This year was the 3rd year of the Dublin 10 Science Fair and it was with great pleasure that St. Louises hosted it having been the winners the previous two years. All the schools in Ballyfermot presented science experiments and many visitors came to the hall to view them and learn more about various scientific … Continue reading Science Fair 2017

Thank you to the students in St. Dominic’s Secondary School for playing maths games with the 5th class students.The girls really enjoyed it and got some great ideas to bring back to the classroom .  

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.