6th Class Graduation 2023
On Thursday we celebrated our Sixth Class Graduation ceremony! A monumental occasion for the children and the school. From back in 2015 when they started our school to now, this group of young adults have set a great example to all around them - kindness, enthusiasm and genuine care for each other. As a school we are hugely proud of each and every one of them, and cannot wait to see them continue their journey into secondary school and beyond - we know they will be a huge success in whatever they choose to do. Be bold, be brave and be you! And remember to come back and pay a visit!
Wicklow Hurlers Pay a Visit
There was great excitement in the hall when we were lucky enough to have the Wicklow hurling team pay a visit. It was a brilliant experience, with many of our children getting autographs on their own equipment (and shirts!). Big thanks to Mr. Hughes for organising!
4th and 5th Class Cricket Blitz!
We were lucky enough to take a 4th class and 5th class team up to Greystones Cricket Club to take part in a Cricket Leinster tournament. Each team got to play in 3 games. Despite never having played a cricket match before, they were absolutely brilliant and managed to both win 2 out of 3 games. There was some amazing hitting with the bat, accurate bowling and awesome catching and fielding. Well done to all involved. Future Irish cricket players in the making!
Another Day....Another Award!
We are delighted to announce that GCNS have been awarded their first Amber Flag award. This award is presented to schools who make a conscious effort to promote and improve wellbeing and mental health in the school community. The wellbeing committee would like to thank the students, teachers and parents for all their help in our mission to gain our first Amber Flag. Also, a big thank you to Pieta house for recognising all our hard work and for all the hard work they do to help people who need support.
TRACK AND FIELD EVENT - MAY 2023
On Tuesday 24th May GCNS attended the Wicklow Schools track and field event organised by Greystones Athletics Club. All the participants from GCNS tried so hard and did the school very proud. We won medals in both the 5th class boys and 5th class girls relay and we had a number of individual winners also including Stellan, Otto, Hannah and Mina. A huge well done to everyone that participated and we hope to see everyone back again next year. Also a huge thank you to Ms. Campbell for organising our children to take part! Well done!
GCNS TALENT SHOW 2023
This week we celebrated our Second 'Greystones CNS' Talent Show - a chance for all classes to showcase their amazing skills and talents! From singing and dancing, magic tricks and remembering all (yes all) the countries in the world - it was a tough job being a GCNS judge but the Student Council did a great job - here are some photos of the show!
SCIENCE WORKSHOP
On Tuesday we celebrated everything linked to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) by holding our Science Fair! It was a fantastic day and our young scientists presented experiments, projects and posters with great confidence! A huge thank you to all the parents who helped out on the day and made it a spectacular event!
WRITE A BOOK CEREMONY - AWARD WINNERS!
Seachtain Na Gaeilge
We have had a great time this week celebrating 'Seachtain Na Gaeilge' - from a 'Seanfhocail' (proverbs) challenge and tráth na gceist (table quiz) for our older classes, a parade of the school for our younger classes and an amazing Céilí for all our children!
Is breá linn Gaeilge!
Is breá linn Gaeilge!
WORLD BOOK DAY CELEBRATIONS!
We had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day - including some very special visitors reading a selection of books and stories to different classes - some even in different languages! As a school we love to read and it was so great to see everyone dressed up as their favourite book characters!
A special set of visitors!
We were all very lucky today to get to meet some very special visitors! Mr. Hughes brought in some of his lambs. We had a great time petting them, feeding them a bottle and learning a little bit about them. Thanks so much Mr. Hughes!
GRAND OPENING - WHAT A DAY!
Finally.....we got our grand opening!
It took us a while but after all the delays, we are now settled into our new school building and had an amazing day celebrating our Grand Opening! The children were front and center throughout everything - from Ms. Sheekey and the amazing choir, Chloe getting a special mention on her gorgeous invitation design...and ending with Faye and Leo cutting the ribbon with Mr. Kinane and Ms. D'Arcy. An amazing day was had by all!
