All Saints' National School

Thank you to Coláiste Bhríde for inviting us to join them in meeting author Helena Duggan. We were delighted to meet her again and look forward to reading her next book series “The Light Thieves”. We even got her to sign a book and picture!

It was great to learn so much about the Irish Guide Dogs and the huge training programme that they go through. They really are remarkable and well done to Colásite Bhríde on raising funds and awareness for this programme. Well done Paddy and we hope you enjoy your retirement.

Huge Congratulations to our Senior Infant pupil who won the overall prize in the Bishop’s Art Competition for her lovely stained glass window design. We are so very proud – what a huge achievement for our school! Well done to everyone who entered and made some lovely pieces of art!

When the sun comes out we try our best to make the most of it with educational activities such as Math’s Trails, Geography trails, Cleaning up our local playground and some well deserved fun!

Bhaineamar an taitneamh as an tseachtaine seo le go leor imeachtaí gaeilge – ag damhsa, ag canadh, ag scríobh, ag caint, ag tarraingt, lá glas agus ag éisteacht le grúpa ceol traidisiúnta ó Coláiste Bhríde! Bhí siad go hiontach! Féach ar ár bpictúirí:

We really enjoyed learning all about engineers. Look at the engineering we done in our school! The children showed great teamwork and co-operation skills. Well done engineers!

Many thanks to the TY pupils from Coláiste Bhríde for visiting us on World Book Day and creating a fabulous Table Quiz for our Senior Room. They had a great time and well done to our 4th Class winner!

The excitement of dressing up as our favourite characters truly made World Book unforgettable. Have a look at the meticulously crafted costumes and how the children and staff showed off the traits of some of their beloved literary figures. Thank you to everyone for taking part! Here’s to many more adventures to come!

We planned a great day for the kids to celebrate Leap Year 2024. We wanted it to be a day to be remembered as all the pupils in the Senior Room will have moved on when the next leap year comes. We wrote a letter to our future selves which will go into a time capsule that we will bury, we went for a visit to the playground and we watched a movie with our favourite teddies and treats. The older pupils have promised to return on 29th February 2028 to dig up our time capsule and have a reunion.

We enjoyed reading books this week to celebrate Ireland Reads. Thank you to the Senior Pupils for reading and listening to their younger friends. There was fantastic reading and even better discussions! It was a lovely treat and a pleasure to watch. Well done everyone!

Thank you to those who could help with Pancake Tuesday. The children devoured their yummy pancakes. Well done to the Senior Room for making the pancake batter! We hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s Day.

We all enjoyed some fun, stress free activities this week to raise awareness of the importance of taking care of our mental health. By prioritizing children’s mental health, we create a supportive environment for them to thrive and reach their full potential. Just take a look at how engaged and motivated the pupils were learning chess, making stop motion videos, creating with Lego and planting some vegetables. We can’t wait to see our Hyacinth Flowers grow and the roots they will have! Children’s mental health is a vital aspect of their overall well-being