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We were delighted to have a visit from Leinster and Ireland rugby player, Robbie Henshaw.  Robbie spoke to the boys at our Friday assembly about his life as a top level sportsperson.  He kindly made time to answer some very interesting questions from the floor.  One lucky Star Boy even received a signed jersey.  This was a special day in Star of the Sea.

The Star of the Sea carol service was a lovely occasion this year.  Well done to all of the boys, who sang beautifully.  Thanks to all staff, parents and members of the parish community whose work and cooperation make this a special evening every Christmas.

We celebrated Maths Week during October.  All boys took part in fun maths activities during which they measured, solved, hypothesised, reasoned, searched, connected, improvised, communicated, estimated and guessed their way through special activities organised by the teachers.  At our school assembly, the boys took turns to solve problems on the big screen that had been posed and illustrated by fellow pupils.  Some very young pupils spoke in front of the entire school as to their answers and the thought processes behind them.  These were among the best instances of maths talk during maths week! Classes took part in maths trails, shape hunts, maths quizzes,  paper aeroplane distance measuring competitions, and other enjoyable pursuits.  Two star boys shared the contents of the sweet jar, having each come within one of estimating the exact number of sweets!  We pay particular credit to the boys in our senior school who were paired with younger pupils for some activities.  They were kind and helpful to their fellow star boys!

After several big wins during September and October, our senior football team topped their group and progressed to the quarter final of the Corn Frank Cahill competition.  We welcomed Scoil Naithi to Sean Moore Park.  The Star team played with skill, composure and great commitment against strong opponents.  It was not to be our day, however, with the result only decided in the final minute.  The boys were very disappointed but gracious in defeat.  Several boys had their best ever match in the Star jersey and everyobe believed this would be a ‘Croke Park’ year.  Following the mid term break, we have commenced hurling training each Tuesday and Thursday.  Cross country training is ongoing each Monday and Wednesday.

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Our fifth and sixth classes were very fortunate to receive a block of boxing lessons from Olympic gold mesallist, Michael Carruth.  These sessions were unlike anything the boys had experienced before from a fitness-building point of view.  We are so grateful to Michael for giving us his time and sharing his knowledge with us.

Jamie and Alex from Wanderers FC coached Rugby in the astro yard during September and October.  The boys very much enjoyed their sessions and the standard of running, catching and throwing improved throughout the duration of the block.  Kenny Carroll has commenced hockey coaching during November.  Pupils with PE on Mondays are receiving gymnastics coach in the hall for an 8 week block.  After Christmas, pupils who have PA on Thursdays will start gymnastics.  Fourth class is currently enjoying a block of swimming lessons in SportsCo, with third class having enjoyed the first set of lessons this school year.

We celebrated Science Week 2025 in Star of the Sea this October!  Every class particupated in fun science investigations, experiments and projects.  Later this year, our sixth class star boys will represent the school at the RDS Science Fair.

The boys on our senior and junior football squads have been training two and sometimes three times a week since the start of the new term.  We are improving every day and the enthusiasm of the boys is infectious.  The senior team enjoyed useful friendly matches against St. Mary’s Booterstown and St. Michael’s junior school before starting their Cumann na mBunscol (Corn Frank Cahill) campaign with a home win against St. Anne’s of Shankhill.  The next two matches are away to Our Lady’s Grove Goatsatown and St. Mary’s Donnybrook.

Our junior team played the first match of the season away to St. Brigid’s, Foxrock.  The boys performed well against a strong St. Brigid’s side, with the home team coming out on top.  The junior team’s next game is at home to St. Cristopher’s.

As always, we thank our teachers who volunteer their time to coach and manage our football squads.  We are grateful to Clanna Gael Fontenoys: we are so fortunate to have such great facilities right beside our school, allowing us to train all year round.