We look forward to sports and outdoor games next week, class by class, with Sixth Class guiding the whole school. It is a great testament to the wonderful teaching and encouragement the Sixth Class children have received over their years at DSP that they are leading...

Thanks to the PTA for organising a fun fundraiser to bring this school year to a close. Between now and 22nd June 2021, families are encouraged to get sponsors for committing to doing a walk/run/cycle. Payment has been set up on Aladdin Connect. Fundraising, like so...

It was lovely to hear children expressing their thanks to staff for the wonderful trip to the zoo the Infants classes enjoyed. Expressing gratitude fosters a sense of happiness for both the giver and receiver of the message. Thanks to parents who emailed their...

We are grateful to families who are keeping children home when showing symptoms, even if it appears to be just a cold, and for checking with doctors if a Covid test is required. Thanks to parents who informed us of children being potential close contacts and for...

Board of Management Summary Report May 2021 The ET AGM took place on Saturday 8th May 2021 and was attended by the chairperson. DSP are looking forward to developing our relations with the ET.The BOM is carefully monitoring the school finances and is conscious that a...

Tomorrow is PJ day organised by the PTA as a fundraiser. We look forward to an exciting day and hope we will raise some much needed funds. We remind parents/guardians that along with the fun of wearing pyjamas, we need to keep children safe by wearing appropriate...

In spite of the rain today Junior Infants managed to get out to Sallyglen where they enjoyed a different version of forest school. We are fortunate to be situated right beside the meadow in Sallyglen with easy access to trees and hedgerows. The children played many...

We are very appreciative of teachers and assistants who continue to bring children to the outdoors for learning. We have been most privileged as a school community to have enjoyed trips off-site since September through forest and beach school. Thanks to staff for...

Two weeks into the summer term and we can report lots of happy learning taking place in all classes. During breaks, the yard is filled with sounds of children laughing and squealing, the thud of basketballs ad footballs, the calls of make-believe animals, the silence...

Our feature photo shows the latest outdoor learning area within our school grounds. Thanks to Gary for moving the compost bins and for collecting logs from one of our families. Doesn't it look great? The back garden is a wonderful spot for listening to birds, for frog...

A sunny weekend feels like a just reward for the whole school community who have returned to in-school learning with great zest, excitement and much thoughtfulness. It is wonderful to see so many children walking, cycling and scooting to school, and even very young...

All of us who have been fortunate enough to be in school this week have that Friday feeling. Hurray, it's the weekend! We have had another wonderful week of connecting face to face, engaging in curious conversations and critical thinking. Junior Infants to 2nd classes...

We are delighted to receive confirmation this afternoon that 3rd to 6th classes will be back to in-school learning from Monday 15th March 2021. We will review our Re-Opening School plans and let you know asap if there are any changes.

We have enjoyed a wonderful week learning together from Infants to Second class. Some of the great discoveries include frogs mating and frog spawn in the back garden, designing bookmarks for World Book Day, exploring the StaySafe programme including knowing how to...

Thanks to everyone - parents, staff, pupils - who managed to find time to complete the surveys. Thanks especially to parents who emailed more detailed feedback which was shared with staff. Work and home relationships have been turned upside down with this extended...

Our feature image is from Charlie Makesy's beautiful book, A boy, a mole, a dog and a horse in acknowledgement of the extraordinary work parents/guardians are doing at home in this challenging time of distance learning. Thanks to the many parents who completed surveys...

We invite all families to join us for a whole school assembly on Friday 29th January at 12:00 midday. We are celebrating the monthly theme of Happiness. Teachers will check through Seesaw or Zoom if there are children who would be willing to share some of their...

Thanks to everyone who chose to spread happiness this week through class work, kind conversations, contributions during zoom sessions, helping at home, dog walking, expressing gratitude. Happiness is our focus of the month for January. We will spread happiness by...

Best wishes to everyone for the year 2021! We hope those in our community who experienced bereavements and/or job loss are doing ok in most challenging circumstances. Our hopes of remaining in school are dashed with the spread of the virus. However, our faith in staff...

To Miriam and all the DSP TeamThanks so much for all your hard work getting us through to Christmas!!!!  On behalf of the PTA, myself and Una would like to thank everyone for all their hard work and generosity this year in contributing to the school.  Given all...

We have a few copies available in the office of A Brave New Vision by one of the founding members of the Dalkey School Project, Áine Hyland. Send in €20.00 to the office in a sealed envelope if you would like a copy. The book is also available on Amazon.com. Seasonal...