St. Andrew's National School

Fourth Class had an exciting few weeks exploring the world of the Normans! We were very lucky to welcome local historian Meg Elliot into our classroom, where she shared her knowledge and brought history to life through engaging lessons. As part of our learning, the children designed their own family crests and discovered the fascinating world of heraldry. To top it all off, we enjoyed a wonderful walking trip on a sunny Friday to Raheen A Cluig on Bray Head, where we explored

This week we had a very special visitor come to our classroom...a lamb! At first, we sat and listened carefully while we learned lots of interesting facts about lambs. The lamb was calm and curious. It was amazing to see such a young animal up close! The best part of the visit was at the end, when we each got a chance to gently pet the lamb. Its wool was so soft, and everyone made sure to be quiet and careful so we didn’t scare it. We had lots of fun!

We were delighted to welcome Jonathan from Microsoft, and a parent in our school, for a fantastic day of coding with our 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils as part of Microsoft Month of Coding 2026. The children explored the exciting world of artificial intelligence, learning about its history and how it is used today, before putting their new knowledge into practice. They had great fun designing and coding their own AI-powered “Bug Arena” games, showing creativity, teamwork and p

4th Class were very lucky to have a garda detective visit to the class. She brought in a bag full of garda equipment. 4th Class got the...

We have had a great summer term packed with activities! 1st Class have buddies in 4th Class and we have loved spending time together...

Every Friday morning for the past 6 weeks Claire and Irina from Junior Achievement Ireland have come into us. They taught us about...