Dear Parents, Due to COVID-19, I realise you are unable to visit our school to see your child in his/her stimulating classroom. With this in mind, I asked my good friend Aaron Gallagher, past-pupil and colleague, to capture the busy life and many exciting activities not only of our excellent school but also of our [...]
The boys and girls in second class had great fun making different constructions using various 3d shapes that they brought in from home. We were learning about 3d shapes earlier in the week so on Friday we decided to have some fun in our different groups. The children came up with some great ideas and [...]
The Board of Management met last Thursday evening and had a very productive meeting. Please find the PRO report below.
Our Board of Management and staff recognise the very serious nature of bullying and the negative impact that it can have on the lives of our pupils. We are fully committed to preventing and tackling bullying behaviour. In accordance with the Anti-Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools, “ bullying” is defined as "unwanted negative [...]
Rang a Trí have been very busy engaging in their latest STEAM projects. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) requires the children to work as a team to solve a problem or complete a challenge, often using everyday materials. Last week, the class tried out a number of STEAM challenges set by Clare Education [...]
On the 19th of March 2nd Class planted some Spring flowers - dwarf daisies & petunias. We talked about all the things a seed needs to grow. The children took them home over the Easter holidays to watch them go from a tiny need into a flower. Here are some of them planting their seeds [...]
We are celebrating Marine Week this week. Today we learned all about sharks and we even learned how to draw one!
Junior Infants had great fun last week with the story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt ." We read the story and listened and interacted with different versions of it. We sequenced the story and performed an action song. Finally we made a picture story . We all had great fun going on our Bear [...]
Céad míle fáilte to our new Principal, Mr. Gerard Ruane, who visited our school today. I had the privilege and honour to welcome Mr. Ruane. I introduced him to all our staff and showed him our beautiful facilities. I escorted him to all our classrooms and he said a special 'hello' to our pupils. Mr. [...]
This week, Green-Schools Ireland is launching the first ever Marine Week. It will be the Green- Schools first ever week long celebration of the sea. Each day, new activities will be uploaded to the Green-Schools Marine Week web page. There will be interactive talks, art, well being activities, educational videos and science experiments on a [...]
