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.
Springdale National School was selected to be part of a Department of Education project in Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). As a result, we now have high speed broadband connectivity through the Department of Education School Broadband Programme under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU. We appreciate being part of this initiative- thank you!