Accelerated Reading
Here at Scoil Íosa we use a programme called Accelerated Reading. This programme helps our teachers to guide students to books on their level, it also helps our students track their own reading progress. All the girls and boys complete a short quiz after they've read a book to check their understanding. As always we are so proud of our students and the effort they put into their learning.
Bookmark Competition Winners
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Well done to everyone who entered the bookmark competition. The art was fantastic, it was a very tough choice for our judges. A huge congratulations to the winners!
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ESB Blast in the RDS
5th and 6th class attended the ESB Science Blast in the RDS on Tuesday the 3rd of March. They presented a project outlining the government's aim of having almost one million electric vehicles on Irish roads by 2030. There were lots of science shows and activities for them to enjoy. We were so proud of all our students. They had a lot of fun and were awarded a plaque for all their hard work.
World Book Day
On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day. Everybody was invited to come to school in their pyjamas for a cosy day. There was a whole school competition to design a bookmark, the winners will be announced on Monday. Each class spent the day listening to stories and expanding their imagination. Mrs. Loane and Mrs. Hunter ran a very successful book fair, the children all got a chance to buy a book to bring home. We hope everyone enjoys their books!
Students of the month
Congratulations to our Super Students of the month for January and February! We hope you enjoyed your lovely hot chocolate today 😁. Well done everybody. Keep up the super work !
Friday Fun!
We've had a busy week here at Scoil Íosa. On Tuesday all of the classes spent time in the kitchen making pancakes with all sorts of delicious toppings. Today 5th and 6th class hosted a whole school assembly to celebrate our school's great attendance. Around the school there were all sorts of interesting and fun activities, check out the photos below to see tie dye t-shirts, sock puppets, best attenders and more!
Dancing Stars!
Some of Our pupils had great success at their recent dance competition as part of Smash it Dance Academy. I’m sure their dancing teacher Nadia is as proud of them as we are. Well done Everyone!
Some of Our pupils had great success at their recent dance competition as part of Smash it Dance Academy. I’m sure their dancing teacher Nadia is as proud of them as we are. Well done Everyone!
Celebrating our 6th class
Our 6th class completed a ten week personal development programme all about keeping themselves healthy, happy and safe. They also learned all about good communication. To celebrate finishing they went out for food together and went bowling. We are so proud of our amazing sixth class. A huge thank you to our home school liason Karen for organising the programme and thanks to Karen and Catríona for their wonderful facilitation.
Love is in the air!
Here at Scoil Iosa we are celebrating St. Valentine's Day. Our students have been working on beautiful art to give to their loved ones. Check out the photos below to see some of the amazing work they have been up to.
Scoil Íosa Elections
We had an exciting afternoon of elections today in Scoil Íosa. The boys and girls in fifth and sixth class participated in a heated debate between their political parties. Some of the policies that were discussed were health, housing and education. Afterwards all the staff and students were invited to vote. It was close but in the end the Green Party won, by a narrow margin. Congratulations to all involved.
A Very Merry Christmas To All
The last two weeks have been jam packed with winter activities. Our school looks so beautiful filled with all the festive art. Last week we had a trip to the Civic Theatre to see the panto Snow White, it was hilarious and everybody really enjoyed themselves. This week the junior and senior infants went to see Room on the Broom, it was a great day out. We also had a special visitor on Monday, Santa took time out of his very busy schedule to come to Scoil Íosa with selection boxes for everyone in the school. Well done to all the girls and boys this term, we're very proud of all your great efforts and we wish you all a very happy Christmas.
Scoil Íosa Christmas Shows
Wow what an exciting day!! Congratulations to all of our wonderful students - your singing, acting and dancing was absolutely fantastic. The infant classes started off the fun this morning with a lovely and very sweet play called Whoops-a-Daisy Angel. Second class followed with a very funny play about a certain President who wanted to cancel Christmas. First class and third and fourth class worked together on their brilliant version of the Grinch. Lastly we had fifth and sixth who put on an X Factor talent show hosted by Scoil Íosa's very own Ant and Dec. There is so much talent here at our school and we are so proud of all of our students! Check out the photos below and see the backstage moments before showtime. Thanks to all at home for your continued support.
