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"The essence of education lies in drawing out
the very best that is in you." - Mahatma Gandhi

"If everyone started off the day singing,
just think how happy they'd be." - Lauren Myracle

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember,
involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin

"Education is the most powerful weapon which
you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela

"Educating the mind without educating
the heart is no education at all." - Aristotle

"The best teachers are those who show you where to look,
but don't tell you what to see." - Alexandra K. Trenfor

"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood." - Fred Rogers

"Reading gives us some place to go when
we have to stay where we are." - Mason Cooley

"Every student can learn, just not on the
same day, or the same way." - George Evans

Easter Holidays!

March 31, 2023

School will close for the Easter Holidays on Friday 31st March 2023 at 12pm. Happy Easter everyone!

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RT @msrigbysclass Thank you 6th class! @followstannes @Rang4Seomra14 pic.twitter.com/QSEX…

RT @hinds_mcquiston Results are in: 3 cracked, 1 intact! Engineers in the making! ⚙️🔩@followstannes pic.twitter.com/s0sG…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 We love spending time together, and building precious memories for all. Happy Easter wishes everyone @msrigbysclass @followstannes twitter.com/msrigbys…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Lovely end to a great term! @followstannes 🐰 🍫 🍬 twitter.com/i/web/st… pic.twitter.com/Brrx…

RT @msrigbysclass Happy Easter everyone! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/8JLp…

RT @hinds_mcquiston Egg Drop Challenge - 10, 9, 8…@followstannes twitter.com/i/web/st… pic.twitter.com/B6Ye…

RT @mselmesclass Caisc Shona o rang a 4!🐣🐤🐥@followstannes pic.twitter.com/PWkj…

RT @MsOlsonsClass We made some lovely Easter cards and Easter bunnies in #JuniorInfants. Happy Easter holidays everyone! @followstannes 🐰 pic.twitter.com/eU48…

RT @MsOlsonsClass We had lots of fun learning about money this week! We enjoyed looking at coins with magnifying glasses and learning about where the different coins came from. We also played a fun exchange game with money tokens to learn about the value of each coin! @followstannes @PDSTie 💰 pic.twitter.com/cwGV…

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RT @hinds_mcquiston Finger puppet chicks! 🐣🐥@followstannes pic.twitter.com/AT3u…

RT @msrigbysclass Last few weeks! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/m7mg…

RT @msrigbysclass My first ever class who are now 6th class took my Senior Infants on a Saint Patrick's day trail recently! @followstannes @Rang4Seomra14 pic.twitter.com/S5Ix…

RT @MsOlsonsClass We loved this game! We had to get as many tennis balls onto our opponent team’s side as possible in an allotted time! pic.twitter.com/F89v…

RT @MsOlsonsClass We were delighted to get our #WriteaBook back this week and we were so surprised to get a lovely certificate too! Thank you @blackrockec pic.twitter.com/cRSL…

RT @MsOCrowleys1st We spent time this week learning all about money. We had to figure out different ways to make amounts and how to find the correct change! We also estimated the price of different things 😃 🍭 🍫 pic.twitter.com/77xE…

RT @MsOCrowleys1st We’ve been learning all about Kenya over the last few weeks! We’ve made sure to do lots of fact hunting for our projects! 🇰🇪 🌍 🦁 🐆 🐘 pic.twitter.com/YDOU…

RT @MsOCrowleys1st Some pictures from World Book Day! 📚 ❤️ 🌍 pic.twitter.com/Kagw…

A really engaging and varied assembly today by the children from Ms. D'Arcy's 4th class! pic.twitter.com/8uXa…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 Watching the first wasps of the year, as they explore our newly opened cherry blossom trees ..... A great Spring day! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/iwnf…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 Celebrating the work of the Irish Cancer Society today, with the annual Daffodil Day Collection @followstannes @IrishCancerSoc pic.twitter.com/mTY7…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 The daffodils we planted last Autumn are going home this afternoon as we celebrate Daffodil Day @followstannes pic.twitter.com/zLJH…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Two new blog posts out now 👉 blog.stannesshankill… @followstannes

