Huge congratulations to the ACETNS 3rd & 4th class students who performed as part of the 500 children Big Sing Choir in the National Stadium at The Big Sing Show on Monday the 15th of April. 

A glimpse behind the scenes!

The children were so well behaved and cooperative on the bus, in the rehearsals and backstage and they performed so well during the show! The staff who accompanied the children were delighted with the group – we are very proud of you all. After 4 months of learning lyrics and practising our song singing skills it was brilliant to see the whole show come together. The show was hosted by Jake Carter. He also treated the audience to a couple of vocal performances. There were some amazing guest performances by the very talented young soloists – 11 year old Jessica  McKean, 16 year old Nessa Ruane Dalton and 18 year old Victor Germanus. There was also a great band of musicians accompanying all the tracks including a keyboard player, guitarist and drummer. Trumpet player Niall O Sullivan showcased his talents in a solo performance. A lively troupe of dancers also added to the performance of the tracks by the Big Sing Choir. Creative director Sean Gilligan and conductors Niamh Walsh and Keila Whelan also performed.

Congrats to all the children on their performance!

It was great to see so many familiar faces in the audience of the 2000 seater stadium supporting our group. Thank you to all who bought tickets and came along on the night! The energy and enjoyment was clear to see on the children’s faces. Such a great experience that the children will remember throughout their lives. Well done to all involved!

ACETNS Girls Football singed off their league campaign with a 0-0 draw earlier today in Airlie Park against St. Andrews Primary School Lucan. This has been a fantastic football season for the girls. We have finished 3rd in the league and won our first ever cup game (on penalties) .. the excitement was real !! . The girls finished with two wins, one draw and two losses. We will miss all our 6th class players next year and we hope to see them wearing the green of Ireland someday! I have encouraged all them to join clubs. (more driving parents.. sorry) !! They have shown great example to the 4th and 5th girls and who are already rearing to go for next season. We will have a few friendly games between now and the end of the school year. We will also have a pizza party and awards day at the end of May. I would like to thank Graham, John, and Denis for all their efforts both coaching and training the girls with me this season.

Kevin

Ailbhe’s Senior Infants had their first Forest School session in St. Catherine’s Park on Friday. Some of the things they enjoyed doing were exploring the forest, building dens, making art, and climbing.Watch the video below to see some of the fun they had!

Emily and Jane’s support class were delighted to visit the DSPCA today. It was a great opportunity to learn all about animal shelters and the amazing work that they do.

Our ‘Artist of the Month’ for April is Jackson Pollock. Jackson Pollock is well known for his abstract art and action painting techniques. Take a look at some of these amazing interpretations of Pollock paintings by Senior Infants.

A reminder to all parents that the school will be closed this Wednesday 17th April for the Maths Training Day for the new curriculum.

3rd & 4th class children in ACETNS have been working hard since January and and been having lots of fun engaging with music! Through The Big Sing programme they have been learning the lyrics of the diverse songs in English, as Gaeilge, in Hindi and also learning some sign language. They have worked on their timing, rhythm, dynamics and projection of their voices while singing. Including medleys of songs from musicals, movies and the charts the children have learned 11 tracks! They sound great – well done all!

The programme is secular with a non-denominational focus, celebrating diversity of all kinds. It is also based on Ireland today – Eire Innui – drawing from popular music, family Disney hits, as well as ceoil as Gaeilge, alongside a chosen focus on other musical heritage. The show is non-narrative in its nature, therefore more inclusive for non-English speaking family members.

The Big Sing is an inclusive celebration of joyous music. The show is centred around the children themselves performing all together and provides an opportunity for primary school children to perform in the National Stadium, alongside professional performers and young cultural leaders. The show aims to provide a platform for children, who may not otherwise have experienced the joy of performing in front of a live audience in a large professional venue.

A group of children from 3rd & 4th class will be performing as part of the 500 children choir in The Big Sing Show in The National Stadium on Monday 15th April! We are very proud of you all and wish you the best of luck in the show!

The show will be hosted by Jake Carter and will also have special guest performers.

Tickets went on sale on March 4th. If you would like to be in the audience and support our group tickets are still available via the link below: https://www.thebigsing.ie/tickets

Enjoy every minute children!

A brilliant performance by our girls football team today with a great win in the derby against our neighbors St. John’s playing at home in Airlie Park. The girls ran out 3-1 winners with two goals from our brilliant Stricker Lamees, one from play and one from the penalty spot. Our other goal was brilliantly set up by Ema and finished to the net by Matilda. All girls on the team contributed to a great game. The girls now have two league left and are right in the mix. Well done girls.

Well done to 4th Class who completed their six week block of swimming lessons in the National Aquatic Centre on Tuesday.

1st Class will begin their six week block of swimming lessons next Tuesday 16th April. A link has been sent via Aladdin.

The enrolment for our ASD Class for 2024/2025 opens today (April 10th) and will remain open until April 24th. Application forms can be found on the Enrolment page.