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.

Active week is part of our annual school calendar. It is accessible to all pupils and invites suggestions from pupils and parents. Students can wear tracksuits for the week, physical activity replaces homework, active walkway, active day up Killiney hill, 6th class v staff basketball match and much more.

Our school likes to communicate all things active with parents and guardians. This year we met with our Local Sports Partnership and Sports Inclusion Officer to get their support and advice. We have a super committee and Active Slogan. Here is our notice board.

Our staff are always trying to increase physical activity across the school day. We have twice daily playground breaks, access to sports equipment, playground leaders, active school walkway, whole school active break challenges and much more.

Harold Boys' N.S. teaches all strands of PE including 6 weeks of aquatics.. This year we focused on improving our gymnastics strand and worked on the fundamental movement skills of walking, running, hopping and skipping. All pupils receive PE homework on Wednesdays.

Many Harold Boys' students were involved in the community games at Santry over the weekend. We are so proud of their achievements. Maith sibh buachaillí!

Using Roy Lichtenstein as our inspiration the boys designed Pop Art names.

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.

Well done to the boys on our schools’ chess team. They represented our school so well at a recent chess tournament at St. Michael’s. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí!

Second class enjoyed their first ever Sports Day at Harold Boys’. Everyone had a great day at Cuala, we were very lucky with the weather.

We are lucky to have so much PE Equipment at HBNS. All clearly labelled ready for use!

Each class gets PE homework every Wednesday. One of the boys from second class was the first to complete this sheet and he was rewarded with a prize!

One of our students is a swimming champion. We are so proud of him.

Our committee has two representatives from every class. They meet once a month to discuss ways our school can be more active. They are playground leaders as well as communicators pf all things active in the school.

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.

We had a fantastic time at our sports day today! We won lots of medals, had lots of fun and we were blessed with sunshine!

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

Everyone enjoyed all of the activities on offer at Baltinglass Outdoor Education Centre - kayaking, archery, orienteering, climbing, abseiling & zip-lining.

Second & third class went on their school tour to Baltinglass. The boys had such fun kayaking in the river!