top of page

Search


Curious Minds Gold Award
We are delighted to share that our school has been awarded the Curious Minds Gold Award. This is our 16th science award. This...
rathleenationalsch
Jun 221 min read
Magnetism
1st and 2nd class had great fun experimenting with a variety of magnets. First we predicted which items magnets would attract and which...
rathleenationalsch
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Halloween Pictures using Google Drawing
We were very creative in 3rd and 4th classes creating our digital Halloween pictures using google drawing.
rathleenationalsch
Oct 16, 20241 min read
Digital Art using Google Drawing
3rd and 4th class children used the Google Drawing Tool to create a Summer Sunset picture. Using this tool encourages creativity as the...
rathleenationalsch
Oct 8, 20241 min read


Mouldy bread- how clean are our hands?
We used bread to demonstrate the importance of washing our hands. The class touched one slice with unwashed hands and one slice with...
rathleenationalsch
Apr 20, 20241 min read


Measuring
Our class had fun using cubes, lollipop sticks, hand span and metre strings to measure items in the classroom. We have been learning...
rathleenationalsch
Mar 26, 20241 min read


Sound - investigating high and low sounds
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...
rathleenationalsch
Feb 29, 20241 min read


The Model
We visited The Model in Sligo, on Tuesday, February 27th to see the exhibition, ' The Sunset Belongs to You' by two of the country's...
rathleenationalsch
Feb 29, 20241 min read


Ojos de Dios
Ojos de dios , god's eyes,” were made by the Huichol indigenous peoples of Mexico. The Huichol symbolism of the god's eyes is primarily...
rathleenationalsch
Feb 25, 20241 min read


Salvador Dali & Surrealism
We enjoyed learning about SalvadorDali and Surrealism. We made melted clocks with clay to represent the melting clocks in his painting...
rathleenationalsch
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Lá Fhéile Bríde
Bhíomar an-ghnótach inniú ag déanamh crosa Bhríde. Tá an t-earrach linn.
rathleenationalsch
Feb 1, 20241 min read


rathleenationalsch
Dec 21, 20230 min read


STEM - Beebots
The Bee-Bot is an interactive tool used to create hands-on and engaging learning experiences for primary school students. It is an...
rathleenationalsch
Dec 21, 20231 min read


Electric Quiz
Today fifth and sixth class made a quiz game with a light that flashes to show the right answer. As electricity will only flow when...
rathleenationalsch
Dec 20, 20231 min read


Chemistry: How do crystals form in borax?
Borax is a soft crystal mineral that is soluble, meaning that it can be dissolved in liquid (especially water). With this experiment we...
rathleenationalsch
Dec 14, 20231 min read


An Geimhreadh Fir Sneachta ag Súgradh
We drew perspective snowmen with compasses. Then we gave each snowman their own personalit. We used Google Docs on our Chome Books to...
rathleenationalsch
Dec 2, 20231 min read


Stay Safe, Stay Clear Competition
We entered the ESB, Stay Safe, Stay Clear poster competition. students are asked to create a poster sharing what they have learned...
rathleenationalsch
Dec 2, 20231 min read


History: The Great War 1914-1918
We are learning about World War 1. We have listened to songs of that period, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" and "Pack up Your Troubles"...
rathleenationalsch
Nov 29, 20231 min read


STEM-Can you make a paper bat fly?
Living things: plants and animals Energy and forces: Forces Maths:measuring We have been learning about bats in English this week. We...
rathleenationalsch
Oct 30, 20231 min read


Halloween Ghost
Materials:Materials and Change You will need: 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of bread soda, funnel, white balloon, bottle and black...
rathleenationalsch
Oct 24, 20231 min read


Edible Landscape Project
We are looking after our Edible Landscape area. We now have the perimeter in brick. We have lots of parsley and chives. The lavender is...
rathleenationalsch
Oct 23, 20231 min read


Maths Week
We continued to have fun with maths for the remainder of Maths Week by using the resources from the Maths Week Team.
rathleenationalsch
Oct 23, 20231 min read


Maths Week: Sligo ATU
5th and 6th class travelled to Sligo Atlantic Technological University, Tuesday 17 th October, as parts of Maths Week. There were 10...
rathleenationalsch
Oct 23, 20232 min read


Maths Week
On Monday, 16th October2023 we made Boxty. Boxty comes from "arán bocht tí" We used a weighing scales to weigh the ingredients , we had...
rathleenationalsch
Oct 22, 20231 min read
bottom of page