St Lukes National School Newsletter June 2017 New school uniform We will have a new school uniform and tracksuit from September 2017. Children have up to three years to switch. The new uniform is much cheaper and you can buy it in stores such as Dunnes, Aldi and Mr. Price. The school crest needs to be attached to your jumper and can buy this in the office from Kate. By Callum, Shadrac and Ruby. WELCOME to our annual school newsletter as another successful year draws to a close at St Luke’s N.S. A BIG THANK YOU to Pupils, Staff, Parents, The Board of Management, The Parents’ Association, the Parish and the wider community that have made the academic year 2016 – 2017 a huge success. Success can be measured in many ways. When all the partners in education are working together to provide the children with a worthwhile and meaningful education success is likely. In so many ways St Luke’s N.S. has been successful this year. Success has been achieved on the football field, on the basketball court and on the athletics track – where great credit is due to the pupils and the teachers who give their time to train the children in these and all the other activities. The generosity of the children and their families in St Luke’s is second to none – not only in the donation of money to Trócaire, for the Lenten campaign, to the Dylan Finglas campaign, to Temple Street Hospital, to the Breakfast club and the school’s needs as well – but the generosity of time, care and concern shown by so many people – especially the Parents’ Association in their dedication to the children in the school. Thank you one and all. There is such a wonderful sense of community in Tyrrelstown. We feel blessed and lucky to have the support of our neighbours, our local businesses and our local parish with Monsignor Thynne, Collette & Conor. It is a privilege for us here in the school to have the pleasure of educating your children. We feel lucky to be a part of this warm and vibrant community every day. We thank you for all of your support and kindness. Have a safe and enjoyable, relaxing Summer break. Is mise le meas Vivienne Bourke Label Personal Belongings We would like to remind parents to label their children’s jumpers, jackets, hats, scarves, gloves etc. If something goes missing or gets mixed up it is easier to find if it has a name on it. All lost items are left in the entrance area to the school. Please check there if you are missing an item of clothing Summer camp: Due to the success of Easter camp St. Luke’s will be running a summer camp from the 3rd to the 7th of July. The children will take part in activities such as baking, sports, art, games, lego and learning pads. It will be lots of fun! If you would be interested in putting your child’s name down you can fill out the summer camp form available from Kate in the office. Prices are €55 for one child, €80 for two children and €105 for three children. Please visit the noticeboard section of the school website www.stlukesns.ie to see more photographs from throughout the year.
Afterschool Clubs and Activities Our School Garden Lego Club began in March this year. Boys and girls from First, Second and Third class showed off their building skills on Wednesdays after school. Ms. Butler and Ms Geraghty marvelled at the children’s creativity each week. They used teamworking and problem solving skills during free builds and challenges to build lots of cool and imaginative structures. The children were enthusiastic and enjoyed presenting their lego creations to the group. They really are master builders! Here at St. Luke’s we are all really proud of our new school garden. It all began back in November when pupils from Fifth and Sixth class braved the cold to help build our very own wattle fence, using willow rods. Of course our Fourth class pupils knew that no garden would be complete without a scarecrow or three to watch over the vegetables. The garden was ready just in time for spring and everyone was eager to get growing. Junior and Senior Infants sowed mange tout and early onward peas. First and Second classes sowed scallions, beetroot and sweet pea. Third class sowed carrot seeds high up in dustbins to keep the root flies away. Fourth and Fifth class planted lots of seed potatoes while the green fingered Sixth class opted for lettuce. Staff and pupils alike have ensured that our vegetables have had all the water they need. As we make our way into school every morning, it’s wonderful to see our vegetables growing and thriving. Soon our vegetables will be ready to harvest and we cannot wait! We would like to commend Ms. Demetriou and our caretaker John who put so much time and thought into organising our beautiful garden. And a special thanks to Kate, Ms. Butler, Fiona, Ann and Ms. Coffey who worked hard as part of the garden committee. Board Games Club An afterschool board games club was set up on Tuesdays for students in classes first to fourth. Children and teachers had a great time playing Uno, Connect 4, Guess Who, Jenga, Draughts and Snakes and Ladders. Children learned new games, played really well together and made lots of new friends. Ms Sturzel set up a knitting club in the school for Fifth class children this year. The club took place each Thursday after school. The children really enjoyed learning their new craft. They have learned to cast on, knit and cast