Congratulations to our swimming champions! On Sunday Cian, Robert and Matthew woke up early to go to the Leinster Minor Schools gala. The first stroke was freestyle. Cian got 42.3 sec, Robert got 48.21 and Mathew got disqualified. Next was breaststroke. Cian got 56.12. Robert got 1 m 2 sec and Matthew got 59.3 and the last stroke ...
On sunday I woke up at 6am to go to the Leinster Minor Schools gala. The first event was freestyle. I got a time of 42.13 and I got 6th out of 30. Then breaststroke was next. I got 46.2 and I came 4th out of 30. After that I had the backstroke. I got 41.1. I won!!!!! 1st ...
Chess Club Yesterday St Olivers’s chess team came to our school so both teams could practice for the tournament. Sadly St Olivers did not have enough players so I played against Liam, Conor and Cian. I did not win but I came close and had such a good time. There was so many chess boards and so many ...
Some work from 4th Class B on monsters.
The Impact of the Shoebox Appeal Dear teachers and school children, We cannot thank you enough for being a part of the Shoebox Appeal Project. Your selfless acts of kindness have brought immense joy and warmth to the hearts of impoverished and displaced children in Romania and Ukraine. The children in Ireland, with their kind hearts, collect and ...
Thank you to The geraldine GFC for their €500 donation to the school following their recent family fun day. Pictured receiving the cheque are Oreena Lawless (Principal), Elise Kierans (Chair of Parents Association of St Francis) and Kevin Soraghan (Geraldines).
Congratulations to the two St Francis NS Quiz teams who represented the school at the Tráth na gCeist Cumann na mBunscol quiz yesterday afternoon at Knockbridge NS. Sadly we did not get through to the next round, but the pupils did the school very proud with their performance.
Thoughts after our internet safety talk "It made me feel scared to think that when you delete a photo it doesn’t really get deleted. It is still there." - Cushla from 3B "I realise now that if somebody texts or messages me and I don’t know them I need to tell my mum or dad." - Robert from 3B ...
This week we were delighted to receive the CINÉLTAS (Kindness) flag. St Francis NS is prides itself in being a diverse and inclusive school, where individual difference is valued and celebrated. Pictured are members of the Student Council with Mrs Lawless and Miss Lundy.