What a week we had for our attendance Strive for 5! week. We had quizzes, crepes, smores, If You Are In You Can Win wheel, pizza parties, pyjama day and so much more. Well done to everyone for making an extra effort to be in school all week. Being in school every day is so […]
Well done to everyone for participating in Sports Day. We had our sprint races, long distance races, BeanBag race, 3-Legged Race and Sack Race. Some classes got to do the Tug of War also. There were some closely contested races and the judges did a great job on calling the winners. It was great to […]
As part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge we had a Seanfhocal an Lae (Irish proverb of the day). We chose 5 Seanfhocals that are important for the children to know and we encourage the children to build the seanfhocals in to their lives. Dé Luain: “Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.” (A country without a […]
Well done to all our winners of awards at our January Assembly.
We recently had a visit from “Sam Maguire”. Aaron Byrne, captain of the Dublin Under 21 and current member of Jim Gavin’s Senior team came along also. Flyers have gone home with all the details of teams that Round Towers GAA Club have for football, hurling and camogie. Why not try out for one of […]
Last Thursday, November 30th, 150 pupils from our 5th and 6th classes ran their final mile of the Marathon Kids programme at Morton Stadium in Santry. The children have been running in school for the past 8 weeks, and have now ran the equivalent of a Marathon (26 miles / 42 km). It was a […]
We recently held two Mathletics mornings for 3rd class parents. We had 19 parents show up, and we demonstrated how the children can use Mathletics, how staff use it, and also, how important it is for parents to support their use of Mathletics. We have found over the years that those who engage most with […]
Mr. Mulhern’s and Ms. Cunnane’s 4th classes visited Deansrath Community College today for a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event hosted by the Transition Year students in the college. We got to visit the labs and see lots of different science and technology demonstrations, and participate in maths and engineering activities. We had a […]
Well done to all on the great effort put into Halloween costumes this year. The standard just keeps getting better and better. It is also great to see all the families working together to make the costumes – it’s a great way to spend time with your child and develop their creativity and conversational skills. […]
Our 5th and 6th classes are participating in the MarathonKids Programme. It is an 8 week programme where the children learn about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and complete running tasks in school. The children will run their final mile of their “Marathon” at the National Cross Country Track in November. David Gillick, an […]