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  • 4th Class: Paul Henry Landscapes 2009-03-24 -     The paintings above are Achill as seen by the Irish artist paul Henry. The artwork displayed below was completed as an interpretation of Paul Henry’s Achill landscapes. Paul Henry (1876-1958) […]
  • From The Archive: SchoolTour 2009-03-24 - These pictures were taken in May 2006, when the current 4th Class were in 1st. They went to Lullymore Heritage Park, Rathangan, Co. Kildare with their teacher, Noreen for their […]
  • From The Archive: Spaceship Art 2009-03-24 - These pictures were drawn by 1st Class of 2006, the current 4th Class. The spaceships draw on the children’s own conceptions of what inter-stellar travel might entail. One pupil emphasises […]
  • From The Archive: Music Responses 2009-03-24 - The pictures in this series were drawn as a response to a music lesson in 1st class, 2006. “We listened to traditional Irish music and we learn an Irish lullaby: […]
  • December Concert 2009-01-07 -   This year’s concert, held on Thursday the 18th December, went especially well, partly because of the enhanced sets and lighting. The St. Joseph’s Hall was packed to capacity as usual, […]
  • School Bazaar. 2008-12-09 - The Annual School Bazaar was held in the school on December 8th. The event ran from 2 to 4:30 pm and was very well attended. Things went so well that […]
  • 4th:Halloween Poems 2008-10-24 - The following is a selection of the poetry contributed by 4th Class D7ET to our Blog. Subjects and themes were dicussed with Roisin as part  of the Halloween festival. Haunted […]
  • 2nd Class Art 2008-10-23 -              
  • 3rd Class Art Work 2008-10-22 -      
  • Coin Art Our Sunflower 2008-10-22 - The sunflower designed by the children in our school now hangs in our foyer for everyone to see.
  • 4th Class Halloween Poetry 2008-10-21 - These pictures were drawn by 4th Class as a response to Halloween Poems, read by Roisin, as part of a literary exercise for the Samhain Festival. The Witches’ Spell   […]
  • 4th Class Toys 2008-10-20 - Teddies belonging to the parents of 4th Class D&ET pupils. The lamb used to have a brother, but they were separated long ago. The jumper on the black and white […]
  • 4th Class Art 2008-10-17 -   The Viking figures are made from Newclay, hardened over a week, then painted with gum and poster paints. Their fierce faces have been softened a bit by the pastel […]
  • BLOWN BY THE WIND! 2008-05-30 - This story was completed by 5th Class, D7ET as part of their Pushkin project for 2008. A professional illustrator gave us some valuable lessons on storyboarding and drawing characters consistently, […]
  • Stick in the muds! 2008-05-23 - 5th Class had their annual school our on Wenesday, May 21st, with a trip to the Causey Experience in Co. Meath. Situated on a family farm near Fordstown, the bog […]