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Thank you to all the friends, family and neighbours who sponsored the children to complete the first ever  Scoil Carmel Marathon Relay! We did it in 3:03:21! Thank you to  www.schoolmarathonrelay.ie/  for organising the event and to all the teachers and staff  members who helped to make the day a memorable one! Thank you to all the supporters who came to visit and cheer everyone on - it really made a difference! Congratulations to all the children who took part!  We definitely have some future Olympic athletes in our midst!

Enrolment for 2025/ 2026 is now open. Please click on the link below to access our online enrolment forms: https://www.scoilcarmeljns.com/admissions

The official opening of our new Sensory Gym on Monday evening was a momentous occasion for Scoil Carmel. It was lovely to see so many staff and parents in attendance. This is indicative of the ongoing support we have in Scoil Carmel. It is a state of the art Sensory Gym which will be a magnificent asset to our school. As principal of Scoil Carmel I am very grateful to everyone who has been an integral part of our journey to inclusion over the last few years. Parents are always very supportive of Scoil Carmel in giving of their time and helping with fundraising activities. We are blessed to have a very active and strong Parents Association. We are very grateful for the time and effort they put in to supporting the education and wellbeing of all our pupils. The opening of the Sensory Gym wouldn’t have happened without the superb work of our Deputy Principal Ms Maria Jones. Ms Jones has put a huge amount of time and effort into the establishment of this space. Ms Fitzmaurice was the first teacher to teach in our ASD Class and she has been very supportive too in overseeing the installation of a sensory room in Room 28. Our ISM team provide great support too. Ms Tynan oversaw the initial fundraising sponsored walk in 2021 and has overseen the introduction of sensory resources in the school also. We are grateful to the BoM, the PA and all the wonderful staff. We are blessed in Scoil Carmel to have a wonderful team of teachers, SNAs, caretaker and secretary. Thank you to everyone who supported this initiative. Your support and contribution has ensured that Scoil Carmel’s vision of opening a sensory room has now become a reality with a fabulous Sensory Gym.

Enrolment for the next academic year 2025/ 2026, will open next Wednesday 9th October 2024. A link to access our enrolment page will be posted on Wednesday 9th October 2024 for you to use. In advance of this, please click on this link to access our Admissions page and familiarise yourself with our Admissions Policy and Admissions Notice: https://www.scoilcarmeljns.com/admissions

On Friday, we had Beebot Day! We starting using the Beebots purchased through the STEM grant we received from the Department of Education. Having Beebots as a resource will help us to support the children to become digital learners in a cross curricular way, with a foous on numeracy and literacy activities. Beebots also help up to collaborate, problem solve, use our initiative, develop our critical thinking skills, communicate and work as a team. Take a look at a few photos showing how we are learning to code Beebots to move forwards, backwards, turn left and turn right to find numbers on the number line!

All the children and staff had a lovely week participating in activities that focused on keeping active and staying well., both physiclly and mentally We had lots of coaching visitors who spent time teaching us GAA Skills and Yoga, we had students from Scoil Treasa race with us on the new amazing athletics track in Dodder Valley Park, we enjoyed healthy treats kindly donated by Super Valu and sweet treats from the ice-cream man! We also enjoyed out annual sponsored walk through Dodder Valley Park and loved the fun and excitement of Whacky Wednesday, where we got to celebrate our individuality and creative side!

We had professional painters in at the start of the first week of the Easter holidays for three days. They painted the walls around the Junior Infant section of the school, upstairs and the stairwells. They also painted the staff toilets. They did a great job and the place looks bright and fresh! Brian, our fabulous caretaker painted the pupils’ toilets on the front corridor.

Bhain na páistí taitneamh as Seachtain na Gaeilge! The children enjoyed Seachtain na Gaeilge! They enjoyed Irish dancing lessons in the PE Hall with Angela Doyle Callaghan , taking part in the Comórtas Dathúchán, reading their news aloud as Gaeilge and going on a Gaeilge Trail around the school! Take a look at some of our highlights!

We are delighted to have a new multisensory room installed in Room 28. It is absolutely fantastic. Thanks to Ms Fitzmaurice, Sinead, Caroline and Brian for preparing the room in advance. They painted the walls. We have created a Sensory Gym in Room 4. Thanks to Caroline and Sinead for setting this up. Thanks to Ms Jones and Ms Fitzmaurice for their support in researching and organising the purchasing of the equipment for these two rooms. Playground equipment has been installed in all the yards. Cosy cocoons were installed yesterday. These provide a safe, quiet, cosy place where children can relax away from the noise of the playground.

This year we had lots of fun for World Book Day! Our teachers swapped classes and read for new children, we brought our books to the yard to read, boys and girls from Scoil Treaa came to visit and read for our Senior Infants and we brought in our favourite books to show our classmates and teachers!

Take a look at this slideshow to see the amazing artwork our young artists are doing in Scoil Carmel! They have been inspired by what they are learning about in lots of differnt subjects which shows how well art can be integrated across the curriculum! Here is a list of some of the things that have recently inspired our talented children: History: Chinese New Year Geography: Australia/ Spain/ La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona/ The Arctic & Antartica Science: The Solar System/ Constellations/ Nature Maths: 2D shapes Art: The work of Spanish artist Joan Miro Religion: St. Brigid

The corridors and classrooms of Scoil Carmel are looking very festive indeed with thanks to the wonderful artwork of all the students in the school! Take a look at their work: