Keeping Children Safe Online

Safer Internet.   A new Irish site, Cybersmarties.com, has recently been launched, endorsed by Pat Courtney, Director of Anti Bullying Services, former National Anti-Bullying Co-ordinator SPHE, Dept of Education. The site aims to allow children to use social...

HBSC 2014 Survey Results

Last year, a number of classes in RETNS took part in the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2014 (HBSC) survey. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study tells us what young people think about health and personal behaviours; how they perceive harm...

Proclamation for a New Generation

March 15th 2016 has been designated ‘Proclamation Day’ for schools in Ireland. A major focus on Proclamation Day will be the unveiling and reading of each school’s own ‘Proclamation for a New Generation’. Using the 1916 Proclamation schools are invited to write a new...

Lust for Life

@lustforlife Wellbeing for teaching and learning , written by Tomás Ó Ruairc ,http://www.alustforlife.com/the-bigger-picture/wellbeing-for-teaching-and-learning … pic.twitter.com/W4ESLmBnWG Retweeted by RETNS

Science Fair in RETNS

We held our very own Science Fair in RETNS in November. The fair was organised and hosted by students in 5th and 6th class and attended by children from JI to 4th class, who were amazed at what they discovered. Here are just some of the pictures of the Science Fair.  ...

Bouncing Away – The ups and downs of life and how to deal with them.

  Published in In Touch magazine, December 2015 Bouncing Away is the first mental health book in Ireland created by children for children. The book, funded by the Mental Health Services HSE Sligo/Leitrim/W Cavan, gives insight into children’s own perspectives on...