We are enjoying rehearsing for our upcoming Christmas Carol Concert.

Rang a 3 really enjoyed history week. Lots of the boys brought in artefacts and joined the whole school history timeline in the yard.

We have started playing hockey this year. Our coach Ben from Avoca hockey club taught us lots of new skills and we really enjoyed playing a new sport.

3rd class earned 3000 Dojo points so they were rewarded with a class Disco. It was great fun!

Rang a 3 loved their drumming workshop this Monday.

We had a great debate about uniforms with second class on Thursday. Maith sibh buachaillí!

Last week we drew our school and this week we made clay models of our school. We will paint them next week.

We have been learning all about animals. We went on a mini beast hunt around the school. We found many invertebrates including spiders, earthworms, snails and wood lice. We examined, identified and drew them back in the classroom.

This week we learnt all about 2D shapes. We went on a 2D shape trail around the school and at home.

The school are taking part in the Active School, 'Skip Around the World' Challenge with month. They are enjoying getting out and skipping as much as we can.

This month rang a 3 have been learning all about our school. We learned all about its history by looking at old roll books and photographs. We went outside for art and drew the school. Next week we will make models of the school out of clay.

Rang a 3 went to the Lexicon today to see 'Dr Brain Fun-believable Science'. He was brilliant! The boys had great fun learning about gravity, balancing and friction.

Rang a 3 are budding artists. We have been learning to draw from observation. The boys drew each other and created a self portrait.

Rang a 3 had their first trip to the library this week. The boys enjoyed picking new books and having some quiet reading time there.

Rang a 3 really enjoyed Friendship week. We had an obstacle course, debate against 2nd class, wrote a friendship poem, made friendship...

Rang a 3 have had a great start to the year. We have set up our class rules, tables names and jobs. We have GAA on Tuesdays, Soccer on...

School’s out for summer, enjoy boys!

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...

We are so lucky to have Sandycove Beach right on our doorstep. The boys had great fun taking part in our annual sandcastle competition....

This experiment is a great visual representation of what happens during the water cycle.