The Sam Maguire and the Brendan Martin Cup
This week in Scoil Íosa we celebrated Dublin's victories in the All Ireland Championships. The players came to visit us and to show us the Sam Maguire and the Brendan Martin Cup. They spoke with the children about their passion for sport and how they had felt upon winning the All Ireland final. What an achievement. Thanks so much to our school trainers Steven and Tracey for organising the visit. Up the Dubs!!
Best Attendance in November
Congratulations to all the girls and boys who came to school everyday for the month of November. We had an assembly to celebrate the great attendance and everyone who completed the twenty day challenge was entered into a raffle.
Sponsored Walk
Our whole school set off to Tymon Park first thing this morning for our sponsored walk. We seen lots of ducks and geese in the ponds, birds in the trees and different coloured leaves all over the paths. After walking around the park we all went to the playground and had lots of fun together. Thanks so much to everyone for bringing their sponsorship cards back to school, the money raised will go towards a sandpit in our school courtyard.
Best Attendance and Star Students October
We are so proud of our attendance here at Scoil Íosa, check out the photos below and see all the students who were in everyday. It's so important to come to school when we are well and to look after ourselves so we can have the energy to enjoy all our school activities. Congratulations to all the star students who made a super effort and were chosen by their class teacher.
Oíche Shamhna
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We had a great time celebrating Halloween in Scoil Íosa, the week ended with a fantastic party thanks to our Parents Association. There were lots of games and tasty treats as well as a disco sa halla. There were really interesting lessons happening all week too - from carving pumpkins to covering apples with chocolate, there was all kinds of fun activities for our students to enjoy. Have a look at the photos below and see some of the fun activities for yourself!
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Scoil Íosa Parent's Association
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Unfortunately we had to postpone our witches walk because it was ag stealladh báistí on Friday, but despite the rain the girls and boys arrived to school in amazing costumes. Well done everybody and have a safe and spooky Halloween!!
Friday Fun at Scoil Íosa
There were lots of nice activities happening around our school today. A big well done to Luke our school photographer who went around the classes to see what everyone was focusing on this week. Check out his photos below and see for yourself!
We are finished our swimming for this term, well done to all the boys and girls, we can see you getting more and more confident in the water. Next week we have our witches walk in Tymon Park, everyone is invited to dress up for some Halloween fun - exciting times ahead!
We are finished our swimming for this term, well done to all the boys and girls, we can see you getting more and more confident in the water. Next week we have our witches walk in Tymon Park, everyone is invited to dress up for some Halloween fun - exciting times ahead!
Learning through play at Imaginosity
Junior infants to second class had a wonderful time today in Ireland's only interactive children's museum - Imaginosity. Check out the photos below to see what kind of things they got up to. There are so many areas to play in - the café, the mechanics workshop, the doctors, the supermarket, the building site, the dentist and many many more. Children learn best when they're having fun and that's something we value so much here at Scoil íosa.
You might be interested in visiting Imaginosity yourselves - click on the website link below!
http://www.imaginosity.ie
You might be interested in visiting Imaginosity yourselves - click on the website link below!
http://www.imaginosity.ie
Jack and the Beanstalk
To celebrate maths week there are lots of special events on all around Ireland. Junior infants to second class went to a show called Jack and the Beanstalk and they used all their maths strategies to help Jack solve lots of problems. It was a morning filled with fun and learning. Well done boys and girls!
What's happening in junior and senior infants?
Have a look at the photos below to see what the boys and girls have been getting up to in our junior classes. There's great teamwork, sharing and listening going on. Ms. Wheeler is such a lucky teacher. Keep up the great work everybody!
