An Exciting Term 3

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M and M Productions Workshop

M&M Productions recently visited our school to perform an exciting and engaging show based on Treasure Island. Students thoroughly enjoyed the performance, which brought the classic adventure story to life through energetic acting, music, and creative staging. As part of their visit, the company also hosted an exclusive workshop for our 6th Class students, giving them a behind-the-scenes look at how a live production comes together. The workshop explored important aspects of theatre production, including staging, sound, lighting, and performance techniques, providing students with a valuable insight into the teamwork and creativity involved in putting on a professional show.

Swimming

Our students recently took part in swimming lessons at the National Aquatic Centre, where they had a fantastic opportunity to develop their swimming skills and water confidence in a fun and supportive environment. Throughout the lessons, the children worked with experienced instructors who helped them improve important techniques such as breathing, floating, and stroke development.

Confirmation

On 15th May, six students from 6th Class celebrated their Confirmation in a special and memorable ceremony. It was a wonderful occasion for the students and their families, filled with joy and celebration. Students from the class who were not making their Confirmation showed great support by taking part in the choir and singing beautifully throughout the ceremony. Their participation helped to make the day even more meaningful and highlighted the strong sense of friendship and community within the class.

Buddy Reading with Junior Infants

Our 6th Class students recently took part in buddy reading with the Junior Infants. The older students enjoyed helping the younger children with their reading and sharing stories together. It was a lovely activity that encouraged friendship, confidence, and a love of reading throughout the school.

Boh’s Dublin 7 6th Class Cup

Recently, our Sixth Class and 4 Fourth Class students took part in a football tournament organised by Bohemian Football Club for schools in the Dublin 7 area. We played against teams from D7 Educate Together, St Paul’s Brunswick Street, George’s Hill, Christ the King GNS and BNS, Stanhope Street, and Paradise Place. The students had a fantastic day enjoying the sunshine, showing great teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the tournament. We were delighted to make it all the way to the semi-finals and are very proud of everyone who took part.

School Tour to Astro Park (1st & 2nd Class)

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1st and 2nd Class had so much fun on their school tour to Astro Park last Thursday. The day featured many highlights, such as playing with friends, singing on the coach and of course snack time!

The activities focused on teamwork, physical activity, and fun outdoor games. The children enjoyed soccer, volleyball and hockey games. There was also a bouncy castle and exciting Nerf Wars activities. Our students showed incredible enthusiasm and represented us brilliantly. Well done all!

STEM Workshop with educators from Hangzhou Normal University in China

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Today in school we were delighted to welcome a special group from China visiting our school to observe a Try Five STEM workshop with 4th class. The group consisted of 7 professors from Hangzhou Normal University in China. Hangzhou Normal University is one of the leading universities in Zhejiang Province, China, known for its teacher education programs. Its Primary Education major stands out for combining strong theoretical learning with rich practical training.

Ms Comerford, the principal and Mr Smyth, our school STEM coordinator, with the help of Ms Sweetman welcomed the professors from the University, Institution of Education and the Director of the Future School Research Institute. They have close connections with their local primary schools and programmes covering not only STEM but also other subjects like language, art and music. Our visitors presented the school with beautiful prints created by students back in China.

The pupils in 4th class took part in a STEM workshop on renewable energy and wind turbines. They really enjoyed the workshop and the visit of the professors. A huge thanks to the staff of Technological University Dublin for arranging the workshop and the visit.

5th Class Blast Off with STEM TRY 5 Mars Rover Workshop

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5th Class had an amazing time at the STEM TRY 5 workshop in TUD today, where they explored the exciting world of the Mars Rover! The children used coding skills to direct mini rovers through a series of challenges, learning how engineers and scientists programme real rovers used in space exploration. It was a fantastic hands-on experience that encouraged teamwork, problem-solving and creativity. Well done to all the pupils for their enthusiasm and excellent coding skills!

5th Class Gets Gardening!

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5th Class recently had the exciting opportunity to work with our visiting horticulturist to help improve our school garden area. The children learned all about different plants, how to care for them, and the importance of creating spaces that support nature and biodiversity.
Together, the pupils planted a variety of new flowers and plants to brighten up the garden and make it a more welcoming space for everyone in the school community. It was a fantastic hands-on learning experience, and the children thoroughly enjoyed getting involved in the planting and garden design.
We look forward to watching our garden grow and bloom over the coming months!

February and March in Junior Infants

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February and March have been busy and exciting months in Junior Infants, full of fun, excitement and learning!

During Kindness Week, we talked about the importance of being kind to one another and explored simple ways we can show kindness every day. The children made a special effort to put this into practice in the classroom, which was lovely to see.

For Valentine’s Day, we created beautiful cards and clay hearts for the people we love. We also learned about the story of St. Valentine and why we celebrate this special day.

We continued working on our Stay Safe programme, helping the children to learn important skills and identify their feelings.

We celebrated Pancake Tuesday with a wonderful pancake party. The children had great fun making their own pancakes and, of course, enjoying eating them too!

A highlight of the term was our trip to Collins Barracks Museum, where we took part in a fascinating workshop called “Safari in Silver.” The children really enjoyed exploring and learning in a new environment.

We were also delighted to welcome Joan from the Heritage Council, who has been working with us in our school garden. The children love getting involved in outdoor learning and discovering more about nature.

Another exciting outing was our visit to Cabra Library, where we took part in a creative workshop focused on using our imagination with everyday objects. The children showed fantastic creativity and enthusiasm.

World Book Day was a huge success! The children dressed up as their favourite characters and enjoyed a range of activities including story sack reading, DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) time, creating portraits of themselves reading, writing book reviews, a special story time in the senior library hosted by Ms. Condren and Ms. Fahey, a fun book quiz, and even a book-themed dance class!

We also had a fantastic time celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge. The children made a great effort to use their “cúpla focal” each day. We read stories in Irish, enjoyed a lively brush dancing session in the library with help from some of the older students, and listened to traditional Irish music. We learned the song “Péigín Leitir Mór” and proudly performed it as part of a whole-school assembly. For Lá Glas, we dressed in green and had a wonderful céilí in the hall.

The children also took part in our whole-school referendum and really enjoyed using laptops to answer the questions—it was a very exciting experience!

As a reward for filling our Best Line Award chart, we transformed our classroom into a cinema and watched Toy Story, complete with popcorn and juice—such a treat!

Finally, the children showed great support for our school bake sale, which raised funds for Children’s Health Ireland.

Well done to all the boys and girls for their enthusiasm, kindness, and hard work over the past two months. We are very proud of them!

FAI Primary School 5s 2026

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Two boys teams and 1 girls team proudly represented the school in the recent FAI 5-a-side tournament. The teams displayed fantastic teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the competition. They played with great spirit and did themselves and the school proud. There was a great display of soccer skills shown on the day and the future is most certainly bright for these soccer stars!!

To celebrate their achievement and dedication, the team enjoyed a well-deserved pizza party. It was a great opportunity to relax and acknowledge the time they dedicated in preparation for the tournament.

Well done to all involved!!