Congratulations to Paddy, Cian, Lochlann and Patrick, who are Meath U9 boys Cross country winners. The boys brought the Na Fianna cup into school last Monday. 

Rhys & Aoileann from 3rd class were part of the community games U11 chess team that won GOLD at the county final last weekend! Best of luck in the provincials, which will take place on 1st April.

This week we celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge & St. Patrick's Day. Thank you to our School Orchestra for performing at both junior and senior assemblies this morning. Congratulations to the winners of 'Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine'. We also wish to thank Ms. Doherty for organising a céilí for junior classes during the week. Mr. Maloney is looking forward to teaching Irish dancing to all classes over the next two weeks. There was a brilliant atmosphere in school today - well done to all the children for dressing in green. We hope you all enjoy St. Patrick's Day!

On Friday 7th March, 5th class girls attended a blitz in DKIT during International Women’s Week on 7th Feb. It was a very enjoyable day out. 

This year, 5th class joined over 80,000 Primary pupils nationwide, taking part in the ‘Say Yes to languages’ Sampler Module to promote Modern Foreign Languages in Irish Primary schools.

This initiative was launched in 2021 by the Department of Education as part of Ireland’s national Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017–2026. The initiative was hugely successful and the pupils of St Seachnall’s spent 10 weeks learning French with Ms Timmons, completing 10 hours of language learning during their normal school timetable. The programme is being rolled out with the support of Languages Connect and PPLI (Post-Primary Languages Ireland), a unit of the Department of Education, and is funded by the DES and it is our fourth year taking part.

During lessons the pupils learned how to introduce themselves in French, talking about their interests and family, numbers, colours and various topics like food, pets and hobbies. They also looked at how Christmas is celebrated in French speaking countries and made Christmas cards.

In St Seachnalls N.S., we appreciate the importance of languages as a life skill, communication tool, a community builder, the key to an authentically inclusive society, and one that can broaden the horizons of all our pupils. With many languages being used by the pupils and staff at our school, this module is really helping to build awareness and celebrate the linguistic and cultural diversity within our school and within the wider Dunshaughlin Community.​

On Wednesday 26th February, Olympian Stacey Flood came to speak to the children from 3rd - 6th on her sporting achievements. Stacey played Gaelic football for Dublin underage and was also a promising soccer player. She played for Ireland’s U18 Sevens in 2014 and made her senior debut a year later, when still 18. She has racked up 217 games and 228 points on the World Series, including her 50th try last December, and she also has 10 Six Nations caps at fly half. Stacey represented Ireland in Rugby Sevens in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. ​