Senior School Tour                                                                                         June 2013
On Monday 24^th June the pupils from the middle room and senior classroom set off for Dublin on their School Tour. 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd classes with their teacher Mrs. Binions visited Newbridge House and Open Farm Donabate.

4^th, 5^th & 6^th classes with their teacher Mrs. Lawson headed for the city centre. We got off the bus at St. Stephen’s green and onto the aqueous vehicle which took us on the Viking Splash Tour, but not before donning our Viking helmets and learning how to scream at the Celts. The tour took us through the streets of Dublin passing down along the Liffey by the Hapenny Bridge and near Liberty Hall. Finally we reached the grand Canal Basin where we entered the water to rapturous screams having put on our life jackets. It was great fun. After Viking Splash Tour we visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral and had our lunch in the little park beside the cathedral. It was then on to Cabinteely Park for the best part of the day. We had great fun climbing, sliding and using the zip line.

Glendalough Day

On 15^th May the middle & senior classes went to the Wicklow Mountains National Park for a Nature Day. The theme was Bio Diversity. We had a wonderful time doing bug hunts, scavenger hunts and blindfolded tree recognition. Before we went home we had a wonderful game of bats & insects. We learnt lots about wildlife and had great fun as well.

Camping in the School Grounds

On Thursday 27^th June, 5^th & 6^th class pupils camped out (as is traditional) in the school grounds. There was great excitement as the tents went up. We are most grateful to Amanda Jordan, Anthony Bolton and Leeson Woods who helped with this event. We didn’t get much sleep but lots of fun.