This page contains the work and activities that we get up to outside of school hours. The newest items appear at the top. Enjoy!
2010/11
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
WHAT IS THE SHOE BOX APPEAL? The Shoe Box Appeal or Operation Christmas Child Started in North Wales in the early 1990’s. It is now the world’s largest children’s Christmas project. Last year almost seven and a half million needy children in nearly 100 countries received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox, and over 300,000 of those boxes came from Ireland ! Many of these children are in orphanages, street-kid shelters, hospitals or in families stuck in the poverty trap. Their Christmas day is just like any other day, and for many their shoebox is the only present they receive. It means so much to the boy or girl to know that someone, far away, whom they will never meet, is thinking of them. Last year shoeboxes from Ireland went to Romania, Belarus, Croatia, Ukraine, Serbia, Armenia, Mozambique and Swaziland. Read more about it on the Sixth Class Page
We were overwhelmed by the response to Operation Christmas Box. There were over 130 boxes handed in to 6th class. The boxes will be sent to children in Armenia, Croatia, Kosovo and Belarus. We are sure that the children in these countries really appreciate the time and effort that the families in St. Peter's took to fill up the shoe boxes and wrap them in Christmas paper. Thanks to Ms. Keane O'Hagan and 6th Class for organising the appeal. Click this link to learn more about Operation Christmas Child
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Joes Minor Visit 2010
A HUGE congratulations to the Joes Minor team, who were victorious in their match on October 3rd! They did themselves, their families, their trainers and managers and all of Darver and Dromiskin proud when they won the Fr. Murray cup for a 2nd year in a row! To celebrate, our whole school got a night off homework! Click HERE for photos of their visit.
Well done lads!
Fruit Day - September 2010
Click HERE to visit the Fruit Day page.
2009/10
Second class are donating €350 from their Communion money to Bóthar. We have decided to send hives of bees.
To learn more about bees we are getting a local beekeeper in to talk to us and show us the bees up close!!
We'll be learning loads of information, using the webquest HERE.
DISCOVER
SCIENCE AWARDS 2010
Ms Larney's 3rd and 4th class receiving their Discover Science certificate and the Discover Science plaque.
Ms O'Rourke's 2nd class receiving their Discover Science certificate and the Discover Science plaque.
5th and 6th Class visit to NEWGRANGE
Click the picture to visit the NEWGRANGE PAGE that reports about our trip to Newgrange.
CREDIT UNION QUIZ
A packed hall!
Winners of the poster competition.
Arabian Adventures Show
March 2010
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On Tuesday 15th of December, the Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First Class and Second Class performed their plays for parents, family and friends. Click HERE to see photographs from their performance. All classes perform tomorrow (Wednesday) for the whole school.
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Dental Health Week
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Darver, Dromiskin Historical Society Essay Reading Evening Last year the Historical Society organised an essay competition “Tales from my Grandparents’ time”. There was an excellent response from both St. Michael’s N.S. in Darver and St. Peter’s N.S. in Dromiskin. On Thursday 19th November 2009 boys and girls from both schools were invited to the Old School in Dromiskin to read out their essays. A huge crowd including parents, grandparents, pupils, teachers and Fr. Mc Enroe turned up on the night. Everyone agreed that it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening and great compliments were paid to all those who read out their work. Tea and refreshments were provided afterwards and a big thank you to all the members of the Historical Society for organising the event. Particular thanks to Doctor B Flanagan who liaised with both schools and made the night possible.
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We had another successful year for our dress up competition. Click the link to see photos from our spooky fashion show! |
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Huge congratulations to the school choir, who travelled to The Waterfront, Belfast on Sunday 16th October to sing with the Cross Border Orchestra. All the children were absolutely fantastic and were a credit to the school and their parents. Their wonderful singing was only possible due to the tremendous effort of Ms. Farrell, who has been practising with the choir for weeks during lunchtime so that they were note perfect. Photographs and more information will follow shortly. Click HERE.
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Rugby Cups in Dromiskin Local Dundalk man and Leinster R.F.U. coach, Colin O Hare was a very welcome visitor to Dromiskin N.S recently. With him he had a veritable treasure trove of prestigious cups from the world of European rugby. To have the Triple Crown trophy, Grand Slam Cup and Heineken Cup together in one place is a rare and historic occasion. That they are all held by Irish teams, at present, is a source of great pride and a unique achievement. The children and teachers of Dromiskin certainly appreciated the very impressive display of silverware as some of these pictures show. In years to come these will be a valued memento of a golden era in Irish rugby. Many thanks to Colin from all in Dromiskin school and well done to Ireland and Leinster. Click HERE to see more pictures.