Art Around our School
Fifth and sixth class have been tuning into the news and keeping up to date on current affairs. Ms. Kiernan is really proud of you girls and boys. Check out their posters about climate change and the EU in the photos below. A special well done to our school photographer Luke who took all of these photos, he's always open to learning more about technology and helping in school - thanks Luke!
Skipping Workshops
Mark McCabe from SKIP n ROPE came to Scoil Íosa on Friday to help the boys and girls develop their skipping skills. Every class from junior infants to sixth class took part in a workshop and then in the afternoon the whole school came together for a skipping display from Mark. Well done to all our students for jumping in and learning new skills!
A Warm Welcome Back To All
Welcome back to all our students, we hope you all had a wonderful Summer! A very special welcome to our new junior infants too. There's lots of fun and learning to look forward to in the year ahead.
We all scream for ice-cream...
After all the fun activities this week Mrs. Branniff decided that the boys and girls deserved a special treat. Check out the photos below to see lots of happy smiles. Well done to everyone and thanks Mrs. Branniff, what a lovely way to end our active week.
Penalty Shoot Out And Afternoon Fun
The boys and girls from each class took part in a penalty shoot out today, the winners got to go head to head with a surprise goalie. As you can see from the photos they had their work cut out for them with the skillful Mrs. Loane!
There were other nice activities going too. Check out the fantastic photos taken by Luke in 4th class below. Well done everybody!
There were other nice activities going too. Check out the fantastic photos taken by Luke in 4th class below. Well done everybody!
Sponsored Walk
Today our whole school went to Tymon Park for our sponsored walk. The junior classes had fun in the fairy forest and played in the playground. The senior classes went all the way to Templeogue where they came up with lots of games in the forest and worked together building forts. We are super proud of all our students.
Athletics Day
Well done to all the boys and girls who took part in the athletics races today. We were very impressed with the level of fitness and the speed, all that hard training paid off. Congratulations to all the medal winners!
Still to come in our active week is our sponsored walk and penalty shoot out tomorrow in Tymon Park and Mrs. Branniff has organised a special surprise for afterwards.
Still to come in our active week is our sponsored walk and penalty shoot out tomorrow in Tymon Park and Mrs. Branniff has organised a special surprise for afterwards.
Easter Art Competition
Well done to all of the students who entered into our Easter art competition. The judges had a very difficult job in choosing the winners from each class. A special congratulations to the overall winner. The judges were so impressed with his important message reminding us to recycle and take care of life in the oceans. Check out the photos below and see all of the fantastic ideas for yourself. Happy Easter from the staff here at Scoil Íosa.
St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
All the students and staff were invited to dress in traditional Irish colours today to celebrate lá fhéile Pádraig, well done to everyone for making such a brilliant effort. We've all been ag damhsa sa halla every day this week and today we had a céilí mór. A big thanks to Ms. O'Donohue for teaching us and leading us in the dancing. We hope everyone has a wonderful long weekend and enjoys the festivities. Happy St. Patrick's Day from all at Scoil Íosa!
World Book Day 2019
There was quite a lot of excitement around Scoil Íosa today for World Book Day. All of the students and staff were invited to dress up as a character from a book that they like. Well done to everyone for making such a fantastic effort. The boys and girls were busy today designing bookmarks and book covers and having all sorts of fun. The book fair is still on in the parents room for anyone wanting to buy themselves something new to read. Check out the cool costumes below!
Fourth Class Bake Sale
Congratulations to all of fourth class on their successful bake sale today. They worked so hard making signs, organising their classroom, deciding on the prices and managing the bake sale. What great team work! A whopping €234 was raised and will go towards an outdoor classroom for the students of Scoil Íosa. Thanks so much to all the parents and guardians for helping prepare the tasty treats and also for the donations made.
