OUR SCHOOL
We would like to create and environment where children will acquire and develop the necessary knowledge and skill to become independent, confident learners – where they will develop their self-esteem to enable them to express and achieve their full potential. We will endeavour to broaden each child’s experience to help them become spiritual, well-balanced and tolerant individuals with a respect for themselves and others.
LATEST EVENTS
17th Mar 2017
St Patrick's Day
7th Apr 2017
Easter Holidays
School closes Friday, 7th April at 12pm. School reopens Monday, 24th April at 9am.
10th Apr 2017
Easter Holidays
School closes for Easter holidays on Monday the 10th April at 12 noon and will re-open on Monday 24th April
1st May 2017
Bank Holiday
School Closed
2nd Jun 2017
School Holiday
5th Jun 2017
Bank Holiday
30th Jun 2017
Summer Holidays
School Finishes at 12noon Have a great Summer!
31st Aug 2017
School re-opens at 9:00 a.m.
30th Oct 2017
School closed for Mid Term break.
6th Nov 2017
School reopens
20th Dec 2017
Willy Wonka Jr
3rd Class Performance of Willy Wonka Jr @ 11:30.
22nd Dec 2017
School closes at 12:00
8th Jan 2018
School re-opens at 9:00 a.m.
15th Feb 2018
Mid term break
19th Mar 2018
Bank Holiday
23rd Mar 2018
School closes at 12:00
26th Mar 2018
Easter Holiday
9th Apr 2018
School re-opens at 9:00 a.m.
7th May 2018
Mid term break
4th Jun 2018
Bank Holiday
29th Jun 2018
School closes for Summer Holiday @ 12:00
30th Aug 2018
School re-opens at 9:00 a.m.
29th Oct 2018
Mid term break
Halloween Break
21st Dec 2018
Christmas Break
School closes at 12:00.
7th Jan 2019
School re-opens at 9:00 a.m.
18th Feb 2019
Mid term break
17th Mar 2019
St. Patrick's Day
18th Mar 2019
Bank Holiday
School Closed
15th Apr 2019
Easter Holidays
29th Aug 2019
School re-opens @ 9:00
28th Oct 2019
Mid term break
21st Nov 2019
Parent/Teacher Meetings
Meetings on in school between 2:40 p.m. and 5:10 p.m.
20th Dec 2019
School closes @ 12:00
23rd Dec 2019
Christmas Break
6th Jan 2020
School re-opens @ 9:00
31st Jan 2020
Cricket coaching
Room 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15 & 16.
7th Feb 2020
Cricket coaching.
Room 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15 & 16.
14th Feb 2020
Cricket coaching.
Room 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15 & 16.
17th Feb 2020
Mid term break
28th Feb 2020
Boys Soccer v St Benedict’s NS
28th Feb 2020
Cricket coaching.
Room 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 21 & 23.
3rd Mar 2020
Room 15 visit to Science Fest
5th Mar 2020
World Book Day - dress up day
Dress up as your favourite character from a book.
6th Mar 2020
Cricket coaching.
Room 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 21 & 23.
13th Mar 2020
Cricket coaching.
Room 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 21 & 23.
16th Mar 2020
School closed - Bank Holiday
17th Mar 2020
School closed - St. Patrick’s Day
6th Apr 2020
Easter break
20th Apr 2020
School re-opens @ 9:00
4th May 2020
School closed - Bank holiday
LATEST NEWS & NOTIFICATIONS
Reminder - A fundraiser for Dublin Zoo
Parents/Guardians, boys and girls, Tomorrow is our fundraiser for Dublin Zoo. We would love it if as many children (and adults!) dressed up as an animal from the zoo or wore something with animal print on it and brought in a €2 donation that will go to Dublin Zoo. Best of luck!
