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The Scream!
This week, our 6th Class pupils took inspiration from Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream to create their own expressive and imaginative artwork. They explored how Munch used colour, line and emotion to capture a sense of drama and feeling. Pupils discussed how...
STEM update
Our STEM projects have been going very well and there has been lots of excitement each week to discover the next challenge in both the junior and senior classes. Our junior classes have been working on solving problems. They have used strategies like making a key and...
Soccer Match
We had our first game of the season against R.M.D.S. in Herbert Park. The match finished 1-1. We statred very well and dominated the first half taking the lead with a penalty from Aaron. Aaron hit the post in the second half and Leo nearly scored a great goal....
Never Let Anything Burst Your Bubble!
We have been very busy making our own bubble artwork! We talked about the special things that make us feel safe, happy, and loved – like our families, our friends, our toys, and our pets. Then we painted and decorated bubbles with our handprints. Our bubbles remind...
What Makes Me Special
First Class have been busy creating something colourful and uplifting! 🌈🎈 The children designed and decorated their very own hot-air balloons using a mix of bright colours and creative patterns. Each balloon is unique—just like the children themselves! Alongside their...
Self Portraits
This week, our young artists in Second Class have been exploring the wonderful world of self-portraits. Each child had the chance to look closely at themselves, think about what makes them unique, and express this through their own drawing. From bright smiles and...
After School Activities
After school activities are up and running again after the holidays! Active Ireland will be running an after-school multi-sports club after school on Tuesdays from 1.40-2.40 for Junior and Senior Infants and from 2.40-3.40 for First-Sixth Classes. The club will...
Project Work – First Class
First class have been learning all about life in the Philippines this week. They learned about native animals such as the Philippine eagle, whale shark, tarsier and tamaraw and also about famous places and landmarks. There are over 7000 active volcanoes in the...
May Procession
The sun was shining for our annual May Procession to celebrate May as the month of Mary. The pupils who recently received the sacrament of confirmation led the procession with a statue of Mary to the local grotto, followed by those children who received their first...
Santry Athletics
Gold for OLNS!!Our athletes had a fantastic day in Santry at the Cumann na mBunscoil annual athletics championships. Twenty seven children competed in events such as the 80m sprint, 600m race, 4x100m relay and the long jump. Congratulations to Christian who won a gold...