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One giant leap for Blackrock ETSS! Our first years today on their very first day in their new school!
@EducateTogether
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Our deputy principal Simon going beyond the call of duty during lunchtime last Friday when students and staff enjoyed delicious pizzas together!
@EducateTogether
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Our new lunch pods arrived just in time for spring weather. Nice to see them add a bit of color to a grey day!
#l
ádolacha
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Final preparations taking place here at Blackrock ETSS! Looking forward to welcoming our new staff tomorrow and our new students on Tuesday!
@EducateTogether
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Today, Blackrock ETSS was delighted to receive confirmation from the Dept. of Education that the decision to grant planning permission for the permanent school building project on Newtownpark Avenue was received from An Bord Pleanála. The Dept. may now tender for building.
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Many thanks to our school community, and in particular, Good Designs, for aiding us in designing our new school crest. The upper half of the symbol represents seabirds in flight, with the lower half showing us the sea reflecting our location in the south east of Dublin.
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Woodwork tables and equipment have arrived at Blackrock ETSS! Wood Technology is just one of 9 option subjects that our first year students will be trying out in September!
@EducateTogether
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Many thanks to all of our invited guests for supporting our opening ceremony. It was invigorating to see students, parents, staff, and local representatives come together to celebrate the launch of a new school.
@EducateTogether
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Staff ice breakers at our inaugural training day. Building our community - de réir a chéile a thógtar caisleáin!
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A fantastic evening of discussions&preparations for our school's commencement in August. The level of enthusiasm&engagement from our parent body&teaching staff was exciting, and we are full steam ahead to bring Educate Together education to Booterstown, Blackrock& Dún Laoghaire.
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Our 1st year students designed a Day of Solidarity with the people of Ukraine, designing posters & walking to Dáil Éireann to present a letter of solidarity to our public representatives.Thanks to
@CormacDevlin
for talking to us about the importance of sovereign democracy.
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We gave “The Outsiders” a “6” in our first BookClub meeting. In general, members enjoyed the way it was told and the circular ending. However, discussion was had from members who felt women were not represented in the world of Ponyboy and Sodapop! Our next book is A Monster Calls
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Happy
#EthicalEducation
week from all here in Blackrock ETSS. We have a range of exciting plans for the week ahead including
#upcycling
workshops, visual art displays, cultural music exploration and more. Watch this space!
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Congratulations to our 1st year students who began their induction programme today in their classes of Yeats & Boland. We look forward to them becoming cornerstones of our community in the future.
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Miriam from
@BlackrockETSS
and Aoife from
@Sandym0untPark
sharing feedback today in Blackrock ETSS as part of the ETSS inter school peer observation of teaching project
@EducateTogether
@hcetss
@GoatstownE
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Pancake morning a big hit with our students and staff here at Blackrock ETSS. Well done to everyone involved.
@EducateTogether
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A great week in Blackrock ETSS as we kicked off all of our lunch and after school clubs. From board games and science to ultimate frisbee and golf, the students have had a great time getting involved!
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Céad mile fáilte to our wonderful new first years who were in attendance today for day 1 of their induction
@EducateTogether
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It was great to meet so many of our incoming first years at our fun icebreaker day this week. Looking forward to welcoming everyone in August.
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Best of luck to our student athletes who are taking part in the first ever Educate Together Olympics tomorrow in Morton Stadium. Thanks to Dan O'Grady for organizing what promises to be a great day
@EducateTogether
@BelmayneEtss
@ETSSWicklow
@hcetss
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Many thanks to
@CarrollJennifer
and
@clinianluain
for joining us to advise our Strategic Planning Committee as we prepare for our future campus on Newtownpark Avenue. Our guests also took the time to address our student council re. their roles in building a brighter future. GRMA!
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Well done to our poetry, photography, and ringtone design winners who all received a prize from DP Simon this afternoon.
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Well done to students and staff for completing today's damp and wet sponsored walk from Ballsbridge to Dun Laoghaire pier!
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Many thanks to Richard Boyd Barrett TD who visited Blackrock ETSS today. He met students, staff and Student Council reps who discussed climate change and housing with Richard.
@EducateTogether
@RBoydBarrett
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Congratulations to our student athletes who took part in a fantastically well-run
@EducateTogether
Olympics. Our students picked up a few medals & many memories, and we greatly appreciate the efforts of Dan from
@BelmayneEtss
for leading this collaboration of schools.
