Upcoming Events

School reopens September 1st 2010 @ 8.20am

Harvest Festival

The harvest festival will be celebrated by al classes during the month of September

Parents Infromation Meeting September 22nd

An information meeting wil be held for all

• Junior Infant parents at 12.30pm in Miss Pamela's Room.
• Senior Infant parents at 12.30pm in Miss Laura's Room.
• 1st class parents in Miss Lorraine's Room
• 2nd class parents in Miss Aoife's Room.

It is asked that all parents attend the meeting for their child. It will provide you the opportunity to hear learn about what your child will be doing in school, what programmes are used, what homewrk your child will get and activities carried out during the year. It will also allow for a questions and answers sessions and for parents to get to know each other.

Past Events

School Tours

June 21st Junior Infant Classes

On Monday June 21st all three Junior Infant classes went to Dublin Zoo and participated in an educational tour. We really enjoyed it and got to see loads of animals including the baby elephants, the lions and the penguins. It was a fabulous day and we even got to have a picnic.

June 24th Senior Infants and First Class

Senior Infant and first class pupils went to Giddy Pottery studio in Rathfarnham. The children visited the studios and got the opportunity to make their own individual piece of pottery in the studio. It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to explore their creativity and bring home their masterpieces to show their new skills.

Beach Day June 4th 2010

The whole school will be going to Donabate Beach on the 4th of June. This is a fantastic opportunity for pupils to learn all about the seaside and to do a local study. Children will be learning all about the sea, the watercycle, sea creatures and water safety, just to mention a few, prior to our Beach Tour.

Multicultural Week May 24th - 28th

From May 24th to May 28th we had Multicultural Week. This was an action packed week with numerous activities. Parents, guardians, community members and friends were invited to join us in our celebrations.

We had a Parent's Showcase. Parents came into classes and share traditions and cultures with pupils. Some parents taught us songs and rhymes, others taught us playground games. They told us all about different countries, the food they ate, the language the spoke. We really enjoyed it and learnt a lot!! Thank you parents for all your help. You were fantastic!

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Drum Nature Workshop was held on Thursday the 27th. The school was transformed school into an exciting rhythm orchestra. With the aid of clear and simple facilitation, each class got the opportunity to play different drums and percussion instruments from around the world and create collective rhythms together. The emphasis was very much hands-on and everyone was able to participate (even our little brothers and sisters). We explored musical areas such as dynamics, pitch, tempo, timbre, improvisation and also learned about what it means to play in an ensemble. There was also the opportunity for us to have a go at conducting and leading the whole class in a rhythm.

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The Multicultural Show was held out in the school yard at 12 noon on Friday May 28th. Each class put on a fantastic performance. Miss Pamela's class said a multicultural poem and sang a song called "Our Multi Cultural School." Miss Laura's class told an Native American Story called "The Legend of the Rainbow." Miss Helena's Class perfomed a Hungarian Dance, sang a dual lingual song called "Comin Round the Mountain" and the song "We're all Different." Miss Aoife's Class said a poem called "Cheep Cheep," a latvian poem about a chick and "Frére Jacques." Miss Antoinette's class performed the "Hello Song," "Giro Leterra," and Mateo dictated a french poem.

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Our Food Fair was a phenomenal success. Thank you so much to all the parents, guardians and friends who did all the fantastic cooking and baking. We were all really spoilt for choice and really enjoyed the tasters that went around the school.

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Book Fair May 25th - 27th

From Tuesday May 25th to Thursday 27th the book fair was in the school. Classes visited the book fair during the school day and parents were invited to visit it with their children also. Parents and community members are encouraged to support the book fair as the school got 40% back in the form of books for the school. Due to your fantastic support of the book fair we received over €200 worth of books for the school library. Thank you all very much for your support.

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The Car boot sale went ahead as planned on May 23rd. The weather was fantastic! We all had to add a bit of suncream. There was a barbeque on the day and face paints. There was a great selection of items for purchase. Thank you all for supporting us by coming down on the day.

