Golden Mouse aware goes to 5th class!

Congratulations 5th class! Eight people in 5th class voted on the straw poll for ‘Favourite Subjects in School’. Art is the most enjoyed subject. We made a video for 5th class:   https://spark.adobe.com/video/JcBGWfkTsQy22...

Rathfarnham Castle Visit: Reports by Ciara C & Cara.

Report on 6th’s visit to Rathfarnham Castle In September 2016, 6th class went on a trip to Rathfarnham Castle. We first walked from the school down to Rathfarnham Village where we learned about Anne Devlin, the Court of Petty, and Rathfarnham Parish Church. We...
Handball Games – part of Active Schools Week  Report by Dennison

Handball Games – part of Active Schools Week Report by Dennison

We went outside on Friday to take part in handball games being played as part of Active Schools Week. 5THand 6th Classes took part in the event and the kids from 1st to 4th were on the side-lines watching the match. Some of the staff also took part in the event. There...
how baby birds keep their nests clean

how baby birds keep their nests clean

The parent feeds the greedy baby bird a furry black caterpillar. What does the baby bird do then? Watch closely to see what the baby bird does!   By Lee and Sam, 5th class click here to see our bird’s eye view video
The Bird Box – New Arrivals

The Bird Box – New Arrivals

Dennis our caretaker put up the bird box in the tree for us. He put the bird box in the wildlife garden. 4th class made the bird box with a little help from Petrina. We took some videos of the birds.  Written by Alannah from 2nd class with a bit of help from Lee, an...
Gaming prodigy winner announced!!!

Gaming prodigy winner announced!!!

Hi there! The ICT committee reviewed all the games created by children from 4th,5th and 6th classes. We were delighted with the high standard of the entries of all the people that entered. We spent a lot of time looking at the games and it was great fun playing them....
kids blog’s competitions!

kids blog’s competitions!

Hi, it’s the ICT Committee here and we have a new competition. Each month the class that submits the most posts to the kids blog wins a trophy for the month. The trophy is a golden computer mouse. Email your posts to:  kidsblog@retns.ie Best of luck.  ...
Julia’s Space Menu

Julia’s Space Menu

Julia from 4th Class wrote an interesting menu with a space theme! Check it out below: Space menu by Julia

CAMERA BIRD BOX

Some of the fourth class students made a bird nest box. Ethan writes about it.   The bird box                                         

Chinese food frenza

Some children from fourth class wrote menus for the Chinese New Year. Enjoy this menu by Ethan 4th class. Click link below. Holiday menu

How to make bird seed fat balls

      Some kids from 4th and 5th class made bird seed fat balls. We like to look after our feathered friends in the winter months. The ICT committee helped to take the photos. Ilana is on both the ICT committee and the Green Schools committee and is a...

Here’s another exciting new thing on the kids blog!!!

The ICT committee recently had a meeting and came up with lots of ideas! We would like the children to help us decide what to do next. We like you to vote it’s completely up to what you choose!!! Please click on the link below and it will take you to a webpage...

Global Goals

  Over the past couple of weeks 6th class have been learning about the Global Goals. The Global Goals have been drawn up to focus on three main areas they are to: End extreme poverty Fix climate change Fight inequality and injustice The Global Goals are set every...

Learning Log By Hannah 5th Class

  All year 5th class have been working on our ‘Learning Logs!’ Our Learning Logs are where we can record everything we learn each week and we can present it in our Learning Logs whatever way we like! We did a new entry in our Learning Logs every Thursday. We...

Learning Log By Sorcha 5th Class

In school we made learning logs. Learning logs are copies and every week we put in a new entry. Our entries are about things we have learned how to do in school such as an art project we did in school and sometimes they are about things we do at home such as learning...

Oscar’s Learning Log

  The next three paragraphs are about my favourite learning logs. Since we have started our learning logs we have done a lot and I will be writing about my favourite three. My three favourite would have to be Just One, the Famine and the Sikhism project.  ...

Learning Log By Tara 5th Class

Learning logs are a copy we can write about what we lent in that week. We all design our own learning log. Every Thursday we put in a new entry. If you don’t know what to write about we always have discussions in class about what we have learnt.   THE SECRET LIFE...

Learning Log By Ellen 5th Class

In Fifth class we have learning logs where we write paragraphs about activities we have done over the past year. We are allowed to draw and make pop-ups to decorate what we have written.       Peacock Art I wrote about this art lesson in my Learning Log...

Learning Log By Jennifer 5th Class

  Hello my name is Jennifer and in fifth class we’ve been doing Learning Logs. A Learning Log is a copy filled with information we’ve learned throughout the week and write down in our copy. Most Thursdays we would have Learning Log for homework. I’ve written...

Learning Log By Nada 5th Class

  In 5th class we made learning logs! Learning logs are copies that we designed and every Thursday we pick something that we learned that week and write it in our learning log. We can display it however we like. We all enjoy using them!  The canopy: In school we...

Learning Log By Holly 5th Class

  My Learning Log! Since September 5th class have been doing learning logs. A learning log is a copy book that each child can personalise and record what they have been learning. We are not told what to write, it is completely up to us! Here are some examples of...

Learning Log By Ben 5th Class

  Ben’s Learning log Over the past year my class and I have been doing something called a learning log. A learning log is when you write what you have learned and keep a memory and record of 5th class. We had written since the start of the year nearly every...

Learning Log By Cian 5th Class

  Learning log   This is my learning log it is where me and my class write in our logs about what we did in the past week. Basketball arena The first one is the national basketball arena when 6th class played me Kyle, Ben, Oscar, Calum, Sam all went to watch...

Learning Log By Jarvis 5th Class

  Intro:   We have been doing something called a Learning-Log over the last year. It is where you get a copy and write and draw about what you have learnt. Now I will tell you about my three favourite topics.   Felt Monsters:   We made felt...

Learning Log By Kyle 5th Class

My Learning Log This is my learning log. It shows some of the things I have learned over the year. I picked my three favourite pieces of work from this year I hope you enjoy.   Number 1(Wind instrument) This is my wind instrument it turned out a lot different. I...

Learning Log By Leo 5th Class

  When I heard that we were going to be making a learning log I was not that thrilled, but as the year went on I started to enjoy it more. Here is a summary of my three favourite entries.   No.1. This is my favourite entry because the Lego Workshop I will be...

Learning Log By Niamh 5th Class

  MY LEARNING LOG This year, every Thursday, we had to write about something that we learned and enjoyed over the week in our Learning Log. We can add pictures from the Internet, draw our own pictures and make pop-ups. I really like doing our learning logs and I...

Learning Log By Sam 5th Class

Learning logs   Learning logs are copies that we put information in that we would like to share with others mainly pieces we liked doing.    DREAM HOUSE Dream houses: we drew dream houses in our learning logs and labelled what everything was, mine was a...