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Titanic
3rd class finished painted their Titanics. They are on display in the hall. Maith sibh.
May 9


Heat
Rang a 3 are learning about Heat. We predicted and measured 3 different temperatures around the school. We learnt about what makes good conductors and insulators.
May 1


Titanic
We are learning all about the Titanic at the moment. We are busy constructing Titanics in groups.
May 1


National Spring Clean
Rang a 3 enjoyed litter picking on Castle Street this Tuesday.
May 1


Alan Nolan
Rang a 3 went to a talk with Alan Nolan in Dalkey library on Monday. He was brilliant. He had inspired our writing and drawing.
May 1


Annual Spring Clean
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!
Apr 28


Seapoint Blitz
We had a fabulous Monday playing rugby in Kilbogget park with lots of other local schools at the Seapoint Blitz!
Apr 27


Penalty Shootout Final
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!
Apr 24


Staff v Rang a Sé Basketball Match
The boys had a fantastic time cheering on Rang a Sé as they went head-to-head with staff in our annual basketball match for Active Week! Well done to Rang a Sé who played brilliantly - and a special congratulations to the staff team who managed to pip them at the post for a very close 17 - 16 point win!
Apr 24


Binning It Better
This week our Green Schools committee had the opportunity to test their skills and brush up their knowledge of rubbish sorting and responsible recycling through the ‘Bin it Better’ workshop. The boys impressed our visitor with their existing knowledge and learned a lot about how they can encourage people around them at home and in school to “Bin it Better”. Well done boys!
Apr 22


Penalty shoot out
The whole school completed in a penalty shoot out on Tuesday. Two boys from every class will compete in the final on Friday.
Apr 22


PAWS (Primary Aquatic Water Safety)
3rd class were delighted to complete their PAWS course this week. Maith sibh buachaillí.
Apr 22


Great start to active week!
Rang a 4 enjoyed their annual trip to Killiney Hill for active week. It was a brilliant and sunny day which made the slip n slide extra fun!!☀️
Apr 21


Active Day
The whole school really enjoyed 'Active Day' today. We were so lucky with the weather! Activities included; tag rugby, den building, archery, team building, balancing and the slip and slide.
Apr 20


Show and Tell
On Friday we had three super show and tells.
Apr 19


Easter Poetry Competition 2026
Rang 6 Winners! Leo Colwell, Daniel O'Shaughnessy and Michael Barrett. Well done boys!
Apr 13


ASW is coming!
Active School Week is coming! Here are the details.
Apr 6


What clubs are you in?
In our recent ASF survey we could see that our students are heavily involved in sports with outside clubs. At Harold Boys' N. S. we think this is fantastic and want to continue to encourage outside school sports and develop links with these clubs where possible.
Apr 6
ASF Parent Survey
The results are in for our Active School Flag parent survey. Thank you to the 30 parents who completed it. The headlines are: 60% of parents said they do not get enough information about their child's progress in PE. Teachers will ensure to give more feedback on PE at PT meetings. Only 33% of parents said that their child received PE homework. Teachers will give an activity sheet every Wednesday that must be signed by parents. 73% of parents have not visited our ASF page. We
Apr 6


ASF Student Survey
The results are in for our Active School Flag student survey. Thank you to the 100 students for completing it! The headlines are: 1. While 89% enjoy PE there is less enthusiasm for Gymnastics and Dance. So we will work to try and encourage these. While almost 50% enjoy PE homework 12% are not getting any. We will make sure each class ticks off an active activity every Wednesday. Only 30% of students said they visited our ASF page. We will promote it and ask the students to ch
Apr 6
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