Green Flag Eastern Midlands success!

Our school is delighted to announce that its application for an eighth Green Flag (Global Citizenship Energy) has been successful! An Taisce writes, “This current year we have added an extra dimension to the Global Citizenship theme that you have been working on, we have been going through all the applications and we have picked … Read more

Golden Boot Award

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

JEP Showcase Day

Dear Parents, The children in 5th Class would like to thank everyone who attended the launch of Marvellous Makes & Brilliant Bakes and who supported them on Showcase Day, especially Cathal Walsh and Jane Deasy whose sponsorship from Freshpet and Trendy and Bendy helped to fund production costs. It was an exciting and fun-filled culmination … Read more

Invitation to Showcase Day on Wednesday, 20 March

The children in 5th Class would like to invite you to the showcase of Marvellous Makes & Brilliant Bakes, their Junior Entrepreneur Programme project, on Wednesday, 20 March. Marvellous Makes & Brilliant Bakes will be launched in the school hall at 9.30am with the children presenting the story of their business project. Their handmade products … Read more

Reading with Cooper

On World Book Day, the children dressed up as their favourite characters from books. They also enjoyed an opportunity to read with Cooper. Many thanks to Cooper for listening to us and to Paula for bringing Cooper in to visit.

JEP Showcase Day Flyer

Many thanks to everyone who completed the online survey of interest in “Marvellous Makes & Brilliant Bakes.” The children in 5th Class will showcase their products in the school on Wednesday, 20 March. Please click on the blue link to see their JEP Showcsae Day flyer. Showcase Day Flyer Marvellous Makes & Brilliant Bakes

Global Citizenship-Energy

For the last two years, the children have been working on the Green Schools’ theme of “Global Citizenship-Energy.” The children were asked to write individual Green Codes showing how this theme has been integrated into school life. A shortlist of possible codes was created and following voting, one code has been selected as the school’s … Read more

5th Class means business!

The children in 5th Class are delighted to start the Junior Entrepreneur Programme. They are learning about entrepreneurship; have devised individual business ideas; and have negotiated group ideas which they will present to “The Dragons” over the next week or so! Stay tuned for the JEP Big Idea of 2019! The children would like to … Read more

Golden Boot Award

Well done to the children in Third Class who win the Golden Boot this term. 85% of these children participated in our Walk on Wednesday programme from September to Halloween. In second place was 1st Class where 84% of children took part and in third place was 4th Class where 81% of children participated. The … Read more