We will be opening our admissions process for Junior Infants and all of our other classes in 2026-2027 on November 1st.
Applications for all classes in 2026-2027 will be accepted from November 1st-30th.
We will be hosting an open morning for perspective parents on Tuesday 14th October at 9.15am and on Tuesday 4th November at 9.15am.
This year we held not one but TWO sports days in our new campus for Active Week.
On Thursday, Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First class had a great day filled with lots fun activities in all areas of the school. They ran races, worked as a team and most importantly had a lot of fun!
On Friday, 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class and 5th Class enjoyed senior sports day! They had a lot of fun challenging themselves to new games and races and exhibited great team work skills.
Check out this video of both sports days and all the fun we had including an ice-cream treat on Friday for all classes!
🎉 Official Grand Opening – A Day to Remember! 🎉
We are still buzzing with excitement after the incredible celebration on Friday for the Grand Opening of our school! Our special day was filled with joy, pride, music, and a strong sense of community. It was a celebration of love, equality and respect. Our school is a place where every child is cherished!
We were honoured to welcome Minister for Education Helen McEntee, who joined us for this milestone occasion. Her presence, along with the attendance of all our local TDs and Councillors, showed just how valued our school is within the wider community. Thank you all so much for taking the time to be part of our day.
A heartfelt thank you to all the Parents and Guardians who came to support us — your encouragement and belief in our vision has been vital since day one. The atmosphere was electric, and it was made even more memorable because you were there with us.
As guests arrived, they were welcomed with lively entertainment thanks to the incredible Patrice and Bernard Coyle — your music set the perfect tone for the celebrations! 🎶
A huge thanks also to John Sharpson for being our MC on the day, bringing such fun and good humour to our ceremony!
One of the standout moments of the day was the performance by our school choir. You sang with such passion and pride, and left the audience beaming with joy — you were simply fabulous! 🌟
To top it all off, the Army Band played a wonderful set just for the children, and the sight of them dancing together in the hall with their friends is something we’ll never forget. It was pure magic — memories that will last a lifetime! 🥁💃🕺
This grand opening would not have been possible without the support of Educate Together, who have walked this journey with us every step of the way. Thank you for your guidance, encouragement, and belief in what we’re building here.
*And as Tony said in his speech: “Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin” – “There’s no place like home” – and it’s great to be finally home! 🏡💙
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Click on this link to view some images of our official Opening Ceremony: Images of Official Opening Ceremony
Click this link to view a slideshow of our Official Opening Ceremony: Slideshow of our Official Opening ceremony
Click on this link to view the story of HTETNS!
Click on this link to view a video of our Official Opening Ceremony
We have been taking part in the Microsoft Dream Space Ambassador programme this year and the children have been learning how to code using Micro:bit. They are becoming experts at creating code using sequences, loops, variables and conditional statements, as well as finding and fixing bugs in their code.
The children have also enjoyed using our new school iPads to engage with the Music curriculum. They have been using the GarageBand app to compose music in a variety of different genres and have created some really outstanding compositions!
We have been using Minecraft Education this term, which the children have thoroughly enjoyed. The Dream Space Ambassadors took part in an Hour of Code with Minecraft activity. We are also starting to use Minecraft Education in our maths lessons, which has given the children opportunities to practice their maths skills in a fun and interactive way.
In our class, we learned about and celebrated different cultural festivals from around the world. These included Diwali, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year and Ramadan. Throughout our learning we were so lucky to have some parent guests come into our classroom and teach us about their traditions. We read stories, learned new traditions and saw some beautiful pictures of dress wear and food linked to the festivals. Here are some pictures and information about what we learned:
By celebrating these festivals together, we learn about different traditions, respect each other’s cultures, and enjoy the spirit of unity and togetherness. 🙂
The children in Junior Infants B have been very busy this Spring. We have been doing some outdoor lessons now that the weather is brighter and warmer. The children went on a scavenger hunt to find signs of Spring hidden in the yard.
We have also had lots of celebration days in school this March including Book Week, and Seachtain na Gaeilge. The students got a chance to dress up as their favourite character for Book Week, and took part in a parade to show off their costumes. The children also took part in lots of shared reading activities with the older children in the school.
The fun didn’t stop with Book Week, and led us straight into Seachtain na Gaeilge. The children were learning songs as gaeilge, and practicing Irish dancing for the ceili on La Glas. Well done to all the children for their huge efforts to use Gaeilge in the classroom and around the school, and for their fantastic outfits to mark La Glas.
An excellent Spring so far, long may the bright days continue!
Rachel and Lucy
This year in 2nd Class we were so lucky to have two parent guests come and help us make some yummy pancakes for Pancake Tuesday. This lovely activity linked nicely with the children’s learning of procedural writing in English. There were a variety of scrumptious pancake toppings such as chocolate sauce, salted caramel sauce, banana, coconut flakes, honey and lots more. As you can see the children had a super time decorating their pancakes and writing up their recipes after. Thanks again to Adriana and Akemi for visiting our class!
Lunch at Rose Garden
When we arrived, we went straight to the Rose Gardens to have lunch. There we chatted with friends while eating. The Rose Garden was beautiful, there was a huge metal structure around the garden. Inside of the structure there were patches of soil where there were roses being grown. We had wonderful lunch as the smell of roses wafted around us.
The Maze
After lunch we went to explore the park, there we found a maze, the maze was a giant circle made with hedges, in the middle there was a sun clock. From above it probably looked like a massive celt sign. Soon our friends found us, and we started playing ball tag. The aim of the game was not to get caught though we were running in a maze, the tagger had a ball to make it easier for them, you could either get caught by the ball or the person. The game was so fun that we probably spent an half an hour playing the game.
The Walk
Finally, the teachers told us that it was time to take a nice walk around the park. We took our belongings and started to head on the walk. In the meantime, we passed a huge waterfall, but it didn’t have any water falling at the moment, does it still count as a waterfall? Then we walked past two headless statues, kind of creepy. After that we walked some more and saw a woman having a photo shoot, I hope we didn’t interfere. And finally, we came to a log garden and took some photos.
After a lovely day we came back to school and chilled.
Authors: Muntaha, Senan, Aadya and Ronia (5th Class)
Following on from the huge interest in our school, next Wednesday morning we are hosting an open morning for perspective parents to come and have a tour of our school campus.
You are welcome to come along at 9.00am next Wednesday morning, 12th of March 2025.
Please share this information with anyone who might be interested in learning more about our school!
