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Share the Love Art Project
The children, staff and parents of Dripsey National School have been busy creating images of hearts for the ‘Share the Love’ Art Project. We are currently putting them together as a poster to remember our strength and solidarity at this time. A lot of effort was put into some of these pieces of Art, so […]
HPS: Mindfulness
The PDST Primary Health and Wellbeing Team have developed a new resource for primary schools. ‘Breathe – Self-Regulation and Relaxation Techniques for Children’ features a range of calming breathing techniques, written activities and guided visualisations that children can use to bring about a sense of peace and comfort in any situation. The resource is suitable for […]
Admissions Policy- Consultation with parents
Overview As for all schools in the country, Dripsey NS is obliged to follow the steps set out below. Parents, pupils and staff have 2 weeks to review this draft policy and submit comments or suggested amendments via email to principal@dripseyns.ie The Board of Management will consider these comments and suggested amendments with a view […]
April 1st- Song Release
The day has come for us to release our Songs!!! Due to Covid-19, the school is now closed and children are busy learning online at home. Today was meant to be a special day for Rang 6 but as their Confirmation was cancelled, we felt this would cheer them up. Thanks again to Garry McCarthy […]
Our School Garden
We are very lucky in Dripsey NS: Our Parents’ Association are always there to support us. They held a fundraiser and raised some funds to assist us in creating a ‘School Garden’. The children have been busy putting plans together on what we could do- upgrading our sensory garden, creating a Fairy Village, building raised […]
Song in a Day Workshops
Garry from GMC Beats arrived in February to complete a series of workshops with children from 1st class to 6th class. The children adored working with Garry. He engaged with them in a brilliant way. You could see their confidence grow during each lesson and their talent shine through. They have created three songs which […]
Texaco Art Competition
Some children from Dripsey National School entered the ‘Texaco Art Competition’. Here’s a few examples of the pieces that were sent off. We do have some gifted Artists in the school.
The Book Fair
Our Annual Book Fair took place at the end of February. As always the children were so excited to attend. There’s nothing like opening the crisp pages of a new book. It is such a delight to see them all so invested in reading in the age where books have to compete with technology. The […]