February 10 2025

Book Week

Book Week and Dress-Up as a Character from a Book 

As we get ready to celebrate Book Week this week, we are appealing for donations of books that your child may have outgrown. Spring is an ideal time to sort through and donate any used books to us, and on Friday, we hope that every child will be able to receive new books. We have collection boxes in each classroom, ready and waiting for your donations.

Across the school, we have planned a number of activities for all our pupils. Each child will be encouraged to bring in their favourite book, and also to share a photo of their favourite place to read. The highlight of our Book Week will be on Friday, when everyone is encouraged to dress up as a character from their favourite book. 

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January 30 2025

Grandparents’ Day 

We just want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you for a wonderful Grandparents’ Day on Wednesday. The whole day was filled with joy, happiness and lots of emotions. All the Grandparents and special guests had a lovely time visiting the classrooms and spending time chatting over a cup of tea or coffee and cake in our School Hall. We also remembered all the Grandparents / guests who could not be here today through our dedicated Sacred Space. To our amazing staff, míle buíochas. Your dedication and hard work meant the day was both meaningful and memorable. An enormous thank you also to our prefects who enjoyed using their clipboards, as they escorted visitors around the school. To our wonderful PTA and parent volunteers, your support and enthusiasm added a special touch to the day. Thank you for looking after the grandparents and guests so well. Umpteen cups of tea and coffee were made!! Finally, to our incredible pupils, thank you for your super displays, classroom work and most importantly your lovely warm smiles which brightened the day for all the Grandparents and guests.

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November 23 2024

Dance & GAA in Junior Infants

Junior Infants have been really active recently between Ball Skills with coach Steve and dance with Ms Casey. They have practiced many ball skills with coach Steve to get them ready to play Gaelic football. They also recently got a chance to try some hurling. This was very exciting as they got to put on helmets and use hurls.

Ms Casey has also started dance with them and they are really enjoying it. Each session starts with a warm up and the classes then get a chance to learn a dance routine.
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November 7 2024

A Treasure Hunt!

Junior  Infants recently read the  book ‘Room on the Broom ‘. They loved it! They then tested  their memory by taking part in a treasure hunt where they had to solve clues  to find treasure. They worked together to answer questions about the book. They found  the treasure  in Mr Fingleton’s office and were delighted that it was some well deserved jellies!
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February 25 2024

Junior Infants have officially completed their first term in Primary School.

Bel and Laura from 4th class went to their classes to find out all about how they’ve been getting on!

What do you like about your class?

They liked learning letters and playing with cars. They also enjoyed playing in the play corner, singing Irish songs and playing with their friends in the yard.

Do you like your teacher?

They said they really like her and say she is good at Irish, teaching letters and arts and crafts.

Do you find your work hard?

The children said that they sometimes found it hard and sometimes found it easy. There is one thing they didn’t like and that was getting the glue stick on their hands and having to wash it off.

Have you made new friends?

Lots of them had made new friends in the yard and in class and now they play together.

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