Keep up with all the latest news from PJPs on this page:

• Congratulations to the Class of 2020

  Thu 25 Jun 2020 Y.Ward

  Congratulations to our 6th Class Graduates! 

   

   

  https://youtu.be/QjS6M4SI9nI

  https://www.pjp.ie/graduation-2020/

• Appointment of New Principal

  Wed 10 Jun 2020

  We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rachel Markey as the new Principal of Pope John Paul II School. 

   

  Ms. Markey has a Bachelor of Education Degree in Education and Gaeilge from St. Patrick's College, a Masters Degree in Special Educational Needs also from St. Patrick's College and a Diploma in Education Law from the Law Society of Ireland. She has had a long association with St. Oliver Plunkett School as a pupil and teacher. She currently is a Specialist Lead with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) working on the Design, Management and Development of its Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programme for teachers.

   

  Pope John Paul II School welcomes her to her new position which will commence on September 1^st.

   

  The entire school community - Board of Management, Teachers, SNAs, Staff and Pupils, wish Rachel every success in her new role as Principal of our school.

   

• Magical Mindful Moment

  Fri 05 Jun 2020

  Why not take a break in your day with this magical mindful moment from RTÉjr and Mindful Nation Ireland which has been narrated by our very own 5th class Student Róisín Newman Reid!

   

  https://twitter.com/pjp_ie/status/1268966212366749697?s=21

  

• Draw your Hero Competition

  Tue 26 May 2020

  “NOT ALL SUPERHEROES WEAR CAPES, SOME WEAR SCRUBS AND GOWNS”

  AN TAOISEACH, LEO VARADKAR

   

  “Draw your hero” is an art competition designed to recognise the many different professions and people who are working tirelessly to bring Ireland through the Covid-19 pandemic.

  It is open to young people aged 6-14 years of age and the closing date for entries is June 3rd. Full Details can be found here: https://drawyourhero.ie/

   

  Lucy from Mr. Rixon’s 5th class has already submitted her entry to the competition. She drew her hero Meadbh who is a former pupil at Pope John Paul’s and works at SuperValu in Malahide. Meadbh also happens to be the daughter of Lucy’s former SNA at PJP’s - Terry. Please see Lucy’s impressive drawing of Meadbh and her explanation for choosing Meadbh as her hero below. Well Done Lucy! 👏 

   

   

  

• COVID-19 Family Support Information

  Wed 13 May 2020

  Links to Resources to Support Families

   

  Parenting through Covid Booklet

   

  The Department of Education(DES) have published the following:

  • Advice for Young People while Schools are Closed
  • Advice for Parents on Routines & Schedules
  • Sample Plan for your Day

   

  For Adults:

  • HSE Information on COVID-10 (published in many languages)
  • COVID-19 Communication Pack for Communities

   

  For Children:

  • Talking to Children and Young People about COVID-19 (DES Advice for Parents and Schools)
  •  A Simple Story for explaining COVID-19 to children(available in different languages)
  • A Social Story about Coronavirus from the Autism Educator
  • Coronavirus Information Books for Kids (Illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler)
  • Children's Story Book to help children and young people cope with COVID-19 produced by IASC

   

   

   

• PJP Student Winner in John Boyne Competition

  Mon 11 May 2020

  A huge congratulations to one of our 5th class students Brian Mc Sweeney from Ms. Farrelly’s class who was a recent winner in the John Boyne Short Story Competition! He won a prize for his story “The Windy Night” and his name was published in the Irish Times! Well Done Brian on such a great achievement! ✍️ 📚 ⭐️
   

  https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/john-boyne-s-children-s-short-story-competition-read-the-winning-entries-1.4217707

• PJP Students Cycle 42km for Charity

  Tue 05 May 2020

  Special congratulations must go to two of our PJP students from 3rd class who recently completed a 42km cycle around Malahide Castle! Their target was to generate enough money to sponsor two “Clown Rounds” for the charity Aoife’s Clown Doctors. Thanks to their energy and enthusiasm they have well and truly smashed their initial target and have raised multiples of that amount. Well done boys for your inspiring efforts! We are all so proud of you! 

   

  ​​​​​​Check out the amazing work that Aoife’s Clown Doctors do here: 

   

  https://www.aoifesclowndoctors.ie/

  

• Stay at Home G.A.A Challenge

  Thu 30 Apr 2020 admin

  With everyone staying at home , many of our students and their families have been thinking of creative ways to keep themselves entertained. We've been hearing wonderful stories of people reading new books, making jigsaws, learning how to bake, learning how to play a new instruments, writing stories, painting and so much more. 

   

  Others have been practising their sports skills- one of our students sent us this lovely video that he created - The 'Roll Lift G.A.A.  Challenge' . Maybe you'd like to try it at home? 

   

  https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSylsGAA/videos/1080777585639917/

   

   

   

   

• Peace Proms 2020

  Mon 03 Feb 2020

  Congratulations to the children in sixth class who took part in the recent Peace Proms Concert which took place in the RDS on Saturday 1st February. The girls have been very busy rehearsing for the last few months under the guidance of Ms. Magner and Ms. Kieran. This was the first time the school have participated in this event and we hope it won't be the last! The children joined forces with 2,500 other children from schools all over Ireland (North and South) to sing songs such as a Queen Medley, Disney Medley and a Pop Medley. They were joined by the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland and famous conductor Greg Beardsell. We had a fantastic day - video clips of the event can be found on our school Twitter page. 

   

  The Cross Border Orchestra (CBOI) was established in 1995 as a peace initiative and is composed of over 100 exceptionally talented young musicians from all over Ireland and Northern Ireland. Over the past 21 years, the CBOI has played an important role in building and nurturing vital cross border and cross community relations. The CBOI is conducted by one of the UK’s most celebrated and outstanding young conductors, Mr. Greg Beardsell. The orchestra are always looking for new members and details on how to join can be found here https://peaceproms.com/join-the-cboi/ 

   

  Peace Proms engages children and young people in music and enriches their lives through exceptional musical experiences and performances. Peace Proms celebrates culture and diversity and promotes peace, unity and tolerance through music. 

   

  We had a great day and fingers crossed we will be back again another year! 

  

• BEBRAS Challenge 2019 Final

  Mon 13 Jan 2020 Fiona Hayden

  BEBRAS Computational Thinking National Final 2019

   

  Eight PJP students have qualified for the National Final of the International Bebras Challenge on Computational Thinking. The final will take place in early March and will be hosted by the Department of Computer Science in Maynooth University. This year 6,873 students across the country took part in the official competition. The Bebras Challenge involves students doing 15 online problem solving exercises in 45 minutes. 

   

  We would like to congratulate our students Róisín Hendrick, Coumba Sow, Isobel Spicer, Ciarán Peacock, Ruby May, Amy O'Flanagan, Oisín Dunphy & Glen Cahill on reaching the National Bebras Finals  and we wish them all the very best of luck in March!