Schools Cultural Award Drama project
Today Ms. Dee and Ms.Brennan’s classes had great fun working with Jenny and Joanna on the Schools Cultural Award Drama project. The teachers had to be very creative because the whole workshop had to be done on ZOOM and was a new departure for everyone. The children were exploring ideas around being yourself, not being afraid to be different and being a bit of a free spirit. The children listened and imagined the soundscape of Egypt with Jenny and Joanna’s help,for example “it’s really hot and dry – a lizards slips past your foot..” The classes were introduced to ‘Cessair’, –a 13 year old girl, who is the central character in this story and with the benefits of modern technology they were able to time travel back to Ancient Egypt and meet her.(Cessair was played by great young Tallaght actress Martha Knight.
Room 12 - Junior Achievement Workshop
Room 12 took part in the Junior Achievement workshop on Tuesday. They learnt about research and development in STEM2D and how medicines are created. They performed an experiment using a variety of sweets to show how different medications dissolve in our bodies at different speeds.
Room 15 - Junior Achievement Workshop
Room 15 took part in the Junior Achievement workshop yesterday! We learned all about engineering, technology and design. We were taught about various inventions by women all over the world including Kevlar, COBOL computer language and wireless transmission technology! We even got to become engineers ourselves by designing prototypes of paper airplanes and flying them all around the classroom!!
Room 13 - African masks
Room 13 have been learning all about Africa. They have been making African masks over the past two weeks. They sketched their ideas, cut them out of cardboard and painted them as well. They added feathers and wool and some even made African animal inspired masks.
Room 5 - Science Week Experiment
The children in Room 5 had fun making Fizz Inflators today. They used a funnel to add 1/3 cup of baking soda to the inside of a balloon. Then they filled a plastic bottle with approximately 1 cup of vinegar before attaching the balloon to the mouth of the plastic bottle. They then lifted the balloon up so that the baking soda fell from the balloon into the bottle and mixed with the vinegar. This reaction created a gas, (carbon dioxide) and as gasses need a lot of room to spread out and the carbon dioxide starts to fill the bottle, and then moves into the balloon to inflate it.
Room 14 - Science Week Experiment
The children in Room 14 learned how water can travel up tall trees through thin pipes in the roots and trunk to reach the leaves through a process called capillary action. The children then investigated capillary action in tissue paper to see if water would travel up the tissue paper and into the other cup. They marked the water levels before starting and by the end of the day they could already observe water had travelled up the tissue into the other cup.
Room 16 - Science Week experiments
Room 16 have had great fun today doing some science experiments for Science Week! The first experiment we carried out was a mouldy bread experiment. We tested where germs are and how effective washing our hands with soap and water is. Each pod had to do a different action with their bread. There was some interesting predictions and we will check the results in a few days! Next we made a lava lamp using water, vinegar, baking soda and popcorn. When the vinegar and baking soda were mixed together it made lots of bubbles. The bubbles stick to the corn and make it float to the top! Lastly we did a walking on air experiment. We blew up a dozen balloons. We turned a table upside down and put it on top of the balloons. Some very brave pupils walked on the table and we soon realised that the air in the balloons could hold us up. Even Ms Murphy had a go!!
