Family Fun Day took place yesterday at our school, and yet again, the weather was perfect!! We had a great turn out to enjoy the stalls that were run by the children from 3rd and 4th Class. Parents came along and brought picnics and it was a joy to see them dotted around the yard soaking up the summer atmosphere.
Bouncy castles, face painting, we had it all! Well done to the team that organised this wonderful day!

Now that works have been completed in the New Wing, and we are well settled back into the New Year, we have begun what we hope will be a weekly tradition of having a whole school assembly on a Friday afternoon.
This is an opportunity for all of the staff and children to gather together and celebrate new additions to the Golden Book. We also sing a song that we learned during Friendship Week: You've Got a Friend In Me. 

Here are photographs of some of the children whose kind deeds were celebrated last Friday. Keep up the good work everybody!

To help us mark STEM Week, we decided to try to spell something with our bodies. All of the staff and children came out to the yard to spell out a word in giant letters. Can you make out what it says??





Maybe the picture below will help a little?

Yesterday, the whole school participated in Maths Games as a part of STEM Week. Older children from around the school visited the classes of younger children, and worked in small groups to teach their younger friends how to play the games.
There was a great buzz around the school during and after this lovely activity, and it was a lovely way for children of all ages to get to know one another.
Definitely one to revisit!

This week is S.T.E.M Week - S.T.E.M. stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths - and it is an opportunity for us to really focus on these aspects of our learning. The STEM team have been busy planning a programme of events for us as well as some nice activities that we can try out in class.

Today we had great excitement as our brand new laptop trolley was rolled in to classes across the school, and children had an opportunity to explore the artistic possibilities of the Paint programme.
Thanks to Symantec Ireland, who generously donated 20 reconditioned laptops, as part of their charity partnership with Educate Together. We were able to buy 10 more laptops to make a full class set, as well as a laptop charging trolley to transport them around the school.
Following today's introduction, classes across the school will have regular access to the laptops to aid in their learning.

Later in the week, we will have Maths games, Bingo, and a Science demonstration, as well as lots of other fun activities in our classrooms.

Yesterday, Davy Byrne - corner back for the Dublin Senior Men's Football team - visited our school, along with another very special guest - the Sam Maguire Cup - the trophy the Dublin team won when they beat Mayo in the All-Ireland Football Final in September.

They were also accompanied by Peter, our local GAA outreach officer - who is currently teaching the boys and girls in Second Class how to play football and hurling.

The whole school assembled in the PE hall to welcome them and they arrived to a chorus of 'Come On You Boys in Blue'! Some children had an opportunity to ask Davy some questions about the experience of playing a final in Croke Park and getting to lift the Sam.

Then each class had their pictures taken with it. 

Please come to our school this Thursday evening to listen to your child's teacher speak about his/her class and to meet other parents and staff members.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about your child's school, class and teacher.

Adults only. No children will be permitted into the school on Thursday evening.

Junior Infant teachers will give a presentation at 7pm. Parents and guardians are welcome to sample refreshments in the reception hall afterwards.

Senior Infant and Fourth Class teachers will give a presentation at 7.20pm. Parents and guardians are welcome to sample refreshments in the reception hall beforehand and/or afterwards.


Second and Third Class teachers will give a presentation at 7.40pm. Parents and guardians are welcome to sample refreshments in the reception hall beforehand and/or afterwards.


First Class teachers will give a presentation at 8.00pm. Parents and guardians are welcome to sample refreshments in the reception hall beforehand.


We look forward to seeing you! 


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As you may know, last year we made great strides in the development of our teaching and learning about belief systems and other cultures. We began to explore a thematic approach to our learning about world faiths and also established a programme that allows every class in the school to visit a place of worship, or speak with a leader of a particular belief system each year.

This year, we are looking to broaden our engagement with belief systems, and international cultures more generally.

Food is a central part of many celebrations, and we would love to use this as another window into world cultures. If you have a dish that you cook in celebration of a particular festival, or at a particular time of year, maybe you could come in and share it with a class?  

We are looking for cooks who could either

• cook a dish in advance, and then share it with a class, talking about the significance of the dish in connection with a particular festival, or
• if the recipe is simple enough, perhaps cook the dish WITH the class, allowing them to gain an even deeper appreciation of the festival

Some festivals that might lend themselves to a food-related lesson include:

• Eid ul Adha (passed this year, but please let us know if you would be interested for next year)
• Sukkot
• Diwali
• Guru Nanek's Birthday
• The Winter Solstice
• Christmas
• St. Brigid's Day
• Chinese New Year
• Nirvana Day
• Fairtrade Fortnight
• Easter
• Vaisakhi
• Passover
• Bealtaine
• Ramadan
• World Humanist Day

*Please note that these are just some examples - if you have any other dates that are culturally significant, we would love to hear from you!

Please complete the form below if you think you could get involved in this new initiative.

Sports Day was back with a bang this year - and it was bigger and better than ever! Thanks to the tireless work of the teachers, SNAs and a dedicated group of parent volunteers, the children had an action-packed day, visiting stations where they practiced all kinds of physical skills - from balance to hand-eye coordination and from speed to patience!
Sincere thanks to everybody who helped out and to St. Mary's GAA Club for being so flexible and accommodating of us. 

We got a head start on Active Schools Week last week, when Martin from Tallaght Martial Arts came to show us some kickboxing moves!
We had a great time and we were exhausted afterwards!!