Category: History Week

We had a wonderful display of artefacts. in the school reception area  last week. Lots of artefacts were  on display including books, old school copies, journals, magazines and even  someone’s school report card!.  The children were particularly fascinated with Conor’s shipwreck treasures, the old dial telephones and some vintage teddies and toys. We also had an old wooden golf.club, an antique walking stick and a ration book from World War 2.  Here is a short video of the display. Thank you to all the families who lent us their precious memorabilia.

An excerpt from an old school journal

On Friday, February 3rd, we were honoured to have An Taoiseach visit our school. He was greeted at the gate by two of our sixth-class pupils, Sadie and James, who spoke in English and as Gaeilge.

As it was Local History and Geography Week, we recreated the old school classroom in the foyer, and  Ms G. Fay’s class gave a demonstration of school long ago. Her class recited poems and told An Taoiseach some interesting facts about the old school.

In the Stem room, An Taoiseach joined in a Kahoot quiz about the old school and then it was on to visit the Garden Classrooms and the Artefact Exhibition.

No visit would be complete without a performance from Ms. Williams and The Senior Choir.

We were all very proud of our students and the wonderful respectful welcome they gave to An Taoiseach, Senator Currie and Councillor Leddy.

 

 

 

 

 

Our Locality Week got off to a great start this morning when some 6th-class pupils visited classrooms to tell the children Monday’s Facts of the Day.

Here are today’s facts: 

Did you know that:
1). Castleknock was once covered in a massive forest called the Great Scaldwood, where wolves roamed freely
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2). Castleknock comes from the Irish Caisleán Cnucha – Cnucha was a woman who lived in the area long ago and Caisleán after the castle that the Normans built. The ruins of the castle are now in Castleknock College.
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3). In Castleknock long ago, people lived in caves; they hunted wild deer and pigs in the forests. Nowadays, it’s much easier to get food. You just have to pop into Lidl.
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4). The water from the nearby River Liffey was used for drinking, and people also fished there

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5). There was once a Viking battle in Castleknock. The Vikings were fearsome warriors, and they won the battle and stayed in Castleknock for over 200 years….maybe your great-great-great-great-great- great-great-great Grandfather was a Viking!!

Room 34 began the class visits to our “new” old classroom in reception, and they enjoyed sitting at the old desks.