Congratulations to Caoimhe McCaul TY, who has recently received a language scholarship from the German Embassy to study in Germany for three weeks in August. The award was based on her Junior Cycle results in German in June. Herzlichen Glückwunsch und viel Erfolg in Deutschland! 

The school is delighted to announce that our application for Additional Accommodation, made in November 2021, has received approval from the Department of Education.  The school has begun the process of appointing a Design Team for the project and will update staff, students and parents on developments.  As you can imagine, the completion of such a project will be some years ahead but it is hoped that students in the junior years might reap the benefits.

This is an exciting project for the school and will enable us to expand our facilities and curriculum for the benefit of our students.

Well done to all of the students who took part in Emmanuel in the Helix yesterday. It was a great day and evening of music and celebration. A big thank you to Mr Kennedy and Ms Gallagher for organising the day and attending with the students. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     World Book Day was celebrated in the school last week with a number of initiatives to encourage students to read for pleasure. Some of the activities included  book poster competitions, and opportunities for students to 'drop everything and read'. The highlight of the week was the visit, in association with Poetry Ireland, of the esteemed Leaving Cert poet Eileán Ni Chuilleanáin to the sixth years where students got an opportunity to hear Eileán read and discuss some of her poems. Thank you to the English Department for organising the events.

Tá seachtain na Gaeilge á cheiliúradh againn anseo i Scoil an Chreidimh Naofa le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge'. Déanaigí iarracht bhur gcúpla focal a chleachtadh sa bhaile mar a deir an seanfhocal ' beatha teanga í a labhairt'.

Congratulations to 1st year badminton players, Freya Byrne, Kate Lane, Ruth Doyle and Sana Ranjith who have become U14, division 3 Dublin Champions. The girls were Silver medalists in Division 3 Leinster Finals. Well done!

Freya Byrne, Sana Ranjith, Ruth Doyle and Kate Lane

Thank you to the subs - Kate Owens, Sarah Ryan and Clodagh Benjacar and to the TY umpires. And of course, thank you to Jackie for coaching the students. 

Congratulations to the Dublin Champions and runners up in the Division 2 Leinster Finals.
Orla Kilfeather, Eleanor Kenny, Sarah Patachi, Amelie Sylvestre and Claire Petrie (not in photo)

Thursday, 7th March, is World Book Day.  There will be a number of activities and competitions taking place during the week to promote reading for pleasure.  Students are asked to bring a book to school with them every day next week as there will be opportunities to "drop everything and read".

Congratulations to Sarah Courtney of 5th year who has been selected for the U18 Ireland Women's squad that will participate in the Four Nations basketball tournament in Scotland in early April.  This is Sarah's first of what we hope will be many Irish caps.