off. Their first project was a Christmas decoration. They also made pompoms and mini hats. We thank Ms. Sturzel for giving her free time and skills to the club which the children enjoy so much. Parents Association The Parents Association has had an event filled year and we would like to thank all the parents/guardians for their donations. Their generosity allowed us to provide all the children with fun activities during the year. We hosted a Halloween disco in October and in December arranged for Santa to come and visit. Our Communion and Confirmation classes and their families were all invited to join us for tea, cakes and sandwiches after their masses. We were also able to treat them to a present and a pizza disco to say congratulations! Their teachers were not forgotten either and received flowers to thank them for preparing the children for these special sacraments. We also organised a fun day for our graduating Sixth classes to wish them well in the next step of their journey into Secondary school. Without the involvement of parents we would not be in a position to provide the activities for all our children. The Parents Association will be holding their AGM in the new school year and we would encourage all parents/ guardians to come along on the night, join the committee and help our children make many happy memories of their schooldays in St. Luke’s. You can keep up to date with all school acitvities on the school website at www. stlukesns.ie, contact the Parents Association by email to stlukesparentsassociation@gmail.com and also keep track of school notifications by liking our Parents Association Facebook page. This year Ms. MacNally’s class made a road safety video. A lot of time and effort went into it. It was a lot of fun to make and everybody in the class had a part to play. The video shows the steps of the safe cross code. It is important to be safe on the road. Check out their video in the noticeboard section of the school website. ART Ms. Brennan’s Fourth class entered an Art Competition for the Festival of Russian Culture Dublin. The children created an art piece based on the fairytale ‘The Goldfish’. Isabella Pagallaman won the 2nd prize in the Pushkin Art Competition. Isabella and 2 guests were invited to a Lord Mayor’s reception in Mansion House on Thursday the 27th of April to attend the award prize giving ceremony. The prizes were awarded by the Lord Mayor and the Russian Ambassador. All pictures can be viewed at Swords Kids Club, Unit 8, 60 Main Road, Applewood Village, Swords.
Green Schools Cricket This year fourth class children participated in cricket training. The Sixth class played a one day test match against Castaheany. The children did themselves and the school proud on the day. This year the students of St Luke’s worked hard to win their second Green Schools flag for energy conservation. Each class was encouraged to save energy by turning off lights when leaving a room, switching off electricity at the socket and closing doors behind them. We had a visit from a Green School representative who was very impressed with all our hard work and awarded us our second Green Schools flag! A huge thank you to Ms. Hardiman, Ms. Doyle and all the children on the Green schools committee. This means so much to the school and is a huge achievement for St. Luke’s. Well done to everyone on this fantastic school wide event. FOOD DUDES: This year the whole school took part in the Food Dudes programme. Food Dudes is a programme designed to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables both in school and at home. It is based on positive role models (the Food Dudes characters), repeated tasting of fruit and vegetables and rewards. In large-scale studies the programme has been shown to be effective and results long-lasting across the primary age range, regardless of gender, school size, geographic and socio-economic factors. The programme in Ireland received a “Counteracting obesity” award from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2006. A special thank you to Ms. Cullinan who organised this event for the school. You can find out more about Food Dudes at www.fooddudes.ie Cycling Jiu Jitsu The boys and girls from second to sixth class took part in Jiu Jitsu classes which began in March 2017. In these classes, the children learned about the principle concepts of Jiu Jitsu and how it is used as an effective form of self-defence. They learned how and why to correctly warm-up and stretch before and after exercise. They also acquired some beginner Jiu Jitsu techniques. A big thank-you to Mr. Mulroy and his coach, Patrick from Satori BJJ academy for organizing and running these classes. In March the Fifth and Sixth class children learned about road safety and cycling skills with the Irish Centre for Cycling. Mick Breen and his team coached the children on how to ride their bikes safely. The children got plenty of practice on the bikes supplied by the Irish Centre for Cycling and hopefully this initiative will encourage more children to ride their bikes to school. Intercultural Day Intercultural Day has become one of the biggest events in the school calendar and this year was no different. On 24th March St. Luke’s became a sea of colour as the children sported clothing from their native countries and had the opportunity to dance, play drums, sing, partake in art