What a busy month we are enjoying. The calendar is packed every day. Congrats to 6th class for making a comeback from 5-Nil at half time (METNS - DSPNS) to win the Friendship Cup at Monkstown ETNS today! The final score was 5 - 6 (DSPNS - METNS). Yet again,...

We have revised the timetable since posting last week. We heard some children talking about how Sports Day is "so stressful". We are listening to those voices and have added in a quiet/mindful session in class to the timetable. We are re-naming the day, Be a Good...

In the spirit of our June focus of the month, we shine a light on the many good things in our life we are fortunate enough to experience at DSPNS. We appreciate our Second Class pupils who made their First Communion recently - congratulations to all! Be a Good Sport...

Sports Day Timetable 2019 Junior Infants Senior Infants 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 8:50 – 09:10 Buddies Relay Buddies Relay - - - - Buddies Relay Buddies Relay 9.10 – 9.30 Sprints Commando Crawl 3 - legged Race Egg & Spoon Parachute Games South Side Sports Games 9.30...

Our sponsored Fun Activities day was a great success thanks to Ros and team. There was a huge team of helpers for the obstacle course, tug o' war, mindfulness, problem solving and team games. Thanks to everyone who gave of their time. We were grateful that the weather...

What a wonderful evening we enjoyed last Friday. Big thanks to the organisers and helpers who had to return to Killiney Castle on Saturday morning to take down stage, balloons etc! That's commitment! The night was the culmination of a year of events for the 40th...

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AS we enjoy some fine weather, we need to remind parents/guardians about our dress code. It is very important we educate children about clever marketing and guide them towards making dress choices that are age appropriate. We ask you to speak with your children -...

Our focus for the month is Mindfulness or Spiritual Growth We will develop stillness through quiet moments. We will cultivate our meditative spirits. We will practise self reflection, examining our feelings and experiences. We can meditate in our sit spots. Planning...

Thanks to every driver who is cooperating with our Safe Traffic Code. School gates are safer for children to cycle and walk in that area. Special thanks to parent volunteers who are standing in support of a safe school. We would welcome people who can take a stand...

The Annual General Meeting will take place at 8.00pm on Monday 13th May 2019 Venue: Dalkey School Project National School AGENDA 1. Minutes of AGM 2018 2. Matters arising 3. Chairperson’s Report 4. Treasurer’s Report: Annual Account 5. DSP Trust Accounts to note; and...

A meeting of DSPNS Board of Management (BOM) was held on Monday 8th April 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...

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Last Friday of the month - come listen to the children sing the songs they re-wrote for Founders Day. Help us lift the roof on funds for Educate Together by bringing €2.00 -€5.00. Coffee and fun in the Halla at 8:30 am...  A flower power 70s fundraiser for...

Reports from yesterday afternoon (Thursday) indicate the traffic and parking has gone mad with people reversing in front of the school, reversing up the whole road and others blocking the way. There is genuine concern about a child being knocked down. Our focus for...

Calling on people with good organisational skills to help prepare for the DSP40 May event! We have date and venue confirmed - Friday 17th May 2019 at Killiney Castle. The DSP40 committee is meeting at Killiney Castle next Tuesday 9th April at 7:30pm to check out the...

Sincere thanks to Ms O'Connell and Mr Doohan for making the UISCE trip possible and for looking after the children on their first class trip away from home. GRMA (that's Irish text abbreviation) to the UISCE team who provided a wide variety of activities, lots of...

6th class are enjoying a tremendous time in UISCE. It's very cold - yet plenty of time for fun.

We can be proud of the many ways people are working in teams at DSP. Resource teachers have put huge time and effort into applications for support from the SENO (special educational needs organiser). Without this kind of behind-the-scenes work, we would not be able to...

Thanks to Anna O'Flanagan for her time and commitment as a director of Educate Together. Anna stepped down after two years supporting ET to develop strategy and programmes nationally. On Saturday, we had four DSP people at the ET AGM - an early start at 9:00am! Dr...

We had a great turn out at the LGBTI talk hosted by Moninne Griffith from BelongTo. We discussed what language to use when children ask questions about identity issues. We learned about actions and words that help make school and home safe places for children to ask...

We had four classes learning off site (half the school!!) and our soccer teams playing away last week. What an amazing opportunity for the children. Thanks to the teachers and parents/guardians who helped make this happen. This week we have 6th class on their 3 day...

Thanks to the DSP40 committee, we have a date and venue for the adults celebration of DSP40. Put the date in your diary - Friday 17th May 2019. Venue is Killiney Castle. Tickets will be limited so first come, first served. This event will be for current and past...

How do we nurture a confident and positive way of speaking about differences? What language should we use when talking with children and answering questions? We had a great turn out for the last guest speaker. Everyone came away with one or two nuggets. Tomorrow...