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October 23, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

Senior Infants – Session 7 – Rainy Day Samhain Preparations at Forest School

This week, our Forest School session was all set to take us on an outdoor adventure, but the weather had other plans. Our indoor classroom transformed into a hub of creativity and resourcefulness. Our mission: to create Samhain decorations that celebrate the beauty of nature …
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October 23, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Session 7 – Bringing the Enchantment of Samhain Indoors

When rain thwarted our forest school plans, we brought the enchantment of the outdoors inside our school. With our Samhain celebrations just around the corner on October 27th, we used objects collected from our forest to create decorations. One exciting activity was making oak gall …
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October 23, 2023Outdoor Learning, PTA, School lifeby

Weekend Meitheal – Saturday 28th October – 2-4pm School Garden Club

The school garden club is looking for volunteers to help get our raised beds ready for planting winter crops and our flower beds ready for exciting garden projects.  Bring: Suitable mucky clothing/footwear, gardening gloves, your own spade/shovel  Children welcome but please be aware that they will need to be supervised and there will …
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October 18, 2023PTAby

No Smartphones in Schools Voluntary Code

A reminder to all that the PTA voted in June to join the “No smartphones in primary schools” voluntary code along with a group of other schools in our area. Please find below a letter on behalf of the PTA with everything you need to know …
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October 18, 2023School life, Uncategorizedby

Dun Laoghaire Pump Track

Last summer term one of our students helped to campaign for a Skatepark and finally it is getting started! Official opening 14th November 2023 at 12 Midday – Apna Park, West Pier, Dun Laoghaire Over the coming weeks, Dun Laoghaire Pump Track will be opening …
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October 17, 2023PTAby

PTA Lotto Halloween Bonus Draw!

Hello wonderful parents!! Please sign up for the DSP LOTTO or choose some extra lines next week so you don’t miss your chance to win some of these amazing bonus Halloween  prizes while supporting our wonderful school!! Visit https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/dspns Your support is greatly appreciated! Thank you, The …
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October 17, 2023PTAby

Preloved Clothes Sale

Huge thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated to and supported the preloved clothing & sports gear sale. Together we raised €1,159.70 for our school! We also helped give a new home to preloved clothing & sports gear (saving carbon & family budgets) and donated many items to worthwhile charities …
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October 16, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

Senior Infants – Session 6 – A Letter from a Deer and the Sleeping Fawn Game

This week in Forest School, senior infants recieved a letter from a friendly deer living in the Wicklow woods. She told us all about her favourite foods and secret hideaways where we might spot her if we look really closely! We also learned about how …
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October 16, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Session 6 – Fawns, Crafts and Oak Gall Ink

This week in Forest School, we had a fantastic time exploring the woods. We learned how fawns stay safe by using their coats to blend in with the forest and even played the Sleeping Fawn Game, where we had to stay very still, just like …
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October 9, 2023Outdoor Learning, by

2nd Class – Session 5 – The Great Minibeast Hunt

This week at Forest School, we searched for signs of badgers and explored under rocks, logs, and tree bark to discover invertebrates like woodlice, millipedes, beetles, spiders, ants, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and ladybirds. . After collecting some of these fascinating bugs in containers, we observed their …
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