It took us a while but after all the delays, we are now settled into our new school building and had an amazing day celebrating our Grand Opening! The children were front and center throughout everything - from Ms. Sheekey and the amazing choir, Chloe getting a special mention on her gorgeous invitation design...and ending with Faye and Leo cutting the ribbon with Mr. Kinane and Ms. D'Arcy. An amazing day was had by all!
Fire Safety - 3rd and 4th Class talk
3rd class and 4th class were treated to a Fire Safety talk today from two local firefighters. It was really interesting and the children learnt the very important message - 'GET OUT, STAY OUT, GET THE FIRE BRIGADE OUT'
SAFER INTERNET DAY - TUESDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2023
As a school we celebrated 'Safer Internet Day' this Tuesday. All the children learnt about how to stay safe when using the internet, what to share / not share online and what to do if you see something you shouldn't.
We also held a colouring / poster competition all about staying safe when using the internet.
For more information, visit www.webwise.ie
We also held a colouring / poster competition all about staying safe when using the internet.
For more information, visit www.webwise.ie
Mandala Workshop
Our school had a fantastic opportunity to create a beautiful 'Mandala' - using only natural leaves, flowers and pieces of nature.
The word 'Mandala' means 'circle' in Sanskrit language. Every single child in the school helped to create this amazing art piece. Well done everyone and a huge thank you to Ms. D'Arcy for organising it!
The word 'Mandala' means 'circle' in Sanskrit language. Every single child in the school helped to create this amazing art piece. Well done everyone and a huge thank you to Ms. D'Arcy for organising it!
End of term assembly - 16.12.22
We were all delighted to get together this morning for our final assembly of this term. Everyone was wearing their Christmas jumpers and, as an added bonus, we had two very special visitors - Jennifer Whitmore (TD for Wicklow and our former Chairperson) and Mark Barry (Member of our Board of Management).
We also were able to celebrate the tireless work of someone very special to us - Ms. McDonagh - who has led our school library project throughout the past year! Without her the library simply wouldn't exist!
We also were able to celebrate the tireless work of someone very special to us - Ms. McDonagh - who has led our school library project throughout the past year! Without her the library simply wouldn't exist!
CROSS COUNTRY HEROICS from GCNS!
On Tuesday 22nd November, Mr. Hughes took a group of students up to Avondale Forest for a Cross Country Competition - the children ranging from 3rd - 6th Class were aiming to complete the 3km trail in as faster time as possible. They did our school proud, with some memorable results and runs resulting in 5 top 6 finishes out of 14 races. Well done to everyone involved! Rest those weary legs!
WORKERS OF THE WEEK - 18TH NOVEMBER 2022
Congratulations to all of this week's Workers of the Week! Well done!
Workers of the week - 11th November 2022
Well done to everyone on a great first week back! Here are all of our incredible workers of the week! Great job!
GCNS STUDENTS SHOW OFF THEIR QUIZ SKILLS!
On Wednesday night some of our incredibly bright students took part in a school quiz, where they pitted their wits against 31 other teams in a table quiz! All their hard work the previous week, hitting the books with Mr. Hughes and swatting up on how many were in a cricket team, who won the 1999 All-Ireland final and what the home of Munster rugby club is called paid off as they ended up coming in 3rd place! An amazing achievement!
Well done to everyone involved and a special thanks to Mr. Hughes for all his coaching and encouragement, as well as giving up his evening with the kids to attend! Next stop......Mastermind!
Well done to everyone involved and a special thanks to Mr. Hughes for all his coaching and encouragement, as well as giving up his evening with the kids to attend! Next stop......Mastermind!
5th and 6th Class GAA Blitz!
A massive well done to the 5th & 6th class girls who represented the school in the girls gaelic football blitz in Bray Emmets on Thursday.
After the disappointment of the blitz being postponed before the mid-term, the girls were full of enthusiasm & put on some great displays against a variety of opposition.
A big thanks to Ms.Ryan, Ms .D'Arcy and Ms.Nolan who accompanied the team on the day.
After the disappointment of the blitz being postponed before the mid-term, the girls were full of enthusiasm & put on some great displays against a variety of opposition.