Annual Teddy Bears Picnic

The school's annual Teddy bear's Picnic took place on Friday April 30th. We were unlucky with the weather but all children brought in their favourite teddy or soft toy. We had small ones, big ones and even giant ones! We talked about our teddies and introduced them to our class. Because of the wet weather we couldn't go outside so we decided to bring the picnic inside. Teachers decorated the P.E. hall and set out blankets for our picnic. We got to eat lots of fruit and even got a special treat. We sang the song The Teddy Bear's Picnic and played lots of fun games with our teddies and friends. We had a a lot of fun and are looking forward to next year's picnic already.

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Danone Big Toddle

All children in Junior Infants participated in the Danone Big Toddle for Barnardos on Thursday April 29th. Parents came out to wave at us on our trek and the local paper came and took our photograph. We were really lucky with the weather, it stayed nice and sunny for us. We all get stickers and certificates for completing the walk. we had a lot of fun. Check out some of the photograhps of the event by clicking here.

Please return all money raised to the school and it will go directly to Barnardos to help young infants and toddlers.

Click here to see photos of our Danone Big Toddle

Green School Week

We are still collecting mobile phones. If we collect 300 we can get an interactive whiteboard for our school!

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Thanks for helping make our Green Week a success.

We collected old but clean useable toys, books, clothes, kitchen items, ornaments for a local Balbriggan Charity Shop, For every black bag collected we earned 2Euros for our school funds.

We painted our school bin enclousre. Every class painted a wall and each child has their handprint on the wall. Thanks to Ms Catherine for overssing this project. It is looking great.

We carried out our annual spring clean of the local school area between on Wednesday 25th and Friday 27th of March. We all dressed in Green for the day!

Seachtain na Gaeilge Shó

On Tuesday March 16th 2009 the school showcased their work, songs and poetry as Gaeilge for the school community. Each class performed in Irish, teachers performed some traditional music and dance. Children got into the festive spirit and made shamrock headbands, badges, sashes, and Irish flags, with many pupils also opting to get their faces painted. The school was decorated in style for the event. Sandwiches, tea and coffee (sponsored by Eurospar) were made by parents and was made available in the P.E. room after the performances. It developed into a warm, welcoming social gathering which we endeavour to have again shortly.

Opening Evening

On Tuesday March 9th 2010 we held an open evening. Parents of children enrolled in the school, commuity members and prospective parents were invited to attend. The school principal, Paula made a presentation informing parents about the school, which included information about the school motto, "Cherishing Each Child", curriculum areas, after school clubs and school policies. Parents spoke about their experiences in Thronleigh since their children have started in the school. Gerry McKevitt made a presentation about the Educate Together Secondary School Campaign.

Parents and attendees were invited to tour the school, to meet the class teachers, to observe children's work showcased around the school and look at the work of the pupils in each class. Parents were encouraged to ask questions about the reading and maths programme we use in the school and to view some of the materials used by the staff and children.

Parent Teacher Meetings

Parent teacher meetings were held in the school on Wednesday February 17th 2009. Each teacher spoke individually with parents for approximately ten minutes, they discussed their child's progress and were shown samples of their children's work from September to February.

Christmas Fete

December 13th 2009

Our Christmas Fete was a fantastic success. Children got to visit Santa in his fantastic grotto, and Santa gave all the boys and girls presents. There was plenty of face painting on the day and the Barbeque was kept very busy cooking burgers and hotdogs. There were great bargains got in the Bric a Brac and the cake sale, with shoppers going home with great bargains. We'd like to thank all the school community, teachers, staff, the Board of Managment and all who attended and supported our school.

Halloween Party

Friday October 23rd 2009

The children and teachers all came into school dressed in their Halloween costumes. We played Halloween games, read scary stories and poems and made Halloween decorations. Fun was had by all. Check out the photos in the Gallery!

Offical School Opening:

Sunday October 17th 2009

We had the offical opening of Thornleigh Educate Together National School. It was a phenomenal success. The school was offically opened by the mayor. All pupils in the school did a performance in their classroom. There was a fantastic turn out by parents and the community. The children enjoyed a bouncing castle, a DJ and a balloon artist. Eurospar genorously supplied a fantastic buffet free to all who attended the open day. Many thanks and congratulations to pupils, parents, teachers, community and the Board of Management.