Peace Proms 2019
30 of our wonderful students went to the RDS last Saturday to take part in the Peace Proms concert. With many proud parents, families and teachers looking on they sang fantastically and danced the day away. As well as performing with the orchestra the boys and girls got to enjoy a jam packed show of talented musicians and dancers. Well done everybody!
5th and 6th Class Bake Sale
A big well done to 5th and 6th class for organising a bake sale. Their room was full of delicious treats to choose from. Thanks so much to everyone at home who helped to bake and source all the lovely cakes. Go raibh míle maith agaibh to all involved!
Grandparents Day
We had some very special visitors in school today. All the boys and girls were filled with excitement as the grandparents made their way around the classrooms. Every class has been busy drawing portraits and practicing poetry and songs. We also had a lovely assembly in the hall, at the end the children performed This Is Me and we were all so proud of them. Thanks so much to everyone who came along to celebrate with us today.
Santa Visits Scoil Íosa
A very special visitor came to Scoil Íosa today. Santa was so kind to bring sweets for all of the children and he said the singing was the best singing he had heard all year! He asked all the children to go to bed early on Christmas Eve so he could get all the presents delivered by morning time, he also asked if they could to leave out some food for his reindeer as they work so hard throughout the night. Thanks Santa!
Christmas Show Time
We are so proud of the students here at Scoil Íosa, the effort they have put into their Christmas plays, concerts and festive activities has been outstanding. The singing and acting skills blew us all away. Well done to everyone involved. I'm sure the parents and grandparents and everyone else are as proud as we all are. Check out the photos below!
Baile Átha Cliath Abú
Today in Scoil Íosa we celebrated Dublin's victories in the All Ireland Championships. Players Olwen Carey and Siobhán McGrath came to visit us and to show us the Sam Maguire and the Brendan Martin Cup. They spoke with the children about their passion for sport and how they had felt upon winning the All Ireland final. What an achievement. Thanks so much to our school trainers Steven and Tracey for organising the visit. Up the Dubs!!
Happy Halloween!!
Our whole school started today with a spooky witches walk around Tymon Park. Well done to everyone who took part and thanks to everyone for returning their sponsorship cards. There were lots of frights and plenty of fun. So much effort was put into the costumes and the boys and girls looked fantastic!
While in the park we spent some time in the fairy forest playing and building forts. So much team work!
After break we had a whole school assembly and a disco in the halla. What a fun day at Scoil Íosa! Have a lovely midterm everyone and stay safe.
While in the park we spent some time in the fairy forest playing and building forts. So much team work!
After break we had a whole school assembly and a disco in the halla. What a fun day at Scoil Íosa! Have a lovely midterm everyone and stay safe.
Another School year!
School starts back at 8:50 on Thursday 30th of August. We can’t wait to welcome back all our children and hear all about the summer holidays! We are especially looking forward to welcoming all our new Junior Infants to our school at 10:00. We’ve lots of fun and learning ahead of us and can’t wait to see everyone on Thursday 😁
What a Treat!
The children of Scoil Íosa got a great surprise at lunchtime today! The ice cream van showed up! We all had delicious ice cream cones in the sunshine. Thanks Ms. Branniff!
Sports For Fun Day
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There was lots of movement and fun had at this years Sports Day. We had bouncy castles, obstacle courses, dancing, Gaa and water races. The boys and girls did so well. This day was all about teamwork and having fun while being active. It certainly seemed like a lot of fun was had and there was so much movement and activity about the school, check out our video and see for yourself! |
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What's Going On Around Scoil Íosa
Our school year is nearly over and we are busy enjoying our last two weeks of lessons as well as lots of summer activities. Over the next fortnight we'll have a sports day, a dance-athon, a fun day, school tours and lots more exciting activities. Check out the photos below to see what's been going on in our classrooms on this Friday afternoon. As always we are very proud of our students!
