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Active School Week- Day 4

It’s Day 4 of Active School Week. The day began with Just Dance in the assembly hall and continued with the Skip Around Europe Challenge. Our PE classes discovered which European capital cities their efforts would bring them in this exciting activity.

 

Active School Week- Day 3

It’s day 3 of Active School week and we had not one, not two but THREE activities running concurrently during lunchtime. The second years had a rounders tournament, the third years enjoyed a healthy lunch organised by our ASF team and Ms McAuley, while the teachers engaged in a class of yoga. Thank you to the fifth years for stepping in and running the programme, as the TY pupils were out on community action.

TY Green School Class Visit Botanical Gardens.

The 4th year Green School group were on a biodiversity talk and walk in Botanical Gardens last Friday.

 

” As part of the green schools module we visited the botanical gardens on the second of may 2025 . we attended a guided tour by mathew  who talked about biodiversity .
we learned that
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. It is essential for sustaining the natural living systems or ecosystems that provide us with food, clean water, fuel, health, wealth, and other services we take for granted in our everyday life.
The way humans use the land and sea has dramatically reduced Ireland’s natural ecosystem 
our once native oak forest, which covered 80%    has been reduced to  1% today. The sea around us is seriously overfished   many of our rivers are polluted and  most of our bog land have been damaged through   afforestation with non-native conifers.
 Bees and other insects are struggling because there are so few flowers in the landscape, particularly on farmland. We know that  120 species of plants and animals have already gone extinct in Ireland .We saw first hand a tropical plant that is now extinct and is only surviving in 5 botanical gardens across the world .we saw the inside of  a real Banana  which has not been modified for the consumer . The seeds are like black hard stones, too difficult to digest !
we loved the connection with nature from the squirrels to the beautiful wild flower the orchid .
I am really happy that our class had this opportunity to go on this trip as we learned so much about the environment and how important it is to take care of it .
Regards
Lily Rose”

Active School Week- Day 2

It’s day 2 of Active School Week. Our Ty pupils had a great laugh playing bubble football. Football darts also hit the spot!

Maryfield’s Got Talent was a huge success! We enjoyed a diverse range of acts and the winner was… Ruby Gilraine with a smashing tap dance!

As part of Active School Week, 6th years were invited to a delicious healthy lunch. Pouts optional!

 

 

 

East Leinsters Day 2- Gold For Heidi!

It’s Day 2 of the East Leinster athletics championships. It’s turning out to be another successful day, with Heidi McDonnell of first year winning the minor 100m, Ariana Silvestre coming 3rd in the inter 100m and Ines Jauny also claiming bronze in the inter 80m hurdles.

Active School Week- Day 1

It’s Day 1 of Active School Week! Our pupils were greeted at the door by the Active School welcome committee. Let the games begin!

As part of Active School Week, our TY team organised a game of capture the flag for the first years. It was great craic.

Pupils were taken out on the Wellbeing Walkway at regular intervals, they were encouraged to participate in the steps challenge, they were assigned exercise for homework and they took part in Drop Everything and Move movement breaks.

 

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First Year Trip To Dublin Zoo

Here are some pictures from the first year trip to Dublin Zoo that took place on May 1st. The students participated in a sustainability workshop for part of the day. Great fun was had by all.

4R STUDENTS AT THE IFI FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING AND WORKSHOP

4R STUDENTS AT THE IFI FOR A SPECIAL SCREENING AND WORKSHOP – INVITED THANKS TO CLASSMATE MADISON CROOKE’S INVOLVEMENT WITH THE TY PROGRAMME

On Thursday, 1st May, class 4R attended a special screening of The Remarkable Life of Ibelin at the Irish Film Institute the documentary tells the powerful story of Mats Steen, a young man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who found connection and purpose through the online game World of Warcraft. His journey is portrayed through a mix of interviews, home footage, and animation. The group were invited to the event as one of their classmates, Madison Crooke White, completed her TY work experience at the IFI and played a key role in helping plan the screening.

After the film, students took part in an engaging interactive session run by the IFI’s 2025 TY work experience team. 4R represented the school exceptionally well throughout the outing and were accompanied by their tutor, Ms McCarron and Ms O’Reilly.

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