Ms Bradley’s 6th Class and Mr Coleman’s 4th class participated in the Gardaí Community Art Project with Clondalkin Garda Station and Garda Seán White – Clondalkin Community Engagement Unit. We were invited to the Station for a guided tour and the kids really enjoyed it.
Easter Raffle
Our annual Easter Raffle takes place this Friday 11th March. Tickets cost €2 per strip or €5 for 3 strips.
Take a look at the prizes below!
Recently a number of our Talbot parents and children have been busy learning more about science and other important areas, to help them and their own children gain knowledge and new skills in the home.
The programme is called Doodle STEAM and was produced by the Childhood Development Initiative – https://www.cdi.ie/programmes/doodle-steam/
“Fostering young children’s curiosity and hands-on learning is hugely important for their future STEAM engagement and parents play a central role as children’s first role models.”
Every Wednesday in the parents room for 8 weeks, a group meets to learn more about science, technology, engineering and other important topics.
We have made homemade play dough using flour and salt, and a homemade stethoscope to listen to our breathing/measure our heart rate!
Thanks to all the participants for being great students themselves! Looking forward to the rest of the course.
Joey Byrne, Talbot Home School Community Liaison Teacher.
Parents and guardians,
Thank you so much for your helpful responses to our survey last week.
They really do help us focus on the issues you’ve raised. We’ve shared your 65 responses with all the staff, both at an overview level at our staff meeting yesterday and also in detail with summary documents. The In-School Leadership and Management Team will meet to discuss your responses in greater detail and take action based on them.
You were asked what is your vision for Talbot. Amongst the big variety of great answers, the following were common themes:
We created a ‘word cloud’ to visually highlight key themes you raised. Words appear based on their frequency mentioned. It’s at the bottom of this webpage.
Your answers will be combined with those of the children and the staff. The vision, when complete, will help everyone focus on what is most important for the children now and for their future. It will be referred to often so that everyone works towards a shared vision for your children.
Amongst all these responses, nearly half focused on safe travel to and from the school.
Other themes were: community connection (working with nearby schools to achieve common goals); more after school activities; litter around the school; and praise for the school (openness, teachers, inclusiveness, caring, feeling safe and protected).
These and other issues raised are being listened to by the school’s leadership team.
So, again thank you. Be assured that we will be contacting you regularly for your views. This has been a wonderful insight into how you (Talbot’s parents and guardians) think. The value lies in both the big number who responded and in the quality of the responses. If you want a more active voice, do consider joining the Parents Association and be active within it, urging positive change in the direction you wish and being part of that change too.
Mr Stuart and all the staff, 4th April 2025
In Miss Lonergan`s and Miss Derwin`s fifth classes, students have been learning how to play Gaelic Football. Student`s are enjoying the chance to learn a new sport while having fun with their friends and teachers.
Parents / Guardians,
On Monday 24th March we asked you to do a survey. A terrific 65 of you did. We’re really grateful.
It’s now Friday 3:30pm the 28th March. We are compiling all the responses. We hope to post a summary of the responses next week.
Again thank you.
All the staff at Talbot
(Below is the text of the request to you on Monday….)
We want you to help us and the children create a new vision for Talbot. We also want you to help us reduce and deal with bullying.
And so we want you to do a survey ‘Your Voice, Your Vision’, which was emailed and sent to you on Aladdin today (on Monday 24th [March].)
It takes only 3 to 6 minutes. It’s really important.
All the questions are important. And your voice will be listened to and form part of what we do.
Teachers and students have been working on what will go into a new vision statement for Talbot. Now it’s your turn to have your say. The vision, when complete, will help everyone focus on what is most important for the children now and for their future. It will be referred to often so that everyone works towards a shared vision for your children.
Your answers on the bullying questions will show us what we need to do more and/or do better.
Please do the survey. It’s open until Friday 3pm, Friday the 28th. Thank you,
All the staff at Talbot
D’imríomar an Corn Talbóid ar Seachtain na Gaeilige. Bíonn seachtú a cúig (75) páistí as rang a trí agus rang a ceathair ag imirt agus tabhair Ian Dunne as St Patrick’s Athletic FC amach na bonn peile do na páistí a bhuaigh an comórtas.
As part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge we had a Seanfhocal an Lae (Irish proverb of the day).
We chose 5 Seanfhocals that are important for the children to know and we encourage the children to build the seanfhocals in to their lives.
Dé Luain:
“Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.”
(A country without a language is a country without a soul.)
Dé Máirt:
“Tús maith, leath na hoibre.”
(A good beginning is half the work.)
Dé Céadaoin:
“Ní neart go cur le chéile.”
(Many hands make light work.)
Déardaoin:
“An rud is annamh is iontach.”
(What is seldom is wonderful.)
De hAoine:
“Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí.”
(Praise youth and they will succeed.)
From the 10th until the 14th of March we held our attendance week, Strive for 5 (days in a row) and Seachtain na Gaeilge to promote our native language and traditions.
We held soccer competitions for 3rd & 4th classes (grma: Mr Carty / Mr Coleman), If You are in You Can Win raffle prizes, prize tickets for caint gaeilge and Golden Time in the afternoon.
Everyone was offered breakfast cereal at their desks on Wednesday and finally on Friday 14th we are holding our big Céilí over two sessions.
Over the last few weeks, the sound of Gaeilge being spoken, thin whistles being played, céilí dancing and traditional music has filled the corridors, halls and classrooms in Talbot!
Well done to everyone involved and especially Mr Carty for promoting these important events!
Congratulations to our two senior (5th & 6th class) quiz teams who came first and second in the North Clondalkin library quiz event on March 4th.
Well done to our two successful teams of Bobby, Harlee, Camden, Ella, Arthur, Eva, Ava and Kiril! They took home gold and silver medals, a certificate each and a plaque for our school!
There was 11 teams entered from various local schools and they now go through to a regional final in Ballyroan library against other schools in a months time.
Thanks to Mr Gordon for organising and preparing the teams for this important school competition.
We are very proud of our pupils and we want to wish them the very best of luck in the next big event!
