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Well-Being Week

Letter writing workshop with Plunkett Press

A number of weeks ago our 4th & 5th class were invited to a letter writing workshop in Ashford village which was run by Plunkett Press. The children learned all about how letters are printed, they had great fun writing their own letters and posting them to their own special someone.

Creative Day 2024

Creative Day was a alive and well this year as the children in Nun’s Cross got stuck into a variety of creative activities. The activities were lead by teachers, parents and children and each one gave the children an opportunity to explore a new avenue of creativity! A huge amount of fun was had on the day and everyone went home full of enthusiasm and with their creative juices flowing! Check out our activities below! If you have any ideas for our next Creative Day make sure to let us know! Check out the slide show below, or scroll down for more details on each creative station!

We were delighted to welcome in Carla for creative day this year. She comes from a family of mosaic artists and we were delighted to have her in sharing her creative trade with the children. They all really enjoyed working with the tiles and created some beautiful pieces!

We had some sports creations on the day too which were lead by some of the students in the senior end. We were delighted to see their leadership and creativity in action. They created some fun games for the classes to try out and a huge amount of fun was had. Along the way, some of the classes added their own ideas to the games too so no game was every the same!

A form annual favourite is tie dying and it was a huge hit this year too. The children worked very hard to create original tie die pieces and we cant wait to see how they turn out when they are dry! Thank you to some of our wonderful paste pupils for returning for the day and helping out with this station. Their experience of the day over the past few years shone through and they were a huge help, especially to the younger children.

Each class had a space in the busy timetable to create their own individual creations which will be sold on a creative stall on our annual Family Fun Day. The children have worked very hard creating, painting and sculpting. We wont give too much away ahead of Family Day but its safe to say you need to be sure to get to the creative stall early!

Mrs Pearse led her very popular jewellery making class and many children in the school came away with beautiful individually create beaded bracelets! We are sure you will agree that they are beautiful!

Our Computer managers front he senior end of the school took the lead, once again, with a coding station. They have worked tirelessly with our suite of iPads and Laptops to make sure they were up to scratch for all the wonderful activities the boys had created for each class this year. The junior classes had great fun learning how to programme the Bee Bot Robots while the older classes really enjoyed some programming on Scratch!

Once again, Creative Day was so much fun. Thank you to everyone who got involved. We already cant wait for next year!

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5th & 6th class No Lunchbox Day

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On Friday Ms Mulholland’s 5th and 6th class had their No Lunchbox Day to raise money to cover the tour to Emerald Park. An amazing effort was made by the class in planning an exciting line up of entertainment alongside some delicious foods and tasty treats. Children in all classes left their lunchboxes at home for the day and their lunch was provided for them by 5th & 6th class. The menu had lots on offer, including hotdogs, veggie dogs, deli rolls and fruit skewers, and once a healthy lunch was eaten there was an array of baked goods including cookies, brownies, flapjacks, rocky road, cupcakes and ice lollies. Music was provided on the day by Molly, Jack and Isaac who had some really cool dance moves on display. Additional activities which were provided for included hair braiding, bracelet making, nail painting, face painting and shooting some hoops. Take a look at some of the action from the day below!

Cumann na mBunscoil GAA Champions in Nun's Cross

Yesterday, two teams departed the school for Bray Emmets GAA to participate in the Cuman na mBunscoil finals. One team of 6th class boys and one team made up of 4th & 5th class boys, each playing in separate groups, both did us extremely proud. The boys played some fantastic football, but even more impressive was their kindness and the team spirit they showed which gained them great praise from other teachers, referees and indeed spectating parents.

Our 6th class boys played 3 matches, meeting St Peters from Bray, Gaelscoil Cill Mhantain and Greystones Educate Together, winning them all and topping our group’s table and making it to the final. In the final we played Greystones Educate Together, and we emerged victorius with a scoreline of 13 points to 3. This team of boys have won our first ever team silverware which we are immensely proud of, such an amazing achievement.

Bike Riding

Hugh Arthur from Boardsports and Outdoor Ireland was in doing some cycling with our junior classes today. We were absolutely blessed with lovely weather to make it even better!

The children from Junior Infants up to 2nd class were riding bikes, with some beginners starting on the balance bikes before many making the move up to cycling pedal bikes almost independently. Many children brought their own bikes to school today for the session. The children were absolutely delighted, practicing their pedalling, balance, steering and changing direction. We look forward to Hugh coming to visit again next week for another junior session. After that he will be working with our 3rd to 6th class students for a few weeks also.

6th Class Trip to the Aviva

Yesterday our 6th class enjoyed a wonderful trip to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin as part of the Aldi Play Rugby tag event. We were thrilled to be invited to play a tag rugby tournament on the pitch many of our heroes play on. It was a fantastic opportunity.

Our children represented Wicklow along with 19 other schools from across the country.

