Ms. Kenny and a group of Senior History students attended the opening debate of the Dublin Festival of History recently in The Printworks, Dublin Castle. Lecturers included Martin Bell and Robert Harris. 5th Year student, Sonny Daly describes the experience.
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Over the past few weeks, the 1st years have been doing a project on stem cells for Science.
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The Library Book Club choice for October is "We Come Apart" by Brian Conaghan and Sarah Crossan - two award winning authors. In a new venture, parents/guardians are also invited to borrow the book from the Library and to share the experience of reading Young Adult books over the course of the academic year.
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In the last week of September, the 2nd years were given the opportunity to reenact glimpses of Homer's Illiad.
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The Great Reads Award 2017 is up and running, with the shortlisted books now available to borrow from the Library. Now in its second year, the Great Reads Award is organised by the School Library Association in Ireland (SLARI). Students read the books and rate them in two categories - Junior and Senior. The author with the most ratings in each category win a prize. The school with the most rating entries also win a prize!
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Well done to Grace MacDonnell (3rd Year) and Charlotte MacDonnell (1st Year) who won medals at the National Junior Kata Championships over the weekend of 16th-17th September.
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"Talk. Listen. Be Inspired" was the strapline for the Higher Options exhibition held in the RDS from 13th - 15th September. 5th and 6th Year students attended the exhibition on Friday, 15th September. 6th Years, Conor Doheny, Alannah Anderson and Jake Henry write down their impressions. Thanks to Mr. Culliney for organising the day.
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In early September Ms. Reynolds asked the 3rd Year English class to complete an extended writing task by extending John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men". Read Kharisma Messam's exemplary piece of creative modelling.
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Read Cormac Kelly's English summer exam answers on Claire Keegan's "Foster" and the poet Keats.
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Ms. Finnegan spoke at a school assembly in the first weeks of the new term to explain how important it is for everyone to take part in sport and PE in school and how it is significant for everyone's wellbeing. Read through the list of after school sports activities which are now all started.
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