#fitness
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For our inaugural authorial visit to BETSS, we were so lucky to have the inimitable Dave Rudden. Dave’s enthusiasm, enthralling detail on the novel itself (Knights of the Borrowed Dark) and his helpful writing tips were a joy to listen to! Thanks
@d_ruddenwrites
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Congratulations to our 3rd year student, Gabriela, on her achievement in the National Finals of Scifest this year. Gabriela, ably supported by her science teacher, Katie, won the Technological Higher Education Association Award (THEA Award) in the competition. Well done, Gabriela
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Well done to second year student Ben who was amongst the medalists when representing Dublin at last weekend's national swimming relay competition. Well done Ben
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Today, we received confirmation from the Department of Education that for the academic year 2024/25, Blackrock ETSS will move from its current accommodation on Simmonscourt Road to the campus at Cherrywood ETNS, Dublin 18. Please see our website for more information.
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What a fantastic venue in which to perform, many thanks for having us. Our gallery of photos will follow soon. Congrats to all of our performers!
The students of
@BlackrockETSS
have taken to the stage in The Studio. Break a leg everyone!
#dlrLexIcon
#events
#talentshow
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We have great NEIGHbours here in Blackrock ETSS! Looking forward to welcoming all of our students back soon.
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It’s voting day! Another exciting day at BlackrockETSS this afternoon. The students have been very busy campaigning for their peers and teachers votes to grab a spot on the Student Council Team. We wish them the very best of luck!
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Katie's Scifest scientists won 1st prize for Life Science: Psychology; 1st prize for Life Sciences: Biology; and Best Overall Junior Project. Well done team!
@EducateTogether
@SciFest4STEM
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Congratulations to our students who took part in an Ethics Day workshop, hosted by
@EducateTogether
. It was a fantastic opportunity to work with our sister schools and many thanks to
@ClogherRoadCC
for hosting such a vibrant occasion.
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We had our first Book Club meeting today and had a really interesting discussion on S E Hinton’s ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’. It received a high level 9 out of 10! November’s read is ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nigh-time’.
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Thank you to
@JumpZone_ie
for hosting our first year students for their cocurricular P.E. activity. Our students had a fantastic time, returning to school with a spring in their step!
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An historic day as Donagh's and Gary's basketball team win Blackrock ETSS 's first ever final. Well done everyone
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Our 1st & 2nd year art classes worked with artist
@Shane_Ha_Art
on a mural design. for the school building. Students in both classes worked directly with Shane under the BLAST programme to give our school an authentic artistic experience. Thanks, Shane, for the energy and help!
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Lorraine's ice cream van was a big hit today at Blackrock ETSS. 99s and slushies were enjoyed by students and staff!
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Congratulations to our students who claimed 1st prize in Psychology, 1st prize in Biology and Best Overall Junior Project, the ISTA Award at the regional
@SciFest4STEM
competition in TU Dublin today. Fabtastic contributions at all levels.
#WomenInSTEM
#ScienceGoals
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We had a great end to Active Week with our first ever school tour to Baltinglass! The students (and teachers) engaged in loads of fun activities from kayaking to archery to rock climbing and zip-lining
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Well done to all our students on their first sponsored walk! We walked 10km through our catchment area, from Sandymount to Dun Laoghaire. The bad weather didn’t dampen our spirits!
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Thanks to Ossian Smyth TD who met staff and students today in Blackrock ETSS. Ossian chatted to our Student Council about democracy, policies and elections.
@smytho
@EducateTogether
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Fáilte ar ais to our 2nd year students. The students from Connolly, Lynn, and Pearse were joined by some new additions to our school community, and were delighted to meet our new first years.
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Our 1st and 2nd years had a great time at
@BTYSTE
. Congratulations to all participants on their educational and stimulating entries
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With the arrival of our 2nd year students in Walton & Curie, our family is complete. We wish the best of luck, in particular, to the several students who joined our ranks this year, and we can't wait to see them flourish.
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It’s Active Week in
@BlackrockETSS
. We have lots of plans to get our students moving! A whole school morning workout, circuits, chair yoga, fitness monopoly and our first school trip to Baltinglass Adventure Centre on Friday to finish the week off in style!
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Well done to Miriam's debating team who lost narrowly at today's debate v
@EtssLimerick
. A very high standard of speeches from both teams. Well done. Good luck Limerick in semis
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@Sandym0untPark
@hcetss
@GoatstownE
@BlackrockETSS
all involved in exciting inter school peer observation of teaching pilot project. Click on link for full story...
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Happy Halloween from Blackrock ETSS! Our students (and teachers) dressed up for the occasion, and we had some amazing winners. We had lots of great activities planned for today including: mask making, murder mystery and a Halloween movie!
