Ms. Lavelle's Class

We were busy making cards for our loved ones today. Happy Valentine’s Day. ❤️

1st and 2nd class have been learning about the lifecycle of the frog in our SESE class. We wrote a report on the frog also.

1st and 2nd class made St.Brigid’s crosses from coloured card. Thank you to Michelle for demonstrating how to make a cross from rushes...

We had great fun trying out a STEM challenge today in class. In groups we made a boat from tinfoil. The boat floated in water and we...

We explored data this week using smartie sweets. We sorted all the smarties into coloured sets and then counted each of the sets. We...

1st and 2nd class had great fun experimenting with a variety of magnets. First we predicted which items magnets would attract and which...

We are had lots of fun creating wonderful pictures in our art class

Junior to 2nd class had a wonderful trip to the Hawkswell Theatre to see “The Snowman”. Thank you to all involved in the show. We...

We have been covering pattern in maths. We decided to integrate this science experiment with the topic. You will need Skittles White...

We planted daffodil bulbs in pots before the Midterm break. We have a hyacinth bulb on display in our classroom and look forward to...

We had great fun making shapes with mini marshmallows, cocktail sticks and spaghetti.

We demonstrated a handwashing science experiment that reminded us the importance of using soap when washing our hands. Soap makes "germs"...

Wishing all our school community a happy, safe mid term break

We had a spooktacular time on the scary woods walk today.

1st and 2nd had fun exploring the school grounds today. We completed a shape trail in pairs.

We enjoyed listening to the autumn story The Leaf Thief. Our art class was inspired by the squirrel character and the autumn leaves as...

Look how much our sunflowers have grown. We planted sunflower seeds in spring and our teacher took care of the plant over the summer...

1st and 2nd class were busy drawing portraits last week. We love how they brighten our noticeboard.

1st to 6th class had a wonderful walk to the seashore today. We enjoyed looking at the wildflowers on our adventure and had great fun...

Junior Infants-2nd class had a wonderful school tour last Thursday. We visited Atlantic Sheepdogs where we saw a sheepdog demonstration. ...

1st and 2nd classes have been learning about Bees. Rathlee N.S. are working towards our 10th green flag under the theme Food and...

Junior Infants, Senior Infants , First and Second class had a wonderful morning attending a puppet show in Castleconnor Community Centre....

There is great excitement in our classroom this week as a butterfly has emerged from its chrysalis. We were lucky to see this happening...

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...

Materials: Properties and characteristics of materials In groups we tested a variety of materials to find out if they are transparent or...

Living things: plants and animals Energy and forces: Forces Maths:measuring We have been learning about bats in English this week. We...