Mad Hair Day 2025 was a great success. There were plenty of amazing, crazy hairdos! We had great fun as we raised funds for our school and Oscar’s Kids. Thank you to everyone who came along to join the fun, especially to our neighbours in the Raheny Community Nursing Unit in St. Joseph’s who cheered […]
Our school librarians held a Halloween-themed writing and art competition! Each class was set a special spooky challenge… Junior and Senior Infants were asked to draw a spooky character while First and Second Class were set the task of designing a spooky book cover. Third and Fourth Class got their thinking caps on to compose […]
Who knew sustainability could be so much fun? The 5th Class Spooky Swap Shop was a roaring success and raised €570 . Thanks to so many donations, we had more than enough Halloween costumes for everyone who wanted to shop. There was a great buzz of excitement and plenty of fun as everyone had a […]
Congratulations to all our amazing athletes who participated in the cross country event in St. Anne’s Park on Thursday 26th September. They really did us proud! Their training paid off which was particularly evident when every single Springdaler made it up the hill! Thank you to our photographers, Joshua and Callum, who did a fantastic […]
As part of European Week of Sports, Cricket Leinster’s development officer invited Springdale to a cricket blitz last Tuesday. A team (4th to 6th) comprising of those who had played cricket during the summer, as well as those keen to give it another go, headed down to the Alfie Byrne sports complex for some quick […]
5th Class are learning how to be more eco-friendly and want to live a more sustainable life. We want to try and encourage the families in Springdale to do the same by reusing items at home, instead of throwing them away. We have come up with the idea of hosting a Spooky Swap Shop. We […]
On Wednesday, 17th September, we were delighted to welcome former Springdale parent, Margaret Nugent, to our school assembly. Margaret was joined by a very special guest — Adie, an ambassador dog for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. She spoke to us about the vital work she and Adie do to support the organisation and […]
This morning three volunteers from 6th Class deposited the last of our cans/bottles from 2024/2025 to a local Re-turn point. In total we earned €236.55 through the scheme between October 2024 and today. Our largest deposit during the year earned us €53.45! Many thanks to everyone who deposited their used cans and bottles in our […]
We began the new school year with a wonderful assembly led by Sixth Class. Through the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, they reminded us of the importance of kindness and helping others. They encouraged us to reflect on what we’re looking forward to this year, as well as the things we might be feeling […]
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The Banks’ family presented us with April Banks’ bike today to honour our Springdaler and all her fellow heroes who have died of childhood cancer, who are fighting childhood cancer and who are yet to fight.