Nature Workshop with Patrick Hunt
We had a special visitor come to our school today to help us learn all about bugs and insects. First we had a little talk about all the different types of bugs that there are and we looked at some pictures. Next we went out and explored the school garden and grounds. It was so exciting! We found snails, slugs, spiders, earthworms, beetles, bees, ladybirds, ants and lots more. Afterwards we got to take our findings inside to look at them through a big microscope and to draw sketches of them. Thanks Patrick for a wonderful workshop.
The Newly Hatched Chicks
The boys and girls have been learning all about the life cycle of chickens while patiently waiting for our eggs to hatch. There was lots of excitement last week when the cracks started to appear. We now have four newly hatched chicks living in our corridor, check out the photos and see for yourself! Their lovely chirps and tweets can be heard around the school. Well done to the caring pupils of Scoil Íosa!
Beannachtaí na Cásca Oraibh!
What an egg-citing and artistic end to our second term. Congratulations to the winners of our Easter Art Competition and well done to everyone who entered, check out the fantastic efforts in our photos below!
Many thanks to our Parent's Association for organising a school raffle and thank you to all the ticket buyers for your continued support (and well done to the lucky winners too).
Have a happy Easter everybody!
Many thanks to our Parent's Association for organising a school raffle and thank you to all the ticket buyers for your continued support (and well done to the lucky winners too).
Have a happy Easter everybody!
Lá Féile Pádraig Sona Daoibh Go Léir
Bhí an chraic go híontach i Scoil Íosa an tseachtain seo caite. Bhí an-spraoi againn le biongo agus céilí mór sa halla. Well done to all na buachaillí agus na cailíní for working together and making an special effort to chat as Gaeilge. Thanks to everyone for dressing up too, it was such a colourful day at school.
World Book Day
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There was quite a lot of excitement around Scoil Íosa last Friday for World Book Day. All of the students and staff were invited to dress up as a character from a book that they like. In the morning a red ribbon was cut and our brand new library was unveiled. Thank you to our visitors Chairperson Ann Kelly, our School Completions Officer Noelle and special members of our community Fr. Ben and Mick O'Toole who attended the opening and stayed to read to the boys and girls in their classrooms.
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Later during an assembly the winners of our bookmark and book cover competition were announced by Mrs. Branniff and local TD Charlie O'Connor, well done to everyone the art was fantastic. Thank you to Charlie for coming and for his kind donation of books to our library. In the afternoon 1st to 6th class met in the hall for a book themed table quiz organised by Ms O'Callaghan, there was great teamwork! Thank you to everyone who helped make our World Book Day so special.
Friday Afternoon Activities
Our 5th class photographer Jamie went to see what was going on around our school this afternoon. As you can see from his photos the boys and girls have been keeping busy. Well done to Jamie, the boys and girls and all our staff for making Scoil Íosa such a happy place. Next week we have World Book Day and we'll all be dressing up as our favourite characters, be sure to stay tuned!
A Visit From Xquisite
Ireland's Got Talent golden buzzer winners came to visit Scoil Íosa today and danced just for us. It was brilliant! The boys and girls from Tallaght's own Xquisite love ballroom dancing and they train extremely hard. Be sure to pick up the phone and vote for them in the semi-final. Thanks Xquisite and best of luck!!
Crazy Hair Day!
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What a creative fundraiser to have at school - Crazy Hair Day!! Well done to everyone for taking part and helping to raise money for Tallaght Hospital. A big thank you to all the mams and dads and everyone who got up extra early to help the boys and girls to get ready. What a colourful day in Scoil Íosa! |
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Grandparent's Day
A huge thank you to all our special visitors who came to celebrate Grandparent's Day with us. We had a lovely assembly with readings and beautiful singing followed by visits around the classrooms. Well done to all the boys and girls. Check out the smiles below!
Activities Around Our School
There were lots of fun activities happening around our school this week, check out the photos below to see for yourself! Everyone is also preparing for our annual Grandparent's Day which is taking place next Wednesday. The boys and girls are very excited to be having visitors coming in to their classrooms and are busy making art, practicing songs and thinking of interesting questions they can ask. Another exciting week ahead!
