IT was a warm, sunny day as CBS Primary School welcomed their new pupils on Thursday morning.
The boys and girls enjoyed their first day and, as usual, were well taken care of by junior infants teachers Laura Donoghue and Daire Quirke as they took their first steps on the education ladder.
The experience was made more special by the presence of two dogs in the school’s therapy programme, run in conjunction with My Canine Companion, which specialises in training autism and therapy dogs and works with schools throughout Ireland.
‘Daithí’ and ‘Zorro’ were very protective of the little ones as photographers took their snaps to capture the moment for posterity. Scroll down for photos…
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………