Blackrock School

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Congratulations and a sincere thank you to everybody who helped to make our recent concerts such an outstanding success. Every class from Junior Infants to Sixth gave a brilliant performance and as usual the sixth class show was unique and special. It was also very rewarding and inspiring to see many fantastic individual performances. Since Easter all classes have been rehearsing - learning lines, practising moves and organising props and outfits.

A special thanks is due to our Sp. & Drama teacher our class teachers and Support teachers.
Our ancillary staff and support staff also worked very hard with the preparations. This was a great whole school community effort and the rewards were recognisable during the concerts.

Thank you all who helped prepare in any way - with outfits, props, etc
See photos of the concerts in the parents' section of this site.

St. Oliver Plunkett N.S. is a 20 teacher primary school in the rapidly expanding seaside village of Blackrock, Co. Louth. Blackrock N.S. (Boys and Girls) was built in 1898 and opened on Jan. 10 1899. The school was renovated in 1931 and a 4 - classroom extension was added on in 1931. The two schools were amalgamated in 1970. Work began on the two-storey extension in 1976 and it was officially opened by Cardinal Tomas 0 Fiaich on Sat. 15 April 1978. To cater for an ever-growing community a 6-classroom extension, along with major refurbishment, was built in 2001. A further new classroom was built in 2005.A final new classroom and Resource Room were added on in the summer of 2007. Neither could have been completed without the generous support and loyalty of parents and friends.
***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Facilities Facilities include a playground at the front of the school for Infants and First classes. Second classes play at the side of the school and all other classes play at the back.We have a full size basketball court and two playing pitches at the back.
Indoor facilities comprise a fully fitted P.E. hall and a Computer room.
We have 16 mainstream classrooms and 4 smaller rooms for support/resource teaching. All classrooms are equipped with computers and on line data projectors. A number of classrooms are also fitted with interactive whiteboards.
Having a lift is an important asset in a two storey building. ..................................................................................................................................
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STAFF

Mrs. Angela Mc Adam- ( Principal),
Mrs. M. O'Brien -(Asst.P.)
Mr. S. Morahan,
Mrs. J. Thornton,
Mrs. J. Stanley,
Ms. S. Connolly,
Mrs. J. Dennedy,
Ms. E. O'Neill
Mrs. M. Watters,
Mrs. P. Farrell,
Ms. A. Hallissey,
Mrs. A. Murphy,
Ms. K. Breen,
Mrs. H. O'Sullivan ,
Mrs. G. Shine,
Mr. L Fitzhenry,
Mr. A. Mannion,
Ms. A. Stanley
Mrs. Fiona O'Hora
Ms. P. Reynolds (Sp. & Dr. Teacher)
Ms. D. Clarke (shared Resource Teacher with St. Francis N.S.)
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Secretary: Mrs. M. McKenna
Caretaker: Mr. Peter Rogers
S.N.A.s: Mrs. J. Murray, Mrs. M. Kirke,
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Throughout the year children participate in many activities:

Speech & drama
Swimming
Gaelic football coaching and competitions
Soccer and Rugby coaching and competitions
Choir
School fundraising
Charity fundraising
Christmas and nativity plays
Engineering competition
Fire drill
Art competitions
Trips to the local library and museum
Quizzes
Debating
Public speaking
Gardening and greenschools activities
Litter control and recycling
Energy use reduction
School tours
Book reviews
Poetry and essay writing competitions
Annual book week and halloween fancy dress, story telling
Concerts
Recorder classes
French Classes
Spanish Classes
Violin classes
Talent competitions
Feis Dhun Dealgan
Sports day
Open day for new children and their parents
Tennis Coaching
Hurling Coaching

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