A big thanks to Ms.Ryan, Ms .D'Arcy and Ms.Nolan who accompanied the team on the day.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN ASSEMBLY!
To celebrate all the amazing costumes (teachers as well!) we held an incredible Halloween assembly this morning, where all the kids got a chance to strut their stuff on the catwalk! It was brilliant to see everyone dressed up! Well done and Happy Halloween to all!
WORKERS OF THE WEEK - OCTOBER 21st 2022
Well done to our Workers of the Week this week - some super effort and tremendous Maths work for Maths week!
JERSEY DAY - OCTOBER 2022
What an amazing site this morning at line up time! Everyone was kitted out in their favourite jerseys to raise money for the 'GOAL' foundation. It was fantastic to see football, GAA, rugby and many other sports jerseys on show! Well done to everyone for raising money for such a good cause!
NEW ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL - THE BUBBLE ROOM
We are very excited about our new "Bubble Room" located down in the Reef. The room is fully equipped and ready to use by all children in the school. Some of the children have already accessed it and they have loved every minute. The video will show you some elements in the room which will have a significant positive impact on our children´s Well-Being. Hopefully, you will get to hear all about it from your children in the coming year. Please watch the attached video.
GAA BLITZ - October 14th 2022
Another day, another successful GAA Blitz for our GCNS superstars! The skills on show were amazing! Well done to everyone involved!
GAA BLITZ - SEPTEMBER 29TH 2022
Mr. Hughes led our GAA squad to Bray Emmett's today, with great success had in their games! All the hard work is paying off! Well done to all involved!
Workers of the Week - September 23rd 2022
Congratulations to all our Workers of the Week this week! They have worked so hard and all of the teachers are so proud of them!
NEw GAA JERSEYS (Almost) GET THEIR FIRST OUTING!
The anticipation was palpable but the weather unfortunately beat us!
Our girls GAA side were all kitted out in our brand new jerseys, ready to travel to Bray Emmets for our first GAA match of the season. Unfortunately, the Irish weather didn't help and we had to cancel the match, but we still were all delighted with our new jerseys! They look amazing!
Our girls GAA side were all kitted out in our brand new jerseys, ready to travel to Bray Emmets for our first GAA match of the season. Unfortunately, the Irish weather didn't help and we had to cancel the match, but we still were all delighted with our new jerseys! They look amazing!
End of Year Assembly 2022
Wow! What a year it has been! From moving into our new building, getting through COVID regulations in the school, and everything else in between - it was the perfect end to an amazing year! We celebrated our Student Council, our Handwriting winners, our brand new sports kits and even presented Mr. Kinane with a very special book from all our students to show how much he means to us all! 'The core of our school'. It was great to get together one last time before the summer and celebrate everything - and then belt out our school anthem one last time too! Well done everyone on an incredible year this year!
SPORTS DAY 2022
What an incredible end to an incredible Active Schools Week!
From Obstacle Courses to Welly Throwing, Potato and Spoon to Tug-of-War and ending with the Parents and Teachers running race (false starts, elbows and hamstring strains a plenty!) it was a fantastic day. A big thank you to everyone who attended the day and made it so special for all the kids!
From Obstacle Courses to Welly Throwing, Potato and Spoon to Tug-of-War and ending with the Parents and Teachers running race (false starts, elbows and hamstring strains a plenty!) it was a fantastic day. A big thank you to everyone who attended the day and made it so special for all the kids!
GCNS Students 3 - 3 GCNS Teachers (Teachers win on penalties!)
With a capacity crowd of at least 320, GCNS 4th and 5th Class (managed by Ms. McDonagh) took on arguably the greatest teacher side in the world in a highly competitive game of football. It was the first ever meeting between our teachers and students and will be etched into the memory books for years to come! It was also the debut of our new GCNS sports jerseys, which looked fantastic!
Our students raced into a 3 - 0 lead thanks to some excellent play and it was only the stamina, resilience, luck and...well, Mr. Doyle, that got the teachers back into the game!
With the whistle blown for full time, the match went to sudden death penalties, with Mr. Kinane scoring the winner for the teachers!
