The Gift of Giving

Dear Parents and Guardians, We are having two fundraising events in the run up to Christmas. These are: • Christmas Hamper Raffle • Christmas ‘Giving’ The raffle has run very successfully over the last number of years. Your child will be asked to bring in some food items, which will then make up hampers. The cost of tickets for this draw will be €2 for one strip of tickets or €5 for three strips. The school is very grateful for the support that we receive from parents and guardians. All money raised will then be used by the school to help further enhance your...

When David Gillick came to our school

When David Gillick came to our school   On Monday the 22nd of October David Gillick came to our school. David Gillick also came with a girl her name was Alison. Alison worked for the SDCC . We did some exercises before we ran around the park with him. He showed us how to stretch properly. David is a very fast runner. He ran beside Jay Jay when was doing the run in the park. We all got a head start. Before we done all of that 5th and 6th came to the hall. In the hall we watched some of David’s races on the projector. Some of the races David did he came first. In all...

Making Potions for Halloween

 Happy Halloween from Ms. Greene’s third class Today we were busy making potions in third class. It was kind of messy as you can see from the pictures below but we had a lot of fun!  Here is how you can make the lava lamp potion. You will need: clear cups, water, vegetable oil, Alka Seltzer and food colouring. Pour the water into the cup. Pour the vegetable oil into the cup. The water and oil will separate. Add in some drops of food colouring into the cup. The drops will pass through the oil and mix with the water. Break an alka seltzer tablet in half and drop...

Bake Sale Day 2018

At the end of the 2018 school year, 6th class held a bake sale to raise money for two special causes. The children managed to raise just over €1,000. Half of the money went to the Peter McVerry Trust and the rest for new school equipment. As seen in the photograph, new weighing scales and microwave were purchased for the kitchen. A set of yoga mats were bought for our new yoga classes. Some of this money will also be spent on the school toilets. Peter McVerry Trust is a charity set up by Fr Peter McVerry to reduce homelessness and the harm caused by drug misuse and...

Our Trip to Microsoft

5th class went on a trip to Microsoft. Here are some of our recounts.   On Friday the 21st of September half of my class went to Microsoft to learn coding. We took a bus there. I was sitting next to Jordan. We talked for a bit then we did our own thing. When we went in we saw a big sign saying ‘Welcome Sacred Heart S.N.S’. The first thing we did was go into Dreamspace and put our bags and coats into the lockers. After that we got a small tour of the first floor. We got to see the digital waterfall and lake. The American flag was in the lake. Then, we did some...

Autumn in third class

We are learning all about autumn at the moment in third class. Here is a recount that we wrote in Ms. Greene’s class about our recent autumn walk! On Monday, our class went on an autumn walk to look for the signs of autumn around the school. First, we were all put into pairs. We all got a checklist and a clipboard. Next, we walked out to the field and school gardens and we looked around for some autumn signs. We saw lots of different coloured leaves, some berries, conkers, conker husks, acorns, pine cones and some seeds. Then we collected some leaves so that...

#One Good Adult

This World Mental Health Week, will you join us and people around Ireland and take the pledge to be One Good Adult®? In Ireland right now, our young people are struggling. Mental health issues are rife. They are sad, isolated, anxious, panicking, withdrawing, or becoming angry in order to make sense of the chaotic, changing and stressful world they are growing up in. We KNOW that YOU can can transform the lives of the young people around you. YOU can be a super hero in your community. All it takes to be One Good Adult®is to truly listen to the young people around you...

Mindfulness with 6th Class

This year all of us in  6th class  are doing a Mindfulness course with the 6th class teachers. I was in the first group chosen to do this class. We do it in the Sensory Room every Monday afternoon. We sit on our Yoga mats and close our eyes. We listen to relaxing music and our teacher talks us through calming strategies that help us to feel very peaceful and chilled. Every Monday I look forward to our  mindfulness yoga.  Sometimes I do the yoga at night before I go to bed. By...