Spring 2015

SPRING 2015
newsletter
Kill Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 01 230 3696;
office@metns.ie. Principal: Rosario Kealy. Roll No 20060G
in short
SCHOOL CLOSES at 12pm on Tuesday
30th June for the Summer Holidays
LOST PROPERTY will be given to a
charity by Thursday 25th June so
please check it before then
NO NUTS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED URGENTLY
FOR CAR PARK DUTY in the mornings.
Even if you can give one morning a
month please contact Ciara O’Mahony:
087 7917066
ENROLMENT OF NEW PUPILS. Please
remember that siblings must be
registered on pre enrolment list before
they are 12 months old to avail of
sibling preference. It is not automatic.
Thank you for SLOWING DOWN and
parking carefully
the P T A committee
It’s hard to believe we are already in the
final months of the school year. It’s been
a busy year, with many activities and
events taking place. One of the highlights
so far was the Winter Fair. Thank you so
much for coming out and supporting it.
We raised over €11000 which has helped
fund various activities and items for the
school.including the recent dance and
music workshops.
Coming up this term, we just had the
sponsered walk on May 6th and are also
delighted to have had the Austrian trio
Netnakisum performing on the evening
of May 6th. Our Summer Fair takes place
on Sunday 7th June and looks set to be
as much fun as last years. Hopefully the
weather will match last years too! We will
be asking for donations for the fair stalls
in the coming weeks so keep a look out
for notes in your children’s schoolbags.
The final coffee morning for the year will
take place on Wednesday 10th June, to
coincide with the school sports day. And
the Midsummers Night parent-only social
evening is set for Saturday 20th June.
Mark your diaries for what should be a
great evening.
Lastly, a huge thank you to all who have
volunteered over the past year. We are
sincerley grateful for your continued
support and help to both the PTA and the
school.
From the Principal
As I prepare to welcome our 2015 incoming
Junior Infants this month, I am reminded that
in September 2015, we will have 16 classes,
and that we will be fully grown.
It has been a long and exciting journey
and, at the end of another busy year, I am
reflecting on the last eighteen years as we
near the end of our developing years and all
that has gone with them.
In human terms, when you reach eighteen,
you are an adult. So what has METNS
become in the last eighteen years?
A two stream school with between 440
and 450 pupils, over 40 staff and over 330
families.
A school with wonderful facilities, bright airy
classrooms, a hall, library, resource rooms,
after school club, garden, pitch, yard,
playground, IT resources, etc. etc.
A school with huge parental support and
participation, a school with an active and
highly competent Board of Management
and PTA. Extra-curricular activities, coffee
mornings, fairs, social events and much more.
A school with inspiring and dedicated staff
in pursuit of academic excellence with a
commitment to literacy and numeracy skills,
and to the holistic development of all the
children.
A green school who cares about the
environment, with 5 green flags, a wonderful
garden and outdoor space, a water butt,
rainwater harvesting facility, energy and
recycling awareness and continuing
awareness of bio-diversity in our world.
Eighteen years a growing!
A sporty school who love hockey, soccer,
gaelic, rugby, basketball, tennis, athletics,
cycling, sports day, Santry, matches, yoga,
games and generally keeping fit and healthy.
A school who like to celebrate with music.
Who sing, dance, listen to and play music.
Who love performing during Seachtain na
Gaelige and participating in assemblies,
shows and concerts.
A school who are committed to the Arts and
the Sciences with displays, projects and
experiments that enhance learning for the
children.
A restorative school who try and work
together to restore friendships instead of
blaming. We are inclusive and do not tolerate
bullying.
After 18 years, we are a school who value our
Educate Together ethos. We always knew
that holding on to our values was a challenge
that would become greater as we got bigger.
After 18 years, I am proud to lead a school
who is committed to our ethos, believes in
equality and respect, a school who welcomes
all and celebrates diversity.
Most of all, I am proud to be part of a school
where the children are loved and cherished.
Where the children like coming to school and
where they are happy.
Yes, after 18 years, I believe that we have
grown into ourselves – we are a happy
school!
Le gach dea mhéin,
Rosario Kealy, Principal

How do the kids fill their day?
JISI
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JUNIOR INFANTS
VICTORIA AND NIAMH
Junior Infants have been busy bees this
term! Spring is certainly in the air, we
enjoyed keeping a weather diary for a
week and learned the poem ‘Flower
Buds’. Niamh’s class went to Marian
Woods looking for signs of spring, while
Victoria’s class did a spring hunt with our
buddies. We planted potatoes with Ann
Marie in the school garden, but will have
to wait until we are Senior Infants before
they are ready! We are also busy watching
our grass heads grow in our classrooms.