No doubt this will become an annual event during Active Schools Week - and I am sure our students will want revenge! Well done to everyone involved - Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kinane, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Cheetham, Ms. Lawless, Ms. Dalton and Ms. Crowley for the teachers and all the students from 4th and 5th Class who participated!
Our students raced into a 3 - 0 lead thanks to some excellent play and it was only the stamina, resilience, luck and...well, Mr. Doyle, that got the teachers back into the game!
With the whistle blown for full time, the match went to sudden death penalties, with Mr. Kinane scoring the winner for the teachers!
No doubt this will become an annual event during Active Schools Week - and I am sure our students will want revenge! Well done to everyone involved - Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kinane, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Cheetham, Ms. Lawless, Ms. Dalton and Ms. Crowley for the teachers and all the students from 4th and 5th Class who participated!
Workers of the week - friday 17th june 2022
Despite some of our classes being away on school tours, we were still able to celebrate our Workers of the Week - well done to all of those children working hard....even so late in the year!
Write a Book Winners Ceremony - Killiney Castle
This week our 'Write a Book Competition' winners had the opportunity to visit Killiney Castle for the winners ceremony. It was an amazing reward for such a great achievement! Well done everyone! Here are a couple of photos!
'Awesome wALLS' cLIMBING COMPETITION
Team GCNS (Harper, Nathan, Myá and Aoife) took home first place in the junior and senior infant category and Aoife and Myá took home first and third place in their individual ranking.
The overall prize was a school trip to Awesome walls for their class! Well done everyone! Spiderman needs to watch out!
The overall prize was a school trip to Awesome walls for their class! Well done everyone! Spiderman needs to watch out!
5th class performance - sleeping beauty (and the ugly truth)
We were treated to an acting masterclass this week by our 5th Class students, who have worked tirelessly on their performance of 'Sleeping Beauty and the Ugly Truth'. What an amazing performance it was. Well done 5th Class!
Ma-Samba visit the school - creative schools week
We were delighted to welcome 'Ma-Samba' to our school this week. They are Ireland's finest percussion teachers and worked with all our classes as part of Creative Schools week - it was absolutely amazing! All our children had a great time trying out all the different drums - even Mr. Hughes had a go!
Visit from the orthodontist - South Beach Clinic
We loved having two special visitors from the South Beach Dental Clinic come to our school last week. They talked about how to keep our teeth healthy by brushing them correctly! We are also taking part in a special competition - for the next two weeks, if we brush our teeth well at home we have the chance to raise money for our new library! A great incentive for everyone!
The circus comes to our school!
We were treated to a very special, surprise performance from Circus Gerbola this Friday! We saw balancing acts, magic tricks and slight of hand all to excite and introduce our children to the world of magic! We even had a pair of special 'Circus Clowns' help out and show off their juggling skills and balancing skills - well done Mr. Cheetham and Ms. Kenna!
Workers of the week - friday 13th may 2022
With another busy week completed, we celebrated all our workers of the week in our assemblies today! Congratulations to all our students!
Gaelic football blitz - Thursday 12th may
On Thursday girls from 4th and 5th class represented our school admirably in Bray Emmets GAA club. The girls competed against Roundwood N.S, Greystones ETNS, Kilmacanouge N.S and Gaeilscoil Clocha Liath.
There were some brilliant performances all round.
Kate was our top scorer, bagging four goals in one game.
Eilish showed great determination in every game is a definitely a star for the future.
Fiona improved with each game she played. She did particularly well when moved out to midfield.
Lauren was super in defence and made some very important tackles.
Vanessa played really well both outfield and in goal where she made a point blank save in our second game.
Mena was brilliant when moved back into the backs and made some vital interceptions.
Marlena worked really hard despite having to mark some girls who were in 6th class.
Emma was all over the pitch putting in good performances in goal, defence and attack.
Florence kept a clean sheet in goal for the first game and her long kickouts helped take the pressure off our backs.
Juliette played particularly well in the last 2 games giving some nice handpasses to set up scores.
Chloe was amazing in defence. She put in lots of great tackles kept going to the end in every game.
