Peer Mediation
Fifth class are exploring how to be friendship keepers through a peer mediation programme. Every Tuesday, the class is split into three groups. One group works with John, one with Ms O’D and one with Sandra and Miriam. Peer mediation is an opportunity to learn …
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 …
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 …
Fostering relationships – Peer Mediation training
We are delighted to have started Peer Mediation training in 5th class. After an eight week programme the 5th class children will have the option of helping with friendship issues at yard time.The training is quite vigorous as to be a successful peer mediator requires …
A wonderful world at DSP!
One of the joys of the role of principal is the opportunity to visit classes and to observe children’s learning styles. Students have settled in well to their class routines and engage purposefully in meaningful learning. Teachers set a blend of individual and group tasks …
Connections between home and school
Thanks to parents/guardians for participating in our ‘Bring your parent to school’/’Information Meetings’. Every session showed the detailed planning the class teams engage in with a view to achieving positive learning outcomes for children. The warmth and enthusiasm from parents/guardians was wonderful to experience. Fostering …
We are Proud to be a Changemaker School
Good news for the end of the first week back at school! DSP is one of four schools nationwide featured on the Changemaker Schools network. Thanks to the staff and parents/guardians who makes our school such a special community. Thanks to the Student Council and …
Bring your Parent to School dates
We are delighted to invite all parents to a Bring your Parents to School Morning. This gives parents/guardians a chance to see the classroom, meet the teacher and learn about class routines for the year. Bring your Parent to School is an Information session for …
The Magic Fishing Line by Fifth Class
What a talented group of children we have in 5th class! The audience was hugely impressed by gymnastics, clown work, story telling, footie, magic tricks, jokes, comic performances, singing, Irish dancing and much more. Thanks to Ms Reynolds for making the space for Fifth class …