We began our day with a warm up on Landsdowne Rugby Club’s pitch. We then took our place in the tunnel entering the Aviva where we waited for our name to be announced before running into the stadium. We were then taken for our team photo along with the amazing James Ryan. We were absolutely awe struck. He even refereed one of our matches, and pulled a tag from one of our players when playing against them! We then made our way to pitch 3 where we played 4 7-a-side tag rugby matches. We played against Grange NS, Straidbilly NS, Castledawson Primary School and Four Roads NS. The children played so well and made us extremely proud throughout the day both on and off the pitch. We also got a tour of the dressing rooms where we saw the Six Nations Championship trophy AND we got to chat with Paul O’Connell. The children returned home with autographs to beat the band - boots, jerseys, bags, flags, socks, and even our sheep mascots!

One of the highlights of the day however was the fun we had playing with Kevin the carrot. We want to say a huge thank you to Aldi who provided a delicious lunch to each of us. Great memories were made which will never be forgotten.

Paired Reading with 2nd class and Senior Infants

Today 2nd class and Senior Infants made the most of the beautiful weather and did some paired reading together. The children chose a story they liked from their library and read the story together.

Inspired by this lovely experience, 2nd class are working on writing and illustrating their very own books which they hope to read to their partners this coming week.

National Minor Schools Swimming Competition

On Sunday 24th of March one of our 6th class pupils competed in the National Minor Schools Swimming Competition. This is the first time one of our students has qualified for this competition so we are extremely proud to have such an excellent swimmer among us. On the day 800 swimmers from over 400 schools competed. Charlotte competed in the 100m individual medley and also in the 50m butterfly. Recording personal best times for BOTH races on the day was a tremendous feat which we are incredibly proud of. Well done Charlotte!

Easter Egg Hunting

This morning on our way into the school we were blown away with the wonderful bright bunting and beautiful decorations which greeted us at the school gates. We knew there was something different about today, the Easter bunny had visited! Our classes each took turns at visiting the yard to see if they could find any eggs. To our delight there was an egg for everyone.

The children are so grateful for their eggs and they had such fun on the egg hunt today. What a way to begin the Easter Holidays!

World Down Syndrome Day 2024

We were delighted to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day today in Nun’s Cross.

We held a special assembly and the whole school community gathered to learn all about Down Syndrome. But more importantly we learned about how we all have an important role to play in understanding, accepting and being kind. Everyone had their crazy socks on show, their posters flying high and even sock hats were blowing in the wind! We all learned some new Lámh and today we focused on learning to sign ‘I am your friend’.

There was cake a treats to celebrate our amazing friends who have Down Syndrome and the its safe to say that the children all had a blast.

We would like to extend a massive thank you to all our school community who dug deep and contributed so generously to our day. We raised a huge €440 for the Down Syndrome Center who work so hard to support all our wonderful Down Syndrome children and adults and their families.

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2024

Seó faisin sa Naíonán Sóisearach

Nead seacláide i rang a dó

Gníomhaíochtaí trí na Stáisiún i rang a dó

Ealaín trí na Seanfhocail i rang a dó

Boys FAI Primary 5's in Greystones

On Wednesday 13th of March our 5th & 6th class boys participated in the FAI Primary 5’s in Greystones. After months of self-preparation and a small number of coaching sessions from Hugh Brady, we were going with high hopes of getting through to the AVIVA for the all-Ireland finals. The boys played really well, scoring some really amazing scores throughout the competition and working really well together as a team. We even had a scout enquire about one of our players! The competition was very high on the day and unfortunately we missed out on progressing past the group stages.

Girls FAI Primary 5's in Blessington

On Monday 11th March 16 of our 5th & 6th class girls participated in the FAI Primary 5-a-side competition. We enjoyed an amazing day in Blessington. Both teams played a total of 3 group matches, with each team winning all of their matches and progressing to the semi finals. Alas, luck was not on our side and both teams narrowly lost, meaning we would lost out on the final on the day. The girls demonstrated wonderful skill, sportsmanship and determination throughout. We are so proud of you girls!

3rd & 4th class Girls GAA blitz in Bray

Today our 3rd & 4th class Girls participated in a GAA blitz in Bray. We had two teams competing, one from 3rd class and one from 4th class. On a lovely day in Bray, we played matches against St.Coen’s, Greystones Education Together, Roudwood, St. Peter’s and St. Laurences. The girls did amazingly, despite having done very little training, there was an abundance of skill on show. The girls represented the school brilliantly.

We would like to say a huge thank you to the other stars on the day who were our 6th class Young Whistlers. These students refereed matches between the teams in our group all day long, doing an amazing job.

5th & 6th class Boys GAA tournament in Bray


Yesterday our 5th & 6th class boys had a GAA tournament in Bray. In total, we played 4 matches, with two wins, one draw and one loss on the day. The boys played fantastically, scoring some superb goals and points and showing their impressive skills.

We now look forward to training ahead of our competitive Cuman na mBunscoil fixtures which will be taking place in the Spring and Summer.

Big Buddy Time

The Junior Infants are working so hard in school as they settle in to their first year of big school. Their Big Buddies in 6th class have been so helpful and kind to them. They are always willing to help out and spend time with their little buddies. Some of the things they have helped with is church services, library visits, play times and they also help out from time to time in the classroom. Without their help the transition to primary school would be much tougher for some of our infants who really value the love and support they get from their big buddies! Check us out playing rhyming games with our big buddies who so patiently explained the rules and helped us on our way to be master rhymers!