAT) with other schools in Dublin 15. Anyone who wishes to apply for a place in our Autism Class should complete the online application form between February 1st and February 28th 2027 and return all required information to the NCSE. All information is available on our website and on the NCSE website. Please note that this is a common application process only. When offering places in March 2027, our normal admissions criteria will be applied as outlined in our Admissions Policy.

Applications for transfer to other classes can be sent at any time from our website.

Please note change of venue for first ACAT Parent Information Session

Application for enrolment in Junior Infants and our Special Class for Autistic Children for September 2026 will take place between October 1st 2025 and October 31st 2025.

All information is available on our website at: https://hopejns.ie/admissions/

Applications for Junior Infants can be completed directly from the website.

We are part of the Autism Class Application Trial (ACAT) with other schools in Dublin 15. Anyone who wishes to apply for a place in our Autism Class should complete the online application form and return all required information to the NCSE. All information is available on our website and on the NCSE website. Please note that this is a common application process only. When offering places in November, our normal admissions criteria will be applied as outlined in our Admissions Policy.

Applications for transfer to other classes can be sent at any time from our website.

Mary, Mother of Hope Schools run a fundraising LOTTO every Thursday. This is a very necessary and important fund-raiser for both the Junior and Senior schools.

All the money raised is used to directly support our schools and your children’s educational experience. This LOTTO makes a major difference to the schools and we appreciate the support.

A jackpot of up to €5,000 is available to be won every week and there is a guaranteed weekly prize of €50.

Our jackpot was won in the first term this year and you can see a photo of Christine collecting her cheque for €4,975.00 below.

Could you be next?

If you have not already joined our school fundraiser, you can do so by following the link or scanning the QR code above:

https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/marymotherofhope

Please pass the word around to family and friends too. Encourage them to participate and support our schools.

Thank you for your support and best of luck!

Alma Moran & Áine Fitzpatrick

Mary, Mother of Hope Junior and Senior Schools

This year, on Safer Internet Day, we are delighted to inform you that the Parents Association and the Boards of Management of Mary Mother of Hope School are launching Mary Mother of Hope Schools Smartphone Free Voluntary Code

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In December 2024, as you are aware Mary Mother of Hope Parents Association, and the junior and senior schools conducted a parent survey of smartphone and social media use by children in primary school. Results of the Mary Mother of Hope Schools survey found:

• 93.1% of parents felt that primary school children should not own their own smartphone.

• 96.6% of parents felt that primary school children should not have access to social media.

As a result of this survey, the Parents Association with the support of the junior and senior school staff and Board of Managements are introducing a ‘Smart Phone Free Voluntary Code’, joining many school communities across Ireland, who have agreed not to provide their child with a smartphone until they finish Sixth Class.

Schools and organisations have come together to create a charter for all primary school pupils. The ‘Gen Free’ charter asks parents not to buy their child a smartphone or allow them on social media until they leave primary school. It calls for our primary aged children to be:

Gen Free – Free from smartphones, Free from social media and Free to be kids!

The ‘Smart Phone Free Voluntary Code is one in which we invite as many parents as possible in Mary Mother of Hope Schools to voluntarily agree to delay purchasing or providing a smartphone and access to social media until their child has finished their time in primary school.

We encourage all parents to join Mary Mother of Hope Schools Smartphone Free Voluntary Code .

Safer Internet Day (SID) is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. Safer Internet Day 2025 takes place on Tuesday February 11th 2025.
https://www.saferinternetday.org/

https://www.webwise.ie/saferinternetday/

Learning about Internet safety is vital for all children’s health and wellbeing. Even if you feel that your child doesn’t have much access to the internet right now, it is still vital that they are equipped with important skills to stay safe online. All classes will be learning about internet safety this week and next week. More information about the key messages that we are teaching each class level is explained below. Please take some time to read this information.

The five rules are:
1. Always ask a grown-up for help if you see anything strange or unusual.
2. Don’t download or install anything without asking a grown-up first.
3. Remember, not all games and videos are for children.
4. Don’t talk to strangers online and don’t tell them where you live.
5. If you are ever unsure what to do, remember Buddy’s song, and always ask for help!

In a world where technology is changing regularly and where we are all using technology and in particular the internet to stay connected, for entertainment and for day to day living it is very important that we think about how we want our children to behave and interact with others online. Our message to the children is that we treat people the same online as in the real world and the same problem solving steps that we use in real life apply online too!

If children face problems online they should know that they are supported and that they can talk to the grown ups in their life about it. As part of their homework this week and next week Senior infants to second class will be asked to name 5 key people in their lives that they can talk to if they need help online. Please take some time to talk to your child about this during the week.

Children’s learning about internet safety begins at a very young age and there are a number of things that grownups can do to support children in staying safe online and in developing healthy habits towards technology and online platforms. Grownups in school and at home can help by:
– Establishing clear and healthy boundaries around screen time
– Setting a good example in relation to online communication with others
– Monitoring the platforms, games and online environments that children have access to
– Helping children to understand that we treat people exactly the same way in the virtual world as we do in real life

If internet safety is something that you would like to know more about, Barnardos hold parent courses: To register and find out more information, please follow this link. https://www.barnardos.ie/learning-development/training/online-safety-programme/

We had a lovely morning on Friday celebrating Joan as she completed her final day as Lollipop Lady at Mary, Mother of Hope.

Joan has been with us for 19 years and has guided hundreds of children safely across the road both morning and afternoon with a warm smile and kind word. On Friday morning the children made a guard of honour, cheered Joan and thanked her as she made a final walk through the campus.

Thank you Joan. Wishing you all the best on your retirement. Enjoy every minute!

Dear parents,

Please see attached details of an important upcoming talk hosted by Mary, Mother of Hope schools.

The talk is entitled Don’t be Mean Behind Your Screen! and  it takes place on September 16th 2024 at 7 pm in the hall of the senior school.

I would urge all parents to attend – it is never too early to begin considering your child’s digital wellbeing!

Yours  sincerely,
Alma Moran
Principal – September 2nd

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