We had an exciting day in Rathlee NS as our 3rd–6th class pupils proudly showcased their projects for our Science Fair, held as part of Science Week 2025. The event gave pupils the opportunity to become real scientists - investigating, experimenting, and sharing their discoveries with others. Each class began by presenting their experiments in their own classroom. Pupils demonstrated their work, explained the scientific ideas behind it, and answered questions from their peers

We had an exciting Maths Week in 3rd and 4th class! We played lots of maths games on the iPads. We enjoyed playing dice games too. We used our maths eyes to see maths in everyday things and talked about how maths is all around us. This helped us realise that maths is everywhere! One of the highlights of the week was the daily maths riddles. Some of them were tricky, but we loved figuring them out together!

This month 3rd and 4th class explored the strand of Construction in Visual Arts - and the results were spooktacular ! Focusing on line and shape, we made unique 3D pumpkins and Halloween lanterns. We also worked as a team to build a giant spider using recycled materials. We are very proud of all our creepy creations! 🎃 🕷️

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

We were delighted to welcome Sligo ladies senior champions Eoghan Rua to our school. A special congrats to past pupils Leanne Taylor, Orna O'Dowd and Claire Duffy! Best of luck to the girls in their Connaught quarter final v Glencar-Manorhamilton.

We have had lots of fun drawing skulls, mummies and spiders.

Materials and Change You will need: vinegar, I tablespoon bread soda, funnel, white balloon, bottle and black marker. What to do: pour the vinegar into the bottle. Put the bread soda into the ballon using the funnel. Attach the balloon to the bottle and hold the balloon up and let the bread soda fall in to the vinegar. Results: The balloon inflates. Then the bread soda and vinegar mixed we get a fizzy reaction Carbon dioxide is produced.

We are listening to the novel the owl who was afraid of the dark. During our art class we made owls inspired by Plop the main character. We also learned about Kandinsky who was known for using shapes, lines and bold colours.

In Science, 3rd and 4th class carried out an exciting experiment to explore the effects of different drinks on our teeth. Since eggshells are similar in composition to tooth enamel, we used them to test our question: Which drinks damage our teeth? We placed eggs in six different liquids—fizzy drink, milk, orange juice, MiWadi, water, and an energy drink—and left them for a week. The results were eye-opening! Some eggs were badly stained or had weakened shells, while others st

3rd and 4th class have had a busy and creative term. We began with this unique self portrait project. Our finished pieces are proudly on display — each one as original as the artist.

1st and 2nd class had lots of fun for Maths week. We completed a maths trail around the school and played some dice games in maths class.

5th and 6th enjoyed another busy maths week. We combined maths and wellbeing by surveying all the children in our school about pe. Our research and analysis produced some very interesting results. We also put our analytical skills to good use when doing our daily problem solving. Finally, we all know that maths is all around our environment so we used our school grounds to carry out a very enjoyable maths trail!

Now that we’re back at school, let’s keep reminding each other how important handwashing is for staying healthy.

In SPHE, 3rd and 4th class have been learning all about growth mindset—the idea that we can develop our abilities through effort, perseverance, and a positive attitude. We explored how challenges help us grow, mistakes are opportunities to learn, and that with resilience, we can achieve great things. To reflect on this learning, we created inspiring animal-themed artwork, each paired with a motivational message. From brave lions to calm koalas and determined ants, the art sho

Junior and Senior Infants had great fun participating in Maths Week this year! Working in pairs, the boys and girls played a tower-building game using a dice. Each roll decided how many blocks they could add to their tower — there were lots of giggles, teamwork, and careful counting as they tried to see who could build the tallest tower without it tumbling down! They also enjoyed a colourful Skittles sorting activity, where they grouped the sweets by colour and displayed thei

We are all really looking forrward to the Easkey Scarecrow festival. Thanks to our 5th class girls for creating Pothole Patrick who is the proud scarecrow representative from Rathlee NS !

As part of our Science lessons, we carried out an exciting experiment using bicarbonate of soda, vinegar and food colouring . When we...

Our junior and senior infants found calm and fun indoors this morning through indoor yoga!

The Sligo Primary Schools' Cross Country competition was held in Rathcormac last weekend. Our athletes trained very hard over the last...

Our girls' and boys' teams enjoyed a great day of gaelic football in the Cuman na mBunscol mini 7s competition held in Castleconnor. We...