On the 24th May 2017, Mr Molloy and some members of our Green team represented our school in the Helix Theatre at the An Taisce Green Flag Presentation Ceremony. This was a great achievement for our school as it was our 6th green flag. This flag was awarded to our school for our whole school […]
Operation Transformation 10@10
Mr Gordon recently told us all about Operation Transformation and what we can do in school to improve our fitness, health and general well being. One idea for primary schools across the country is called ’10@10′, which encourages all primary school children to take part in 10 minutes of physical activity at 10.am each day. Here is […]
January Book Reviews
The following books were recently reviewed by our teachers. Have a read and see what might interest you. Tsunami Surges by Cath Senker This book answers all your questions on tsunamis and looks at three case studies of recent tsunamis. An excellent, informative and up to date read for geography enthusiasts. Knights of the Borrowed […]
Our Newly Restocked Library
Our school library was recently restocked with some amazing and fun new books so please make the most of these books and and enjoy visiting our beautiful library. If you enjoyed a book you’ve read, we would love to hear about it. Why not write a book review and add it to the book review […]
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween
Talbot Senior is closed on 28th October and will reopen on Monday 7th November. We hope you enjoy your mid-term break. South Dublin County Council is organizing many fun events to celebrate Halloween. Check out their infographic at http://www.sdcc.ie/sites/default/files/publications//halloween-infographic-2016.pdf See all the amazing costumes on our Halloween Fancy Dress Page, https://talbotsns.com/halloween-fancy-dress-2016/
Healthy Lifestyle Fortnight
Healthy Lifestyle fortnight in Talbot Senior was great fun. The children enjoyed healthy fruit kebabs and healthy fruit smoothies. Ms Skelly’s class made soup for a whole class for 2.31 euro, have a look at their shopping list. They also did an interesting project on actual sugar content of common foods. The poster competition winners “What […]
Sam Maguire Cup
Lately Mr Byrne’s class have been learning all about the Sam Maguire cup. The cup is given to the winners of the All Ireland Senior Football competition. Dublin are playing Mayo in the replay after they drew 0-15 each recently, and the winner keeps Sam Maguire for a year! Sam Maguire was born in 1879 in […]
Congratulations, speedsters!
Congratulations to everyone — you — for taking part in the top ten-finger typist competition. A 4th class child came 3rd — Lennon Berigan, with 24 words per minute (with a page covering his fingers so he could not look down, like everyone in the type-off). A 5th class child came 2nd — Kadie Johnson, […]
Summer Tour for Student Councillors & Green School Reps
Here are some photos of today. Click on them twice for a closer look. How lucky we are to be able to go visit the Phoenix Park, only a few minutes away. Thank you to all these people… Mr Molloy for organising the trip, Sr Catherine for driving some of us, Ray the driver […]
This Year’s Ten-Finger Typing Competition… It Could Be YOU!
Imagine how great it will be when you learn to type really really fast. How it will help you do things quicker and easier. Imagine being able to type fast WITHOUT looking down at your fingers on the keyboard!! You can do it, if you want to. Why not start now! Here’s a short video […]