In Rang a 5, we have been getting into a very positive mindset for the year ahead. We have had discussions about our feelings and how they affect our work in school. We painted and decorated our personal affirmation stones. they are a constant reminder to us that we are just great in 5th!.

In Senior Infants, we know we are special and important! Our names are important too – that’s why the first letter in our names gets a CAPITAL LETTER. We love our names!

As our community gets ready to welcome over 200,000 people to the National Ploughing Championships, we had lots of discussions about what it entails. Some of the senior classes will be looking into the history of the ploughing over the next few weeks. In the meantime, we got creative and decorated the foyer to welcome all the visitors to Ratheniska.

The football season has started and this year the boys take on Ballylinan, Ballyadams, Graiguecullen, Ballyroan and Abbeyleix  The girls will tog out against Ballylinan, Ballyadams, Graiguecullen, Stradbally and Abbeyleix  We wish them all the best and, of course, thank you to Mr. Conway and Mr. O’Mahony for continuing to mentor the teams.

A warm welcome back to everyone for the new school year. We welcome in particular the 24 little boys and girls who have joined us in Junior Infants. We look forward to watching them grow and flourish in the years ahead.