We are making great progress reading our
Oxford Reading Tree books, thank you for
all the help we are getting at home it makes
such a difference. We learned the poem
‘When the Giant Comes to Breakfast’ and
drew amazing pictures of the giant. We are
working hard practising writing our names
and learned a song called ‘Where do you
start your letters – At the Top’.
Niamh’s class have enjoyed quiet time as
part of our Learn Together curriculum. We
also sang ‘I am’ by Will I. Am and Sesame
Street at assembly, which was on the
theme of tolerance.
Victoria’s class have been working as
scientists. We investigated and named the
materials which surround us and explored
which materials are magnetic. We are also
making monsters in Visual Arts, so watch
out!
Senior Infants Easter Bonnets showcase
Senior Infants Trek to Marian’s Wood
SENIOR INFANTS A SARAH
Senior Infants A have been busy this term!
We learned lots about penguins and how
they keep warm in icy Antarctic waters.
Our class enjoyed having visitors to admire
our work and try out our experiment which
demonstrated how penguins stay warm in
the Antarctic. We completed a unit on toys;
lots of very old teddy bears came to visit
our classroom! We drew and painted our
teddy bears. They were very lifelike. Teddy
bears kept popping up every morning in
unusual places!
Lucinda Jacob, author and illustrator,
came to visit; we enjoyed listening to her
stories and examining her illustrations.
St. Patrick’s Day brought celebrations of
all things Irish and we loved the Paddy’s
Army performances. Spring sprung and
our class took the opportunity to ramble
around Marian’s Wood to discover changes
in the local environment. We made our own
greenhouses and planted broad beans. It
was interesting to watch them grow! The
Easter Egg hunt proved to be a big hit; I
wonder who hid all the eggs for us? Senior
Infants really enjoyed the Easter Bonnet
parade.
In SESE the class have been learning
about keeping places and spaces clean
and tidy. We looked at how rubbish can
be damaging and dangerous to animals
and birds. We discovered how rubbish is
sorted, and learned about recycling paper,
cardboard, plastic and clothing. In the lead
up to Earth Day we talked about conserving
energy, taking care of plants and animals,
and keeping our planet clean. We even
had our chance to perform ‘We’ve got the
whole world in our hands’ for Earth Day
at assembly. Senior Infants have worked
incredibly hard this year. It has been busy
but we have had a lot of fun!
SENIOR INFANTS B MARTHA
The children in Senior Infants B are having a
very busy fun-filled term! They are working
hard at their reading and writing and are
becoming Senior Infant experts! Darren
has taught the children lots of Gaelic
Football skills during GAA training and they
are becoming very skilled little players!
Spring has sprung in Senior Infants, and
the children sowed potatoes in the school
garden with Ann Marie. They are looking
forward to harvesting them in the Autumn!
The children have been learning all about
different sea creatures and their habitat, and
used fabric and fibre to create their own
‘Under the Sea’ pictures. What a talented
bunch they are!
1ST CLASS A & B EIMEAR & HELEN
First Class have had a great second term.
At the beginning of the year both classes
came together to perform our ‘Caring’
song for assembly. We enjoyed performing
in front of the whole school and putting
together our own dance moves to the song.
Some children in First Class also did some
Irish dancing and played instruments at the
Paddy’s Day Army Assembly.
At Easter we made bonnets at home and
we showed them off at our school parade.
In S.E.S.E we learned all about plants and
got seeds to plant in our gardens at home.
Our P.E. lessons have been lots of fun and
we have enjoyed learning about the rules
and skills used in G.A.A. We celebrated
World Book and World Earth Day by doing
fun activities in our classrooms.
Recently both first classes went on a school
trip to see the show The Princess and the
Pea, which was at the Pavillion Theatre
in Dun Laoghaire. We were very proud of
ourselves as we walked the whole way to
the theatre and back! After the show we
went to the People’s Park and we had lots
of fun playing together.
We are now looking forward to all the
exciting activities in our final term in First
Class.
Easter Bonnet showcase
The eclipse!

