Three seagull chicks are taking shelter from the heat on the school roof. An amazing sight to see!

Farewell Rang a Dó. Have a great summer!

Today went went to visit the James Joyce tower and made sandcastles on the Sandycove beach. A lovely second last day for rang a 3!

Rang a 3 have been busy learning the cup song as Gaeilge. We even learnt how to move the cup in time to the music. Maith sibh rang a 3!

The talent show was a great success this year. The entries from rang a 3 were super!

Congratulations to all the boys from Rang a Cúig who entered the talent show this year! We certainly have a talented class and it’s not always easy to stand up in front of the whole school to show it off. A special congratulations to one of our boys from Rang a Cúig who came in joint third place!

A big well done to these boys for taking part in this year’s HBNS Talent Show. So brave to stand up and perform in front of the whole school!

With summer just around the corner, the boys brought their teddy bears to school for a picnic up Killiney Hill. The playground was great fun too!

The boys’ creativity was very impressive for the sandcastle competition at our local beach, Sandycove.

We had a great day at Sandycove Beach for our sandcastle competition☀️

Rang a 4 had a lovely day for the annual 4th class seashore study day to Sandycove. The boys found plants and animals in the sea and around the rocks to complete their worksheets, made sandcastles and went for a quick tour to the James Joyce tower. It was such a fun day with sunny weather!!

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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!