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March 7, 2024PTA, School lifeby

Thanks to authors Eve McDonnell, Gerry Daly and Ashwin Chacko

Author Gerry Daly wowed Junior and Senior Infants with his storytelling and drawings. ⁠Ashwin Chacko talked about his fabulous picture books with 1st and 2nd class and guided them through creating their own storylines and drawings. Eve McDonnell delivered a really stimulating workshop to 5th …
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March 7, 2024Green School, Outdoor Learning, School life, STEMby

Daffodil sale a huge success

he daffodil sale was very generously supported by the staff and parents and the students did a fantastic job behind the stall Wednesday morning. We couldn’t keep up with demand! And drumroll please…. we raised €174.65 for the Irish Cancer Society and to help fund …
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March 7, 2024Outdoor Learning, Physical Education, School lifeby

Congratulations to our soccer teams!

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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March 5, 2024Green School, Outdoor Learning, School lifeby

Green School & Garden Club charity fundraiser

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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March 5, 2024School lifeby

Congratulations to our Quiz Winners

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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March 5, 2024Board of Management, PTA, School lifeby

Cherish the wonderful DSP community

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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March 5, 2024PTA, School lifeby

What’s happening this week for Book Week?

To celebrate Book Week 2024 the children will be enjoying lots of fun activities in school. 📕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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March 1, 2024School lifeby

Friyay! Snowyay!!

What a sense of wonder and community today!  The children were very excited to see the snow starting to fall this morning. Friyay turned quickly into Snowyay!!  While it snowed outside, the learning and fun continued inside in the classrooms. Forest School was adapted by the forest …
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February 2, 2024Green School, Outdoor Learning, Physical Education, School life, STEMby

Share your experience and opinions!

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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January 26, 2024Green School, Outdoor Learning, School life, STEMby

DSP 10 Years of Forest School

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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