We demonstrated a handwashing science experiment that reminded us the importance of using soap when washing our hands. Soap makes "germs" scatter. We sprinkled black pepper onto water in a bowl. This represented "germs " on our skin. The teacher covered one finger with dish soap and stuck the finger into the water. The germs scattered from the soap.

We had a very exciting day on Friday. The children wore their Halloween costumes to school and also brought their pumpkin creations in for our annual competition. There was fantastic creativity. Well done to the prize-winners in each classroom. Thank you to our hard working Parents Association on organising this fun activity. Later in the day, we went to Kilglass for the Scary Wood Walk which was very spooky!

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

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 its bushy tail.

Rathlee NS looks forward to welcoming all the boys and girls, especially our new junior infants back to school next Monday for the start of a new school year!