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Goal Jersey Day Lots of children from Dromiskin wore in their favourite sports’ jerseys on Friday 9th October to raise funds for national charity Goal. Soccer, Gaelic, Rugby and even Baseball were all represented in a very colourful display. The €2 brought in by each child will go to a worthy cause. Our children and parents are very kind and thoughtful. |
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Congratulations to St. Jospeh's Minor Team on their amazing victory on Sunday 4th October against the Geraldines. The team visited the school on Monday 5th October with the cup and treats for all the children in the school! Click HERE for more photographs! |
2008/09
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Mind Your Language There was great excitement in 5th class in St. Peter's N.S. Dromiskin when they were selected to appear on the RTE children's show Watch Your Language. Three children, Eimear Johnston, Róisín Mc Manus and Ciaran Mulligan made up the team but the whole class were invited as part of the audience to provide support. On Monday 13th July they were pitted against opponents from Gorey, Co. Wexford and class teacher Ms. Michele Farrell and their parents were very proud to see their young charges emerge victorious. For their troubles they each received prizes of an MP4 player as well as an RTE goody bag. The whole class had a fascinating time in the studios in Donnybrook and finished off their day with a visit to the RTE canteen where they celebrated in style!
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All Ireland Credit Union U-13 Final The Credit Union All Ireland U.13 Final took place on the 5th April 2009 in the RDS, with quizmaster Brian Ormond. Our fantastic quiz team did the school and community proud and finished in joint 8th - only 4 points behind the winning team. A huge thank you to the parents and Ms. Keane O'Hagan who accompanied the children on the day and to Mr. Mulligan who worked tirelessly to prepare the children for the quiz! The team and their families were treated to a meal in Donegans afterwards, courtesy of Darver Credit Union. We wish to thank them for their support.
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Darver Historical society Essay competition The Darver Historical society ran an essay competition. We all spoke to our grandparents and wrote essays titled “A tale from our Grandparent’s time.” Dr. Flanagan and Ms. Mc Donnell came into our class to present the winners of the competition. The winner from Fifth class was Declan Gernon and the winner from Sixth was Jude Vaughan.
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A chance to have a look at some of the activities from the camp, held in Dromiskin N.S. during June 2009. Click HERE to see more pictures!!! |
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Rann na feirste cup The Rann na Feirste annual Irish quiz was won by the Sixth Class quiz team Stephen, Caileam, Jude and Shane . The quiz comprised of 5 rounds with 8 questions which included a picture round. The team battled it out against quiz teams from schools all over County Louth. The team came first with a score of 32 out of 40. The team was successful in giving the school its first win in the quiz. |
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Ms. Bermingham's Class |
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Éanna Ní Lamhna's VisitOn the 28th of April 2009, Éanna Nì Lamhna came to our school. Éanna Ní Lamhna is on “Mooney Goes Wild” every Friday on RTÉ Radio 1. She answers listener’s questions about nature and science. So, it was great to have an actual scientist and a person who knows everything there is to know about nature take the time to take 3rd, 4th 5th and 6th Classes outside on a nature walk. |
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Ms. Keane O'Hagan's Class |
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The Christmas Concert (17th&18th December) was a great success this year. Click the link above to see photographs and video footage from each class! |
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First and Second Class visit Dundalk Museum Click the link above to view photographs from the class visit to the Museum. |
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St. Peter's N.S. Dromiskin were delighted to win the inaugural Clan na nGael Louth Junior Quiz held in the Clan na nGael hall, Dundalk, recently. Forty three teams took part in a very well attended event. Ms. Farrell's 5th Class team of Róisín, Eimear, Ryan and Kieran did themselves proud with a winning score of 74 out of 80. They each received a family ticket to the Dundalk Bowling Alley. Our other teams from 4th and 6th classes also did very well. |
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Congratulations to the children who won prizes in the Ice Dome competition in October. The main prize is an ice-skating trip for 5th Class!! |
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On October 21st our school choir sang with the Cross Border Orchestra in the Helix. Mrs. Farrell was in charge of preparing the choir and put in a tremendous amount of work to ensure all the boys and girls were ready. Congratulations to all the boys and girls for their hard work and prepartion. They were a credit to the school. |
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The school concert was a great success this year. Click the link to see all the photos from every class! |
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Click the link to see the photographs of our favourite characters! |
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The musician Peter Kearney visited our school for music workshops and a concert this year. Click here to read about the day and see photographs!
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Click here to see the pictures from the Joes' visit to our school! |
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Credit Union Quiz 2006 |
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Confirmation 2007 |
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Communion 2007 |
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2nd March |
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30th February - 4th March |
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23rd February |
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Credit Union Quiz 2006 |
