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Tree Planting in the New School!

As Meath thawed and students at St. Dympna’s NS Kildalkey returned from snow days, a special treat was in store to celebrate Tree Week. Students from Mr. Conneely’s third class got a sneak preview of the new school building due for completion this summer after many years of community fundraising effort to help fund the build. The students, helped by Dale Treadwell representing Crann ‘Trees for Ireland’ and Kevin McCabe from Enrich Environmental Ltd, planted the first tree of many on site to follow the Crann theme of ‘You are at home among Trees’ In months to come students will be involved in treescapeing and a creating a school garden to match the national pollinator project plan. Facilitated by Mr. Treadwell as they move into their new environs, to also include biodiversity and wildlife.

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The Dream of Mr. Fox is for today’s students to plant a magical forest wonderland and outdoor classroom for future generations of students to come.

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School Reopened March 5th

Kildalkey N.S. will reopen on Monday, March 5th at the usual times of 9.25 in School Two and 9.30 in School One.

Please take care on the roads as the snow has not fully cleared.

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School Closure Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd March

Due to the Red Weather Alert in place in Leinster and Munster, Kildalkey N.S. will remain closed on Thursday, 1st of March and Friday, 2nd March.

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Wrap up warm!!

Red Weather Warning

Kildalkey N.S. is closed today, Wednesday 28th February due to a status red weather warning.

Further updates re Thursday and Friday will follow in due course. Stay safe!

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Lego

The sixth class have been busy working with Lego lately.

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But not just any Lego! They have been working with Lego We Do which is a coding programme.

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Their first day with the kits saw them design various Lego kits and present them to the class, utlising different sensors such as motion sensors and tilt sensors.

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Their last instruction was to design a racecar to enter into a race! The car had to start when it sensed the blockade in front of it being removed and then stop if it sensed any obstacle in its path. This involved first designing the racecars, then coding it!

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