On 11th May 2024 2nd class received the Sacrament of Holy Communion from Fr. Hogan. Thank you to everyone who helped out in this...

All classes have been busy this week planting spring onion and spinach seeds. We will be busy weeding our vegetable garden in...

We have welcomed 5 caterpillars to our classroom. We are excited to see the transformation they will take over the next couple of weeks....

We used bread to demonstrate the importance of washing our hands. The class touched one slice with unwashed hands and one slice with...

We have been busy adding colour to our new classroom walls.

Ms Hughes, On behalf of all the students and staff past and present of Rathlee National School, we want to thank you. We would like to...

Today we planted our seed potatoes in potato bags. Firstly, We had prepared the potatoes indoors to help them get a good start - this is...

Our class had fun using cubes, lollipop sticks, hand span and metre strings to measure items in the classroom. We have been learning...

We had great fun dressing up in all things green for our Green Day 2024.

Happy Mother's Day from 1st and 2nd class.

Thank you to Fr.Joseph who celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation in Rathlee church today March 6th. Congratulations to our 2nd class.

We used four glasses to investigate high and low sounds. We filled one glass with water and left one glass empty. When we tapped each...

Each Chinese year is associated with an animal sign which features 12 animal signs in the order Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake,...

Last month we focussed on the writing genre procedural writing. We learned about using our bossy or command words.

1st and 2nd classes used cotton buds to paint our hyacinth pictures. We had to work slowly to use the three purple colours. We hope you...

1st and 2nd classes made St Brigid's crosses from pipe cleaners.

We had fun today investigating slopes and friction. We used our maths books to prop up a ramp made from a kitchen roll. We timed how...

We started learning about the common dolphin from the Seakeepers project. We wrote a report on the dolphin and displayed this with our...

Last month we investigated static electricity in Science class. We cut up paper into small pieces. We inflated balloons and rubbed the...

We registered for the Picker Pals programme and received our pack a few weeks. This programme is aimed at 6-9 year olds focussing on...

We have been learning about homes in our SESE this month. We worked in pairs to build a variety of buildings from Lego. Wonderful...

In art classes this month, we have been focussing on printing from the visual art curriculum. We used straws for our winter trees and...

We have been playing gumball in pairs this week. It has been fun while working on our mental maths skills.

Thank you to Jacob for bringing in the marine mammal skeletons which he found on the seashore with his family. Our investigations lead us...