Happy St. Brigid’s Day

Listen to pupils from Mr Lowery’s class tell us about St. Brigid our only female Irish saint.

Erin Mc Loughlin

Erin McLoughlin, Ireland International soccer player, spoke to the girls from 4th, 5th and 6th classes last Friday. She talked about her life growing up in Donegal, how she became involved in soccer and what she needed to do to become as successful as she is. She gave the girls great advice about tr

Local History Week begins!

Our Locality Week got off to a great start this morning when some 6th-class pupils visited classrooms to tell the children Monday’s Facts of the Day.Here are today’s facts: Did you know that: 1). Castleknock was once covered in a massive forest called the Great Scaldwood, where wolves roamed freely

Senior Friends’ Day in 4th Class

The 4th class children had the pleasure of hosting Senior Friends’ Day last Friday. We welcomed grandparents and senior friends from near and far alongside members of the Castleknock Grandparents’ Association. The boys and girls had the opportunity to sing songs, recite poetry, show off their work a

Enrolment Closes Monday 30th January

Urgent ReminderEnrolment for September 2023 closes at 3 pm on Monday, January 30th.All parents who completed the expression of interest form will have received an email request for supporting documentation to be sent to us by January 30th.This also applies to SIBLINGS of pupils already enrolled. Ple

Marathon Kids

It was a brilliant day for the 6th classes who did the final mile of the marathon kids programme in Russell Park. 26 miles run by everyone since taking up the challenge in September. We hope the children maintain and improve these fitness levels when they move on to secondary school!Thanks to Mr. Lo

Catholic Schools Week: Friday

As Catholic Schools Week comes to a close, we are asked to think about how we walk together in hope. The world can be a scary place sometimes. We might feel afraid or worried for the future.In our Catholic school, we learn that we are never truly alone, that God loves us and that our friends and tea

Handball

St Brigid’s Handball Team played in the Dublin Schools Finals in Russell Park today. The children represented themselves and the school so well. We had 17 players competing at u11 and u13 age groups. In total 11 of the children won their competition and earned the right to represent Dublin Schools

Catholic Schools Week: Thursday

Today we are asked to think about walking together to transform our world. We often hear in the news about how many people are very worried about our climate and how we need to change the way we live our lives.In our Catholic school, we learn that our environment is sacred and that God’s creation mu

Bringing maps to life in 5th class

The children in 5th class Room 25 brought their maps of the world to life today using a 3D augmented reality app, as part of their STEM classes. See what they explored in the video below.

Catholic Schools Week: Wednesday

Today our Catholic school is called to celebrate our grandparents. Grandparents love us very much; they want us to be the best we can be and are proud of all that we do. They teach us wisdom, lessons that we might not learn in school and about faith. Grandparents can teach us how to pray and to trus

InterSchools Handball Tournament

Well done to Ruth, Lauren and Ciara, who participated in singles and doubles in the juvenile section of the Ace Ladies Handball tournament in Cork last weekend. On Thursday, seventeen of our pupils will play in the Interschools Handball Competition in Russell Park. They areMae O’Gorman3rd ,Ava Corco

Catholic Schools Week: Tuesday

Today we are asked to think about walking together in love in our Catholic school. We learn many things in school. We learn things like reading, PE, science, music and art. We learn spelling and tables. But we also learn how to be good friends. Jesus teaches us how to love one another. His Golden Ru

Happy Chinese New Year

Sunday marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year and the year of the rabbit. 4th class learned all about the Chinese New Year from Olivia. She spent a lot of time preparing a special project to share with them. Her project explained the traditions associated with each of the days of the festival.

Catholic Schools Week: Monday

MONDAY:Today is the first day of Catholic Schools Week 2023. Today’s theme is ‘Walking Together in Faith’. Our Catholic school is a place where we learn to have faith in ourselves, in each other and in God. May we learn to have hearts of compassion, trust and love in everything we do, as we journey

Christmas Tree Recycling Service at St. Brigid’s GAA Club

The boys and girls of St. Brigid’s GAA Club would like to help you recycle your Christmas tree.Funds raised will contribute to future pitch development.

A Wonderful Wednesday!

Thank you to everyone who wore something festive and contributed to our chosen charity today, Focus Ireland.Happy Christmas!

St. Vincent de Paul food Appeal 5th class

Well done to all the boys and girls in 5th class who organised a Christmas food appeal for St. Vincent de Paul this year. The hampers were collected from the school foyer this morning.

Thank you from our Green School Committee

A huge thank you from our Green Schools Committee to everyone who made a decoration from recyclable materials for our Green Schools notice board again this year. There were so many clever designs and lots of great ideas to share!Thank you to all the teachers too for helping the committee carry out t

Our Senior Choir at Christmas

We recorded our wonderful Senior Choir singing in the church last week. You can see the choir performing two carols in the videos below. A huge thanks to Mrs. Williams and every one of the children for their hard work and commitment over the last few months.

Art around our school this Christmas time

Take a look at some of the fabulous art completed by the children in St. Brigid’s this Christmas time.

Crib Display 2022

We are delighted to have our home-made crib display back this Christmas time, and what a fantastic display it is!

Station Activities in Junior Infants

All Junior Infant classes have been working in small groups completing literacy and maths, hands-on station activities over the last term.Take a look at the chilren at work in the video below.

The Village Tree

A large crowd gathered in the village yesterday to see the Lord Mayor of Fingal turn on the Village Tree lights. Reminiscent of a scene from Downton Abbey, the onlookers were treated to the wonderful carol singing of both our Senior Choir and the Coolmine Players. Afterwards Reverend McConaghie open