Anne Malone The sun shone brightly on 29 May as our 25 penpals from Luxembourg joined us in school along with their teachers, Yannick and Natalie, and a parent, Aurélie. During the week, we made bilingual posters advertising our céilí; played “Ice Breaker Bingo,” “Stop the Bus” and “Back to Back” together; taught our visitors how to … Read more
5th Class attended the Junior Entrepreneur Programme County Showcase Day in Roundwood on Thursday 25 May. Over 470 children from 20 schools in Wicklow presented their JEP projects to one another; enjoyed music, goody bags & a picnic; and received their certificates of achievement along with a school plaque of success. Our thanks to all … Read more
The school was awarded its seventh Green Flag at the National Green Flag Awards Ceremony in the Helix on Wednesday, 24th May. Congratulations to everyone whose hard work and commitment helped us to achieve Green Flag status for Global Citizenship – Litter and Waste. Thank you too to Lucy, Sam, Mairéad and Mrs O Toole Byrne … Read more
Over the last few weeks, the children in 5th Class have been examining electricity. They have designed simple circuits, investigated switches, made series circuits, sent Morse Code messages and examined how parallel circuits work. Have a look at some of our scientists in action.
On Friday 12 May, the children in 5th Class visited the Irish Aid Centre in Dublin for a music based workshop on food and farming in Africa. With Michael, Justine and Ruth, they examined the UN’s Global Goals for 2030, read real life stories of people in Africa, discussed the challenges they face, played some fun … Read more
Some images from our Tug of War battle! Well done, everyone! Anyone for Table Tennis? Some 5th Class children display their extracurricular sporting interests
Our sincere thanks to our hardworking volunteers who weeded, planted, pruned, swept, painted, laid fencing and mulched flowerbeds around our yard areas during our Evening of Action last Wednesday night. Our school grounds looked beautiful for our First Communion celebrations. Have a look at some before and after photos to see what our volunteers have … Read more
Congratulations to the children in First Class who win the Golden Boot this term. 79% of these children participated in our Walk on Wednesday programme from Christmas to Easter. The overall participation rate for the school this term is 69% – 5% of children in the whole school walked to school; 51% parked and strode; … Read more
In preparation for the celebrations of First Communion on 6 May and Confirmation on 26 May, we need everyone to join us for a Green-Schools’ Evening of Action (6.30pm to 9.30pm approx.) on Wednesday next, 3rd May. On this date, it is hoped to complete a general clean-up of the schoolyard & carpark and to … Read more
The children in 5th Class would like to thank everyone who attended the launch of Glorious Gifts and who supported them on Showcase Day. It was an exciting and fun-filled culmination to their Junior Entrepreneur Programme. The children hope that all of their customers are happy with their products and that everyone enjoys using them … Read more