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Second Class
Fáilte go Rang a dó! We are 19 hard-working boys and we love being in Harold Boys. Our teacher is Ms Molloy. Have a look below at our latest news.
Summer 2025 Holidays
School’s out for summer, enjoy boys!
Talent Show 2025
A huge well done to our three acts, from Rang a Dó, who performed in this year’s HBNS Talent Show. One of the acts from Rang a Dó came...
Sandycove Beach
We are so lucky to have Sandycove Beach right on our doorstep. The boys had great fun taking part in our annual sandcastle competition....
Science - Water Cycle
This experiment is a great visual representation of what happens during the water cycle.
ScrÃobh Leabhar
Comhghairdeas leis an mbuachaill seo ó Rang a Dó. Bhuaigh sé an comórtas ScrÃobh Leabhar .
Soccerthon
Well done to all the boys who took part in our school’s Soccerthon.
School Tour
The boys had a great day going on their school tour to Baltinglass.
Wellbeing Week 2025
Our annual Wellbeing Week is off to a great start with a yoga session, a visit from Dave’s Jungle & the Teddy’s ice-cream van coming to...
Art - Outdoor Sketching
We took advantage of the good weather and had an outdoor art lesson to sketch our lovely school.
Art - Worry Dolls
Recently the boys made their own worry dolls using clay. The story Silly Billy inspired our artwork.
International Literature Festival 2025
Second & third class recently went to the ILFD in Merrion Square to see author Shane Hegarty.
Cuala Playground
We were delighted to be invited to the official opening of the Cuala Playground. The 99s were a great surprise too!
Easter Camp
The boys who enrolled for Harold Boys’ first ever Easter Camp had such fun!
Easter Poetry Competition
Congratulations to these three boys, from Rang a Dó, for winning this year’s Easter Poetry Competition. Maith sibh!
Active School Day
The boys had such a great time up Killiney Hill. Thanks to Ms Molyneaux and her committee for organising!
National Spring Clean
The boys did a great job litter picking along St. Patrick’s Road. Well done everyone!
Mother’s Day Art
The boys really enjoyed making special gifts for their mums for Mother’s Day on Sunday, 30th March.
Science - Weather
We made sundials to observe the angle of the sun throughout the day.
Comórtas na Seanfhocal
Comhghairdeas leis na triúir buachaillà seo! Maith sibh!
World Book Day 2025
Congratulations to these three boys for winning our book cover competition for World Book Day. Well done also to everyone who dressed up...
Engineers Week
Many thanks to our computer teacher Mr McCarthy for doing a rocket building workshop with us for Engineers Week, we had lots of fun! It...
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Cluichà trà Ghaeilge - Guess Who & Twister
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Léitheoireacht i mbeirteanna le Rang a Dó is Rang a Cúig.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhà na buachaillà ó Rang a Dó agus Rang a Trà ag labhairt le chéile i gciorcal comhrá. Maith sibh!
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhaineamar taitneamh as an Tráth na gCeist le Rang a TrÃ.
Engineers Week
The boys really enjoyed making their own roller cars at the Lexicon Library. They are all so creative!
Engineers Week
The boys really enjoyed making their own roller cars at the Lexicon Library. They are all so creative!
Maths - Tens & Units
The boys in Rang a Dó have been learning how to rename. Our tens and units really help to visualise this.
Congratulations
Well down to these three boys from Rang a Dó who won our school’s Internet Safety Slogan Competition for Safer Internet Day 2025 (11/02/25).
Cuala Abú
There was great excitement to welcome some of the winning Cuala players to Harold Boys’.
Maths - Weight
Our balancing scales really help us to estimate and learn about weight.
Window Tracing
The boys enjoyed tracing prints using the light coming into our classroom from the windows.
Science Experiments
We recently planted cress seeds in 2nd class. We also used citrus fruits to show the reaction between citrus juice and baking powder.
Soccer
The boys love their weekly training sessions with Franco from Dalkey United .
The Rainbow Fish
We used the story The Rainbow Fish for our Building Bridges strategy Making Connections. We also made our own little rainbow fish with...
Gymnastics
So far, the boys are enjoying their weekly gymnastics sessions in the hall. Our new mats are great for practising different jumps, rolls...
Christmas Jumper Day
It’s always a lovely occasion to see everyone wearing their favourite festive jumpers on this special day.
Christmas ‘24
The boys had such fun preparing for Christmas this year. We had a cheeky elf in our classroom, made loads of great Art & spent weeks...
History Week
Our annual History Week allows the boys to showcase old artefacts from home and to dress up as characters from the past. Our historical...
LEGO Club
It’s great to see the boys playing together every week at LEGO Club. They are always so creative!
Science Week: Coke & Mentos
The ever-popular Coke & Mentos experiment was great fun! We had one version with olive oil so the Coke & Mentos were trapped.
Science Week: Show & Tell
The boys brought in some wonderful experiments during Science Week. Well done!
Science Week: Rainbow Spinners
We made rainbow spinners to show how colours can merge together to make white light.
Maths: 2-D Shapes
The boys have been learning about two dimensional shapes. Handling them, finding them in our environment and making snowmen with these...
Drumming Workshop
The boys really enjoyed exploring different drums for our workshop with Neil.
Happy Halloween!
We have had a lot of fun in Rang a Dó over the last few weeks preparing for Halloween - musical statues, spooky poetry recital, dress up...
Rugby Training
The boys loved their five weeks of tag rugby training with Ryan from Leinster Rugby.
Library Workshop
We had a great time at our local library listening to children’s author Mary Murphy. She gave the boys some great tips on how to create...
Novel News
The boys have finished their first novel of the year The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark . They did such a great job making clay barn owls.
GOAL Jersey Day
The boys enjoyed their Friday minutes at Cuala for GOAL Jersey Day.
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