and crafts, visit the reptile hut and go on a fact finding hunt that lead them all around the world! This was yet another wonderful day at St. Luke’s. Thanks to Ms. Connolly and the team. Seachtain na Gaeilge Collaboration with ITB Sports Management Course This year St. Luke’s has been collaborating with the Institute of Technology in Blanchardstown. Val Andrews, Senior lecturer at ITB from the Sports Management Degree Programme brought 40 of his students here every day to coach the children on various sporting disciplines and games. Our students are very lucky to have this chance to be exposed to such a wide variety of sports and coaches. We thank Val Andrews and all of his students for coming to St. Luke’s and giving us this wonderful opportunity to advance our sporting skills. Bhí am iontach ag gach duine i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge. D’iMr.íomar cluichí greannmhar , rinnemar tráth na gceist spéisiúil agus fiú bhí díolachán cácaí an-bhlasta againn as Gaeilge! Bhí céilí ar fheabhas againn agus tháining damhsóirí ó ranganna éagsúla amach chun taispeántas álainn a chur ar siúl dúinn! Is é na fírinne é ‘Ní neart go cur le chéile’ tar éis an obair den scoth a chonaiceamar ó gach múinteoir, ó gach páiste agus ó gach duine sa scoil. Míle buíochas Ms. Connolly agus Ms. Ní Lorcáin as na himeachtaí a eagrú. Táimid ag tnúth go mór le SNAG 2018! Daniel and Andrew Roban represented St. Luke’s in Kilkenny in the Leinster Schools Gala on Sunday 28th of May. Both boys performed spectacularly! Daniel won a Bronze medal for his breaststroke. Andrew also did very well with all personal bests. He knocked 7 seconds off his front crawl! St. Luke’s are very proud of the two boys! Talent show winners Congratulations to our Sixth class pupils Sarah & Allanah who scooped second prize t in the New Cross College Talent Competition in December. St. Luke’s Saving Club Children from First to Sixth class can join the saving club that is organised by Margaret and Sarah from Community Credit Union who visit the school every week to collect the children’s savings. When you join, the Credit Union will put €5 into your account to get you started and give you a little gift. You can only lodge money in the school. Withdrawals can be made from their offices in Blanchardstown Centre, Castleknock, Cabra and the Navan road. We have over 100 savers in the school, so if you would like start saving, watch out for the information that will be sent home in September. Credit Union Quiz In January, St. Luke’s teams entered the Blanchardstown Credit Union Quiz. Four teams went to represent the school and they did us proud. Our thanks to all the children who took part and to Mr. Neary and Ms. Connolly for their support on the night. Congratulations to them all
Basketball Parish News This year has been such an exciting year for Basketball in St. Luke’s. We began our basketball year with league games, where not only did the children play basketball but they had to help the referees keep the score and times too! The boys and girls then played their finals in the National Basketball Arena where they fought tooth and nail for every basket and even made new friends from other schools! There were wins and losses but mainly lots of fun! After that the children were invited to the opening of the wonderful National Indoor Arena. The children were trained by Ireland’s FIBA coach Jason Kileen and got to meet some of Ireland’s best basketball players. The children played, shot and wowed all the invited guests, including Taoiseach Enda Kenny with their energy and skills! Furthermore the children represented St. Luke’s N.S in a 3V3 league for the first time ever! As always they were up for the challenge and came back exhausted but delighted at their hard work! We ended the year playing in the Annual Dublin Primary Schools Basketball Tournament, where all the boys and girls of St. Luke’s played their best and as always, were fantastic representatives of the school! We look forward to next years basketball events and to all the new players and old players to continue their great work. A special thank you to Ms. Burke, Ms. Geraghty, Ms. Walsh and Ms. Ní Lorcain who donated their free time to coach the children. Another school year has come to an end; a year where teamwork continues to be the hallmark of St. Luke’s. The success and achievements of the past year were possible due to the great partnership the school – the St. Luke’s family – has with the wider community. What a privilege as a member of the parish team, with Colette and Conor, the Parish Pastoral Workers, to be part of the St. Luke’s family. Looking back over the year of 2016/2017, I never fail to be amazed at the number of activities that take place in addition to formal school life. There is literally something for every boy and girl to participate in and enjoy. With such an array of activities, combined with caring and innovative teachers as well as a kind and dedicated support staff, it is no surprise families are proud to send their children to St. Luke’s. To the boys and girls who are moving on to second level education; may you be blessed with a bright and healthy future, may your God given gifts and talents continue to develop and be valued and may you always have a clear understanding of who Jesus is and what it means to follow Him. My heartfelt thanks to