#OneDayTogether
@EducateTogether
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Great fun at Blackrock ETSS and all across the Educate Together community nationwide today
#EducateTogether
#OneDayTogether
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A gorgeous summer morning greeted our incoming
#FirstYear
students. Congratulations to the students of Walton & Curie on completing their initial day of induction. The future of
#BETSS
is bright.
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Irene's famous pancakes a flipping big hit with everyone this morning!
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Well done to our swimmers who represented Blackrock ETSS at today's school's swimming gala in The National Aquatic Centre... Pictured here with Donagh. Thanks to Sarah and Gillian for organizing. Well done everyone.
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Well done to Miriam and her debating team who secured their first victory today in the Educate Together Inter Schools Debating Competition. Thanks to all our friends in ETSSW for organising a great competition
@ETSSWicklow
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Terry's Wood Technology students have produced these wonderful wooden car models in class over the last few weeks
#motoringahead
@JCt4ed
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"Léigh anois go cúramach...". 3rd Year mock exams began today in Blackrock ETSS for the first time ever. We wish all of our students the very best as they tackle English and Gaeilge today.
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Best of luck to our junior delegates at the ETSS Model United Nations conference held in
@ETSSWicklow
this weekend. We look forward to them representing their nominated countries of Australia and Gabon with pride!
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Congratulations to all of our students on a fantastic Sports & Prize Day. Our academics, athletes, leaders and performers were brilliant, and we couldn't be prouder of their accomplishments this year. Thank you so much to our parents who hosted a fantastic BBQ for everyone in 1/2
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Congratulations to our 1st & 2nd year Boys' Basketball teams today on their wins today against Cabinteely CS. Great skills on show from both sides with our 1st years winning 14-10, and our 2nd years winning 15-5.
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The students have been busy competing in 'Inktober', where they get to make an ink drawing each day for the month of October. Check out some of the wonderful drawings so far. We are looking forward to seeing the rest of them and selecting a winner!
#inktober
#educatetogether
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OPEN EVENING 2022! Join us at our school for our Open Evening from 19.00 to 20.30 on Wednesday 5th October
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New double decker coach will collect students starting tomorrow. Same schedule. Same times. Thanks to Tony Doyle Coaches
@TonyDoyleCoach
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Join us today in Bloomfields Shopping Centre Dun Laoghaire for our fundraiser in aid of the Simon Community from 11.00 to 12.00
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It is with great sadness that we offer our condolences to Colm's family, school community, and all who those fortunate enough to have known him. He was a man of rigorous intellect, unrivalled passion for education, a sage board member, and true friend. We will miss him greatly.
We are all so terribly sad to lose Colm Kehoe, founding principal of ETSS Wicklow. An outstanding school leader and a committed and innovative educator who always put students first.
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A momentous day for Blackrock ETSS! Our new website has just gone live - - with news about our curriculum, our school calendar, our teaching team and more.
@EducateTogether
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Dublin can be heaven for coffee at 11 and a stroll through... Herbert Park! Students and staff enjoying a walk in the park!
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Congratulations to our 1st Year Students who took part in Scifest this week. The level of engagement in the STEM projects was exceptional, and it was great to see so many students passionately present regarding their chosen field of study.
@SciFest4stem
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Our 1st year students enjoyed themselves immensely during a wonderful trip to the
@NMIreland
today. A true immersion into the history and culture of Ireland was had by all, and we look forward to reflecting on the artefacts in class this week.
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Today’s Book Club had an interesting discussion on Sarah Crossan’s ‘Toffee’. Lots of interesting opinions exchanged and debated. Next month’s book is Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Private Peaceful’ as nominated by student, Shea.
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This month’s Book Club discussed Mark Haddon’s brilliant ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.’ It got a resounding 9/10 from students. Next month’s book is Agatha Christie’s seminal ‘And Then There Were None.’
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A momentous day for Blackrock ETSS as our girls' football team had their first competitive match in the FAI Minor division against Nord Anglia. Though the result didn';t go our way, it was fantastic to see the effort and enthusiasm of our ladies in a thrilling fixture.
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Thank you to all the parents who came to our 1st Vision Evening this week! It was a great success, from talking about what the parents’ visions and goals are for the school, to electing the parent nominees for the BOM. We are looking forward to hosting more in person events soon
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Our boys' football team played a great match against our sister school
@StepasideETSS
. In a great match, which went to extra time, Stepaside came out the victors in a 1-0 thriller. We wish them the best of luck in their next round, and thank our team for a great season.
