It was with great sadness and surprise that the school community learned of the upcoming retirements of our principal, Kathryn Crowley and assistant principal, Bernie Grant. Both will retire at Christmas following a life dedicated to teaching and learning. Both of them have worked tirelessly in St. Louise’s School over a long number of years … Continue reading Upcoming Retirements

October is the month for the D10 Be Well initiative to promote mental well-being and care amongst our pupils. Some events are aimed at children and others at parents. Activities for young people include: Jigsaw school talks “It’s Time to Start Talking” on Tuesday 3rd & Wednesday 4th, FAI football challenge on Wednesday 18th October … Continue reading D10 Be Well Month

We are so happy to be back in school and have been very busy for September!                   

Philip from The Base helped us to create our very own movie using clay characters and  iPads. We worked in groups to create the characters and the backdrops for each scene. We had to write a script after we decided what would happen in each scene, Our movie is about ‘Bobby the Brent Goose’. We … Continue reading Room 27 Digital Animation Project 2017

     We learned about Irish bogs and peat lands with Nuala from the Heritage in Schools Scheme. We had lots of fun identifying bogland plants using our own bog plant dial and freshwater mini beasts from pictures. Those who were brave enough also had the opportunity to hold a newt!  

This year we went to Trinity Sports Centre for our School Tour. We had fantastic fun jumping on the huge trampolines, learning the skills of fencing and climbing the massive climbing wall.          

Senior Infants (Rooms 10, 11 & 12) went on a class trip to Ballyfermot Library.   There were so many books to choose from!     We found a quiet space to read our books.             We can’t wait to come back again. Make sure you join the library too!  

If you wish your child to start school in September, please call to the school office as soon as possible for an application form to enroll him / her. The morning group of Early Start is now full but there are a few places available for the afternoon session. Information meetings will take place for … Continue reading Junior Infants 2016/ Early Start 2016

6th class went rowing twice. It was such a great experience. Both times we walked to the Municipal Rowing Club. It was a long walk but worth it. Once we got there we had a chance to use the indoor rowing machines. After that the instructors explained to us what we do and the safety … Continue reading Sixth Class Rowing

We have been learning about mini beasts this week in Early Start! We learned about ladybirds, butterflies and bees. We even dressed up – the ladybird, the bee and the butterfly!