A big thanks to Mr. Hughes for sorting out the jerseys and refreshments and also to Ms. Byrne who helped out on the day.
The future is bright for GAA in Greystones CNS and it's great to hear more and more children are joining up with the local clubs.
There were some brilliant performances all round.
Kate was our top scorer, bagging four goals in one game.
Eilish showed great determination in every game is a definitely a star for the future.
Fiona improved with each game she played. She did particularly well when moved out to midfield.
Lauren was super in defence and made some very important tackles.
Vanessa played really well both outfield and in goal where she made a point blank save in our second game.
Mena was brilliant when moved back into the backs and made some vital interceptions.
Marlena worked really hard despite having to mark some girls who were in 6th class.
Emma was all over the pitch putting in good performances in goal, defence and attack.
Florence kept a clean sheet in goal for the first game and her long kickouts helped take the pressure off our backs.
Juliette played particularly well in the last 2 games giving some nice handpasses to set up scores.
Chloe was amazing in defence. She put in lots of great tackles kept going to the end in every game.
A big thanks to Mr. Hughes for sorting out the jerseys and refreshments and also to Ms. Byrne who helped out on the day.
The future is bright for GAA in Greystones CNS and it's great to hear more and more children are joining up with the local clubs.
Workers of the week - 6th May 2022
Congratulations to our 'Workers of the Week' again - even though it was a short week, it was a busy one! It's great to hear how hard everyone is working and some of the work being produced is absolutely amazing! Well done all!
Paired Reading - 6th May 2022
This morning it was the turn of our younger classes to visit the older classes for a reading session! All our younger classes took a book with them and had a great time reading to our older children - it's so nice to see our classes working together!
4th and 5th class football tournament
Today saw our 4th and 5th class taking part in the finals of their football tournament - it was a shame there weren't any scouts around as there was some super skills on show, as well as fantastic teamwork and sporting behaviour throughout! A very special thank you to Mr. Hughes for organising the tournament - future superstars in the making! Watch out Mo Salah!
Write a book awards assembly - 3rd may 2022
We were (finally!) able to celebrate the winners of our 'Write a Book' Competition. These winners were picked by many different schools around Ireland. The winners from each class will now have their books displayed in Killiney Castle! Congratulations to everyone!
Science Fair 2022
On Tuesday 26th April, we held our Science Fair - this was an incredible event and one that we have waited a long time to host in our new building!
Over 20 parent volunteers helped make this event come to life - we had skeletons, dry ice and dancing raisins, as well as circuits, tadpoles and magnets to name a few!
It was an absolutely amazing event and would not have been possible without the help and expertise of our parents (and their children). Well done to everyone involved!
Over 20 parent volunteers helped make this event come to life - we had skeletons, dry ice and dancing raisins, as well as circuits, tadpoles and magnets to name a few!
It was an absolutely amazing event and would not have been possible without the help and expertise of our parents (and their children). Well done to everyone involved!
OUR NEW VEGETABLE PATCHES!
Over the weekend, with the help of our many parent volunteers, our school vegetable patches were completed and ready for planting! Another step in promoting a healthy and active lifestyle! Well done and thank you to all involved!
workers of the week - 1st April 2022
Well done to all our workers of the week this week - there is some amazing work being produced in our school! Well done!
'Daffodil day' 25th march 2022
We had a fantastic day today celebrating 'Daffodil Day' - we raised money for the Irish Cancer Society and were definitely the 'brightest' school in Ireland today!
We also enjoyed our first 'Paired Reading' session of the year - two classes came together and enjoyed reading with each other - it was great to see and so lovely to spend time with other classes! We also, finally, were able to have our first face to face assemblies in over 2 years! It was so much fun!
SCHOOL SKIPATHON - 14th March 2022
Today we celebrated our school sponsored 'Skipathon' day! A day where there was always at least one of our classes skipping! There was even the chance for the teachers to show off their skipping skills (is 'skills' the right word?!). An amazing day for the school and one where a huge amount of money was raised to go towards our new school library! Well done everyone!
WORLD BOOK DAY 2022 celebrations
We had a great time celebrating World Book Day this year - here are a few photos of our celebrations, including the entries for our 'Read in a Strange Place' competition!