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Examples of our second year Wood Technology class producing a personalised Trinket Box since the start of the school year and examples of Graphics students 3D printed personalised key ring name tags produced during their subject taster module.
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Well done to Niamh and her girls' basketball ball team who were in action today v
@GoatstownE
well done everyone
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Thanks Ossian Smyth TD and everyone in the Dáil for a really educational and enjoyable visit today
@smytho
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Blackrock ETSS is proud to officially announce our student Talent Show. It promises to be a wonderfully entertaining night full of song, dance, and skits! Companies or families looking to support the show can contact the main office to donate a raffle prize or offer assistance.
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Well done to second year student and Bray Wanderers keeper Kai who took part in an international club competition in Spain last week. Well done Kai.
@BrayWanderers
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Congratulations to our student speakers who helped us celebrate
#AutismAwarenessDay
which takes place on April 2nd. Their powerful contributions were inspirational & allowed us to recognise the neurodiversity in our community. Thank you to all for wearing blue to support the day!
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Blackrock ETSS Chess Championship launched this week by
@KatieBurrowes1
Staff and students battling it out today! Grand final Friday!
@EducateTogether
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Great success in our Home Economics room on Thursday, where our chefs in training had the opportunity to show off their pizza making skills for their last Home Ec taster lesson. Pizza for lunch is always a hit!
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One of our classes received their end of year certs today. Each student received an individualised cert recognising their unique contribution to school life in 2023/24. Well done everyone.
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Thank you to Sarah for organizing these specially commissioned hats for our swimmers Tim, Sofia, Beau and Ben ahead of Sunday's school's swimming gala in the national aquatic centre. Best of luck 🤞
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We in BETSS are looking forward to our first authorial school visit from the award winning
@d_ruddenwrites
in November. First Year English are studying Dave’s “Knights of the Borrowed Dark” and will no doubt have many questions for Dave regarding those shadowy knights…
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Congratulations to our staff and students on completing the Sponsored Walk from the RDS to to Dún Laoghaire pier. An invigorating walk by the sea to raise money for our school's extra curricular pursuits. We look forward to Pizza Friday to celebrate!
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Last period today saw the final rehearsal in preparation for our Talent Show in the Lexicon Theatre, Dún Laoghaire. Tickets are now sold out, many thanks to all the families who have supported. Break a leg, students!
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Many thanks to our 1st year Home Economics class, led by class teacher, Daryl, and SNA, Irene, for putting on a great pancake morning for all of the school. Great food & fun had by all and a great start to Mí na Nollag.
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Tara rehearsing ahead of the Blackrock ETSS opening ceremony which is taking place tomorrow afternoon
@EducateTogether
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Well done to Nia, Sofia, Ayla and Theo on their debating win against Malahide Portmarnock ETSS. It was a tightly fought contest with BETSS opposing the motion "Technology is making people lazy." Congratulations to Theo for being named as best speaker.
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Well done to our Scifest winner and runners up for their fantastic projects. Thanks to George from
@SciFest4STEM
and our parents for adjudicating.
@KatieBurrowes1
a proud science teacher today!
@EducateTogether
@JctScience
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Last week all students at Blackrock ETSS went to see the Zurich Young Portrait Prize at National Gallery of Ireland. We walked to the gallery and had great fun in Merrion Square along the way. The students enjoyed seeing such impressive artwork exhibited by children their own age
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The Celtics v the Bulls here at Blackrock ETSS! Nothing like a friendly game of basketball on a sunny afternoon in May. Well done everyone
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Miriam's young historians enjoyed learning about Ireland's ancient treasures at the National Museum on Kildare Street today
@NMIreland
@EducateTogether
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Congratulations to our students Senan, Mia, and Luna on winning "best dressed" during our costume competition today. We wish everyone a restful mid-term break, and look forward to receiving our students again on November 6th.
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Chess Week finished with a thrilling final during Friday's lunch time. Congratulations to Joshi and Jan on their first and second places, and Yan and Namuun for their 3rd and 4th places.
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Congratulations to our 2nd year Lynn class in submitting their letter to Senator Mary Fitzpatrick in support of the naming of the new children's hospital after Kathleen Lynn. Their feedback will be delivered to 1916 Relatives Association on their behalf. Well done 2Lynn!
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Well done to everyone involved at today's Educate Together Olympics. Thanks Dan from
@BelmayneEtss
for organising a brilliant day.
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Alex in 2nd will be representing the school this Sunday, 19th November, at the All-Ireland Schools Combined Events 2023 in Athlone. Alex qualified for this event after finishing in 1st place at the recent Leinster Combined Events. Best of luck, Alex!
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