Paradise Place ETNS Newsletter

Below are the dates for the 2025-2026 school year. Please keep a note of these dates and try to ensure that any holidays you are booking are booked outside of school time.

We return to school after the summer holidays on Thursday, 28th August 2025.

We were very proud to be invited to the Mansion House to meet Dublin's Lord Mayor, Emma Blain, last week. We have been working in partnership with Bohemians Football Club for a couple of years now and they were launching a report of their work in the community. Rosalia, one of our teachers, and a group of children, were invited to speak about their experiences of some of their school and community-based projects. They were wonderful ambassadors for our school and received lots of positive feedback from the invited guests. Congratulations!

Congratulations to our Athletics Team who took part in the annual Athletics Competition in Morton Stadium, Santry this week. These competitions showcase the very best athletics talents in schools across Dublin and our team did us proud. A particular well done to Andiswa, who came 3rd in the shot-put event. Winning any medal at this level is a great achievement! Thank you to James and Aoife K who supported the children on the day.

Molly and Neasa's Classes were invited to Bridewell Garda Station this week to learn about the work of our Community Gardaí. They saw inside the station, they met some of the animals who help the Gardaí with their work and they got to try out some of the vehicles too. Lots of excitement. Thank you to Vicki, our link Garda for the invitation.

Andy's 4th Class went to Merrion Square to the International Literature Festival. They met author Aoife Dooley and had a workshop based around her most recent work, 'Squid Squad', a series of graphic novels. The children got really creative - drawing themselves as fish!

Alannah and Molly's Classes visited Dublin Zoo for a visit to the 'African Plains' and a workshop linked to their learning this term about Africa and animals around the world.

Our two Junior Infant classes had a wonderful time at Newgrange Farm on Tuesday. The children were able to hold baby chicks, fe

Thank you to parent Nadine, her son Adam and guide dog Pilot, for joining our Diversity and Inclusion team for a special assembly for 'Guide Dog Day' on Friday. Nadine and Adam told the children all about Pilot and his very important job. One of our teachers, Molly, also spoke about her family's experience training guide dogs. The children had lots of excellent questions and we look forward to inviting Nadine and Pilot back again soon!

Remember if you see Nadine and Pilot around school - Pilot is very busy at work and it is important that we give him space to do his job and not distract him.

Our aim is for every child to have attendance of 95%+.

We have had some excellent attendance across the school last week - let's try really hard to keep that up over the next few weeks.

Well done to all of the classes who are meeting - and exceeding our 95% target:

Greg's 3rd Class - 98.8%

Claire M's Junior Infants - 97.1%

Sean's 4th Class - 96.7%

Lorna's Class - 96.7%

On Friday, our staff team met together to learn more about the new Bí Cineálta Anti-Bullying Procedures for schools. All schools in Ireland have to consult staff, families and children in advance of the procedures starting in September. Next week, we will be sharing a draft of our new policy with you. We will be asking you to read it carefully and let us know if you have any questions, comments or feedback. Thank you.

A free family event for our local community on Sunday 8th June from 1.30 - 4 p.m. in Collins Barracks. There are a lot of activities, performances, workshops and bingo planned ….. as well as plenty of food and ice-cream!

2nd June - Bank Holiday - school closed

Week of 9th June - Active Week

12th June - Sports Day

13th June - International Food Fair - 1.00 p.m

24th and 25th - End of Year Performances - 1.00 p.m

26th June - 6th Class Graduation - 1.00 p.m

27th June - School closes at 12 noon

Just a reminder that next weekend is a bank holiday and school will be closed on Monday, 2nd June.

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