A Special visit to the school
Earlier this week Mr. Hughes treated the children to a special visit from a few of his lambs - the children were lucky enough to feed the lambs and also hear how well looked after they are by Mr. Hughes and his family. It was fantastic to hear all about them! Thank you Mr. Hughes!
Workers of the week - 4th March 2022
Well done to all the children who were chosen to be workers of the week this week! After a week off they must have worked even harder than ever! Congratulations!
Texaco Art competition entries
All of the teachers were blown away by the entries for the Texaco Art Competition! All of the entries have been sent off to the judges. We definitely think they deserve a prize! Well done and thank you to everyone who entered!
Workers of the week - 11th February 2022
More hard work has paid off for these incredible children! Well done everyone on being chosen as our 'Workers of the Week' this week!
A Special Letter from David attenborough!
We were absolutely blown away when Rian in Mr Doyle's 2nd Class received a signed picture and personalised hand written note recently from the great man himself. Rian had sent David some drawings and a letter and received this in return. You can only imagine the amount of mail David Attenborough gets so Rian's correspondence must have made an impact. Well done Rian!!
Write a Book Competition!
Over the last few weeks we have been working hard to produce our very own books, as part of the 'Write a Book Competition'. This has involved creating our own stories which have now been sent off to other schools around Ireland to read! It's been fantastic fun and all the children are so proud of our creations!
Our school work - in pictures! - February 2022
As a school we are all hugely proud of the work our children do and we wanted to share all the incredible work with our parents and community! These photos are of some of our many displays around our school and were taken by children from Ms. McDonagh's 5th Class.
Workers of the week - February 4th 2022
Congratulations again to all the children who were chosen by their teachers as the 'Workers of the Week'. Well done!
Workers of the Week - January 28th 2022
Congratulations to our 'Workers of the Week' this week - the hard work, effort and dedication to always giving 100% is fantastic! Well done everyone!
Winter Door Competition!
The classes have all worked so hard on designing and creating their magical 'Winter Classroom doors' as part of our competition!
Well done to Mr. Hughes' First Class and Ms. Sheekey's 4th Class for being declared the winners by our special judges!
Well done to Mr. Hughes' First Class and Ms. Sheekey's 4th Class for being declared the winners by our special judges!
Workers of the Week - December 2021
Congratulations to our 'Workers of the Week' throughout December - as a school we are working so hard! Well done everyone!
WOW children september
First week in our new building
Greystones CNS Handwriting competition 2021
Sports day & down syndrome ireland fundraiser 2021
Congratulations to our wow children - 18/06/21
We take time each week to celebrate our wonderful children at our weekly assembly.
Each teacher chooses two children who have, for example, worked really well / been a great friend / tried their hardest / used lovely manners.
As we are a Lámh school, a third child from each class who is using Lámh signs / Irish Sign Language frequently throughout the week is also celebrated at assembly.
Workers of the Week (WoW Children) receive a special sticker from the principal and have their photograph up on the website for a week.
Each teacher chooses two children who have, for example, worked really well / been a great friend / tried their hardest / used lovely manners.
As we are a Lámh school, a third child from each class who is using Lámh signs / Irish Sign Language frequently throughout the week is also celebrated at assembly.
Workers of the Week (WoW Children) receive a special sticker from the principal and have their photograph up on the website for a week.
Monthly handwriting competition
GCNS TOILET ROLL CHALLENGE |
Celebrating EARTH DAY 2020 |
gcns creative week 2020 |
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WORLD BOOK DAY 2020
Our new school is taking shape ...
Maths Week 2019
Visit to UCD for Maths Week 2019 included meeting the author of Murderous Maths, Kjartan Poskitt. |
Science Week 2019
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Friday is STEM Day
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Hurling & Camogie Blitz 2019 |
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Thanks to our wonderful parents for planning, prepping and delivering such fantastic STEM activities for our children.
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Some of our 2nd and 3rd class children participated in a hurling and camogie blitz in Shoreline recently. Great fun was had by all!
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