“Getting in the Light” by 6th Class

“Getting in the Light” by 6th Class

In 1946 two out of three Irish homes had no electricity. World War Two had ended and unemployment gripped the nation. The government launched the Rural Electrification Scheme.    Inspired by stories about rural electrification from the book “Then There...
2nd Class Art inspired by Artist Christopher Niewman

2nd Class Art inspired by Artist Christopher Niewman

Harry brought us in a great book by the artist Christopher Niewman. He uses everyday objects to create his art. We decided to make drawings inspired by his work. When we finished working with our own objects, we swapped and made other drawings using new objects. We...
Third Class Write a Book Adventures

Third Class Write a Book Adventures

The seriously talented budding authors of Third Class have spent this week putting the final touches to their Write a Book stories.  Their creativity, imagination and illustration has been truly amazing, to say nothing of their hard work, dedication and...

Winter Break Newsletter

Click on the link below for the latest edition of our Newsletter. It is a synopsis of our school year so far from September to December and includes lots of pictures of this year’s amazing Winterfest – what more can be said? The children surpassed themselves...
Student Council Newsletter

Student Council Newsletter

            Welcome to the RETNS Kids’ Newsletter! Earlier this term, the Student Council came up with the idea of publishing a regular kids’ newsletter. We went around to all of the classes and got some great suggestions from you all...