Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Last Confirmation Ritual cancelled

  Wed 28 Feb 2018
  The final mass for sixth class candidates for Confirmation, scheduled for this weekend, has been cancelled due to the weather. Unfortunately it cannot be rescheduled due to the proximity to the Confirmation itself.

• School closed for rest of week

  Wed 28 Feb 2018

  The Board of Management is closing the school on Thursday -as previously announced- and now on Friday. This follows the following statement from the Department of Education:

   

  'Given the disruption to transport and the safety risks arising, most particularly in relation to the ability to get home safely before blizzard like conditions hit Munster and Leinster, all schools, third level institutions, colleges and centres of further education in red areas will be closed tomorrow and Friday.'

   

• School Closed due to Weather

  Wed 28 Feb 2018

  The Board of Management have taken the decision to close the school today Wednesday 28th February and tomorrow Thursday 1st March. This is due to the red weather warning issued by Met Eireann which came into effect at 5am this morning -Wednesday- and is in place until 12pm tomorrow - Thursday-. Updates will follow for Friday.

   

  Please check the website as your first point of contact as the text-a-parent service is slower than usual due to the volume of schools utilising it.

• Weather Alert

  Tue 27 Feb 2018

  Dear parents & guardians,

  As you are aware a 'Status Orange' warning comes into effect from 3 pm today until 11 am tomorrow. The school (at this juncture) intends to be open as normal. However, parents are advised to make their own decision in relation to their child's attendance based on individual circumstances. Any change in the situation will be notified by text/published on the school website.

   

  Kind regards

   

  Johnny Tyndall

  Principal

• Senior Team start with a win

  Mon 26 Feb 2018
  Well done to the school Senior Gaelic team who won their first league match today against Bracken ETNS. It was a very entertaining game played in extremely cold conditions. The team wore their new jerseys today for the first time. These have been very kindly sponsored by the Parent's Association. 

  

• Fingal Athletics League

  Sun 25 Feb 2018

  The Fingal Athletics league restarts after the winter break. The first race event takes place in Newbridge House next Thursday 8th March. The races start at 11am.  All of the pupils in Mr McGuinness' 3rd & 4th and Mr Tyndall's 5th & 6th will be taking part.

   

  Please note this is a rescheduled date due to the predicted weather this week.

   

   

• Senior Gaelic Matches this week

  Sun 25 Feb 2018

  The Senior Boys Gaelic Team start their season on Monday 26th with a game against Bracken ETNS in the Man O'War GAA club at 2pm.  They also have a match on Friday 2nd March against Loughshinny N.S also in the Man O'War at 1:20pm.

   

  The Junior Boys and Junior Girls teams will train from 12:30-1:00 on Monday this week because of the Senior game.

• Green Schools Expo

  Mon 19 Feb 2018

  On Thursday 22nd February 5th & 6th Class travelled to the Green-Schools Expo 2018 in the RDS. It was a day dedicated to Climate Action and inspiring each other to tackling climate change in our schools, homes and communities. There were experiments, activities, games and much more in themed zones: Marine, Litter, Energy, Water, Travel, Biodiversity and Global Citizenship.

   

  This will all go towards the school's 7th green flag for Global Citizenship & Energy.

  

• Sacrament of Reconciliation: Monday 19th February

  Mon 19 Feb 2018
  The Sacrament of Reconciliation or First Confession is on Monday 19th of February in St. Patrick's Church, Skerries. All candidates for First Communion should attend.  Many thanks to Ms Smith for her hard work in preparing the children.

• Climate Change Workshop for Senior Classes

  Tue 13 Feb 2018

  On Monday 12th of February the senior classes 3rd-6th had workshops exploring Climate Change with Enda Reilly.  This was Enda's second visit to the school. The visit was hugely entertaining as the children shared their knowledge of the issue and gained new information.  All of this was interspersed with Enda's unique songs and fun.