all in St. Luke’s NS for making another perfect year so memorable for all of us here in the parish of Mulhuddart, Tyrrelstown and Hollystown. Mgr. Eoin Thynne This year Catholic Schools Week 2017 ran from the 29th January – 4th February with activities throughout the week. The theme for the year was “Catholic Schools: Learning with Pope Francis to care for Our Common Home. Wednesday 1st February was especially important as many Grandparents visited us in our classrooms to celebrate Grandparents day and Ms. Connolly for all their hard work. The boys and girls put in a huge amount of preparation and looked splendid on the day. Congratulations to all. Football FUNDRAISING Carol Singing This year the children sang carols in Tyrrelstown Shopping Centre for the breakfast club. Well done to the choir, Ms. McGuane, Ms. Coffey & Ms. Murphy. Yard/Library fundraising Just before Easter Julia, Nancy and Mary from Ms. Doyle’s Fourth class took it upon themselves to raise money for the school. They knew we needed new yard equipment and books for our library. They ran their own art competition to raise much needed funds for the school. They opened the competition to all students from First to Sixth class. The prizes were gel pens, homework passes and a few goodies A big thank you to these three girls for their wonderful efforts and a big congratulations to all the children who took part in the competition. Temple Street/SavingDylan Fund Students in Mr. Lynch’s class ran a Bake sale in March for Temple Street & The Dylan Finglas Fund. Many thanks to the students in Mr. Lynch’s class for their initiative. Easter Raffle Many thanks Ms Browne who once again ran an easter raffle with all funds going to school resources. The boy’s football team is made up of boys from Sixth class. The boys started training in February and have been training every Monday after school. This year the boys took part in the senior Pegasus cup football competition. They were narrowly defeated in the last 16 knock out stages. The Sixth class boys and girls also took part in the Spar 5 a-side football competitions held in Abbotstown and in Lucan. Such was the dedication and eagerness from the boys to compete; we entered two teams into the competition this year. The girls narrowly missed out on qualifying from the group stages. The children really enjoyed this competition and both teams can take great pride in how they represented themselves and the school during the competitions We are starting our journey to becoming an Active School. We have announced the school representatives in each class. We will be putting all the updates on the school website in the Active School’s section, so keep an eye out over the coming year to see all of our exciting activities! If any boys or girls have new ideas be sure to tell Ms. MacNally and Ms. Walsh. During the summer months, encourage your child to be as active as possible so that we can get our Active Flag next year.
Celebrating the Sacraments GAA Girls Fifth and Sixth class girls started GAA training in September this year. They participated in the Cumann na mBunscoil league and played really well in all their matches. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth class girls began their training in April and have been working hard on improving their skills in training and challenge matches. Ms. Brennan and Ms. Barrett are so impressed by the huge numbers of girls who have showed up for training. Boys The Fifth and Sixth class boys in St. Luke’s began training for their season soon after coming back to school in September. Mr. Lynch, Mr. McKeown and Mr. Molloy were in charge this year and large numbers of boys trained and showed great dedication. The team was entered into the Dublin 15 League as well as the Cumann na mBunscoil competition. Games were played on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and the team was involved in lots of exciting matches. The boys represented the school with fantastic distinction, were encouraging to each other and always had a never say die attitude. They can be extremely proud of their efforts this year. A special thank you to Mr. Lynch, Mr. McKeown and Mr. Molloy for giving up their free time to coach the children this year. Sam Maguire visit On Monday 5th December we were thrilled to welcome the Sam Maguire Cup back to St. Luke’s. The children will gathered in the hall for the huge celebration of Dublin’s All Ireland football win. It was great to see Sam again! First Holy Communion: On Saturday the 13th of May the boys and girls from Ms. Hardiman’s, Ms. Butler’s and Ms. Quinn’s classes celebrated their First Holy Communion in Saint Luke the Evangelist Church. They worked hard in preparation for the day, learning lots of songs, readings, responses and prayers. The day was a wonderful occasion and the children did themselves proud. We would like to say thank you to Monsignor Thynne along with Collette Kavanagh and Conor McCann for all of their help and support throughout the year. Thank you also to the wonderful choir led by Ms. McGuine, Ms. Peterson, Ms. Murphy and Ms. Coffee. Ms Butler’s 2nd Class Ms Hardiman’s 2nd Class Confirmation: Some of the pupils from Sixth class received the sacrament of Confirmation on 11th May in St. Luke’s Church. The children put in a huge amount of work preparing for this sacrament including completing a