Happy New Year Everybody!
A big welcome back to all the boys and girls at Scoil Íosa. Hopefully everyone is feeling well rested and is ready to jump into our second term. We have so many fun activities to look forward to over the next few months, and as you can see from the above photos we're already back to business! Well done to all our pupils, our staff and our new principal on a great first week back. Watch this space to keep up to date!
A Special Visitor
A very special visitor came to see the boys and girls today. Santa was so kind to bring teddies and sweets for all the children and he said the singing was the best singing he had heard all year! He asked all the children to go to bed early on Christmas Eve so he could get all the presents delivered by morning time, he also asked if they could to leave out some food for his reindeer as they work so hard throughout the night. What a special day here at Scoil Íosa!
Friday Fun
Since Christmas is nearly upon us, the boys and girls have been putting a lot of effort into making our school look festive. Check out some of the art and activities going on around Scoil Iosa today.
Scoil Íosa's Christmas Plays
We are delighted with our boys and girls here at Scoil Íosa, the effort they have put into their Christmas plays and festive activities has been outstanding. Today we had our senior rhyming nativity play and it was fantastic. The singing and acting skills blew us all away. Yesterday the junior classes put on wonderful shows and they looked amazing in their costumes. I'm sure the parents and grandparents and everyone else are as proud as we all are.
Farewell to Mrs. Griffin
As Christmas draws closer we are making the most of our time with Mrs. Griffin before she heads off to the next stage of her life. On Tuesday the 5th we celebrated her 34 years at Scoil Íosa with a special mass and a gathering back at the school. Thank you to everyone who came and made this night special. Amid the hustle and bustle of nativity rehearsals the boys and girls also made a lovely keepsake video for Mrs. Griffin to remember them by. We really will miss our lovely principal.
What's Going On in Scoil Íosa
Our photographers Jamie and Aaron took some time on Friday afternoon to pop around the school and see what was going on this week. Check out their photos to see for yourself. Have a nice weekend everybody!
Art Activities Around Our School
Lots of art and activities have been happening around our school this week. Hope you enjoy as so much effort goes into everything that the children do. Thanks for tuning in, check in next week for more!
Back to School
We all arrived back to school fresh and rested after our midterm. There was lots of learning going on in our classes this week and lots of fun activities too. Watch this space to keep up to date!
Halloween Fun
Our whole school started today with a spooky witches walk around Tymon Park. Well done to everyone who took part and thanks to everyone for returning their sponsorship cards.There were lots of frights and plenty of fun, so much effort was put into the costumes and the boys and girls looked amazing!
After a long walk and a play in the forest we spent some time in the playground before heading back to school.
After break there was even more fun to be had thanks to our Parents Association who organised party games in the halla. What a fun day at Scoil Íosa. Have a lovely midterm everyone!
After a long walk and a play in the forest we spent some time in the playground before heading back to school.
After break there was even more fun to be had thanks to our Parents Association who organised party games in the halla. What a fun day at Scoil Íosa. Have a lovely midterm everyone!
Art Around Our School
The classes and corridors of Scoil Íosa are filled with very interesting art. There's so much to look at: beautiful self portraits, Autumnal leaves, scary witches and all sorts. Well done to all our students and teachers for all their work and for making our school look so nice.
Baile Átha Cliath Abú
Today in Scoil Íosa we had a special visitor, Olwen Carey, defender on the Dublin Gaeilc team and All Ireland Champion came to visit us and to show us the Brendan Martin Cup. Olwen, a Tallaght native, spoke with the children about her passion for sport and how she had felt upon winning the All Ireland final. What an achievement. Up the Dubs!!
Welcome Back!
After a great Summer break we are all looking forward to a great year of learning and fun here in Scoil Iosa. We would especially like to welcome our new Junior Infants who are settling in very well to their new school.
