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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

Christmas Holidays!

December 21, 2018

School closes at 12pm on Friday 21st December 2018 for the Christmas Holidays! Merry Christmas everyone!

Recent Tweets

Listen to Christmas.mp3 by St. Anne's N.S. #np on #SoundCloud soundcloud.com/user-…

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RT @MsOlsonsClass Last week we designed toys in #Aistear and this week we constructed them out of Lego. Have a look at some of our creations! We also made these cute Christmas cards for our families. #12sleepsuntilChristmas #SeniorInfants pic.twitter.com/myKT…

Super fun whilst learning.... twitter.com/MsOlsons…

True twitter.com/MsHughes…

RT @MsHughesclass What a talented bunch! Here’s the before and after the show photos... pic.twitter.com/S0mX…

RT @RangMrsLennon Fun STEM challenge today- can your group make the tallest freestanding balloon structure? @7MJB @stkevinsgns @StAnnesShankill pic.twitter.com/ywcK…

Kids look totally 'engaged' twitter.com/aivalikl…

Great door as always Ms. Olson! twitter.com/MsOlsons…

Nor should they.... twitter.com/MsOlsons…

I am sure he is... twitter.com/MsOlsons…

Ogie, our caretaker making sure the roof is clear in case Santa might need it to make an emergency landing this year in Shankill....we heard Santa is having some difficulty learning to control his new energy efficient sleigh....I'm sure all will be fine pic.twitter.com/tOeV…

Winning Christmas decoration.... pic.twitter.com/WpUy…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Best of luck to all the boys and girls in my class. I am so proud of you all! Thanks for the shout out @christmasfm @followstannes pic.twitter.com/Ckj0…

RT @MsHughesclass Learning about 3D shapes today. We made our own spheres, cylinders and cubes. #activemaths pic.twitter.com/2oFp…

Hope the weather remains mild....as not much shelter in these cribs! twitter.com/MsHughes…

Elfing around making art....cool! twitter.com/MsOlsons…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 An inspiring experience. Thank you @followstannes @MusicGendlr twitter.com/musicgen…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 Our countdown continued today , as we decorated the tree. Team work made it easier.... @followstannes pic.twitter.com/pFLQ…

RT @MsHughesclass The finished masterpieces entitled ‘A Polar Winter’! #Christmasart #watercolours #lightandshade #drawing pic.twitter.com/TZTb…

RT @ZapTower Rocking out with Paul Maher and Simply Music!! #simplymusic pic.twitter.com/KRPa…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 Another busy Wednesday in school ...... cycling training followed by music workshop.... @followstannes pic.twitter.com/QKh5…

RT @RangMrsLennon Black-eyed peas and boomwhackers! We’d a great time at our percussion workshop today with Paul from Music Generation. @followstannes pic.twitter.com/06Xj…

Thanks to Paul for a great two days and to Jenny from @MusicGendlr twitter.com/aivalikl…

RT @MsHughesclass Some fabulous paintings happening in our room today! pic.twitter.com/jC1z…

RT @MsHughesclass Figuring out all of the different combinations that combine to make eight. #activemaths pic.twitter.com/8sPK…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 December has arrived. Let the countdown begin ...... @followstannes pic.twitter.com/vClY…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 What happens if you put an egg into vinegar? Day 1 ...... @followstannes pic.twitter.com/50cI…

Hope to see you there! pic.twitter.com/3YwN…

Great Art! pic.twitter.com/f99e…

RT @aivalikli_ms As November draws to a close we celebrated an end to our month of electricity, light and Diwali. We made a wonderful curry from scratch and shared deserts together brought from home, surround by our colorful Diwali clay decorations! #festivaloflight @followstannes pic.twitter.com/ICEi…

Sorry I missed it....need to work on my bi-location skills twitter.com/MsHughes…

RT @MsHughesclass Beginning to investigate clocks this week. We will soon be masters of telling the time! pic.twitter.com/vksh…

RT @aivalikli_ms Working on preparing our paragraphs for our debate. Our motion is ‘Are zoos of benefit to the animals of the world’ #teamwork #motionforchange @followstannes pic.twitter.com/9leu…

