Weather permitting, we will do a whole school singing session in the yard tomorrow. Wear your festive jumpers, clothes, hats, glasses - or keep it simple with winter warm gear.If you have a few euro, we would be delighted to add it to the Barnados collection. This...

Thanks to parents/guardians who are continuing to keep children home and/or bringing children to the doctor for medical assessment when showing symptoms. As a school community we are very fortunate to remain Covid free up to now. We hope all the families who are...

A neighbour reported a silver people carrier speeding up Hillcourt Road about 8:40am this morning leading to this reminder - Slow Down! Even Santa Claus has to drive the sleigh safely! We want to keep all children safe. Our neighbour thanked those in the school...

We are having a great time in school at the moment with seasonal celebrations of all types taking place in our classrooms. The children and staff are very jolly and are busy spreading festive cheer!! We want to continue to do so right up to the Christmas holidays and...

We are delighted to have the back garden almost ready for more outdoor learning. Sixth class have been a great help to Mike in shovelling and shifting stones. They have learned lots of incidental lessons on carrying loads, managing weights, handling equipment, how...

We are looking forward to a day of seasonal cheer on Thursday. We are delighted to be able to give children this opportunity to participate in creating traditional seasonal photos. Every child has the option to have a photo - many families have ordered copies - there...

Happy first day in December! Our focus for the month is Peace:We will sit in stillness and reflect at least once a day.We will work in harmony with others by sharing, taking turns and listening.We will bring peace to others by smiling and being friendly to others....

📸 🎄Hi All 🎄📸As the Winter Market will not be happening this year, we will be hosting a Christmas themed day in school on _*Thursday 10th December*_ with Christmas movies in the classrooms and a festive photo shoot with Ciara of STELLA shots (a parent in the school...

After many good years of service Mike Cahn is stepping down from his role as caretaker at DSPNS. Mike has helped us with many eco-friendly projects e.g. apple pressing; development of compost practices; planting hedges in Sallyglen with DLRCoCo; as well as the daily...

Parent Teacher meetings will take place via Zoom for Junior and Senior Infants, First and Second classes on Wednesday 25th November 2020.Parent Teacher meetings will take place via Zoom for Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth classes on Thursday 26th November 2020.This is...

Thanks to the PTA for organising this wonderful event. Let's talk about how we can nurture positive mental health in children and adults in these challenging times. Book your ticket for next Tuesday night 24th November...

Thanks to Fifth class for their beautiful art work in the yard. November is a month when we benefit from cheering one another up. We have several Festival of Lights to celebrate in the months ahead. Also we can look out for mesmerising morning skies and spectacular...

The Student Council held their first meeting, socially distanced, on Thursday in the Halla. What an articulate group of children! They identified ways in which our school is a great place to learn. Gender equality, art and creativity, the first Educate Together...

We are delighted with the learning that has taken place in Killiney Hill over the past eight weeks for Senior Infants, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth classes and for all the teachers, SNAs and helpers involved. Thanks especially to teacher Jenny and artist Liz who...

A meeting of DSPNS Board of Management (BOM) was held on Monday 12th October 2020 (via Zoom). Items on the agenda included the Principal's Report, Maintenance report, Health & Safety report, and Buildings report.  Specific items included: The Board...

We are delighted to make it to half term with everyone helping to keep the virus from our school community. We are a privileged group of people. Thanks to parents/guardians for participating in Clap for your Community this morning and afternoon. The staff really have...

New parents/guardians may be interested to know that DSPNS was awarded an invitation to the Changemaker Schools network in 2017. Yesterday, Miriam met with principals of the other schools (only 15 in Ireland) to collaborate on building a community of innovative...

The dual enrolment process for enrolment in Junior Infants in Dalkey School Project NS - required by law due to changes to the Education Act - opens online 1st October 2020:. Full details can be found here: https://www.dspns.ie/pre-enrolment/Dual enrolment process is...

Welcome back and hope you are having a great start of the school year, albeit a bit strange! The first DSPNS PTA meeting of 2020/2021 is our PTA AGM meeting, it will be on Monday 5th October 2020, at 20.00 on ZOOM!The current agenda is:1. Greetings and apologies2....

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Management of Dalkey School Project NS will be heldon Monday 19th October 2020 at 7:30pm via Zoom. All staff and parents/guardians are invited to attend. Agenda1. Welcome2. Minutes of DSPNS AGM 20193. Chairperson’s...

The Board of Management Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Monday 19th October 2020 at 7:30pm via Zoom. All parents/guardians and staff are invited to attend. Further details to follow. Board of Management Nominees Do you think you or another school...