Our theme is Parenting for Positive Mental Health. We invite parents/guardians and staff to submit questions ahead of the event for the panel to discuss. This is an opportunity for people to ask questions anonymously. Place a sealed envelope labelled 'Questions for...

We look forward to our Valentine's breakfast tomorrow morning. Thanks to parents for organising and to staff for facilitating a change to the school routine. The children are fortunate to have a community committed to providing many wonderful learning opportunities....

We are looking forward to our bi-annual shared Ethos Event with METNS. Put the date in your diary: Thursday 5th March 2020 at 7:30pm. We are delighted to have Dun Laoghaire ETNS participating this year for the first time.  Our theme is Parenting for Positive Mental...

We were very pleased to lodge our planning application and to erect our site notices today. We are most grateful to the Board of Management for their persistence in chasing Department of Educations and Skills staff, DLRCoCo staff and local representatives to make this...

  The race is on for Election 2020! Now is the time for every parent, grandparent, friend of the school, voter to act as advocates for The Right Inclusion Model for Every Child. Let's follow the courageous actions of our founding members in the 1970s and be the...

We had a busy PTA meeting last night with a very good turn out. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend, and to the Chairs for keeping us on task enabling us to get home reasonably early. It is very encouraging to see the DSP spirit of volunteering alive and kicking...

We welcomed seven past pupils to Sixth Class today to speak about transitioning to secondary school. (Sorry we didn't get everyone in the photo.) They shared experiences about expectations for second level schools. They helped dispel worries about difficulties and...

We hope people are well rested after the winter break. We are aware that many have had flu and colds. If further time off is needed to return to full health, do keep your child at home. We want to spread happiness, not infections, at school this month! Environmental...

A meeting of the Board of Management (BOM) was held on Monday 9th December 2019. Items on the agenda included the Treasurer's Report, Principal's Report, Communications Report, Maintenance report, Voluntary Contributions report, and Buildings report. Specific items...

Traditional Charity Coffee morning with Mince Pies singalong in the halla after drop off on the Friday 20th of December 2019. All classes will sing a seasonal piece. Junior Infants - Second classes will showcase some percussion skills they have learned through Music...

Meet the Kids behind the Cuts Want to experience and spread the wonderful ethos we all benefit from at DSP? Come to our next whole school meeting on Monday 16th December 2019 at 8:30am! This campaign is about maintaining our school as an inclusive educational...

Now the dust has settled and the pennies have been counted - a message from the Winter Market Committee!A HUGE thank you to all in making the Winter Market such a success! Thank you to all those who gave their time to run the various stalls/areas, who cooked and...

We are proud of our Sixth class students who were complimented by a different teacher every day last week. Due to the shortage of substitute teachers, Sixth were taught by a different teacher each day. They showed great maturity and good behaviour choices by being...

Our Green Committee and Student Council hosted a whole day workshop on reducing plastic use last Thursday. They prepared the information and games. They created learning opportunities that were both entertaining and educational. Thanks to teacher Sarah-Louise and to...

Dear Parents/GuardiansAs you may be aware, there has been a large number of children absent recently due to illnesses. We ask that you keep your child at home if they have a high temperature, have been sick in the last 24 hours or showing other signs of illness....

We are delighted to observe many of our children model the value of the month. Honesty/ Macántacht is our value of the month for November. Miriam was delighted to be told that children in Fourth Class are reminding their parents to STOP! - and let them walk to the...

Last week the Student Council visited Leinster House. At assembly on Friday, they reported back about what they learned from spending time listening to debates in the Dáil chamber and from sitting in the visitors' seats in the Seanad chamber. Thanks to Minister Mary...