We are very appreciative of how well the girls and boys represented DSP in a 5-a side blitz. The girls’ team drew on their GAA skills to come second. We were really impressed how they transferred skills learned in GAA to the soccer game. Well 
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What a dedicated group we have in the Green Team/ Garden Club! Every Tuesday they work in the garden, planting, weeding, learning how to protect beans as they grow. Thanks to parents Sarah and Jeanne for their time today and to grandparent Evelyn. We are 
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Congratulations to our Credit Union Quiz winners who represented the school so well at recent competitions! Sincere thanks to Mr Mannion for his time, help and encouragement!
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Wet weather, winds and wintry temperatures can bring challenges. Nurturing friendships and healthy relationships is an ongoing focus at DSP. When going through tough days, it can be good to draw on happy memories to give us a lift. Thanks to grandparent Christy Moore for 
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To celebrate Book Week 2024 the children will be enjoying lots of fun activities in school. đź“•Thursday 7th MarchDress Up Day – Children can dress up as their favourite character from a book if they would like to!Book Swap – Children can bring one book 
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There’s frog party in the back garden at the moment. Lots of children have been visiting to observe. The frogs are busy spawning. They are very good at camouflage so they can be hard to spot. If you stay very quiet you can hear them, 
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A meeting of DSPNS Board of Management (BOM) was held on Monday 29th January 2024. Items on the agenda included the Principal’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, Voluntary Contributions (VCs), Communications, and Maintenance report.  Specific items included: Next meeting: Tuesday 19th March 2024 in person 7:30pm (DSP staffroom)
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Providing Forest School takes a lot of time and energy and resources and staffing and support.  For it to continue, we need to evaluate the benefits to the children.   We started offering Forest school throughout the school as a result of rich feedback we got 
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In 2024, DSP will be celebrating 10 years of providing Forest School sessions to its pupils.This is a remarkable achievement and the benefits of the programme will stay with everychild as they move forward in life. From developing confidence and social skills, physical andmental health 
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Second class philosophers are asking some interesting questions. Do you think you have answers? Or perhaps more questions? Infants are chefs in the making. They decided which ingredients they wanted for their individual pizzas. Our philosophers and chefs will be decision makers of the future. 
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