Swimming starts back Friday 8th of September for children from 2nd to 6th class and will run until Friday 20th of October.
Newbridge Farm
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Last Friday, Junior Infants, Senior Infants, and 1st class went on an adventure to Newbridge Farms in Donabate. We were really excited to see all the animals, including a beautiful peacock, noisy turkeys, and some very hungry goats! It was a lovely warm day, so we had a picnic lunch in the garden, followed by lots of fun and games in an enormous playground! On the way home however, our bus broke down! Fortunately another bus was able to come and pick us up, and we were back in Tymon quickly. It was a tiring day for everyone, but all our teachers were very proud of our patience and good manners throughout the whole day. We can't wait for our next school tour!
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Sports for Fun Day
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On Wednesday the 21st of June we had our Sports for Fun Day. There were lots of cool activities including 3 bouncy castles, an obstacle course, dancing, Gaeilic football and a water race. Our parents and families were invited to come along and watch. We were lucky with the weather because it was drizzling at the start but then the sun came out. At the end of the day everyone got an ice pop to cool down. We had a fantastic time!
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Our Family Fun Day
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This year's Family Fun Day was a huge success and very enjoyable. Families were invited to come to Scoil Íosa for an afternoon of fun and games in the yard. Our wonderful Parents Association organised everything. There was hot food, treats, a DJ, hook a duck, limbo, face painting, obstacle courses, tug of war and lots more. Check out the photos and see for yourself!!! |
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Our Sponsored Walk
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For the Scoil Íosa sponsored walk 2nd to 6th class went all the way to the Templeogue side of Tymon Park to play in the woods. We had lots of fun playing games like the floor is lava, chasing and pretend camping. We even constructed bridges, bases and forts using logs, branches, sticks and anything we found useful. Bhí an sport againn.
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The New Playground
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We are very lucky here at Scoil Íosa as we are only a 5minute walk away from the new playground in Tymon Park. With the weather being so nice this afternoon we decided to head out into the fresh air and enjoy the sunshine. Our Newborn Chicks
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All of the eggs have hatched! We have seven newborn chicks living in our corridor. Their lovely chirps and tweets can be heard around the school. Well done to the caring pupils of Scoil Íosa. |
What's all this egg-citement in the corridors?
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We welcomed two new special members to our school today and there are more feathery friends due to make an appearance at any moment. Cracks first appeared in our eggs this morning and it was clear from the movement inside that some of the chicks were ready to hatch.
The boys and girls will be watching and waiting with great anticipation for the rest of the chicks to arrive. Watch this space to keep up to date! |
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Easter Extravaganza
Congratulations to the winners of our Easter Bonnet Competition! The children worked extremely hard on their creations and we were very impressed. Ms. Loane and Ms. Enright had a tricky job choosing just one winner from each class.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
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Bhí an chraic go híontach i Scoil Íosa an tseachtain seo. Bhí an-spraoi againn le tráth na gceist, biongo agus céilí mór. Well done to all na buachaillí agus na cailíní. Have a great St. Patrick's Day! |
A Bubbly End to Engineers Week
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2nd, 3rd and 4th class had a busy afternoon engineering bubble wands and mixing up Scientific Sue's tried and tested bubble recipe. Our wands were made using two sticks, 120cm of cotton string and a curtain ring. The recipe for gigantic bubbles is 1 cup of fairy washing up liquid, 12 cups of water, 1 tbsp of baking powder and half a cup of glycerine (you can buy this in the pharmacy).
Well done to Luke, Ross and Philip for taking fantastic photos out on yard! |
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Breaking news "Scoil Íosa is gone to the dogs!"
