5th Class took to their bikes in the sunshine earlier today as they began their first lesson from the ‘Cycle Right’ programme. This programme, which is funded by the Department of Transport, the Road Safety Authority and An Taisce Green Schools, consists of six lessons of 80 minutes each. Today’s lesson was mostly theory based […]
Despite the cold, wet weather in Morton Stadium, Santry, our athletes did us proud in this year’s Santry Sports athletic events. They competed in the high jump, the long jump, shot putt, relays and individual races. Their behaviour was exemplary and they all showed great sportsmanship, both on and off the track. You might catch […]
Thanks to Ciaráin, our GAA coach, for bringing the Sam Maguire Cup to Springdale yesterday. There was plenty of excitement as you can see below. Even Sam, our dog who loves reading, had a sniff of the cup! We hope to see the cup again next year.
We are delighted to see so many children cycling to school this week, Bike Week 2024. As you can see, our bike shelters are packed today. In total 64 children cycled or scooted to school this morning. To celebrate and promote cycling, 4th & 6th Class pupils enjoyed cycling training in St. Anne’s Park delivered […]
Thanks to the PTA, pupils from 1st upwards enjoyed a sensory cooking class with Deidre from the Cool Food School on Friday, 10th May. They had the opportunity to take each ingredient and examine it while preparing healthy apple donuts. If you would like to try their recipe, you will find it below. Thanks to […]
The Green-Schools Travel programme aims to encourage more students to regularly cycle. As a green school, we love to see our Springdalers cycling to school. We all know the many environmental and health benefits to cycling/scooting to school so it is great to see both our bike shelters packed with bikes and scooters, and not […]
Huge congratulations to our 4th Class Climbing Team who won silver in the final of this year’s National Climbing Competition! Many thanks to Ms. Anucuta for getting them there and cheering them on. Comhghairdeas libh go léir!
As highlighted by the HSE, “a challenging event like the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can affect everyone’s mental health. Each of us is doing our best to look after ourselves. But young people and children might need extra attention and support. For some people, there is a sense of a ‘new normal’ and of getting […]
This year our school will be working towards the ‘Water Flag’. In order to get this flag we are going to have to start conserving water. We hope we can work together towards this flag, Springdale’s next big challenge. The Green Schools Committee has thought of a few ways in which we can save water: […]
Amazing Art Check out the amazing artwork in the school. We think that art is having fun while making something beautiful!