Today, Rang a Sé took a trip to Leinster House. We had a great time learning about the history and functions of our Oireachtas, where our laws are debated and ratified. We even got to take a detour through the grounds of Trinity College, thanks to the beautiful Autumn weather!

Well done to all the boys in Rang a Sé who designed amazing posters and slogans for friendship week! A special congratulations to our three winners - maith sibh a bhuachaillí!

Rang a Sé had a ball today making loom band bracelets with their buddies in Rang a Dó. We can’t wait to watch out for our buddies around the school, help them settle in and to make them feel welcome in Harold Boys’ National School!

Rang a Sé finally got their turn to design and lay out a fantastic and challenging obstacle course for the younger classes to celebrate friendship week! Rang a Sé did a great job and everyone had lots of fun trying the obstacle course out.

On Wednesday, rang a sé took our first trip of the year to Kilmainham Gaol! We had a great time learning more about the Irish War of Independence and the Civil War and seeing the infamous jail for ourselves.

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!

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 Cúig had a brilliant time playing tennis with the Vex Robots, using their problem solving and critical thinking skills to beat their opponents.

We had a great time picking litter for our annual spring clean. Each class covered a different area of Dalkey, so we had a great spread across our locality. Well done for keeping our town tidy boys!

We had a fabulous Monday playing rugby in Kilbogget park with lots of other local schools at the Seapoint Blitz!

The boys had a super time in the annual penalty shootout for Active Week! Congratulations to the boys who got through to the final round from each class and a special congratulations to our fifth class pupil who was the overall winner!

A special congratulations to our Easter poetry competition winners in Rang a Cúig! These boys worked hard to produce beautiful poetry inspired by Spring and Easter - and their hard work paid off! Maith sibh a bhuachaillí. Keep writing!

We had a great trip to the Lexicon in Dún Laoghaire today where we learned all about crystals and how to make them! Watch this space as we develop our crystals in the classroom!

Rang a Cúig have been exploring forces in science this week and got very creative with some match sticks and blue tack. The boys were challenged to make a structure that could withstand the full force of a human hand, a water bottle and even a stack of books!

Rang a Cúig had a great time creating unique and imaginative structures from just craft straws, masking tape and cardboard. Every build was different and the boys let their creativity run wild.

Happy Engineers’ Week! Rang a Cúig had a great time planning, constructing and testing their wind turbines. The boys showed exceptional creative problem-solving, teamwork and logical thinking skills as they worked in groups and went head-to-head to test their builds.

Rang a 3 agus a 5 had a great time reading their Scríobh Leabhar to each other. Maith sibh buachaillí.

Inniu, léigh Rang a Cúig a gcuid leabhar Gaeilge le Rang a Trí. Bhí áthas orainn ar fad am a chaitheamh le chéile agus ár gcuid léitheoireachta agus scríobhnóireachta a thaispeáint. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí! Today, Rang a Cúig read their books as Gaeilge with Rang a Trí. We loved spending time together and showing off our reading and writing. Maith sibh a bhuachaillí!

Rang a Cúig have done great work this week by building on their understanding of decimals. We used concrete materials to represent various decimal numbers and checked each other’s work. Great collaborative learning - maith sibh, a bhuachaillí!

Rang a Cúig had a brilliant day out today at St Joseph of Cluny Secondary School. We watched their fabulous TY musical ‘Back to the 80s’!