South Dublin Schools Cultural Awards 2020
This year our school applied and was selected for the South Dublin Schools Cultural Awards 2020. We are really grateful to S.D.Co.Co for the grant we received. We are delighted that two wonderful drama facilitators will be working online with Ms. Dee's and Ms.Brennan's classes this term, Jenny and Joanna have worked with us previously and we are so excited to have them back. The project will be happening in November and December and we will keep you posted. Ms.Campbell
Aladdin Connect Information
Parents/Guardians, Many thanks to everyone that has registered with Aladdin Connect. Those of you that haven’t done this yet please check your email inbox and text messages and click on the link that you would have been sent within the message. Once you have registered please download and set up your Aladdin App. The photos attached should help you with both the registration and the setting up of the app. Any problems please email o.walters@dmbalgaddysns.ie Thank you
Aladdin Connect Registration
Dear Parents/Guardians, Many thanks to everyone that has started using Aladdin Connect but there are still a large number of parents that haven’t registered and validated their number. Please do so as soon as possible. Aladdin Connect can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store (iPhone) and Google Play (Android Devices). A quick guide to registering and set-up can be viewed by clicking on the attachments. Aladdin uses state of the art security to safeguard information entered by the school and data is stored and processed in strict compliance with Irish data protection laws. Any questions please contact the school at: dmbalgaddysns@gmail.com https://46e3625e15194b53c961-8365ff1b68cff7311e5feb688cd32bc5.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/2494_20201012154654.pdf https://46e3625e15194b53c961-8365ff1b68cff7311e5feb688cd32bc5.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/2056_20201012154658.pdf
Seesaw Permissions
Dear Parents/Guardians, We are gathering permissions for Seesaw via Aladdin Connect. If you log on to Connect you can check out which permission(s) are relevant to you. Just click on the new Permissions option on your home page in the App, or log on to Connect via any device to grant/reject your permission(s). Thank you, R. Halpin
Room 7 - The Crocus Project
Room 7 have been learning all about the Holocaust and “The Crocus Project” this month. We learned all about the millions of lives lost during WW2. With the help of The Crocus Project we have now planted yellow crocus’ in our school flower bed in remembrance of the Jewish children who lost their lives. Have a look at our handy work below, we weeded, planted and tidied up today! We can’t wait to see our flowers bloom in the springtime!
Be kind!
Parents/Guardians, We pride ourselves as a school in which everyone feels safe, secure and enjoy going to everyday. Unfortunately there are occasions when children may feel unhappy and scared due to other children in their class or school making them feel this way. We do not condone this behaviour in Divine Mercy SNS and it is something we treat very seriously. Please encourage your child or children to tell their teacher if they feel that someone is making them upset. If we know about it then we can deal with it quickly and appropriately. They may feel more comfortable using the tootoot app that lets children flag up any problems they may be having anonymously. Boys and girls please remember - be kind and have compassion for others.
Seesaw
Dear Parents/Guardians, We have decided that this year our school will be using Seesaw (http://seesaw.me). Seesaw is a digital portfolio tool which allows pupils to store their work in an online space and gain feedback from their teacher. It can be used on a computer (PC) or tablet. It effectively enables teachers to set tasks or assignments and include instructions or templates for students to use at home and school in the event of a school closure or a child having to restrict their movements. In order for your child to use Seesaw, the app needs your child’s name in order to be able to associate work like their photos, videos or voice recordings with their account. Seesaw only uses this information to provide the service and doesn’t advertise in seesaw, create profiles of students, or share your child’s personal information or journal content. You can read more about their strong privacy promises here https://web.seesaw.me/privacy. It is also fully compliant with GDPR. In the next few days we will be sending out a permission slip via the school’s Aladdin Connect. You will be able to access this under the “permissions” section of your Aladdin account (can be accessed both on Aladdin App or Desktop). You will be notified via your Aladdin account when the permission slip is sent out. If you have any questions regarding Seesaw or your Aladdin account, please do not hesitate to contact the school at dmbalgaddysns@gmail.com.
School Council Representatives 2020/2021
Well done to all the boys and girls that were chosen by their classmates to represent their class on the School Council. They were presented with their School Council badges today by B.O.M. member and Fianna Fáil councillor Shane Moynihan who congratulated them and spoke to them about the importance of their new role. Best of luck boys and girls and thanks for your time and kind words Shane.
Kindness in the prefabs!
“You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!” Anne Frank We are all trying our best to be kind to each other in the prefabs. Many thanks to Karen and Mary who put this brilliant display up with a very important message for us all.
