We collected soil samples and examined its components this week.

We were so lucky to have a visit from 3 kittens this week.

We are learning all about cooperation. The boys loved working together to solve puzzles.

The boys designed and made parachutes for their Legomen.

Lots of team work was needed for this game!

Rang a 3's Scríobh Leabhar winner was presented with a medal on Monday night at Killiney Castle.

Rang a 3 loved their design their own superhero workshop with Alan Nolan this week.

Rang a 3 loved Sports day this year. We were very lucky with the weather. We had a great mixture of races; flat race, potato and spoon race, wheel barrow race, three legged race, chin race, weekend race and lots more. There was a medal ceremony and ice pops for everyone at the end.

Rang a 3 had a super school trip in Baltinglass yesterday. The boys did archery, kayaking, rock climbing. zip lining and orienteering.

We were delighted to see the Teddy's Ice Cream truck pull up outside our school on sunny Friday afternoon. What a treat!

We loved having our Soccerthon this Wednesday. Thanks to Ms. Breen for reffing and to Ms. Fry for the refreshments afterwards.

We loved having Dave's Jungle come into visit our school this week.

Last Wednesday 3rd class went to the literature festival in Merrion Square. We attended a highlly engaging talk/workshop with Aoife Dooley author of Squid Squad.

Rang a 3 learnt all about Andy Warhol and Pop Art this week.

Rang a 3 earned enough Dojo points for a trip to Cuala and ice pops!

3rd class finished painted their Titanics. They are on display in the hall. Maith sibh.

Rang a 3 are learning about Heat. We predicted and measured 3 different temperatures around the school. We learnt about what makes good conductors and insulators.

We are learning all about the Titanic at the moment. We are busy constructing Titanics in groups.

Rang a 3 enjoyed litter picking on Castle Street this Tuesday.

Rang a 3 went to a talk with Alan Nolan in Dalkey library on Monday. He was brilliant. He had inspired our writing and drawing.

The whole school completed in a penalty shoot out on Tuesday. Two boys from every class will compete in the final on Friday.

3rd class were delighted to complete their PAWS course this week. Maith sibh buachaillí.

The whole school really enjoyed 'Active Day' today. We were so lucky with the weather! Activities included; tag rugby, den building, archery, team building, balancing and the slip and slide.

On Friday we had three super show and tells.

Rang a 3 had fun collecting eggs on their Easter egg hunt on the last day before the holidays.

Rinneamar "Walkway' as Gaeilge. Ag gach stáisiún chaitheamar rudaí gníomhach a dhéanamh.

For rang a 3's Friday minutes we went to Cuala! It was such a treat in the sun!

3rd class loved reading George's Marvellous Medicine. The boys completed all their work on the novel in their own mini books.

3rd class created faces inspired by Picasso!

The boys loved creating their world book day covers. Here are the winners. Maith sibh buachaillí.

The boys really enjoyed entering the school's seanfhocail and World Book Day poster competitions. Math sibh buachaillí!

The boys are loving playing Cé Mise!

Rang a 3 agus a 2 loved this tráth na gceist on Monday: Bhain said alán trial as. Go raibh maith agaibh rang a sé!

On Friday rang a 3 went to the National Art Gallery. We saw Caravaggio, Jack B. Yeats, The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, Monet and much more. We finished with some sketching of Military Manoeuvres. A great day out.

Rang a 3 loved World Book Day. Some of us dressed up as our favourite characters and others dressed up a potato as their favourite characters.

Rang a 3 have been learning all about the weather. We made weather instruments and went out to record the weather.

Rang a 2 agus a 3 were very lucky to go to the young Einstein show at the Lexicon in Dun Laoghaire. The experiments were very interesting and the boys learnt about electricity, animation, non-Newtonian fluids and much more.

The boys made super hot air balloon Valentine's Day cards. Who is going to be lucky enough to receive one???

The boys practiced the pencil roll, egg roll, James Bond roll, forwards roll and backwards roll this week.

Rang a 3 agus a 5 had a great time reading their Scríobh Leabhar to each other. Maith sibh buachaillí.

Congratulations to these two boys, who both won awards for their short-films at the Arclight Film Awards. We are so proud!

Inniu, léigh Rang a Cúig a gcuid leabhar Gaeilge le Rang a Trí. Bhí áthas orainn ar fad am a chaitheamh le chéile agus ár gcuid léitheoireachta agus scríobhnóireachta a thaispeáint. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí! Today, Rang a Cúig read their books as Gaeilge with Rang a Trí. We loved spending time together and showing off our reading and writing. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí!

This week rang a 3 have been learning all about 3D shapes. The boys enjoyed a 3D shape maths trail and making prisms and pyramids with match sticks and blue tack.

Rang a 3 made printing stamps last week. Each stamp had and abogiginal symbol on it. This week we used them to make group and whole class aboriginal stories.

The whole school are really enjoying the active breaks challenge. Every day we are being active and doing the Croke Park movement break videos.

Rang a 3 enjoyed practicing balancing in pairs this week.

Rang a 3 had a bring in a teddy day. It was lovely meeting all their furry friends!

Rang a 3 are loving gymnastics. We also had our bimonthly trip to the library.

3rd class did a great job on their Aboriginal art work. Maith sibh buachaillí.

On Wednesday the whole school celebrated our school's 125th anniversary. We had a wonderful celebration with songs, speeches, poems, planting of a tree and raising of our new flag.