Proclamation Day 15th March 2016
On the 15th of March every school in Ireland celebrated Proclamation Day (Flag Day) in memory of the 1916 Easter Rising. Here in John Scottus we had a beautiful moving ceremony to mark the occasion. We...
View ArticleRomeo And Juliet
The First Year girls and boys were very pleasantly surprised when they visited The Helix Theatre in DCU last Thursday to see Cyclone Rep’s performance of Romeo and Juliet. All the parts were played by...
View ArticleNational Spring Clean Day
On Friday the 22nd of April all the children and teachers went out into our community for National Spring Clean Day. Junior Infants collected litter in the yard. Senior Infants collected litter on...
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Recyclable Goods Fashion Show
In keeping with our Green School Action Plan the next upcoming event is our fashion show. All the children will be making clothes and/or accessories using recycled goods. So, put a bag aside and help...
View ArticlePrimary Science Award Winners
Last week the school was awarded a Science Foundation of Ireland Discover Science and Maths Plaque of STEM Excellence for the 2015/16 academic year. We should receive our plaque by the end of June to...
View ArticleJS Junk Kouture
On Wednesday afternoon we had our Green School Recycled Goods Fashion show in the back yard. There were some fabulous outfits and accessories designed by the children and were displayed with serious...
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Heart to Hand Shoebox Appeal
Thank you to all who donated shoe boxes so generously. There was utter joy experienced by all the children as they gave with such open hearts. It is always so important to be grateful for what we have...
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10 at 10
Last friday all classes from Junior Infants to 4th class took part in 10@10. It’s a new initiative that primary schools across the country took part in, in order to exercise more and be more active....
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The Stolen Child Debut
For those of you who had the opportunity to see the world debut of The Stolen Child last weekend you know that it truly was a feast for the senses. The staging, the costumes, the lighting, the...
View ArticleJohn Scottus on Indian TV
DD-television –a national Broadcasting station for India- asked John Scottus Primary School to perform a famous poem by Adi Shankara with Western Music. This is to coincide with Shiva-rátri, a famous...
View ArticleJSS Reimagined Proclamation
As part of the 1916 Centenary programme many schools around Ireland were asked to write a new proclamation looking into the future. For the last number of week all the classes in John Scottus School...
View ArticleGirls Gaelic Update
John Scottus girls team had their first match of the year against North William street on a wet, windy but sunny Thursday. The girls have only had two training sessions and each player played with...
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