Anne Malone On Thursday, 12 November, two members of An Garda Síochána from Bray, Sergeant John Fitzpatrick and Garda Adam Nolan, spoke to the children in 5th and 6th Class about respectful online communication and cyberbullying. They reminded the children to post only messages or photos that “Granny” might like to receive. They urged the children never … Read more
On Thursday 5th and Friday 6th November, Emlyn Cullen from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland ran workshops for all classes from Senior Infants to 5th Class on energy conservation. Younger children were introduced to Guzzler (the puppet) who loves to waste energy. Through a series of games and activities they learned about where our energy … Read more
On Thursday 5th November, 5th Class attended an Energy or “Guzzler” Workshop facilitated by Emlyn Cullen from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. We discussed renewable and non-renewable sources of energy, the role of CO2 in climate change and the things we can do to save energy. Emlyn then led a number of science experiments on the … Read more
After studying the Mayan civilisation, 5th Class children constructed magnificent Mayan masks.
On Monday 12 October, the children from 5th and 6th Class went to Corkagh Park in Clondalkin to do a Maths Trail. On 120 hectacres of open grassland and wooded areas, the children completed an 18 station trail exploring number, time, shape, line, angles and symmetry in this natural environment. They conducted a scavenger hunt; … Read more
On Tuesday, 30th June in glorious sunshine and to great applause from the children and their parents, Marie Farren raised our Green Flag for Biodiversity for us. This is our sixth Green Flag and it reflects our support for and commitment to environmental awareness and care. We would like to thank everyone who offered assistance … Read more
Dear Parents, Welcome to the 5th Class section of our school website! A warm welcome, or Fáilte, to Ria and to Christian who have joined the class from Australia and America and who are settling in well with their new friends. A few reminders on routine and some information on and a request to join … Read more
On 21 May, Mia Conlon and Tommy O’ Connor travelled to The Helix in DCU to accept our 6th Green Flag Award on behalf of the whole school community at An Taisce’s National Green Flag Award Ceremony. The school was one of only twelve on the day which received Green Flags for Biodiversity. When the … Read more
Our sincere thanks to all the volunteers, both adults and children, who worked on ten sites during our Evening of Action to make prepare our grounds for First Communion and 75th Anniversary celebrations. Flowerbeds in the front yard were cleared, dug and planted with shrubs, bedding plants and perennial bulbs. Flower beds, vegetable plots and … Read more
Congratulations and thank you to all 80+ volunteers, both adults and children, who worked tirelessly and enthusiastically on 12 sites during our Day of Action to make our school grounds attractive, educational and child friendly. A special word of thanks is due to the organising committee who gave generously of their time and expertise in … Read more