This month is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. To help raise awareness, one of our Springdalers has spray painted her bike gold and has locked it to the school railings. When interviewed earlier today by Ms. Crawte, our Second Class pupil explained, “We have placed the gold bike outside our school to show we are […]

The staff are really looking forward to welcoming our Springdalers back to school on Thursday. We have made a few changes to keep everyone safe.

You can follow the link below to the DES COVID-19 Response Plan for the safe and sustainable reopening of Primary and Special Schools on our school website.  The Response Plan gives details of Physical preparation, signage, hand sanitiser stations, Advice, procedures and training for the safe return to working in the school for all school […]

I have put together a short assembly to keep you up to date with all the latest news. I hope you enjoy singing along to one of our favourite assembly songs:   Friday Assembly

  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 […]

Lily in 2nd Class and her mum, Zoe, have been working hard thinking of a project we can work on together even though we are apart. They have decided that even though we are all in different places, we can create something lovely together during lockdown. While giving you something to work on while you […]

A few weeks ago Al Byrne set a challenge for the budding young twitchers of Springdale inviting them to post pictures of any feathered visitors to their gardens. The collection of photos has grown over the last few weeks. One of our pupils in particular has been keeping a close eye on activity in his […]

Today First Class say a final farewell, remotely, to Ms. O’Doherty. First Class have really enjoyed having Ms. O’Doherty as their teacher since September and are sorry to see her go. We will be sure to arrange for her to visit us when schools reopen so that we can all say goodbye in person. First […]

Thank you to the PTA for organising a scavenger hunt for the May Bank holiday weekend. A number of families decided to make the most of the beautiful weather and take the challenge! Many thanks to all who shared their photos:

One of best times in school is assembly. Our Springdalers get to share their news, celebrate their talents and lift the roof with their wonderful singing. Although we can’t have assembly remotely,  I have put together a short online version. I hope you enjoy: Online Assembly