On Monday 30th August, we all arrived back to school full of delight to meet our friends again and to start our new school year. We would like to welcome our 22 new Junior Infants along with some other boys and girls who joined some of the older classes. We are following all Covid guidelines and are looking forward to a full school year in class with lots of adventures and learning along the way.
And so the year concludes and we all get to rest ,relax and renew. This year has been a year like no other , full of changes and challenges and it has made all of us so much stronger and more resilient. To celebrate our arduous journey through 2020/2021 we decided to make some wonderful memories and have a super Sports Day. Take a look and share these memories. https://vimeo.com/566568048
See you all on August 30th for Term 1.
Beir bua agus coinnigí slán.
“ Memory is the diary we all carry about with us “.
Oscar Wilde
As the boys and girls from Rang 6 prepare to move on to secondary school, Ms. Dunne, the staff and the wider school community would like to wish them well on their journey.
Go n-éirí an bothar libh, a bhuachaillí agus a chailíní!
Click here or on the picture to view to look at just a sample of their memories over the last eight years.
Following on from our reading of the famous Michael Rosen story, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”, Junior Infants headed off of their very own bear hunt on Tuesday. Some of the boys and girls in 5th Class had strategically hidden our bears in the GAA grounds. We had great fun chanting the words of the story as we went along and after recovering all our beloved bears, we played some games with the parachute!
Booklists for all classes for 2021-2022 can be be found at https://ratheniskans.ie/booklists-2/
After a lapse of 1 year, the annual Class to 3k returned today. 3rd to 6th classes have been training for the past number of weeks and were confident as they took to the pitch today to complete their 3 k. Many personal bests were smashed and we are very proud of each and everyone who took part. They now have a brand new hoodie as a reward for their efforts. Juniors, Seniors, First and Second pupils were equally proud of themselves as they did a mini-mini marathon by completing 1k and were presented with a Certificate of Participation for their efforts! Many thanks to all who organised the day especially some of our past pupils who helped out with the smooth running of the event.
Senior Infants are spending as much time as possible in the outdoor classroom that they have created and hope the weather remains good for the rest of the term. They were very fortunate to get some cable reels which they turned into tables, a pallet and pallet collar which became their mini garden and a restored blackboard which brings back memories of classrooms long ago. With a few other creative touches, they have a classroom outside which they loved coming to every day!
5th Class have been taking a virtual tour of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World during their History and Geography classes . They then got their artistic, engineering and creative skills together and created 3D models of the famous sites. A great hands-on and collaborative learning experience!
First Class went with their clipboards to Loughihoe last week. We looked at the cow parsley, we examined the buttercups, we found so many plants and brought them back to class to try to identify them. We looked in awe at the scenery all around the Ratheniska. We brought our lunch with us so that we would not have to go back to class too early as we enjoyed our learning so much!!