2nd class
GIY Sow & Grow
2ND CLASS A CLAIRE AND MOLLY
Amongst other things, we are very busy
sowing and growing, and nature watching
in 2nd Class A at the moment. We are
taking part in the GIY Sow & Grow project
with Innocent Smoothies. We have planted
cress, courgette and pumpkin seeds. The
cress has already sprouted and grown and
is ready for nibbling and in the last couple
of days we have begun to see the firsts
sprouts showing in the other seeds as well.
The pumpkins will take the longest but they
will also be the biggest in the end. We have
really enjoyed spending some extra time in
our outdoor classroom and we have been
writing about it all in 2the Nature Diaries we
have been keeping all year. This week we
were chosen as ‘Growers of the Week’
which made us very proud of our work and
also very excited as we were sent some
tasty smoothies as our prize! Check out our
‘2nd CLASS A METNS’ growing blog on
sowandgrow.innocentdrinks.ie.
2ND CLASS B MARIE
Second Class are enjoying the lovely
sunny weather we have been having, while
exploring the season of Spring through
focus on New Life in plants and animals,
and also the habits of birds in Springtime.
Martha’s mum’s friend found a robin’s nest
which fell out of a tree in her garden and
she brought it in for us to see. This was
very exciting! We made wonderful Bird
Cages using foil trays and coloured pipe
cleaners.
We are learning about light, natural and
artificial forms, and how the sun is our most
important source of light on earth. We are
exploring the solar system and reading
stories, factual as well as fictional about
landings on the moon!
2nd class are making an extra effort to
use joined writing this term and we have
become quite confident in our pieces of
writing now. It is a particularly exciting
time of year for 2nd class now, as we are
beginning to talk about and prepare for
our Spreagadh presentation, our special
celebration of us moving to the senior
cycle of school and going up the stairs!
Spreagadh takes place on Wednesday
17th June. Make sure to keep the date free,
you don’t want to miss this very special
celebration!
3rd class visit
‘Dublinia’
34TH CLASS A EVA
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3RD CLASS A DONAL
3A have been hard at their work the
last couple of months! They delved into
the interesting World of the Romans
and learned about Italy as a country in
Geography. The amazing painter, scientist
and inventor – Leonardo da Vinci and the
mystery of the Mona Lisa was next on the
menu! Their art skills were put to the test
with their lovely Easter Bonnets, we learned
about Sikhisim in our beliefs systems
classes. We have been reading about Tom
Crean the great Irish Antartic explorer in our
English Novel. The Beatles back catalogue
was taken on in Music also and we learned
all about the “Fab Four.” There are some
exciting times ahead. We are going to be
visited by Timo, a Dutch trainee teacher
for two weeks, the 6 Nations’ Cup rugby
trophy came to the school and we have
our shool tour in AVON RÍ Adventure centre
where the class will be zip lining, kayaking
and orienteering through the Wicklow
forests. Keep up the great work 3A!
3RD CLASS B COLUM
Third Class B have been exceptionally
busy this Spring. We learned all about
Tom Crean and his famous voyages with
Ernest Shackleton. We even visited the
‘Shackleton Endurance Exhibition’ in Dún
Laoghaire and ‘Dublinia’. This was a very
enjoyable way to further our understanding
of Medieval and Viking life in Ireland. We
have just finished our exciting drama
entitled ‘Mystery at The Monastery’ and
it’s clear that we have some very talented
actors in our class! In English we have
explored different styles of writing - focusing
on procedural writing, recount writing and
persuasive writing. We have also studied
the novel ‘Cool!’ by Michael Murpurgo.
The children have been learning lots of
Gaeilge too and we have already learned
three Irish poems and three Irish songs
so far this year! We constructed our own
imaginary town using shoeboxes and other
bits and bobs to explore the topic of ‘local
communities’. We recently welcomed over
ten new members (a.k.a. caterpillars) to
our class! - The children have named each
caterpillar and we will hopefully be able
to witness the spectacular transformation
from caterpillar to butterfly over the coming
weeks.
‘Miss Trunchbull’
From Matilda
In Fourth Class A we have had a great
second term. In our history lessons we
have been learning all about the Ancient
Egyptians. We worked in groups to
complete projects on different aspects of
Egyptian life and presented our work to the
class.
In science we have been investigating static
electricity and worked together to figure out
how to make electrical circuits.
As part of our Learn Together curriculum
we have been learning how the Irish
Government is run. As part of this learning
we visited The Dáil, a trip we really enjoyed.
We are reading Matilda by Roald Dahl.
