This year’s Big Day Out was to The National Stud and Japanese Gardens in Co. Kildare. We learned lots about horse breeding and rearing and enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of the gardens. Another good choice for our very popular September whole-school outing – Our Big Day Out!
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In June of 2017, Fr Toner and the parish sponsored a trip to the cinema for all the servers of the parish. Jenny Conroy, Kilmessan and Mrs Bockett accompanied the group on this day out. Here the girls come up smelling of lavender – no boys in sight! Too busy dodging the camera!
In our last week of school in June 2017, the Senior Room took on to complete a class project on Francis Ledwidge to mark the 100th anniversary since his death. We had been requested by the Ledwidge100 organising committee to complete and submit this project which was displayed at the commemorative cycle from Slane to Dunsany which took place in July. Two of our pupils Matthew Moan & Jesse Agnew presented the project at this historical event.
It wasn’t our first attempt at a class history project, having submitted a project on WW 1 to the Dept. of Education Centenary History Project in 2014.
The weather was on our side this year for our Sports Day in June 2017. It was a very active and fun day for all. Competitive for some too! Check out the pictures of the parents’ races! Out thanks to Dunsany GFC who welcome us onto their pitch every year for this popular Sports for All Day.
We had our over-night school tour to Knockcree and Bray, Co. Wicklow for 5th & 6th class in June 2017. We can be seen foraging for bugs (although we didn’t have to look too hard for the ones that ate us alive in the Wicklow heat!), building a 3-man hut from what we could find on the forest floor, (+ mean-looking doormen!), making fire without matches, night-time paddling in the stream and posing outside the hostel with the Sugarloaf in the background.
On Saturday we travelled through Enniskerry village and onto Bray town, where we got to play on the beach and paddle in the sea. Lunch and a spot of retail therapy followed. As you can see the boys were particularly fond of Claires!!
Whilst 5th and 6th class got to go on their ‘special’ overnight school tour in June 2017, 4th class were not forgotten. In blistering heat, they took off for a long day to Clara Lara Funpark in Wicklow. This has to be one of the most popular venues for our school tours. Seeing Yvonne our SNA, and Mrs Bockett struggle to row out onto the lake is always a good laugh!
2017
We held a different type of Open Afternoon this year. We opened our classrooms with their laid out work stations on Sunday afternoon, 11 June 2017. We had great attractions inside and out. Our student body and new pupils (and some past pupils!) got to enjoy each other’s company, have fun at all the outdoor play stations, enjoy some lovely treats (supplied by mums and dads) and show off their work stations all under the supervision of mums and dads, teachers and past pupils. Huge thanks to all who helped make this a very enjoyable afternoon.
We are grateful to the Order of Malta who gave interesting and informed talks to all our classes in June 2017. We had fun on board the ambulance too!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BycfYeLlugJjdnlic3BvOTdYOVk/view?usp=sharing
Title: Open Afternoon
Location: Dunsany N.S.
Link out: Click here
Description: Open Afternoon Sunday 11th 2-4pm for pupils, in-coming pupils and people from our community all very welcome.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2017-06-11
End Time: 16:00