Coláiste Phádraig Enrolment Information
1st Year Enrolment in September 2021 Enrolment to 1st Year in Coláiste Phadraig in September 2021 was completed this time last year when students were in 5th class. All places have been allocated and students who were allocated a place have been notified. We will be in contact with the Parents/Guardians of these students over the next couple of weeks to discuss the next steps in preparation for students starting in Coláiste Phádraig next September. 1st Year Enrolment in September 2022 Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are not in a position to have an Open Night for prospective 1st Year Students this October. As a result of the new school admissions bill introduced this year, students can only enrol in Coláiste Phádraig one calendar year in advance of entry to the school. This means that we can no longer invite applications for entry to Coláiste Phádraig while students are in fifth class in primary school. Application forms for entry to 1st Year in Coláiste Phádraig in September 2022 can only be distributed from 1st October 2021. As usual, in September 2021, we will visit our main feeder schools to distribute the application forms to students who wish to come to Coláiste Phádraig in September 2022. The application forms will also be available from our school office from 1st October 2021 onwards. For further information about our school, please visit the school website www.colaistephadraiglucan.ie or contact the school office by phone at (01) 6282299 or by emailing admin@colaistephadraig.com.
Aladdin Connect - Technical Glitch
Dear Parents/Guardians, We have noticed a technical/admin glitch with our Aladdin Connect system in regards to Book Money being paid. We will be getting this rectified as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We will be in touch as soon as we can with parents/guardians that have emailed us. We appreciate your patience, O. Walters
Aladdin Connect Registration
Dear Parents/Guardians, You should have received a text message or email today from Aladdin. As well as our school app, Divine Mercy SNS will now be using the app 'Aladdin Connect' to keep parents up to date on school and classroom news via noticeboard messages. Other in-app features include the ability to submit absence reasons and book time slots for Parent/Teacher meeting days, make payments, view the school calendar and amend personal details. Before using the app, you will have been sent a link via text or email to complete a short registration. Aladdin Connect can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store (iPhone) and Google Play (Android Devices). A quick guide to registering and set-up can be viewed by clicking on the attachments. Aladdin uses state of the art security to safeguard information entered by the school and data is stored and processed in strict compliance with Irish data protection laws. Any questions please contact the school at: dmbalgaddysns@gmail.com https://46e3625e15194b53c961-8365ff1b68cff7311e5feb688cd32bc5.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/7310_20201006143919.pdf https://46e3625e15194b53c961-8365ff1b68cff7311e5feb688cd32bc5.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/4876_20201006143930.pdf
Book Rental Scheme
Dear Parents/Guardians, As coordinators of the book rental scheme (including insurance, Art and craft materials, photocopying etc…) we would like to thank most sincerely all of you who have supported this initiative to date and have paid the annual fee of €100. This week we are placing our final book order for the coming year to ensure every student has their own complete set of textbooks, copies, folders, art materials etc...as sharing of resources is strictly prohibited under the Dept. of Ed. Guidelines. Therefore we are appealing once again to any of you who hasn’t yet paid the book rental fee to do so at your earliest convenience. This can be done via the school app, online, by card at the front office or paid directly to the class teacher. Thanks again in helping us to be back in our classrooms and doing our very best to keep all of your children safe and well. Best regards, Mary Hyland and Trish Ahern
Student Council Election
Boys and girls, If you have ideas that you think could help improve the school and would like to represent the thoughts of your classmates then put yourself forward in the upcoming Student Council election. Some of the children in Mr. Crummey’s class have been busy already designing their election posters! Best of luck!
Extra & Curricular
Gaa
In 2019 - 2020 all the hard work that has been going in GAA over the past number of year was rewa..
BASKETBALL
There is a basketball ball club for 6th Class girls and 6th Class boys. They play against ..
SOCCER
Soccer is one of the most popular clubs in Divine Mercy SNS. There is a boys' team and a gi..
ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country meetings start in February. There are four race meetings which culminate in a Dubli..
CRICKET
The children in Divine Mercy SNS enjoy participating in cricket during the Spring and Summer.&nbs..
CHESS
The school will be entering a team into the Leinster Primary Chess League. In 2018 the team..
CAMOGIE
Camogie is played in all classes in Divine Mercy SNS. Our senior team play in the Cumman na mBuns..
RAINBOWS
Rainbows is on Tuesday lunchtimes in the library. It is a support group for students going throug..
CREDIT UNION QUIZ
We always enter the annual Credit Union Schools Quiz. Mr Lynch says that it helps encourage learn..
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