We are really enjoying this book- it is
so funny! In art, we created pictures of
Miss Trunchbull based on Roald Dahl’s
description of her in the book. Have a look
at these fabulous pictures outside out
classroom!
4TH CLASS B DERVLA
We have been working very hard in Fourth
Class B but we have also had a lot of fun!
In history we are learning about Ancient
Egypt. We have learned all about the
pyramids and The Sphinx. We studied
Ancient Egyptian writing and wrote our
names in hieroglyphics. We learned
about mummification-we found that
very interesting! In art we made detailed
Egyptian necklaces-we even painted pasta
shells and stuck them on for extra effect! In
science we are learning about respiration
and we worked in pairs to make a model
of the lungs using balloons, plastic bottles,
scissors and play-dough. In geography
we are learning about climate change. We
learned that our carbon footprint is the total
amount of carbon dioxide released into
the atmosphere as a result of our activities
each day. We each decorated a footprint
with ideas of how to reduce the amount of
carbon dioxide we produce. We even did
an eco-audit of our homes to see where
we could save energy and reduce the
production of carbon dioxide!
3rd class Shackleton explorers
Egyptian necklaces

Friendship Bracelets
Easter Bonnet parade revellers
5th Class Biodiversity Rainforest
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5TH CLASS A CHRISSIE
We have been running the Friday Tuck
shop with the other fifth class and giving
all the proceeds to The HOPE Foundation.
We also made friendship bracelets and sold
them to the children in our school.
Colm and Joe have been doing the Clean
Team and making a large contribution to
the upkeep of the school. They make sure
each classroom has cleaning cloths.
At the start of the year we were given little
buddies who we were paired with to play
and take care of. We have done many
activities with them including dancing and
Easter Egg hunts. We will play with them
until we graduate in 6th class.
This year to earn our Biodiversity Green
Flag, we made Stop Motion videos on
Biodiversity, food webs and food chains
that link life together. They were located in
many different regions around the world.
The characters ranged from pandas
to octopi but all equally explained the
importance of biodiversity.
In art we made papier mâché puppets.
We made tiny clothes for them. It took a
while but it was worth it. Recently we drew
amazing flowers then we did another one
with cloth. We finished them and they look
great.
At the moment we are learning about World
War II and before that we were learning
about the First World War. We are finding
it very interesting. We are reading a novel
called ‘The Machine Gunners’ based on
a boy who lives during the Second World
War.
5TH CLASS B CARO
Fifth Class B have had a very busy
Spring Term. We studied the Victorians,
read the novel Tom’s Midnight Garden
and looked at the lives of children in
Victorian Times..we are pretty glad to be
going to school now and not then! We
discovered that many famous scientists
and inventions came from the Victorian
Era! We put the finishing touches on our
Rainforest displays and continued our
Biodiversity studies by looking at the
flora and fauna of native Irish Woodlands
visiting both Marian’s Wood on campus
and Fitzsimon’s Wood in Sandyford. We
made casts of animal tracks, built shelters
and even got to light a camp fire and toast
marshmallows. We were really excited
about the Solar Eclipse and made pinhole
cameras from photocopy paper boxes.
It was amazing to see the eclipse using
these and the eclipse glasses when the
sun came out! We learned about and did
project work on the practice of Pilgrimage,
Chinese religions, Hinduism and Fair
Trade. We played tin whistle from January
to March, learned some Irish dancing
ourselves and with our buddies agus
ghlacamar pháirt i Seachtain na Gaeilge
lán de chroí is d’aigne! We enjoyed
wonderful Music and Cartooning (go léir
as Gaeilge!) workshops and the visit of
the Author Jacquie Burke. We finished
up with an Easter treasure hunt for our
buddies and Easter Bonnet festivities.
There are lots of new topics and activities
underway in Fifth Class as we start the
summer term including the story of the
Titanic, the life and poetry of William
Butler Yeats and Weather and Climate
Change. Watch this spot!
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6TH CLASS DAVID
6th Class have been very busy recently – and
there is lots more to come!
We have been participating in Drama
classes each Thursday with Drama teacher
Michelle Reid. In Drama we have been
working on improvisational skills and working
with scripts. We have had a trip to the
Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire to see a
performance of ‘Far Away From Me’ and
will be using this as an inspiration for future
Drama lessons.
As we are now well into the final term
preparations for our Graduation celebration
and 6th Class Parting Gift are well underway.
Linda O’Sullivan, Bernadette Larkin and Jane
Groves will be working with the class on
projects which will allow the class to reflect
on their personal journey throughout their
time in the school.
