Author: Ita Connolly

We had a fantastic turnout for the Tractor Run over the weekend. Thank you to Bill and Leo for organising the run and to everyone who came out to support. Funds raised will be used to purchase resources for Aistear (Integrated Learning through Play) and the Infant classroom. https://www.facebook.com/davidstownps/ See our facebook page for videos and pics

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At this time of year absences can build up, particularly if your child/children have been ill during the year. Once these absences reach 20 days the school is under obligation to forward notification that the 20 day threshold has been reached to TUSLA, the child and family agency. If your child has reached 20 days absent, the school will send a letter home to confirm the dates and to gather not...

TUSLA have requested that schools forward the following information: Dear Principal, We are writing to you as requested by Tusla the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) as a part of their communication campaign, to ask you to circulate the attached letter to all of your parents/guardians. The letter is to advise parents/guardians that on the 18th February 2019, the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years ...

The Tractor Run and Threshing is on this Sunday, May 5th with registration at 1pm sharp in the village at the entrance to the  church car park. All proceeds of this event are kindly donated to our school.  All are very welcome to attend and your support is greatly appreciated. There will be Threshing at approx 2.30pm after the run returns to the village. There will be refreshments and music ...

Important Dates Easter holidays: School closes 12/04 at 12.30pm - School reopens 29/04 at 9.20am May 1st Green Schools/Health Promotion Day – please see davidstownps.ie/blog A letter was also sent home. May bank holiday: 6th of May Elections: 24th of May June bank holiday: school closed 3rd and 4th of June. First Holy Communion May 11th Dance Workshops: Each Thursday in May. ...

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Dear Parent/Guardian, As part of our work on our 4th Green Flag award for the Travel theme we are delighted to announce the official launch of WOW days (Walk on Wednesdays), COW days (Cycle on Wednesdays) and Park ‘n’ Stride. If you are able we are asking families to: WOW i.e. walk all the way to school on Wednesdays COW i.e. cycle to school on Wednesdays or Park ‘n’ Stride i.e. d...

Dance with Becci The taster workshops that Becci did with the school were superb. The workshops came about through a process of consultation with the pupils in the whole school. They choose to focus on dance as an activity to explore, using movement from sport as inspiration. Becci will be back to do a series of five workshops in the month of May. At the end of the five weeks we will have perfo...

Our 2nd class will make their First Holy Communion on the 11th of May. We would like to have 3rd to 6th class to sing as a choir on the day. We completely understand that weekends are very busy. It would be a wonderful thing if your child is available and willing to sing on the day to support their schoolmates on what is a very special parish event.