Thursday Newsletter 7th May 2026

Reminders:

School closure at 12pm on Friday, 14th March 2025 for staff training.
School closure on May 7th for Maths training.
If your child is feeling unwell, please keep them at home until they are feeling better.
When dropping or collecting your child early/late to/from school please ensure you close the pedestrian gate securely on your way in and out of the school.

Frása na Seachtaine:

“Slán go fóill! Slán!” ” – “Bye for now! Bye!”

Le meas

Róisín Conlon

Príomh Oide

And More!

Daniel’s JI having great fun exploring different ways to problem solve with the new maths curriculum 😊

Both 2nd classes have begun literacy power hour twice a week and are enjoying reading, writing and word work stations.

Realtín and Lisa's 2nd Classes made the most of the fabulous sunshine with a wonderful “Botanic Explorers” trip to the Botanic Gardens where we became garden explorers for the day!. Working in pairs, the children took part in activities such as Pollinator Patrol, Sensory Safari and Tree Detectives, learning lots while enjoying the great outdoors.

We took part in a scavenger hunt around the gardens, searching for colourful leaves, interesting plants, and different bugs and insects. We explored leaves of different shapes and sketched them in our notebooks.

During our “Pollinator Patrol,” we spotted bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visiting flowers. We finished our adventure with a sensory safari, exploring different plants through their textures, smells, and colours.

What the children said:

Max said, “I really enjoyed looking at all the different bugs and insects.'

Ethan said, “I liked being a tree detective and looking closely at all the different trees.”

Eira said, “I loved looking at all the different parts of the flowers and smelling them.”

Alfie said, “My favourite part was looking at all the different bees collecting the pollen.”

Ragnar said, “My favourite part was seeing the monarch butterfly sitting on a tulip.”

Sadie said, “I liked seeing the pretty flowers and all the plants that were new to me.”

Louis said, “I liked going around with my partner looking at the trees.”

Charlie said, “I liked looking for all the different bugs and insects.”

Albhie said, “I liked hearing the birds chirping.”

Rachel said, “I liked looking at the pretty flowers, and my favourite one was the Fire King.”

Hugo said, “I liked being outdoors in nature.”