workbook and attending a prayerful retreat at Emmaus on 25th April. On the day we had the honour of a visit from Archbishop Diarmuid Martin who presided over the ceremony making it an extra special occasion for the children, their families, the school and the parish. It was a wonderful occasion enhanced by the beautiful singing of the school choir directed this year by Ms. Deirdre McGuane, Ms. Clare Peterson, Ms. Yvonne Murphy and Ms. Niamh Coffey. Our sincere thanks to all involved especially Monsignor Thynne, Conor McCann and Colette Kavanagh from the parish council, the parents association for providing refreshments afterwards and to the class teachers Mr. Lynch and Ms. Connolly for all their hard work. The boys and girls put in a huge amount of preparation and looked splendid on the day. Congratulations to all. Ms Quinn’s 2nd Class Cumann na mBunscoil Athletics, Santry Ms. Demetriou, Ms. Geraghty and Ms. Butler, trained our athletics teams for the Cumann na mBunscoil Athletics day in Santry this year. We participated in both the field and track events. Our children trained very hard. We were successful in the following events: • Daniel Legaci- Bronze medal in the open age Shot-Putt • Raphaella Uzoma- Bronze medal in the open age Shot-Putt • Aaron Omoruyi- Bronze medal in the U11 Sprints • Chloewine Makas- Bronze medal in the U10 Sprints • Boys U11 Relay- Bronze media- Chinedum Dim, Fawaz Ayanyemi, O’Brien Akpaka and Max Poituk. The teachers were very proud of all the children on the day and were delighted with the great effort and determination they competed with. The children showed great sportsmanship. We were very fortunate with the weather we had on both days and both the children and the teachers enjoyed themselves tremendously. The children cannot wait to participate in Santry again next year. We would like to thank the teachers involved who gave their coaching skills and time on a voluntary basis. Ms Connolly’s 6th Class Photo credits: Cahill Photography Mr. Lynch’s 6th Class
News from the Classrooms Junior Infants Junior Infants had a fantastic year! We did lots of great activities starting in September when we had a drumming lesson in the school hall. We attended our first school disco for Halloween and dressed up in costumes. We performed in our first school play where all our friends and families came to see us and Santa came to visit our classroom! In February we attended our first Valentine’s disco! We celebrated St. Patrick’s Day and Seactaine na Gaeilge. We dressed up in green, white and orange clothes and danced in a ceilí outside on yard! We also celebrated Intercultural Day in March, where we got to play some drums and bodhrans, participated in a flag hunt and tried some foods from around the world. In May the farm came to visit our school. We got to pet lots of animals! In June we went on our first school tour to Newbridge House. We got to see and feed lots of farm animals, had a picnic and got to play in the huge playground. We even got little puppets! We had a great year. Senior Infants Senior Infants, along with their teachers Ms. Coffey, Ms Jordan and Ms. Peterson had a fun filled and active year. In class, we have been reading lots of new stories; writing about them and acting them out through role play in Aistear. We visited the Botanic Gardens in October where we met squirrels and had a picnic in the pumpkin patch. We loved learning all of the songs for our Christmas play and getting to perform them for our families in December. On Intercultural Day we tasted food from other countries and learned some fun rhythms on the drums. Students from ITB taught us some fun games in P.E along with Larry teaching us GAA. The Wolly Wards Petting Zoo came to visit us in April. We loved holding the tiny chicks and baby rabbits. Our school tour this year took us to Imaginosity where we played in the shop, hospital, dress up area and got to be on TV reading the news. It was a great day and year! First class First class had a great year this year with their teachers Ms. Barrett, Ms. Walsh, and Ms. Demetriou. We participated in lots of different activities such as Tae Kwon do, hip hop dancing, Jiu Jitsiu, and not forgetting Jabba Jabba Jemba drumming with David. We had a brilliant Intercultural day celebrating all the different cultures in our classes. We participated in a flag hunt, a table quiz, as well as tasting different types of food from all over the world. Each first class pupil planted their own spring onion seeds in their classrooms back in February before re-planting them out in the school garden in April. Ms. Walsh’s class participated in “Fighting Words” in January where the children were encouraged to create their own stories using a range of different writing techniques. This year we also learned all about India. We learned all about the different clothes that are worn in India, the foods that are eaten, and about India’s native animals. Wooly Ward’s Petting Zoo visited the school in April and we got to hold lots of different farm animals such as rabbits and chicks. We even got to see a pet rat! We can’t wait to go on our school tour to the Zoo on the 15th of June where we will see even more animals. It has been a very busy and exciting year for the children and their teachers. We hope you all have a fantastic summer. Second class Second class had a very busy