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The New School 1971
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• Harry Allen walked the children up the “side road” (Beechpark Ave) to the new school on Feb 1st 1971.
• All children carried the books, maps, boxes. • 32 lower road children joined the new school• The entrance was on Beechpark Avenue and
there was a long narrow driveway leading into the school.
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A Modern Building• The new school had 8 classrooms , twice as many
as the old school. • There was a library full of books, a General
Purpose Hall , an office, a staffroom and indoor toilets with running water.
• Each classroom had big blackboards on the walls, lots of light with big windows on both sides , a sink , worktop and fitted presses.
• The office had a phone line and there was a tv in the library.
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Outside• The yards were big and smooth• There were basketball hoops and a big field
for sports• Children started staying for lunch so they
could play football at lunchtime.
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The Field
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1970s Infants Picture
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• 1971 the new child centred curriculum was published
• School was a happier less formal place • A past pupil remembers quizzes, nature walks,
projects, listening to the radio, tape recorders and Irish taught using film strips.
• Children sometimes worked in groups • Mrs. Murphy developed a school garden at
the front of the school.
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Making the Garden
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• In 1973 the first PTA was formed to fundraise for the school.
• The annual dance was held at Christmas in the GP Hall. Supper was served in the classrooms in the middle school.
• 1979 The Pope visited Ireland and Fr. O’ Driscoll held a prayer service for the whole school in the yard.
• School continued to grow at a fast rate and had doubled again in size by 1980. Some classes were now in prefabs.
• In 1980 another extension was completed
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The Pope’s Cross
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1980 Extension• The current Junior Building opened in 1980• 8 bigger classrooms with toilets in each
room ,wet areas for art and carpets • Emergency doors in each downstairs room
and a fire escape upstairs• Wide corridors• Hot water• Staff room and Learning Support Room
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• Junior Infants remained in the old building and Senior Infants moved to the new building
• Prefabs were still in use for 1st and 3rd classes.• Numbers continued to grow. We already had 3
Junior Infant and 3 Senior Infant Classes.• 5th and 6th played at front of the school• On the day of the Summer Holidays the teachers
played each other in a basketball match at the front of the school as pupils watched.
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Ms. Beirne plays in the Teacher’s Basketball Match
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• 1980s Ann and Barry was the first reading scheme used to teach reading . Before this we used Ladybird Books.
• 1982 corporal punishment was abolished.• A photocopier was purchased by PTA• TVs on trolleys and video players were bought
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The Getstener
• Before the photocopier…
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1983 on • Holy Communion and Confirmation were held in Porterstown .
Parents helped bring children up every day for practices the week before the ceremony
• After each communion the priest had a garden party in his house next door for children and parents.
• School Uniforms were introduced in 1986 • In 1983 the church was built . In the same year a prefab was set on
fire one Halloween. There was a lot of vandalism around the school so a fence was built.
• The entrance to the school was moved from Beechpark Avenue to Beechpark Lawn. The long drive up to the school became the footpath outside Chrysalis.
• “Oliver” the musical was performed nightly for a week. It was produced by Mr. Doyle
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Ms. O’ Halloran and Ms. Fitzgerald on her communion day.
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• In 1987 the Infant Building opened.• While it was being built we were allowed use
prefabs in Blanchardstown as temporary classrooms so three 6th classes were bused there every day
• In December 1990 the first school magazine was published.
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1990s
• The School Sponsored Walk was held on the M50 in March 1990 the day before it opened.
• 1991 The Library was moved to a prefab and a year later after a big donation from Ben Dunne, the computer room was opened. A printer was also installed.
• 1994 Mrs. Williams took over the Senior Choir and in 1996 they won Feis Ceoil.
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The M50 Toll Plaza
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Sports Days
• 1970 School sports held on the field (where sports hall is)
• 1976 Sports moved to Sundays in Castleknock College • One year we held the Sports during school on Church
Green• Sports were then moved to St.Brigid’s All Weather Pitch
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2000’s• 2003 Mr. Courtney became Principal.• 2005 President Mary Mc Alese visited us.• Whiteboards were installed• 2007 Library was computerized. • 2009 Digital School Award• 2011 All three buildings were refurbished during
Summer Holidays. • Mrs.Murphy’s garden and school field were
demolished• 2012 Senior Building and Sports Hall built. Split Break
and reduced yard space
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President Mary Mc Alese’s Visit
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2012 New Building
• 8 new classrooms with sliding storage areas• 3 story building• 5 Learning Support Rooms• Staff Room , Conference Room, 3 offices and
disabled shower room.• New garden, Library and Sports Hall • Soft Surface in Infant Yard• Staff Carpark
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The Number 3 • 3 Important Years 1865 1971 2013• 3 Principals: Harry Allen, Dave Nolan, Denis
Courtney• 3 Deputies: Dave Nolan, Terry Beirne, Noelle
Mac Donagh• 3 Secretaries: Mrs. Kitterick, Mrs.Lineen,
Ms.Mooney• 3 Caretakers: Peter George, Peter Walsh,
Derek Kelly•
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• 2013 Official Opening• Cloak Sculpture at front of school• 2014 Grandparents Day in 2nd • Choir of the Year• Many Sporting Successes
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New Building
April 2012First Day Open
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Ice Cream Day 2014
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3 DATES1865 1971 2013