2nd class got to explore Autumn directly after being in the Forest in the summer term in 1st class. Getting to experience the seasons is always interesting. They go looking for sticky backs (cleavers) to play sticky back tag with in Autumn and only find 
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Senior Infants had a wonderful time exploring Autumn on Killiney Hill.  Click on the photos below to get a flavour of what we got up to.  And make sure you look at Liz McMahon’s blog of the sessions on DLR Creativity in the Classroom | 
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(Click on any of the images to start the slideshow.) Risk and rope work Why are opportunities for risk and adventure essential for normal development in the early years?  Tim Gill (2007) identifies four arguments: We are introducing rope work to develop all of the 
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6th Class had the privilege of being the first class to use the new projector down in the Hall. It was a great experience, we were supposed to watch a movie in our class on our whiteboard but decided to use our new Mega screen down 
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The Student Council have been meeting every week, planning their events for the year ahead. Their first event is a charity fundraiser to be held on Friday 16th December 2022. Get your seasonal gear out because everyone is invited to a coffee morning in the 
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A sincere thanks to teachers for facilitating a new model of parent teacher meetings using a blend of online and in-person meetings. Zoom meetings enabled parents to attend their child’s progress meeting from different workplaces; in-person meetings yielded the joy of face-to-face interactions. We are 
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We’re delighted to be back in the forest with 5th and 6th class for these weeks before the end of the year. We’re learning new skills this block with lots of knot work and rope skills to learn including putting them away correctly (termed hanking). 
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Everyone is invited to attend the Board of Management (BoM) AGM on Monday 14th November 2022 at 7:30pm via zoom. Proposed Agenda The zoom link will be sent via Aladdin App
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Have you booked your parent teacher meeting time? Check your Aladdin app for notification.
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The AGM of the Board of Management will take place on Monday 14th November at 7:30pm via zoom. The meeting will include reports from the principal, chairperson and treasurer on the school year 2021-2022. The Board is seeking nominations from parents for a new parent 
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