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April 22, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

Junior Infants – first day in Forest school

Junior Infants had their first session in the forest today. They used all their senses and their imaginations and had lots of fun learning. They noticed things with their ears and hands and bodies and eyes and noses and mouths and did lots of wondering, …
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April 16, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

6th class – principle of regular sessions

Forest school is a long-term process of regular sessions, rather than a one-off or infrequent visits. The essence of forest school is the building and developing of relationships; with ourselves, each other and nature. This can’t be done in a one off session. (One off …
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April 16, 2024Uncategorizedby

 Board of Management Meetings – Summary Report 

 A meeting of DSPNS Board of Management (BOM) was held on Tuesday 19th March 2024.  Items on the agenda included the Principal’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, Voluntary Contributions (VCs), Communications, and Maintenance report. Specific items included: 
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April 16, 2024Uncategorizedby

Tusla Fostering

We are appealing to anyone who has ever considered fostering or would like some information about becoming a foster carer to please reach out to us. There is an urgent need for foster carer’s in the area and we are appealing to schools and local …
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April 16, 2024Uncategorizedby

School Transport Scheme 2024/2025

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April 12, 2024Board of Managementby

Calendar 2024/2025

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March 20, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

6th class – Principle of holistic learning

It was a cold, still and cloudy morning. There was almost no wind in our base camp and we could hear lots of birds singing away throughout the session. Today’s theme was to think about the third of the forest school principles: “holistic development”. Forest School …
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March 19, 2024Outdoor Learning, by

6th class – Principle of appropriate risk

(written by Yuuki Blakeney & Jenny Dungan) It was a lovely sunny day for the second week of Forest School with 6th class. The theme of this week’s session was “taking appropriate risks”. One of the six principles of Forest school is to offer learners …
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March 11, 2024Board of Management, PTA, School lifeby

Do not miss this date!

Two brilliant speakers on children, anxiety, mental health, digital safety and much more. This is an event not to be missed! Put the date in the diary. Book a babysitter. Enrich your parenting/teaching skills and enjoy an evening out with peers.
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March 7, 2024School life, STEMby

Science BLAST 5th class

Thanks to Mr Doohan, Ms O’Donohue and Ms Maguire for leading 5th class through a fascinating science project. Below are some comments from judges. Well done to everyone involved! Critical Thinking: The students did an excellent job of reflecting critically on their findings.  Why was XXX …
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