Emily & Jane’s Support Classes had a fantastic day today at their sensory art workshop. The workshop was facilitated as part of our schools STEAM grant for Visual Arts.

Thank you so much to Rose and everyone at Tribe Art Studio for having us.

We had such a fun day in the forest with Clíodhna’s class today. Check out the video below to see some photos of our adventure.

Well done to 5th class who gave a wonderful performance about World Earth Day. They have been very proactive picking up litter in the local area and gave us all ideas how we can make a difference.

24th April 2024

What a success for students from 3rd to 6th class, who represented our school in the FAI Football for All tournament, held in the Sports Ireland Complex in Adamstown. Great skill and teamwork were on display from both our teams, participating in the tournament for the first time. It was a very proud day for players and coaches that ended in a fabulous sing song on the bus on the way home celebrating great play, goals and even hat tricks!

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.