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Spelling Bee Competition
Mon 22 Apr 2024Well done to Harry who did very well representing The Old Borough NS in the Spelling Bee competition. There were approximately 30 schools competing and Harry came 7th in this challenging competition. Congratulations!
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Enrolment Applications
Thu 18 Apr 2024For further details about the Admissions process please visit the School Website
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Are you and your child smartphone ready?
Thu 11 Apr 2024Complete this short questionnaire devised by the American phone company AT&T in consultation with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
It should start a conversation about responsibilities around smartphone usage!
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Voluntary Opt in No Smartphone Code
Thu 11 Apr 2024Earlier this year the School sent you information about a Voluntary Code to delay the purchase of a smartphone until completion of Primary School.
The Principals of 20 schools in the area have met to launch a Voluntary Opt-In Code. These schools are Ballyboughal NS; Gaelscoil Bhrian Boróimhe; Holy Family JNS & SNS; Holywell ETNS; Malahide Portmarnoock ETNS; Mary Queen of Angels NS; .River Valley CNS; Rolestown NS; St Colmcille’s BNS & GNS; St Cronan’s JNS & SNS; St Margaret’s NS; St Nicholas of Myra NS; St Patrick’s GNS; The Old Borough School; Thorneligh ETNS; Scoil an Duinninigh and Swords ETNS
Every school is grappling with the same issue including cyberbullying, exclusion, sexting, and circulation of self-harm images. There is a huge fallout from each incident with a loss of teaching and learning time.
Dr Colm Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytical Psychotherapist spoke to a gathering of parents and principals in Holywell ETNS reflecting on the impact on children’s development of smartphone use and related issues.
Aside from the potential exposure to cyberbullying, pornography and potential predators, there are huge concerns about the impact of smartphone use on children’s sleep, concentration levels, increased levels of self-harm and higher levels of anxiety.
He was not saying that smartphones are not bad per se but considerations are needed when giving a child a smartphone akin to giving them the keys to a car without them first learning the rules of the road and taking some lessons!
What we are asking you as parents and guardians of your child is to consider signing up to a Voluntary Code at the beginning of each year whereby you agree not to give your child a smartphone until completion of primary school. This Code is completely voluntary but we hope by collectively agreeing in large numbers we will change the culture around smartphone usage until children have the emotional intelligence and skills to handle these devices.
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Hot School Meals
Wed 20 Mar 2024Hot school meals will commence on Monday 15th April. Watch out for more information on Thursday 11th April.
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Annual Admissions Notice
Tue 12 Dec 2023The School's Annual Admissions Notice has been added to the website. Here you will find all of important dates you will need to know if you wish to apply for a place in Junior Infants 2024.
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Please read the latest news in our October Newsletter
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Please read important Newsletter
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Violin Performance
Fri 16 Jun 2023The boys and girls in 2nd and 3rd class gave a violin performance to the other pupils in the school on Wednesday 14th June and to their families on Friday 16th June. They are participants in the Musician in Residence programme sponsored by Fingal County Council. We are very grateful to FCC who look after the tuition fees for our music teacher, Elena Elioutina. Our violins were paid for through the PTA, the DAA and Country Crest fundraising efforts. Thank you.
The concert ranges from our beginner pupils from Ukraine who perform Sea and Gale. 2nd class play the opening movement from Vivaldi's Four Seasons (Summer) and we finish with a tribute to Erling Haaland, the Man City football team captain. We have a lot of fans of the team this year.
