September 2025
Welcome back to a new school year! We are delighted that all new students (and teachers!) are settling in so well. We welcomed 125 new Junior Infants through the doors this year.
This year we have welcomed the Good Food Company to our school. They have their own kitchen on site and are providing the children with delicious freshly cooked food each day. After a bit of a settling in period with the app we are finally starting to get to grips with the new system.
Fórsa Action
We stood in support of our secretaries and their efforts to get Pension Parity.
School Assemblies
Our start of year assemblies were held at the end of the month where all classes in each year group came together to share their learning through song, poems, words and actions. We talked about the Bí Cineálta Policy where everybody is working together to prevent bullying in our school. We revised our school and class rules so everyone is aware of what is expected each day. It was a wonderful way to see the amazing amount of work that is done in school each day.
Fun Run/ Play Day
On Friday September 26th with the help of our Parent’s Association we had our first fun run where the children met in the DLS yard for a warm up before embarking on a 5km run/ jog or walk. It is only with the PA help to supervise that this event is possible each term.
This was followed by a whole school play down the field where siblings, cousins & friends got the chance to meet each other. Being on three different campuses means these get togethers take on a special significance.
Publishing Party
Ms. Clinton’s 4th class were busy working on their writing skills this month and ended the month with a publishing party to celebrate the children’s work of writing, editing, drafting, redrafting and publishing their recounts. They displayed their writing and received compliments and suggestions from each other and the boys and girls in Ms. Lakatos’ class who came for a visit.
Procedural Writing in 4th
Ms. Lakatos’ class made some autumn cookies using rich tea biscuits, icing, cola laces and smarties. They created a recipe and then wrote it up to show their understanding of Procedural writing.
Peace Proms
Preparations are under way for 47 children from 5th and 6th class to make their way to the RDS in February 2026 to take part in the Peace Proms.