RT @MsOlsonsClass Lots of fun in #Aistear this week visiting the farm shop! We also loved planting, labelling and harvesting vegetables at the tuff tray, putting all the farm animals into their homes at the cut and stick station and exploring with magnets! 🥕 🥦 🧅🥔🐷🐐🐴🐄🐖🐑🐔🧲 @followstannes pic.twitter.com/vHN7…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Lots of fun with Coach Steve today from @ShankillGaa! We played a fun warm up game and practised striking with a hurl! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/XNo5…

RT @rangmsmaguire Lots of fun with coach Steve this morning. @ShankillGaa @followstannes pic.twitter.com/M0rW…

RT @rangmsmaguire We started the topic of money in maths today and loved getting to hold coins and sort them. @followstannes pic.twitter.com/NO9B…

The "plank" challenge today at break time! pic.twitter.com/ihFL…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Such a simple but fun experiment! @PDSTPrimarySTEM twitter.com/i/web/st… pic.twitter.com/TDsT…

RT @MsOlsonsClass We had lots of fun learning about static electricity today! We did four experiments with balloons. We stuck a balloon to the wall using static electricity, we changed the direction of a flowing tap, we picked up pieces of paper and we made our hair stand on end! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/2fCj…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Bhí céilí againn an tseachtain seo caite. Bhí sé go hálainn! Go raibh maith agaibh Bean Uí Woods, Bean Uí Kett agus @MrRyan1stclass! #LáGlas #SnaG @followstannes pic.twitter.com/LjZU…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Go raibh maith agaibh a chailíní. Bhí sibh ar fheabhas! Seo ríl “Lá Fhéile Pádraig” @followstannes #LáGlas #SnaG ☘️ pic.twitter.com/SrEC…

RT @MsOlsonsClass We had great fun last week in #Aistear. The vet headed off to the farm to check up on any sick animals. We also enjoyed engaging with the farm tuff tray, getting our farm shop ready for the following week and learning about the life cycle of a hen! #LáGlas @followstannes #SnaG pic.twitter.com/YzNY…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Great fun on Monday learning some hockey skills in P.E. @followstannes 🏑 pic.twitter.com/EEhX…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Here are some photos of our recent art projects! Leprechauns, our dream houses and our Mother’s Day cards! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/FYiw…

RT @hinds_mcquiston We’ve been talking about Growing and Changing and we tried to sequence these photos of Ms Hinds from baby to adult!! 🕵️‍♂️🕵🏻🧐 @followstannes pic.twitter.com/SuRt…

RT @aivalikli_ms A little snap shot of Aistear this week. We are on the farm and have been identifying vegetables, selling our produce at the farm shop, organising the animals in cut and stick and lastly experimenting with magnets @followstannes pic.twitter.com/SbUg…

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RT @mselmesclass Congratulations to C.F. who was winner of the 'Write a Book' competition with her fantastic story 'Blast Off' and also big congrats to the 3 runners up. All the children did a fantastic job.@followstannes pic.twitter.com/8T9L…

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RT @Rang4Seomra14 Dancing together in the hall with our friends in Senior Infants and 2nd Class @followstannes @msrigbysclass pic.twitter.com/sVvW…

RT @rangmsmaguire Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us in Senior Infants! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/HZiB…

RT @mselmesclass Beannachtai na Feile Padraig😊💚💚 @followstannes pic.twitter.com/R7u6…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 Dancing together for our ceili today @followstannes @msrigbysclass pic.twitter.com/IGBw…

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RT @mselmesclass Another very talented girl in our class who made a beautiful pen, an egg cup and bowl by woodturning, a skill she learned and does with her grandad. Really beautiful pieces❤ Well done LMcG.@followstannes pic.twitter.com/k4RP…

RT @rangmsmaguire Thanks E for cashing in your points to treat everyone to a dance party this afternoon. @followstannes pic.twitter.com/kLEQ…

RT @rangmsmaguire And we enjoyed seeing what would float and what would sink in science. @followstannes pic.twitter.com/r9W7…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Thank you @MrRyan1stclass for inviting us to see the tadpoles! We were amazed and it was great to see them in real life after learning about them last week! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/kTD6…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 A creative morning of song and dance..... What a lovely start to our day! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/19dC…

RT @rangmsmaguire We played a memory game in maths this week. @followstannes pic.twitter.com/CXny…

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It was the turn of 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes today as part of our 'Seachtain na Gaeilge' celebrations! pic.twitter.com/RD51…