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Oil Spill Experiment
Rang a Cúig have been exploring climate change and pollution and their effects on the environment and marine life. Today, we carried out an experiment simulating an oil spill in the ocean and the most effective materials to clean it up.
34 minutes ago


Gymnastics
Rang a cúig have been having great fun practicing and perfecting their gymnastics skills!
5 days ago


Masters of Research
This month Rang a Cúig worked on explanation writing with a focus on famine. The boys learned a lot and using the Chrome Books, they led their own research on how famines occur as well as looking into some of the most notorious famines in history. They then used their research to put together some impressive group projects!
6 days ago


Designing Rollercoasters
Rang a cúig had a fab time designing and custom building rollercoasters using card and tape. After building, the boys tested their rollercoasters using a marble.
6 days ago


Christmas Play
Nollaig Shona ó rang a cúig! We had a blast auditioning for our parts, learning our lines rehearsing and performing our Christmas play for our parents, extended family and friends. Our hard work over the past weeks really paid off. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí!
Dec 21, 2025


Eardrum Experiment
Rang a cúig got Science Week 2025 off to a flying start by creating eardrum replicas to explore how sound waves cause the eardrum to vibrate. We have had lots of fun learning about the human ear and sound. Stay tuned to see what exciting experiments we explore next!
Nov 10, 2025


Building Bridges
Rang a cúig had a blast planning and creating some fabulous bridges using only dry spaghetti and glue. The boys put on their STEM thinking caps and came up with some exciting designs before bringing their bridges to life and testing their durability using a bucket filled with sand! We definitely have some future engineers in our midst!
Nov 10, 2025


Scary Cakes!
The boys had lots of fun making their scary cakes and showing off their creativity for our annual Scary Cake competition. Well done to everyone who entered the competition and a special comhghairdeas to our class winner and overall school winner. Maith sibh!
Nov 10, 2025


Friendship Week Debate
We had great fun during friendship week this year! On Friday, the boys in rang a cúig went head-to-head with the boys in rang a ceathar,...
Sep 20, 2025


Cycle Right
Rang a cúig had a blast in their first week of the RSA ‘Cycle Right’ programme. The boys learned a lot about stopping safely, indicating and traffic awareness on the road.
Sep 13, 2025


Pen Licence
This week the first group of boys in rang a cúig got their pen licences. The boys have been working very hard at their cursive writing....
Sep 5, 2025


Sandycove beach and James Joyce Tower
Rang a 4 enjoyed a sandcastle building competition and a tour of the James Joyce Tower today. It was a great trip out for our second last...
Jun 24, 2025


'Alone it Stands'
Rang a 4 performed their play 'Alone it Stands' for their families and the school last week. It was a great success.
Jun 21, 2025


Picasso
Rang a 4 learnt all about Picasso and created Picasso inspired faces. It was great fun and they turned out great!
Jun 21, 2025


GAA Blitz
On Wednesday rang a 4 played in a GAA Blitz against some other local schools. We had a great day out and the boys all played brilliantly.
Jun 13, 2025


Sports Day
Rang a 4 really enjoyed Sports Day on Friday.
Jun 7, 2025


Baltinglass
Rang a 4 had a great time at Baltinglass Outdoor Education Centre on Tuesday. The boys enjoyed kayaking, orienteering, zip lining, rock...
Jun 4, 2025


Well-being Week
Rang a 4 loved all well-being week activities. Yoga, Dave's jungle, Teddy's ice cream and the soccerthon were a real treat.
May 31, 2025


International Literature Festival
Rang a 4 really enjoyed going to see Shane Hegarty at the 'International Literature Festival' in Merrion Square.
May 31, 2025


Forces
Rang a 4 learnt all about gravity and forces. We had a competition to see which group could make the best parachute for a Lego man.
May 31, 2025
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