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6th class November news
Our theme this month has been Brazil. We have learned about the Amazon, the rainforest ecosystem and how to do Samba Drumming, to name a few things! We have also been studying the novel ‘Journey to the River Sea’ and learning about some Brazilian culture and history through the characters in this book. In science …
Read More30-11-2016 School News
Dear Parents,
Please support the Winter Fair which is taking place this Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm in the school. It’s not just a Sale… there’s fun for everyone with loads of activities for the children and delicious lunches and snacks including a barbecue!
Read More28-11-2016 PA – This is the week for your donations!
Hi Parents,
The Winter Fair is this Sunday 4th December at 1pm! So just a quick note on two things –
This week you can drop your donations of bric-à-brac, clothes, books, toys etc. to the school.
Secondly, we’d appreciate your help with our big raffle. Do you, or do you know a business, that may have any of the following to donate?
Read More24-11-2016 tomorrow evening – 1st to 6th class
Dear Parents,
Just a quick note about tomorrow evening:
Children need to be at the CHURCH (the Church of St Catherine and St James, the red-brick church on Donore Ave), not the school, by 6:15 at the latest. The church will be open from 6 pm. The children should bring their music sheets with them.
They need to have their instruments with them in school tomorrow for a final practice, and we will keep the instruments until the concert.
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21-11-2016 PA News – 2 weeks to go…
Hi Parents,
There’s just under 2 weeks to go until the Winter Fair, 1-4pm on Sunday 4th of December.
Here’s a reminder of what you can do to help –
Read More16-11-2016 School News
Dear Parents,
First of all, can I remind you that we have an orchestra concert next Friday, November 25th? It will take place in the Church of St Catherine and St James on Donore Avenue, starting time 6:30 pm. All children from 1st to 6th Class are expected to attend. It should last about an hour and will be a great occasion, I promise you.
Read MoreFirst match of the season
Congratulations to our 25 hurlers who bravely played their first match of the season today. They played their hearts out against Griffith Barracks. Our captain, Ciarán showed great leadership skills and never gave up. Despite a loss everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and showed great skills and focus on the pitch. A few more training …
Read MoreOctober News
We’ve had a very busy and productive month of October in 6th class! We’ve been doing fractions, decimals and percentages in maths stations with the children rotating around various games, activities and problem solving tasks based on these topics. This system gives the children an opportunity to experience small group learning, independent work consolidating this ...
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