year. In October we went on a trip to the Botanical Gardens in Glasnevin. We visited in October and were lucky to see lots of pumpkins in the Halloween harvest display. We learned all about magical plants from our guides. During the year we learned about different countries. We studied China, Poland and Africa. We loved creating traditional art from these countries. At the Christmas concert the children performed songs such as Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Welcome and Santa Claus is coming to town. Second class enjoyed reading new novels this year like Diary of a Killer cat and The Twits. We loved doing book reports and writing activities based on the books. We went to Crystal Maze in Cavan on May 17th. We had a great day in the sunshine carrying out the wide variety of outdoor activities and challenges set by the team leaders. We had a brilliant time completing physical and mental challenges. Our teachers, Ms. Butler, Ms. Hardiman and Ms. Quinn loved seeing us work so well in our teams. Third class The children in Third class have had an exciting, educational year. They really enjoyed learning about the wonders of ancient Egypt, vicious vikings and peaceful monks from long ago. They further explored these topics on their trip to the National Archaeology Museum. In December the children spent many hours learning songs to sing to their adoring fans for the Christmas Concert. This year were introduced to new topics in maths such as multiplication, division and area. The children had fun on their school tour in Adventure Agency Wicklow. They participated in archery, orienteering and survival camp. It has been a very busy and thrilling year in Third class for the children and their teachers, Ms. MacNally, Ms. McHugh and Ms. Ní Lorcáin. Fourth class This year Fourth class went on a school trip to the National Gallery of Ireland. We really enjoyed looking at the paintings by the famous artists and learned so much about the different art styles. We especially loved the exhibition of portraits and chose our favourite one. We had a lovely picnic in the sun in Merrion Square Playground and spent some time playing on the swings, slides and climbing frames. When we returned to school we painted a piece inspired by our visit to the gallery. Fourth class went on their school trip to Clara Lara on Thursday 1st June. We had a wonderful day. We loved playing in the water and we especially loved going down the water slide. The highlight of the year in Ms Phelan’s class was a construction project we participated in throughout the year. Ms Brennan’s fourth class participated in the Incredible Edibles programme, as part of this programme we planted and grew fruit, vegetables and herbs. They also made a scarecrow called Billy Bob. Ms. Doyle’s classroom had some new arrivals this year, five caterpillars! We kept the caterpillars in our class until they developed into cocoons and eventually developed into five beautiful Painted Lady butterflies, we then released them into the wild. Fifth class This year Fifth class got to use the Learn Pads to research projects and work collaboratively. The Learn Pads are a great way for the children to be active learners in their own work while still having fun at the same time. In October, the children visited a wind farm in Edenderry, County Offaly. They learned about the importance of renewable energy and how wind farms are constructed. They also got a view from the top of a wind turbine through 3D virtual goggles. The children in Ms Kilcommins’ class created Energy Superheroes and the characters monitored the corridors to prevent energy wastage. This year Fifth class studied various styles of art including mosaic, print, pop art, portraits and researched different artists including Monet, Dali and Matisse. At Christmas, they went ice-skating in Blanchardstown. They completed a 6 week cycling programme on Road Safety with the Irish Centre for Cycling. Ms Kilcommins class became entrepreneurs and set up their own wholesale companies. They had a very successful trade show where parents, teachers and pupils were invited to attend and view the products. In May, the class attended Roddy Doyle’s Fighting Words workshop where they created and published their own book. To complete the year, Fifth class visited Clara Lara Adventure Park where they had to test their bravery skills as they had to swim, slide and dash through numerous obstacles. Mr. McKeown and Ms Kilcommins are extremely proud of their classes and the huge amount of effort and work that they achieved this year! Sixth class Ms. Connolly and Mr. Lynch ensured that the Sixth Class children put in an excellent years work in their final year. The children have written a selection of short stories and poems that will be published into a book and we look forward to seeing the finished product at the end of the year. The children went on a variety of different school tours including Jump Zone, enjoyed the Christmas cheer in the Blanchardstown Ice Rink and reaching great heights on the climbing rocks of Awesome Walls! They finished this special year in Primary School on a very special trip to Clara Lara. Mr. Lynch and Ms. Connolly are incredibly proud of this Sixth class and would like to wish them every success in their futures. Well done class of 2017.
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