Friday 25th June was an exciting day here at school, as we bid farewell to the Class of 2021.

​6th Class had a busy day including a pizza party, a Guard of Honour by the whole staff and student body, individual graduation ceremonies on campus, followed by a Zoom graduation that gave us a trip down memory lane as well as an opportunity to look forward.

It was a proud and emotional day for all of us.

Here are some of the pictures we took.

There was much excitement around our school this week as we hosted our first ever at-home school tour days! This year, we were unable to travel anywhere to go on a school tour... so instead, we brought the tours to us! 6th class had their tour at the end of May, so this week, it was the turn of the rest of the school - have a look!

On Wednesday 2nd June, our younger classes had their very own animal-themed tour day. We welcomed Wooly Farm to our campus and each class took their turn to visit the animals. It was just fabulous!
They also did lots of other fun activities during their tour day - barn dances, animal art, picnics and lots more!

On the 3rd and 4th June, our 2nd - 5th class pupils enjoyed their school tour days. They had a fun day, with access to lots of inflatables - bouncy castles, obstacle course and penalty shoot-out, as well as crazy golf and lots of games. They also took part in a drumming workshop. 

Our autism classes also had their school tour days on the 3rd and 4th June. They had their very own bouncy castle in their soft-play yard, which was a big hit! They also enjoyed lots of water play, as it was such a lovely sunny two days.  

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We were thrilled to hear such happy, excited children around our school this week. Next up, we have our Sports Days throughout the month of June - stay tuned for updates!

The Department of Education has given us a grant to fund the cost of a major art project for our school. It can be any form of art - visual arts, graphic arts, decorative arts, performance arts, literature or music, etc.
Below is the link if you want to have a look at some examples other schools have chosen.
https://www.education.ie/en/School-Design/Per-Cent-for-Art/

We have recently set up our Arts Committee to oversee this project, the aim being to come up with a brief/theme/vision to present to artists who will design a piece of bespoke art for our school.

We would like input from the whole school community to come up with this vision. We have 2 questions for you to consider. The children have a separate way to give their input. This form is for the adults in our community - parents, guardians and staff. Please complete the form by 10th June so that the Arts Committee can put all the submissions together and move on to the next stage of the project. We look forward to reading your thoughts!