The countdown is also well and truly on to
the much anticipated 6th Class trip to the
Gaeltacht. The pupils will travel to Coláiste
na Rosann in Donegal from the 18th -22nd
May; a very busy last two months in METNS
in prospect!
Fitzsimon’s Wood in Sandyford.
5th class with their buddies
papier mâché puppets

Report from the Board of Management…
ETHOS
So much exciting work is happening in the school surrounding
our Educate Together ethos! A huge thanks to staff, the Ethos
Committee and the PTA for organising another wonderful
Open Day in the school. It is agreed that this Ethos Open
Day will be an annual event, celebrating our ethos and giving
parents/guardians a chance to visit their children’s classroom
to see the amazing work being done in the Learn Together
programme. On that topic, we were so lucky to have one of
the original authors of that programme, Dr. Frieda McGovern,
come to talk to parents and give a wonderful insight into the
Learn Together programme. Thanks to Dolores and the Ethos
Committee for organising a great event. Also, the BoM are
funding the development of our own Ethical Curriculum for
METNS. Thanks to staff members Dolores, Caro and Deirdre
who have already done a huge amount of work to date on
this. When finished, the Ethical Curriculum Policy and a
Whole School Plan for the Learn Together programme will be
developed and will outline curriculum content and structure
that staff can follow in addition to the aims and objectives of
the ‘Learn Together’ guidelines.
FUNDRAISING
Our major fundraising effort which began last year is now
closed. We are just finalising the figures as to amounts raised,
what has been spent to date and what remains to be invested
in key supports for the school. A separate communication
on all this will be sent out in the coming weeks. I can say ,
though, that it was a great success!
BUILDINGS AND MAINTENANCE
The school has signed up to work with SEAI (Sustainable
Energy Authority of Ireland) in order to reduce the amount of
energy used in the school. Ann Marie Kenrick and a parent,
Jim Scheer, are leading this project. The aim is to reduce our
energy usage and costs by 30% by 2020.
The BoM also approved plans to erect covered Bike Shelters.
This work will be carried out during the Summer break.
THE DEN
We would ask you to remember, when choosing afterschool
care for your children, that The Den is an important source of
income for the school.
POLICIES
The BoM has recently reviewed and approved the following
policies: RSE (Relationships and Sexual Education) and our
Fundraising Policy. Polices currently under review are ‘Dignity
at Work’ and ‘Learning Support and Special Education’. Also,
staff and the PTA are looking into drawing up a new policy
regarding children having mobile phones in the school.
SCHOOL FINANCES
Thank you to all who have made a Voluntary Contribution
to dtae. This is different from any other ‘once off’ type of
fundraising. As we said in our letter, this helps to pay our
electricity, phone, heating, cleaning bills etc. Simply put, we
cannot run the school to its current high standard without this
support. So, for those of you who have yet to do so, we would
please ask that you consider making a Voluntary Contribution.
Any amount will be most helpful. As you know, any donation
over 250 euros triggers significant returns from revenue.
For example, Gerry has done great work in getting 18,000
euros from revenue, covering a couple of years Voluntary
Contributions.
RECONSTITUTION
It was agreed to monitor and evaluate the decision of not
reconstituting classes at the end of Senior Infants. The
process of how this evaluation will take place will be approved
by the BoM in June, ready for September 2015.
Best wishes to all from the Board of Management!
Clodagh O’Brien
Chairperson, Board of Management
THE ETHOS COMMITTEE UPDATE
It has been a busy term for the Ethos committee. We
would like to thank Frieda Mc Govern and all of the
attendees for a wonderful and very informative Learn
Together social evening. It was great night and we hope
to see everyone again next year! Watch out for our
ethos stand in room one at the summer fair on June
6th. We will be organising lots of fun activities for the
children. We thank you for your continued support.
From the Student Council
The METNS Student Council is organised and run by 4th Class A and 4th Class
B. We meet once a month on the last Friday of each month. We have two
chairpersons (Eva & Dervla). We also have a secretary (a different child each
meeting) who takes the minutes. Minutes are the notes on what is said and
what decisions are made. We have an agenda for each meeting. An agenda is a
list of what we need to discuss. We stick to the agenda and only discuss what
is listed. Our meetings are between one hour and one hour and thirty minutes
in length. If any of the METNS children have an idea on how the school could
improve they let us know by writing it down and delivering it to the Student
Council box in room 12. These ideas are then put on the next meetings’ agenda.
