Táiniste Eamon Gilmore attended assembly last Friday and launched the Green Schools Committee. Children from 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th sang songs, read poems or projects and explained how they got elected to the committee.

We have a busy time ahead as we work on improving our recycling awareness and practice. This week is Spring Clean week in school.

Staff and classes have undertaken to clear up specific areas of the school and premises. This has the effect of making our school look more welcoming and creating a better learning environment. Thank you to everyone for taking part in the big clean up!

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Fáilte ar ais chuig DSPNS. Welcome back for summer term! We are busy getting our Green School Committee and annual Spring Clean underway. Táiniste Eamon Gilmore will attend Assembly on Friday to officially mark the occasion. Please wear something green to join in the celebration.

 We are revising our ethical education values for the month of April. The values we have been teaching to date are:

 Respect                               Cooperation                         Peace

Happiness                            Love                                                               Freedom

Each value has been explored in every class on a weekly basis, and children have been rewarded for showing a commitment to demonstrating these values in school. Below are examples of our objectives for Respect and Freedom:

Respect We will show respect to others, by being polite and mannerly, kind and helpful. We will show respect for our own property and that of others, by being careful with possessions and equipment. We will respect our surroundings by being tidy.

Freedom We all have a right to be free. We will learn that freedom comes with responsibilities. We will use freedom to make good choices at work and at play. Ethos Self Evaluation

Thanks to everyone (parents/guardians, staff and pupils) who completed the survey on the school ethos. The online surveys will remain active until next Monday April 23rd if you have not already contributed to the process and would like to have your say! Paper copies can still be submitted until this Friday (copies available in the office if you need one).

 Dates for the diary

• Fri 20^th April: launch Green School Committee; 6^th class trip to Collins Barracks Museum
• Mon 23^rd April PTA meeting 7.30pm
• Wed 25^th April BOM meeting 8pm

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It is delightful to see a great variety of learning activities taking place in school as we reach the end of our second term. Participation in all activities is essential for the development of each child’s potential. High standards of behaviour and work are still expected and necessary.

Showing respect, cooperating, making good choices are values we need to nurture in class, in school, and outside school. Parents/Guardians please remind your child(ren) and encourage them to be their best selves for remainder of this term and when we return after spring break.

 Dress Code Reminder – important for sunny weather

The school does not require children to wear a uniform. All T-shirts, sweaters and other forms of clothing bearing the school logo are optional.

All children should come suitably dressed for attending a primary school where the age is 4 years to 12 or 13 years.

It is essential that the clothes the children are wearing are safe for playing on the yard, for example:

Shoes should be flat and tied properly;

Very wide and/or very long trousers or skirts are not suitable for safety reasons

Bikini type and off the shoulder tops, extremely short skirts or shorts are not suitable dress for school

No underwear should be showing

Only small stud earrings are permitted.

The use of make-up is not permitted;

Sun cream/ hat should be provided by Parents/Guardians for your children during the summer term.

Children should dress suitably for PE and movement activities e.g. tracksuit, leggings, shorts. Jeans are not suitable for PE and movement activities. Runners/trainers should be worn. Hair should be tied up. No hard hair bands/clips should be worn.

 Thanks to Garden Helpers!

Our garden got a great make-over last Sunday. Many thanks to parents, staff and children for their hard work, including moving compost bins, bench, logs, planks, pots; clearing weeds; creating vegetable patch; clearing clutter.

Please return paper forms to the office or do the survey online through our website:www.dspns.ie(access survey through Blog section).

 

 

 

 

^Hockey

^{This year there was 3 hockey teams from Dalkey School Project in the league. There was the mixed league (11 aside) who made it to the FINALS! There was the girls (7 aside) who made to the quarter finals and there was the 4th class boys team (7 aside) who came 3rd in the league.  So overall we did very good in the league this year.}

^{By Ruby 6th Class}

Support our Hockey Finalists tomorrow Thursday 2.30pm! 

6^th Class Boys Leinster Hockey Final

UCD @ 2.30pm

Please come and support your school team

(Team colors Black & White)

 Reminder school closes 12.15pm Friday 30 March for holidays Please note change in time for ECAs

Kung Fu      JI/SI/1st/2nd      12.15 – 1.00pm        1.00 – 1.45pm 1.45 – 2.30pm Hockey               12.15 – 1.00pm Art & Craft         12.15 – 1.45pm Chess                   12.15 – 1.00pm Supervised Study                    12.15 – 1.00pm

 

 

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Today in Uzbekistan, Navruz, (New Year) is celebrated. Zoe’s mother came in to tell Senior Infants about this special day. She brought wheat grass which is full of vitamins – necessary after a cold, hard winter, kulcha naan, and a yummy sweet homemade spread.

Congratulations to these 6^thclass students who earned extra cookery time for working hard, cooperating, showing respect, making good choices! Thanks to Ms Ireland for organizing the cooking.

Ethos Self Evaluation reminder – Closing date next Wed 28^th March!

Please return paper forms to the office or do the survey online through our website: www.dspns.ie (access survey through Blog section).

Garden Spring Clean – Sunday 25^th March 10am

Parents/Guardians – Come next Sunday 25 March between 10am – 2pm. Help us do a spring clean in the garden. Children willing to work hard are welcome if accompanied by guardians.

Book Fair

 

 

 

Congratulations to the 5^th 6^th class team for getting through in the mixed league under 12sLeinster Finals! Thanks to Christina Simons for helping them with this marvelous achievement!

Date for match still to be decided.

 

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