Blog posts from 2011/2012

  • Hurry, Hurry, Fireman Dan! 2011-09-15 - Thank you to New York’s Fire Chief, Dan Daly, who visited the school on September 13th. It was a fitting way to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11, as over […]
  • Marie’s Museum 2nd Class 2011-10-21 - As part of our History lesson we looked into New and Old objects. We decided to do a History project relating to this topic. We all went home to see […]
  • HALLOWWEEN 2011 PHOTOS! 2011-10-29 -
  • Student Council 2011-12-02 - This is a short message form the school’s new Student Council.  We were elected in November 2011 by our classmates to represent their views and concerns at school level. 4th, […]
  • Chess Club Report 2011-12-09 - Recently, D7ET’s 6th Class chess stars took part in a tournament in the Red Cow Hotel. It was great fun, and all improved a lot by learning from their mistakes.  […]
  • Dublin Zoo Visit 2012-02-08 - On February 8th, a zoologist from Dublin Zoo came to talk to classes about the Zoos work. We learned that: The Zoo first opened in 1831; that snakes suffer intense […]
  • NCAD PRINTS 2012-02-08 - NCAD students generously gave their time to 1st to 3rd classes on Wednesday, February 8th. Organising print workshops for the classes, pupils got a chance to make art, stamping peppers […]
  • Irish Dancing 2012-02-09 - 6th Class began Irish dancing lessons today, with the Siege of Ennis. There has never actually been a Siege of Ennis (perhaps it was meant to be Venice). The class […]
  • SAM VISIT! 2012-02-21 - Dublin football star Bernard Brogan visited the school today with the Sam Maguire Cup in hand. As this was Dublin’s first All-Ireland Victory in 16 years, it caused quite a […]
  • Parkside Sports 2012 2012-02-29 - href=”https://d7educatetogether.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0502.jpg”>Today, Feb 29th, is usually a lucky/unlucky day for many people. It is also an Olympic Year, so athletes were especially eager to be at their best. Many of our […]
  • That Nupper Has a Weird Nose: World Book Day 2012 2012-03-01 - This year, D7ET opted to mix classes about to celebrate the event. 6th Class visited Patricia’s 1st, reading their own particular favourite stories from their that age-group. In a half-hour […]
  • Under Pressure 2012-03-02 - 6th Class Worked on some experiments today to investigate air pressure and aerodynamics.  This involved taping balloons to strings and throwing paper aeroplanes around the yard. The planes were not […]
  • Skip Hop 2012-03-30 - To wind up for the Easter term, D7ET held a two day skipping event in the school. Skip Hop (an English skipping teaching company) put pupils through their paces with […]
  • Seachtain na Gaeilge 2012-03-30 -   There were many events in the school for seachtain na gaeilge this year, only a sample of which are featured here.   We can see 6th Class performing for […]
  • “I Can’t Get Network Coverage Here” (Gaeltacht Trip 2012) 2012-05-11 -   6th Class spent a week in Colaiste na Rosann, Anagaire, Co. Donegal (from April 31st).   For many, it was the first time away from home, but there were no […]