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Special Visitors to our School: Minister Helen McEntee & Nina Carberry (MEP)

Special Visitors to our School: Minister Helen McEntee & Nina Carberry (MEP)

We were delighted to welcome two very special guests to our school recently – Nina Carberry MEP and Minister for Education, Helen McEntee.

Both visitors enjoyed a tour of the school, where they got a chance to see our classrooms, meet our wonderful staff, and experience the warm and welcoming atmosphere around the school.

During their visits, they each attended a school Assembly and took time to watch some of the amazing performances and presentations by our students. Our Student Council and other committee members had the chance to meet with them, sharing their ideas and asking questions about their work in Europe and in Education.

It was an inspiring and exciting experience for everyone involved. We are very grateful to both Nina Carberry and Minister McEntee for taking the time to visit us and engage so warmly with our school community.

 

Book Week 2025

Book Week 2025

Book Week was a fantastic celebration of reading and creativity in our school this year. With the theme “One School, One Book”, every class took part in reading “After the Fall” by Dan Santat – a powerful story about resilience and courage. We recommend you give it a read, if you haven’t already.

Throughout the week, students engaged in a variety of exciting activities linked to the book, including art and science projects, drama, creative writing, and discussions. The shared reading experience brought the whole school community together and sparked thoughtful conversations in every classroom. We finished the week off with the children dressing up as their favourite character from a book.

We’re also delighted to announce that through the Book Fair we raised nearly €6,000, 60% of which the school will get back in books. This amazing total will go towards improving literacy resources both in classrooms and the school library.

A big thank you to all the pupils, staff, and families who made Book Week such a memorable and meaningful event! Thank you in particular to our wonderful Parents’ Association who worked at the Book Fair every day – we really appreciate it.

Daffodil Day raises €1851 for Irish Cancer Society!

Daffodil Day raises €1851 for Irish Cancer Society!

A massive well done and thank you to our Student Council who raised €1851.30 for Daffodil Day last Friday. They had a very busy day selling daffodil pins, flowers and raffle tickets. Thank you to everyone who supported this very worthy cause. 

Women in Sport

Women in Sport

As part of Women in Sport Week the girls’ basketball team took part in ‘Her World, Her Rules’ organised by Basketball Ireland. On Tuesday a coach visited the school to give our girls a workshop and on Friday the girls travelled to Simonstown where they mixed with other girls from other schools to develop their basketball skills. A fun day was had by all!

St. Paul’s Olympic Handball Teams through to the All Irelands!

St. Paul’s Olympic Handball Teams through to the All Irelands!

On Wednesday 12th March, two teams from St. Paul’s competed in the Olympic Handball Leinster Finals in Gormanstown. The boys’ junior and the girls’ mini teams both played exceptionally well on the day and have both booked a place in the All Ireland Olympic Handball Final in April. Well done to both teams and their coaches. We’re very proud of you. Best of luck in the final.