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Back to School Mass

Back to School Mass

Last Wednesday the boys and girls walked up to the Church for a beautiful Back to School Mass. It was our first Mass with the new priests Fr. Michael and Father Stephen. They were both incredibly complimentary to all of the children for their fantastic behaviour,...

Pentel Winners

Pentel Winners

Every year, the children in St. Paul's enter the Pentel International Children's Art Competition. We submit the entries at the end of October and it takes almost a full year for entries to be judged and decided upon. A huge congratulations to last year's winners who...

SNA Appreciation Day

SNA Appreciation Day

Thursday was a very special day in St. Paul's as we celebrated SNA Appreciation Day. The SNAs in St. Paul's are integral to our school. They support and guide our children and cater to all their needs, while all the time showing patience, love and dedication. Thank...

Biodiversity Visit for Third Class

Biodiversity Visit for Third Class

On Tuesday the 14th of May, Ms Begley’s Third Class were delighted to welcome a special visitor! Liz Tiernan, from Biodiversity Ireland, came to chat with the class and she helped us to explore all things to do with nature in a very hands on and interactive way. Liz...

Farm to Fork Visit for Third Class

Farm to Fork Visit for Third Class

On Thursday the 25 th of April, Ms Begley’s class took a trip to the Lidl Distribution Centre in Newbridge, Co. Kildare. They were not going shopping for a bargain air fryer or a new ski jacket though! They were taking part in Agri Aware’s initiative called ‘Farm to...

A Roald Dahl Themed Book Week

A Roald Dahl Themed Book Week

We had a fantastic Roald Dahl themed Book Week this year where the children were exposed to many Roald Dahl books and they learnt lots of interesting facts about the famous author. There were plenty of activities over the week including book browsing at the Book Fair;...

A visit from Bord na Móna

A visit from Bord na Móna

On Wednesday the 10th of April, we had Shane Arnold, a guest speaker from Bord na Móna, who came to speak with the Green School Committee, as well as our three 3rd classes. Shane gave such an interesting presentation to the children about why we recycle and how we...

Odd Socks Day!

Odd Socks Day!

On the 29th of February, our school celebrated Odd Socks Day to help raise money for Down Syndrome Ireland. On that day, all of the students and teachers wore odd socks and were encouraged to bring in 2 euro each as a donation. On Odd Socks Day, our school managed to...