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We had a super Children’s Mental Health Week last week. Organised by our Wellbeing and Ubuntu teams, the children had lots of opportunities to build connections and relationships, explore the things they enjoy doing and practise their skills of relaxation and mindfulness.

The week started with an assembly where we came together to think about how we might support a friend who was feeling sad and lonely. We talked about doing more of the things we enjoy and knowing what makes us feel good. During the week, the children met up with partner classes for shared reading and games, had special circles to share compliments and ‘sparkles’ with one another, tried sound wellness with Catherine, had ‘Wake and Shake’ with Rosalia in the mornings and a really fun ‘Big Doodle’ in the Hall on Friday.

Thanks to all who took part and especially to all the staff who organised the different activities. Have a look at our video to see the highlights of the week!

Thank you so much to all of the families who joined us for our family Winter Art sessions last week. We had so much fun and it was lovely to see so many smiling faces 🙂 Have a look at our highlights video:

Congratulations and well done to the children in Greg’s 3rd Class who spoke so confidently and clearly on RTE’s ‘News2Day’ television programme this week. The children went to Collins Barracks to meet ‘Alf the Giant Newt’ and we were so proud to hear the children articulately explaining some of the very complex information they knew about climate change and taking care of our world. They were wonderful! Click on the picture below to watch them in action…

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Thanks so much to all of the children and families who shared their creative sides with us in our pumpkin display before the holidays. We were so delighted to see so many beautiful creations. Thank you also to Paulina from our Parent Team who designed the beautiful poster and certificate and arranged prizes for all of the children. And also to the children from the Student Council who coordinated the whole event.

This week we celebrated Maths Week – well done to all of the children who took part. Maths was everywhere – in our Morning Circles, in the corridors, in our Maths lessons, in assembly, for homework! And we had Maths Trails around the school and in our community – in Blessington Basin and TU Dublin. Thank you to all the teachers who led the different activities and to especially to Greg for coordinating the week for us.

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Thank you so much to all the families who joined us on Friday and particularly those who brought such beautiful food! It was a wonderful event – as always – with a beautiful sense of community spirit. A real celebration of all of our families. We always say we have the whole world here and we are so proud of our diversity and how we can come together to enjoy one another’s company and share food.

This week we held a special ceremony to mark our change in patronage with Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohue.

It was such a gorgeous afternoon led by the children. Gabi and Asanda, co-chairs of our Student Council spoke so eloquently. All of the children listened so carefully and sang so beautifully. Well done to the children who represented our children’s teams and spoke to our guests in the Hall about their work. We were very, very proud of each and every one of you.

There were many guests who joined us – Senator Marie Sherlock, Senator Mary Fitzpatrick, former staff of the school, members of the Board of Management, Fr Paul from Berkeley Road Parish, representatives from the Dublin Diocese, the General Secretary of the Irish National Teacher’s Organisation (INTO), the Executive Dean of DCU’s Insititute of Education, the CPSMA, the New Communities Partnership, School Completion Programme, Trinity College, Grangegorman ABC Programme, Educate Together board members, staff and supporters and principals from other local schools.