| | | |  | Summer News 2011 - News Summary Page | | An End of Year Message From Ms Cavanagh | | | | Best Wishes to all students in the forthcoming exams and congratulations to all who have participated in and organised recent school events. | | | Read more
| | | | The School Centenary, 2012 | | | Santa Sabina will celebrate the centenary of the foundation of the school in 2012. Preparations are ongoing in marking this historic event. Keep an eye on the school website over the coming months for further information.
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| | | | | Sixth Year 2011 Awards
| | | A number of special events took place in the school at the end of May in honour of Santa Sabina’s Class of 2011, including the presentation of The Sixth Year Awards and the Graduation Mass, held on the evening of Friday 20th May.
| | | | Read more and view images | | | | Transition Year | | | Congratulations to the Transition Year Award Winners who received their awards at the Transition Year Certification Ceremony on May 27th.
Thank you also to all Transition Year students for your cooperation, hard work and good humour and Best Wishes for the summer. | | | | Read more and view images | | | | AstroTurf Pitch Fundraising Update | | | | Learn more about fundraising for Santa Sabina’s fantastic new AstroTurf pitch from Ann Cameron (Coordinator of Fundraising for The Spórtlann and AstroTurf Pitch, Santa Sabina.) | | | | Read more | | | | Spring Fancy Dress Day | | | | Our Fundraising Fancy Dress Days continued this spring with our Fashion Through The Ages Fancy Dress Day on Friday, April 1st. | | | | Read more and view images |
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| PSA News
| | | Santa Sabina’s Parents School Association would like to thank everyone who supported its recent fundraising event, The Posh and Pecs Bingo Night, held in Howth Yacht Club, on the evening of Thursday, 3rd March.
The PSA is also promoting a new initiative with The Wise Owl Book Shops in raising much needed funds for the school through the purchasing of school books for the new academic year. | | | | Read more and view photos | | | Gaisce Awards
| | | Well done to all recipients of Gaisce Awards this year. Many of our Transition Year students received their Bronze Awards at a recent Special School Assembly.
Congratulations also to our Sixth Year students, many of whom, having completed Silver Gaisce tasks, received their Silver Gaisce Awards at a ceremony in Trinity College earlier this year, hosted by Ray D’Arcy of Today FM.
| | Read more and view photos | | | | | Green Schools Success
| | | It was with great pleasure and a sense of achievement that Santa Sabina’s Green Schools Committee was presented with a second green flag, this one for Energy, at a ceremony in Croke Park on May 25th.
This success is a result if a lot of hard work and dedication from The Green Schools Committee this year, culminating in The Green Schools Action Day on 4th March.
| | | | Read more and view photos | | | Art
| | | 2010/11 has been another busy and successful year for Santa Sabina’s Art Department with our students creating lots of fantastic work. Well done to everyone!
| | | | View photos of some Art Projects | | | Music
| | | Fifth and Sixth Year Music students enjoyed a trip to The National Concert Hall in October, attending a performance of two of their prescribed LC Set Works: the Bach Cantata and the Gerald Barry Quartet. Very well done to Alannah Hannigan (2P) and Ríona McCarthy (2P) who won the Glee Factor in November.
Congratulations to our special choir, Canteremo, under the direction of Ms Anna Heffernan, who have provided us with a wealth of musical enjoyment this year, culminating in a wonderful concert and the 6th Year Graduation Mass in May.
| | | | Read more and view photos | | | Gaeilge
| | | Comhghairdeas le rang Ghaeilge Ms O’Donnellan sa dara bliain a dhear Irisleabhar i nGaeilge i rith na ranganna Gaeilge. Tá an-chuid oibre déanta acu ón Nollaig ar aghaidh.
Very well done to Ms O’Donnellan’s Second Year Irish class who designed an Irish Magazine as part of their studies in Irish. They have been working on it since Christmas.
Brúigh anseo chun an tionscnamh a fheiceáil
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| Science
| | | Fourth and Fifth Year students were treated to a truly inspirational morning in The Helix, DCU on April 14th, when they attended a talk given by Russian cosmonaut, Mikhail Kornienko.
The once in a lifetime opportunity coincided with the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first manned flight to space, which took place on April 12th, 1961.
| | | | Read more and view photos of Science events | | | Santa Sabina’s Spring Fair
| | | The Spring Fair, in aid of Trócaire, was held in the school and its grounds on Sunday 8th May.
The Fair was a fun-filled family day out with face painting, a bouncy castle, an art auction, bric-a-brac and numerous other stalls selling everything from soft toys to garden plants and jewellery, A delicious BBQ fed the masses and lots of other tantalizing food and refreshments were available such as candy floss for the sweet tooth. Entertainment was provided by Dublin band Keywest who received a warm reception from an eager audience.
An incredible total of €7,000 was raised on the day which will be used to change the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable families and communities.
Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s event. It was a great cause, fantastic fun and a wonderful community event for all!
| | | | Read more and view photos | | | | | Young Social Innovators
| | | Well done to the group of YSI students from 4P, lead by Laura Petherbridge, who organised a cake sale and successfully raised €1142.50 in aid of Focus Ireland as part of their Transition Year YSI project.
| | | | View photos | | | CSPE
| | | First and Second Year students have been involved in a number of exciting Action Projects for CSPE.
The class of 2P invited a speaker from the Balbriggan branch of The Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind to visit Santa Sabina and speak to them about the work of the organization. 1P welcomed a speaker from The DSPCA to the school who raised awareness of Animal Rights issues and 2O visited Sonairte, an ecological centre in Laytown, for their CSPE Action Project.
| | | | Read more and view photos | | | Fairtrade Breakfast
| | | Fifth Year students recently organized a special breakfast in the school to promote the Fairtrade charity. The event was part of their work with the Concern Campaigning Academy Workshops.
| | | | Read more and view photos | | | SPHE News
| | | First Year students took part in a workshop on Cyber Bullying given by BUZZWORKS Theatre Company on March 1st and Fifth Years enjoyed a presentation from Body Whys on February 2nd about eating disorders. Representatives from Headsup also visited the school in March and spoke to all year groups on the support service they provide for young people with mental health issues.
| | | | Read more | | | | Sports Update | | | Several Santa Sabina teams reached finals this year and once again our girls did us proud with their efforts on the courts and the pitches. Perhaps though our greatest success is the number of girls participating in Sport and with eight Basketball teams, ten Hockey, four Volleyball, two Gaelic Football, one Soccer, two Squash, five Tennis, a Golf team, an Equestrian team and an Athletics squad, the fixture sheet was packed for the entire year.
| | | | Read more and view photos | | | | News Archives | | | | Re: News Spring 2011 | | | | Re: News Autumn / Winter News 2010 | | | | Re: News Summer 2010 | | | | Re: News Winter / Spring 2010 | | | | Re: News Autumn / Winter 2009 | | | | Re: News 2008 / 2009 |
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