Roborovski Hamster

  The Roborovski Hamster is the smallest kind of hamster and the average size is 4.5 – 5cm long. The average weight is 20 – 25g. Like the other species of hamster the Roborovski is nocturnal but some can be quite sociable and come out for short periods in the day...

My Puppies

    Just a week after Christmas, my dog Daisy had puppies. It was a great Christmas present. They are now nine weeks old and are full of energy. I’m going to take you through their lives so far. They were born in the kennels because we were in England and...

A Week in 6th Class RETNS

Hi my name is Lee in 6th class and I want to tell you all about what we do during the week. On Monday we used to have Tag Rugby but we don’t any more. On Tuesday we do handball, with a really nice coach called Shamsi. On Wednesday we have choir. We have been...

My top 3 tips for starting YouTube!!!

Get permission. YouTube is a fun website where you can watch videos and make videos, but always be aware what you put up because anyone can look at it. Be confident. YouTube can also be good for improving your confidence in speaking in front of an audience. Have fun....

My Dogs

  I have two dogs, one is named Jessie and the other one is named Alex. Alex is male, Jessie is female. They are twins and are 5 years and 3 months old. We have had them since they were puppies. Their breed is Springer Spaniel. Alex is full white with brown...

My Book Recommendations

I really like reading, so I thought I would write about some of my favourite books. One book I really enjoyed reading was the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It’s about a world in the future, where every year 24 kids are chosen to participate in a fight to the death....

LEICESTER CELTIC 

Leicester Celtic is a Football team near Nutgrove Shopping Centre. They were founded in 1967 by Michael Flaherty and Father C.F. I play for the under 13s A team alongside another boy in my class. I joined the team in 2011 when I was 6 years old. They have an Academy...

Tips for getting Birds

Always get a type of bird that is quiet. If it’s loud you’re going to be awake all night. Quiet birds are the best. Never ever get one bird always get two. They get depressed and they need a friend when you leave the house. They could die of depression. Don’t leave...

Books I enjoy

Harry Potter   J.K Rowling (8+) A Series of Unfortunate Events  Lemony Snicket (9+) Girl Online  Zoe Sugg (aka Zoella) (10+) Mafiosa Catherine Doyle (12+) The Glass Children Kristina Ohlsson (12+) One Sarah Crossan (12+)...

Our School Trip to Baldonnel Aerodrome

On the second of March, 5th and 6th class went to an Aerodrome! This was thanks to Gillian, 5th Class pupil Jack’s mum. When we first got there we got to hold real guns (they didn’t have bullets in them). Afterwards we went to a museum all about old planes and...

GLOBAL GOALS ~ GOAL 13 ~ CLIMATE ACTION

Unless we act soon climate change will end up affecting all animals and finishing off some endangered species such as the polar bear. Polar Bears are dying when ice and snow melts and food is scarce. They are dying of starvation and lack of shelter. They need shelter...

Stoke City Football Academy

One day I set off on a journey to Stoke City with my football mates. We were going to play at the Stoke City Football Academy. First we had our plane trip to Stoke City. By the time we had got off the bus we were all tired and exhausted from what felt like the longest...

Andy and Ethan in First Class tell us all about Pancake Tuesday!

Pancake Tuesday.   On Pancake Tuesday 1st class went to the multi-purpose room for pancakes. There were three parents to help make the pancakes. To make the pancakes they used a pancake maker. 6th class helped with putting on the toppings. The 6th class...

My Favourite Things

  My Favourite Sweet/Chocolate Bar My favourite sweet or chocolate bar is a Lindt chocolate bar because it’s very nice and creamy.     My Favourite Band  My favourite band is five seconds of summer (5SOS) because I think their really good and...

Dogs

My Dog My dog’s name is Paddy and he is four years old, he is a Jack Russel mixed with something else that we don’t know. He has mostly black fur and his arms and legs are golden and his ears are brown.   Random dog facts!   The reason dogs curl up is...

Bluebell by Olivia

About bluebell Bluebell is my six year old cat. She’s a rescue cat, we got her from an organisation called Cats Aid. In 2010 she was a 6 month year old kitten found lost and starving in the forest, six months later we were looking for a cat. I saw Bluebell  and I...

Baldonnel Aerodrome – 5th & 6th visit

On the 2nd of March 2017, 5th and 6th class of R.E.T.N.S went to Baldonnel Aerodrome on a school trip. When we got to the aerodrome we saw a few different kinds of guns! We looked in the museum where we got to look at all the old planes and there was a flight...

Visit to Time Square Cinema NYC

  I went to a cinema in Times Square in NYC. I went to watch Rogue one (Star Wars). Thecinemawas very fancy and not cheap at all. It was connected to Starbucks, it even was connected by the door and had an entry and everything. We even went three stories up to...

Baldonnel Aerodrome

Today 5th and 6th class went on a school trip to Baldonnel aerodrome.   We all really enjoyed it. We left the school at 9:45 and arrived at 10:30ish.   Once we got off the bus we walked over to a little square and some of the army men...

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, “Ibra”, is a Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for Manchester United. His football career started with Malmö FF when he was 18. Since then he has played for some of the biggest teams in Europe including Juventus,...

Safer Internet Day 7th February

To mark Safer Internet Day we suggest you check out this cool  video.rap, about Internet Safety.   We hope you enjoy it!   https://goo.gl/Og6eDu    

Spring Drawing Competition

Hello, The ICT Committee is calling on all computer artists… We have an announcement to post here, We are holding a Spring Drawing Competition!!!  The requirements are that the pictures must be created on the computer and it must be your own original work....

Festive Lego Build Competition!

The ICT committee is running a Festive Lego Build competition. all you have to do is to create a festive scene using Lego (or Duplo) bricks. See below for some rules: 1. No copying other people’s build but you can use them for inspiration. 2. You can only use...

3ʳᵈ Class magazine

Have a look at the amazing class magazine 3ʳᵈ class created, under the guidance of editor Laoise Dennehy, 3ʳᵈ Class student.!   3ʳᵈ class magazine
Science Fair 5th & 6th Classes

Science Fair 5th & 6th Classes

On Thursday 24th of November 5th and 6th class held a super science fair. We spent the whole day showing of our science experiments.  5th class got no homework whilst 6th class got choice homework afterwards. There were so many cool science experiments that day;...

6th Class Senior Assembly – Day of the Dead

As some people know on the 1st and 2nd of November, the Day of the Dead Festival takes place. For anyone who does not know what The Day of the Dead is, it is a festival that takes place all around Central America. You may think this is a very dull day like going...

POLICY FOR COMMENTS ON THE KIDS BLOG!!!

We need a policy for comments on the kids blog and we are going to ask the whole school for their ideas. Every class will be asked to contribute. The class with the best guidelines will win the Golden Mouse!!

allcancode review

Hi,  my name is Jack from the ICT Committee. I am here to tell you about a coding web site called https://www.allcancode.com. This site is suitable for Junior Infants to 3rd class in Primary Schools. It shows you can have fun in coding by advancing though the levels...

6th Class Knitting Projects

This year in 6th class we started knitting bunnies. We did a lot of knitting with the help of Clodagh and we got loads done. It was a good experience to let everyone get to know how to knit. To knit a bunny you start by knitting a square and then sewing it together...