Don't panic! We had a visit from some working dogs on Thursday in school. Kane's mam and dad brought along Kane's assistance dog Hilda and 5 of her friends. They are all working dogs and their job is to help children with autism to be calm and enjoy going out and about in their locality. When they are at work they all wear their green coat. This is a sign that the dog is at work and that you should ask the owner for permission to pet it. We would like to say a big thank you to Debbie and Carl and all their friends for bringing their lovely dogs in to see us.
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10 @ 10 Fitness Fun
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Like many schools around the country today we took a break from our ten o'clock activities and headed out to yard for some whole school fun. Led by our fifth and sixth class students, we all joined in on ten minutes of exercise. A big well done to everybody! |
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Grandparents Day
We had some very special visitors in school today. All the boys and girls were filled with excitement as the grandparents made their way around the classrooms. Every class has been busy drawing portraits and practising poetry and songs. Afterwards we had a lovely assembly in the hall. Thanks so much to everyone who came along to celebrate with us today.
OPEN EVENING
Tuesday 24th January 2017
7.00-8.00p.m.
for anyone interested in enrolling their child next September.
Enrolment Form also available from the office
Monday 23rd 9.30-12.30
Christmas in Scoil Íosa
Look who came to visit Scoil Íosa on Tuesday! Junior Infants, Senior Infants, and 1st class were all very excited. Santa had treats for everyone!
1st and 2nd class came together on Wednesday afternoon for a fun Christmas table quiz, followed by some Christmas music! We answered lots of questions about the Nativity, Santa and Christmas Carols. Congratulations to the winning team, the Christmas Cuties - Saoirse, Lucy, Abbie C. and Abbie K.!
Halloween 2016
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Ann
It is with great sadness that we said goodbye to our esteemed collegue and friend Ann Rowan, who passed away after a short illness on the 11th August. Ann worked as a Special Needs Assistant in Scoil Iosa for 16 years and was very well known in the parish, having worked alongside so many young people over the years. Her gentle, caring and compassionate nature will be remembered by both staff and pupils alike. She thoroughly enjoyed her role as a SNA and will be sorely missed by everyone from the Scoil Iosa community. Ar dheis lámh Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
Collins Barracks
Fifth and Sixth class visited Collins Barracks to visit the 1916 Exhibition.
Congratulations to the winners of our
Easter Art Competition!
Hoisting the Flag for Easter 2016
Scoil Íosa remembering the 1916 Rising
Christmas Concerts
The Garda Band visit Scoil Íosa
Fifth and Sixth Class: Science fun at Greenhills College
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Witches Walk- October 2015
Welcome back everyone!
Junior Infants Timetable
1st - 4th September: 10am to 12 noon
7th -11th September: 8.50am-12 noon
14th September: 8.50am - 1.30pm
1st - 4th September: 10am to 12 noon
7th -11th September: 8.50am-12 noon
14th September: 8.50am - 1.30pm
Glenroe Farm
Junior and Senior Infants June 2015
Sports for Fun Day: June 2015
Dr. Enright's Visit: May 2015
Dr. Enright, a Research Engineer, visited Third to Sixth class to chat about heat transfer. The children had opportunities to interview him to find out abut his work.
Science Week at Castletymon Library
Our Trip to Imaginosity -Dublin Children's Museum |
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Junior and Senior Infants had a fun- filled day at Imaginosity. We had great fun learning through play and exploring the world around us!
Irish Dancing Concert: March 2015
World Book Day 2015
Our school came to life with our celebration of World Book day on 5th March. Pupils and staff were dressed as their favourite characters to promote reading and books in our school. Our corridors and classrooms were full of Cinderellas, Little Red Riding hoods, Horrid Henries, Harry Potters, and Matildas. We had great fun chatting about our favourite stories and characters. We were very lucky to have many guest readers who shared their favourite childhood stories with us. Check out our photos below.
World Book Day
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Harry Potter
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Irish Dancing
Irish dancing classes have restarted for all children. Lessons take place on Wednesday. Our dancing teacher, Elaine, is full of energy and enthusiasm. They are already working hard learning new dances for March.
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