he daffodil sale was very generously supported by the staff and parents and the students did a fantastic job behind the stall Wednesday morning. We couldn’t keep up with demand! And drumroll please…. we raised €174.65 for the Irish Cancer Society and to help fund 
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We are very appreciative of how well the girls and boys represented DSP in a 5-a side blitz. The girls’ team drew on their GAA skills to come second. We were really impressed how they transferred skills learned in GAA to the soccer game. Well 
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What a dedicated group we have in the Green Team/ Garden Club! Every Tuesday they work in the garden, planting, weeding, learning how to protect beans as they grow. Thanks to parents Sarah and Jeanne for their time today and to grandparent Evelyn. We are 
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4th class started off the day searching for hazel flowers. Hazel flowers are tiny. We could see the catkins full of pollen dangling from the branches but finding the tiny pink flowers was a challenge. It’s amazing the think that this is how a hazelnut 
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Principle 1: Forest school takes place in a woodland or natural environment to support the development of a relationship between the learner and the natural world. For the five sessions we have with 6th class this year we are bringing their attention to some of 
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Providing Forest School takes a lot of time and energy and resources and staffing and support.  For it to continue, we need to evaluate the benefits to the children.   We started offering Forest school throughout the school as a result of rich feedback we got 
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In 2024, DSP will be celebrating 10 years of providing Forest School sessions to its pupils.This is a remarkable achievement and the benefits of the programme will stay with everychild as they move forward in life. From developing confidence and social skills, physical andmental health 
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Where to start with the many fabulous lessons taking place in DSP this month? We can hardly keep up with the breadth of experiences the children are enjoying. Thanks to all DSP staff and to visiting staff for making January a wonderful month for the 
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The Garden Club have been meeting once a week to work in the garden. Thanks to the super clearing done by the Meitheal group during midterm, the vegetable beds are ready for planting. Garlic, onion, winter purslane and beans are some of the foods that 
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Huge thanks to everyone who helped out at the School Garden Meitheal this afternoon. The amazing volunteers, from kids to grandparents, helped clear the vegetable and flower beds of weeds and get them ready for exciting garden projects this term. What a team!
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