Vision and Ethos

Sacred Heart Primary School is a co-educational, Catholic primary school which strives to provide a well ordered, caring, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, moral, cognitive, emotional, imaginative, aesthetic, social and physical needs of all the children are nurtured. Each child is encouraged to achieve his/her full potential in a spirit of partnership with parents, community and the environment.

Our school is a Catholic school. This is acknowledged by prayers at the beginning and the end of each school day. The children take part in Grow in Love; the Catholic Religious programme. Our school chaplain, Fr. Simon Cadam P.P. regularly visits the classrooms and conducts celebrations of mass in St. Marys Church that we attend and actively take part in throughout the school year. These include a special Christmas Eve mass, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (8th December), the Feast of the Epiphany (6th January) and Ash Wednesday. All children, including those who are members of other faiths are included and welcomed. Sacraments of First Confession and First Holy Communion take place in 2nd class. Confirmation takes place in 5^th/6th class. The class teachers, along with Fr. Cadam, prepare the children for these events. Catholic Schools Week is celebrated at the end of January. This is an opportunity to celebrate the ethos and faith of the school. There are prayer services to open and close the week and daily reflections within our classrooms Grandparents Day also takes place during this week where we celebrate the love we have for our grannies and grandads.