Christmas Raffle....please support pic.twitter.com/N2kf…

A useful service pic.twitter.com/mfig…

RT @aivalikli_ms Today we delved a little deeper into our novel Skullduggery Pleasant by @DerekLandy! We created characters, described them and wrote about how they would interact with existing characters in the book. #creativewriting #buddingauthors @followstannes pic.twitter.com/mHAr…

RT @MsOlsonsClass Wow! We had the #SamMaguire cup in last week and this week we were so lucky to have the #BrendanMartin cup in along with some members of the winning Dublin team! Thank you @ShankillGaa and @dublinladiesg pic.twitter.com/1vUo…

Lots of exciting news from around the classes on our school blog....from postcards from space to Viking settlements and much more! blog.stannesshankill…

Eye-catching... pic.twitter.com/ni3N…

RT @ZapTower Professor Harvey blows our minds by demonstrating both #chemicalreactions AND #volcanoes🌋 in one lesson!! pic.twitter.com/7KO6…

RT @ZapTower Volca-NO WAY!!! pic.twitter.com/kYVc…

RT @aivalikli_ms @ScienceWeek well done to all the groups finishing their Science Week Project! A working electronic quiz! Thank you to the other students, teachers and principal for answering our questions! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/CIlN…

RT @ZapTower Being presented with the Brendan Martin cup today as an honorary member of the Dublin Women’s team was such an honour. Thank you and well done again!! @ShankillGaa #BrendanMartinCup pic.twitter.com/F8gO…

RT @ZapTower Timber!!! pic.twitter.com/iM1n…

Cool! twitter.com/MsHughes…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 It's amazing who you can meet on a Sunday morning ..... does this mean that the countdown to the big 'C' has begun? @followstannes pic.twitter.com/kxfa…

RT @msrigbysclass The Brendan Martin cup came to visit us today! ⚽️ Maybe someday we'll be on the winning team! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/TKti…

RT @MsHughesclass Thank you so much @ShankillGaa for showing us the Brendan Martin Cup today. Plenty of talented football players in our class who are so inspired by the Dublin ladies success @ballyedhead pic.twitter.com/vvDf…

RT @RangMrsLennon Thank you so much- every cent of download price goes directly to @LauraLynnHouse ; everybody involved in project have given their time and talents for free. Together we can make a real difference. @jackllukeman @ChoirNCC twitter.com/DavidBow…

RT @ZapTower #scienceweek2018 we’re learning about UV light and making slime! It’s gotta be done!! pic.twitter.com/kSL3…

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RT @RangMrsLennon Exploring gravity and friction today and having great fun creating marble runs. @followstannes @7MJB @blackrockcastle @Dr_Niamh_Shaw #ScienceWeek2018 @TeachingCouncil pic.twitter.com/lA0Z…

RT @MsHughesclass Experimenting with our sense of taste! We had to discover which foods were bitter, sour, sweet and salty. Impressed with the number of children who enjoyed the Kale! #fivesenses #experiments #recordingresults #ScienceWeek2018 pic.twitter.com/IGmf…

RT @RangMrsLennon Great teamwork making balloon rockets this afternoon @blackrockcastle @ScienceWeek @followstannes @NASA pic.twitter.com/Rb64…

RT @ZapTower #ScienceWeek2018 continues with The Science of Sweets. Take a look at the before and after challenge. (10c coin is for measuring purposes) pic.twitter.com/poJV…

RT @RangMrsLennon And we had great fun testing them out! @blackrockcastle @ScienceWeek @followstannes pic.twitter.com/Ru9k…

RT @Rang4Seomra14 First day of our cycle safely training. Well done everyone for superb listening @followstannes pic.twitter.com/REcB…

RT @RangMrsLennon Singing Starnan beautifully at our rehearsal today. Please go to our website nationalchildrenscho… to download the Charity single with @jackllukeman and make a valuable donation to LauraLynn Hospice for children. @LauraLynnHouse @ChoirNCC @INTOnews @blackrockcastle pic.twitter.com/UpAP…

RT @aivalikli_ms All @ScienceWeek projects will be up and running tomorrow! Circuits in progress @followstannes pic.twitter.com/nkqs…

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