October 2024 - Page 2

Month: October 2024

October 15, 2024

3rd and 4th Class Assembly

Last week our 3rd and 4th class had their first assembly of the year. Many awards were given out and Ms. Conlon's class gave an excellent musical performance. Well done to all!

October 14, 2024

Last week our local community Garda Linda called in to chat to all classes about the importance of safety around Halloween. She talked about the dangers posed by illegal fireworks and bonefires as well as tips on how to stay safe on Halloween night while trick or treating.

October 10, 2024

Ms. Geraghty's Class trip to The National Museum

Last week Ms. Geraghty's fourth class had a trip into town to visit The National Museum on Kildare St.. A great day was had by all!

October 9, 2024

Well-being matters

This week, our 5th class students helped their younger peers reflect on, and discuss their views on well-being in school. We used ipads to answer a survey.

October 9, 2024

Junior Football

Our junior teams both finished their gaelic football season this week. Our boys had a good win away to Star of the Sea while our girls team received a walkover from Scoil San Treasa. Well done to all the boys and girls who togged out for the teams this year.

October 8, 2024

Coding

Ten of our 5th Class students have been chosen as Microsoft Dreamspace Ambassadors. They will be partaking in live coding sessions with Microsoft in Leopardstown and then teaching what they have learned to their peers in the school. This week they were looking at "Microbits". We're looking forward to seeing what classes can do with […]

October 4, 2024

STEM Bridges

Our fifth class were set a STEM task last week to design a bridge that could hold the most dice. Check out what they came up with below.

October 3, 2024

Football Update

Both of our senior teams have now progressed to the knockout stages of the Cumann na mBunscol. Our girls are away in Lucan next week while our boys will have a home fixture. Our junior teams will both have their final gaelic game of the season next week.

October 2, 2024

Ms Doherty's Class

Ms. Doherty's 3rd class were busy collecting data during Maths last week on everyone's favourite breakfast option. They represented this data on bar charts.

October 1, 2024

5th and 6th Assembly

On Tuesday we had our first assembly of the year for fifth and sixth class. The importance of safety if near bonfires or fireworks in the run up to Halloween was discussed. The Gaelbhratach committee were introduced by Mr. Barrett and presented with badges. Lastly our awards were presented to students by their respective teachers. […]

October 1, 2024

VR Headsets

Our fifth class have been learning about different types of housing in history recently. They used our VR headsets to explore the houses of ancient civilizations right up to present day. The first image below shows what is displayed in the headset, these are 3D worlds that the kids move through using a joystick.

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STEM in 3rd Class

October 9, 2026

Mr. Kearns' 3rd class have been busy doing a STEM project this week. They had to design and make a rollercoaster for a marble using cardboard and tape. Some very creative and sturdy projects made!

Boys Football

October 9, 2026

Our boys senior team continued their fantastic run of form this year by beating a very good Star of the Sea NS on Thursday. The lads had to travel to Sandymount and play in very tough conditions but came out victorious. The final score-line was 5-5 to 2-12. Next up is St. John Bosco in […]

Deposit Return Scheme

October 2, 2026

We are delighted to be continuing with our bottle/can recycle initiative as part of the Return Scheme. The orange bins are located in the upper yard. All monies raised from this will be donated to the school so please donate your empties to our bins! See the attached flyer for information on money raised to […]

Junior Girls

October 1, 2026

Our 5th class girls played their first game this week. They put in a fantastic performance against a very good Scoil San Treasa side.