We post all our news as well as the minutes of the meetings on the Student
Council noticeboard. We have been very busy over the last while organising
and selling Friendship bracelets in aid of Amnesty International. Amnesty
International is a very important organisation that helps to fight abuses of human
rights worldwide. We organised a rota so that every member of the Student
Council had the opportunity to either sell the bracelets each morning/before
lunch or count and keep a record of the money we raised. We raised over €500
in only five days! The Student Council would like to take this opportunity to say
a massive thank you to the METNS community for supporting us to raise money
for such a great cause.
Biodiversity Day presentation
This year’s student council

Ireland defence coach Les Kiss brings
the Six Nations cup to METNS
Green updates
Another successful campaign will finish
up soon, with the awarding of our 5th
Green Flag. Some members of the Green
Team will receive it on May 19th, at the
Helix. Representatives from the schools
Green programme from An Taisce came
to review the school in February, and
were hugely impressed by the amount
of work all children in the school had
done on the theme of Biodiversity. They
were unbelievably knowledgeable and
enthusiastic and the reviewers left with
their heads spinning! The green team had
lead the charge and huge thanks go to
the team, every child in the school, Jun
Infs-6th, and all the teachers who came
up with creative and interesting ways to
deal with what could be a difficult topic
for young children. We had food chains,
animation projects based on biodiversity,
art displays, new species invented
(complete with their adaptation to their
environment) and the rest!
The review was the day after our school
Open Day when parents came in and
took part in all the work. We had a
Bio-Diary movie made about our school
environment over the year 2014, with
photos from every month. It became a
seasonal representation of our school,
and if you haven’t seen it, look out for it
on the screen inside the main door, on
Sports Day. We will show it over and over
on that day, so you will get an opportunity
to have a look.
If this wasn’t enough, it’s the time of
the year when the school gardens are
beginning to look beautiful. The daffodils
and tulips look amazing in the front
bed, the new Den garden is beginning
to come to life again, and the back of
the school is just beautiful with spring
colour. We are so, so lucky to have such
a beautiful environment for our children to
appreciate. Celebration to follow...!
A massive thank you to everyone for
making this years Book Fair such a success.
€11,000
This is the amount that METNS
spent this year on dictionaries,
atlases, novels and reading books
for the book rental scheme.
Congratulations to the winners of the Design a Book Cover
Quest, each winner received a €5 voucher for the fair.
The Book Rental Scheme in numbers:
620
€25000 +
The number of Irish and English
dictionaries bought as part of the
book rental
The amount METNS has spent in
the last 7 years on the
Oxford Reading Tree Programme
Happy Reading ….
800 +
The number of novels at the
senior end of the school for group
reading.
Some dogs are big
Some dogs are small
Some dogs are fluffy
and some dogs are bald
Some dogs are fast
Some dogs are slow
Some dogs don`t move
even when you say go!
Some dogs are loud
Some dogs are quiet
Some dogs have masters
and some dogs run riot
Erin Kirby, 4th class
Poetry Corner
Some dogs are black
Some dogs are white
Some dogs are naughty
but some dogs are nice
Some dogs are mothers
Some dogs are fathers
Some dogs are sisters
Some dogs are brothers
My dog Billy is small
My dog Billy is white
My dog Billy is quiet
My dog Billy is just right
Application forms for all classes were
sent out last week to enable parents to
enrol their child for September 2015. All
children currently using The Den must
re- enrol in order to keep their place. If I
do not receive an application form, I will
presume that you no longer need your
place.
Thank you to all those who are currently
using The Den and in doing so continue
to support their child’s school.
If you have any queries, please feel free to
contact me on 087 677 0855.
Regards
Teresa
The students of 4th Class
A and B have recently
been given the wonderful
opportunity of being able
to earn a ‘Fáinne Airgid’. In
order to achieve the Fáinne,
the children will have an oral
Irish chat with an outside adult (a
retired teacher) in June 2015. This
‘chat’ will be testing the children’s
oral Irish but, more importantly, their
willingness to speak the language.
They are currently ‘in training’
with Dervla during their lunch-time
period on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays. During this time they
discuss the weather, revise the
colours, learn some ‘seanfhocail’
(old Irish sayings) and work in pairs
asking and answering questions ‘as
gaeilge’. They are working so hard
and I am so proud of them.
Go n-éirí an bóthar libh
cailiní agus buachaillí!