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Welcome to Week 5 at DSPNS. We have enjoyed a super start to the term, learning to gather socially distanced in the mornings whatever the weather. We encourage all families to get to school on time as this helps the children settle into class more easily and reduces...
Using the Colours of Nature- 3rd Class – 17th September 2020
What a fantastic day we had up the hill! It was warm ,sunny and calm as we made our way up to our base looking for tools from nature to 'paint'. These included conker shells to hold our 'paint' and blackberries , redberries and flowers to crush for our colour. Some...
Building Extension update
Many of you are aware that the Board of Management (BoM) has an application submitted to DLRCoCo for an extension that would provide rooms for group learning instead of the current situation where children are located on corridors. The process is complicated due to...
Junior Infants change to drop off and pick up arrangements
Movement of the Junior and Senior Infant classes is running very smoothly. The patio area is very calm and children are doing a great job of sanitising on their way in to school. We are delighted to be able to reduce the...
Drop off and Pick up time updates
Morning arrivals are running quite smoothly, particularly helped by children arriving on time. We are hoping to reduce staggered arrivals and departures to five minute intervals if we can keep up good practices. We have identified another cross-contact spot by the...
Board of Management Summary Report 7th September 2020
A meeting of DSPNS Board of Management (BOM) was held on Monday 7th September 2020 (via Zoom). Items on the agenda included the Treasurer's Report, Principal's Report, Communications Report, Maintenance report, Voluntary Contributions report, and Buildings...
Additional Bicycle Stands
Thanks to DLRCoCo we have two additional bike stands. We hope lots more children will cycle or walk to school. Some people have raised questions about where children should park bikes. We suggest children use the bike stand nearest their gathering point. The main...
DSP Covid 19 Policy Statement
COVID-19 Policy Statement Dalkey School Project NS is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all our staff and a safe learning environment for all our pupils. To ensure that, we have developed the following COVID-19 Response Plan. The Board of...
DES Covid 19 Re-Opening of Schools Information
Link: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/a0bff-reopening-our-primary-and-special-schools/#covid-19-response-plan-for-safe-reopening-of-primary-and-special-schools
School Calendar 2020-2021
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2020 - 2021 Term 1Thursday 27th August – Tuesday 22nd December 2020 Midterm: Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October (inclusive) School closes for Winter Break @ 12.00 midday on Tuesday 22nd December 2020 Term 2Wednesday 6th January – Friday...
Goodbye Sixth! Enjoy secondary! Come back for visits!
We had a super whole school assembly at midday today for Sixth Class 2020. Beautiful art, poems, songs and memories. How lovely to see families together celebrating a wonderful group of children. Can you find the twelve ladybirds in Katie's picture? We loved seeing...
Whole School Assembly
We will dress up with pride on Tuesday 23rd June at 12:00 midday to say goodbye to Sixth class. We look forward to seeing lots of smiling faces. We hear there are some lovely poems and art pieces for sharing at assembly.
Final Zoom meetings
Be a good sport week! We hope children enjoy a chance to participate in sports activities out of doors this week. We would love to be meeting families in Sallyglen tomorrow (our Be a Good Sport Day date) but that is not possible. We appreciate remaining healthy and...
Whole School Assembly Friday 5th June 2020 @ 12:00 midday
Appreciation of the Good Things in our Lives We will hold a Whole School Assembly on Friday 5th June 2020 via zoom. Our focus for the month of June is Appreciation of the Good Things in our Lives. We would like to start the month of June celebrating the great learning...
Keeping up connections: outdoor learning, phone calls, Zoom, SeeSaw
Thanks to everyone who participated in Zoom check-ins last week. The opportunity to see one another's faces was appreciated by all who were free to attend. If you missed last week, do not worry - we will have more. The fine weather this week is a superb opportunity to...
Class check ins via Zoom
Teachers and SNAs are really looking forward to chatting with children this week via Zoom. Below is the timetable in case you missed it last week. Tuesday 19thMay 2020 11:45 -12:15 6th; 12:30-13:00 Senior Infants Wednesday 20thMay 2020 11:45 -12:15 2nd; 12:30-13:00...
Keep yourself, others and the environment safe and happy
Safety online As we learn to use new online platforms, we must learn how to follow the the correct protocols and procedures as described in our Acceptable Use of Technology Policy (AUTP). Sharing of images from Zoom assemblies is not permitted. As a school, we need to...
Forest School and Music Generation
Outdoor learning Ideas for this week: https://www.dspns.ie/forest-school/blog-of-sessions/ Music Generation Unfortunately Music Generation lessons are suspended (see letter below). However, we are very fortunate to have a playlist to go to when we feel like rehearsing...
Acceptable Use of Technology Policy; distance learning; SeeSaw & Aladdin
Acceptable Use of Technology Policy Please read the updated Acceptable Use of Technology Policy. Pay particular attention to the 'Distance Learning' paragraph. We want to ensure benefits and risks are comprehensively assessed. We need whole school understanding and...
Term 3 is important for revising: how does memory work?
What do we want children to learn during the extended closure? Where do we want them to be when we return to school in September? If children come back to school in September holding most of what they learned in class, that will be a huge success. Basically, we want...
BoM Summary Report
Board of Management Meetings - Summary ReportA meeting of DSPNS Board of Management (BOM) was held on Monday 27th April 2020 (via Zoom).Items on the agenda included the Principal's Report, Communications Report, Maintenance report, Voluntary Contributions report, and...
Anonymous teacher shares blog
Dear ParentsDon't stress about schoolwork. In September, I will get your children back on track. I am a teacher and that's my superpower. What I can't fix is social-emotional trauma that prevents the brain from learning. So right now, I just need you to share your...
Actions of Solidarity in a time of Crisis
We know we are going to make it through this worldwide pandemic because we are a resilient school community. We pull together in times of need. We help one another as we experience good days and bad days. As adults, we model acceptance of the fact that we do not have...
Outdoor Learning
Birdwatch Ireland has recorded an increase of 350% interaction with its website nationally. People are taking social isolation as an opportunity to turn to nature for mindful moments, stimulation, relaxation, entertainment, learning. Below are ideas for outdoor...