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Creative School Trip
On the 19th of February Rang 5 & 6 went on a Creative Trip (partly funded by the ‘Creative schools Grant’). Once arriving in the City Centre, they attended the ‘Crawford Art Gallery’ and looked at and responded to some beautiful Art Work. After that, they went to a live performance of ‘Under the Hawthorn […]
Christmas Jumper Day
The children of Rang 6 organised a fundraiser for ‘Cork Penny Dinners’. They arranged a Christmas Jumper day and raised 300 euro for this very deserving cause. Thank you all for your support.
Our Christmas Concerts
Our Annual Christmas Play took place in December. The children from Infants to Sixth class entertained us all when they performed on stage in the school hall. The shows were as follows: Infants: The Nativity 1st & 2nd: Mary Poppins 3rd & 4th: Elf 5th & 6th: Shrek It was clear to everyone who attended […]
Science Week
From the 8th to the 5th of November, Rang 5 & 6 embraced all things to do with Science during Science week and completed some exceptional Science experiments. They all learned so much as did their teacher: Ms Lucey. There are definitely many budding scientists and engineers in the school. They are hoping to […]
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Our ‘Christmas Shoebox appeal’ which took place in November was a great success as always. The students and parents of Dripsey National School carefully selected some beautiful gifts to send to children in disadvantaged areas of the world. The boxes were all wrapped beautifully and I’m sure they made some children very happy on Christmas […]
Creative Schools Week
Great News: It’s Creative Schools Week (November 4th – 8th) We have a busy week ahead. On Tuesday, November 5th Rang 1 – Rang 4 will be taking off to Cork City Hall to Cork Pops Orchestra. This event organised by CIT in Cork and in association with Cork County Council and RTE Lyric FM […]
The Bluebird of Happiness
A visiting theatre group came to visit the school on November 8th. The children experienced a live performance in the school hall. Some were even included in the performance itself- it really was a fantastic day.
Cork Pops
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th class went on a trip to ‘Cork Pops Orchestra’ in Cork City Hall on Tuesday November 5th. The theme of Cork Pops this year was Love Live Music and this year’s chosen pieces were inspired by nature.
Sciath Na Scoil
The Sciath na Scoil team played Firmount NS, Gaelscoil Mhuscraí, Rusheen NS and Rylane NS in football in September and October. We were in a very competitive group where our children did us proud by competing until the final whistle in each game. We are particularly proud of how well they played in our final […]