European Project 2012 – 14

You are probably aware that the school has become involved in an international education project. This is a two year project that involves pupils and teachers from five different schools communicating and learning together on a variety of topics. The other four schools in the project are from Pisa in Italy, Kolding in Denmark, Oulu in Finland and St. Mark’s SNS, just up the road in Springfield. Teachers from all of the other schools spent a full day in Sacred Heart in October, and saw our pupils performing Irish songs and dance; they visited their classrooms, and also...

Maths for Fun!

Maths for Fun went very smoothly again this year. The children loved it and gained a lot from playing maths and card games with an adult. We have a lot of excellent card players in 4th class now so adults beware! Thank you to the adults who took part. We suspect they had more fun at times than the children! Reading for Fun will be on in the New Year, in March at some stage. Please let the Home-school Teacher know if you are interested in working with the children on this.

Our Teams Visit Croke Park

Following one of the most exciting and most well-supported seasons we have ever had, it was decided to bring both our boys’ and girls’ Gaelic football teams to visit Croke Park. The boys’ team, which played so well and which won many admirers for its performances, went first, travelling to Croke Park on November 20th. From the moment we arrived we were deeply impressed by the elaborate displays on show, and the commitment of all the staff to promoting the GAA traditions. At the entrance, the crest of every GAA club in the world is on display. It took us a few minutes...

Christmas Child Appeal 2012

This year we took part in Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We have taken part in this collection for many years now and yet again the pupils in this school showed their generosity by putting together some beautiful boxes for children in many countries around the world. Well done to everyone – your shoebox gift can mean something very special to a child without much hope.

Don Conroy Visit

On Tuesday the 20th of November the school had a visitor- renowned artist Don Conroy. Most parents will probably remember Don from his art show ‘Drawing with Don’ on The Den, a long, long time ago…:) Don spoke to the third class children about his childhood and the inspiration behind his art. He told them how he used to spend hours doodling and drawing. The children really loved listening to Don and his stories and he drew some fantastic pictures to be hung in the school. Don was a real gentleman and a pleasure to have in the school. He also commented on...