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Pupils of the month: October
As usual, each teacher had a difficult task to choose the boy who had made the biggest effort, showed the most improvement, overcame the most obstacles, displayed the most kindness or showed the best manners when it came to picking their pupil of the month. Well done to all of this month’s winners pictured below….Harry, Theo, Logan, Ethan, Alexander, Dylan and James.
September Pupils of the Month:
Well done boys for being picked by your teachers for your great work, effort and behaviour during the month of September. The teachers had a difficult task as so many boys had been in contention for the prizes on offer but there could only be one winner per classroom – except in the case of Ryan and Darragh!
Google Classroomers
Here are a few boys from 2nd Class busy at work on their chromebooks.
Digital Learning
We have purchased new tablets, ipads, chromebooks, headphones, electronic whiteboards and storage cabinets in order to further roll out digital learning throughout the school. The boys are busy working away on google classroom, seesaw, mathswhizz, spellings for me, AR, MyOn and other platforms on a daily basis. Thanks to the teachers and especially Mr Kelly for being the driving force behind this.
Admissions Notice for 2021-2022
St Patrick’s Boys’ National School
Cambridge Road, Ringsend
Roll No 03917V
ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE
In respect of admissions to the 2021/2022 school year.
- This notice will be published one week before we accept applications for admission.
- This notice will be published on the school’s website and will remain there for the duration of the school year.
- This notice will be made available on written request.
Admissions Policy and Application Form
A copy of St Patrick’s Boys’ National School Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the school year 2021 – 2022 is available as follows;
To download, go to: www.stpatricksbnsringsend.ie
On request by emailing ringsendbns@gmail.com or in writing to The Principal, St Patrick’s Boys’ National School, Cambridge Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4.
PART 1 – Admissions to school year 2021 – 2022.
Application and Decision Dates for admission to school year 2021 – 2022.
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants in September 2021.
| St Patrick’s Boys’ National School will commence accepting applications for admission on – | 1st October 2020 |
| St Patrick’s Boys’ National School shall cease accepting applications for admission on – | 25th January 2021 |
| St Patrick’s Boys’ National School will notify applicants of the decision of their application by – | 10th February 2021 |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission either in writing or by email is – | 28th February 2021 |
Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn.
Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.
Number of Places being made available in St Patrick’s Boys’ National School year for school year 2021 – 2022.
| The number of places being made available in Junior Infants is | 24 |
WSE Report
At the beginning of 2020 our school underwent a whole school evaluation. We are delighted to report that we emerged with a glowing review of our school and are excited to continue to strive to improve our school for all of our amazing pupils and their families. You can view the report by clicking on the file below.
Enrolment
St Patrick’s BNS Ringsend is open for enrolment for the 2024-2025 school year. We also have places available at all class levels for the current school year. Please contact the school on 01 6606825 or enrolmentringsendbns@gmail.com for further information. Click here to download our enrolment form.
10 at 10
11th of October 2019……….
All of the classes in St Patrick’s BNS took part in 10 at 10.
We all went
to the back yard to exercise. The girls school were doing it too. They put on
some songs like Shotgun, Roar and some other songs .We started off with some
waving of our arms in circles, both small and large. After that we were running
on the spot quickly. High knees in the air and jumping jacks, followed by
squats, boxing and moving our necks around in very small circles. Next we did the
plank where you stretch your back
(it hurts). After it we were tired, wrecked and sweaty. We do 10 at 10 for
physical education and to keep our bodies and minds fit and healthy.
By Liam Whelan Bowden and Harley Plunkett
Trip to Airfield Farm
It was a very long ride. When we exited the bus we were greeted by our tour guides. We went into their cold, small house where they told us the rules of the farm. Then we set out to visit the chickens. We were able to feed the chickens. I had a pain in my hand for the rest of the day because they pecked me 10 times. Next we went to visit the goats. There is a special goat, whose name is Billy. He was born when his mother was very sick and spent most of his time indoors with humans. But now he is healthy and he has a daughter. They told us that billy got his ear stuck in the fence and instead of waiting like a good goat he ripped his ear and now he has a scar. Later we went to visit the cows. The record for cow milking on this farm is 30 litres. They are milked by machine. After that, we visited the pigs.
Fun fact jellies are made from pigs’ hooves.
The pigs pen was vile. The oldest pigs were 7 months old and the youngest were only a few weeks old. Next we went to the flower garden where we looked at greenhouses and edible flowers. We went inside to get some food. We had eggs from the chickens, milk and butter from the cows and bread from the bakery. They made their butter from turning a lever and a little hammer. We enjoyed Airfield Farm.
by Harley Plunkett and James Byrne
