Fifth class recently undertook a huge project based on Italy. The children split into pairs and focused on different aspects of Italian life, past and present. Each group made a photostory presentation based on the facts they learned. In order to  create the photostory the children had to create a store of images based on their topics, and gather interesting facts to accompany each
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  Dear Parents, I hope this letter finds you all well. This note contains some important update and points of information. Mrs. Lee Retirement Mrs. Lee is taking early retirement from her teaching post at Ransboro National School.  Mrs. Lee has taught many pupils in Ransboro National School over the years and has been a most dedicated, committed and caring member of our staff
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On Thursday, the 24th of January, we started to make a loom for weaving. First we cut out a 10cm x 10cm piece of cardboard. Then we drew 10 equally spaced lines. After that, we made small incisions to put our string through. This was our loom. The next day, at two o’clock, we started to weave. We picked our favourite colour wool, got a straw,
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We recently received the great news that the school has been awarded “Digital Schools” status. The Digital Schools Award is an initiative which recognises excellence in a school’s approach to the integration of ICT in learning and teaching. This award aims to build on the excellent progress already made by schools in ICT integration and to encourage them to strive for further progression and improvement.
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On Wednesday 30th of January we had Grandparents Day in our school. The reason for Grandparents Day is to celebrate the importance of grandparents. Parents and grandparents came to our school for a service and presentation. The choir sang songs and some children and teachers said speeches and prayers. A grandparent named Deirdre who once sang in the Sydney Opera House kindly agreed to sing
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On Tuesday February 12th, the new junior infants came to our school for a visit to see if they would like to enrol in Ransboro N.S. They went to see their new classroom and play with the toys. Their parents went up to the hall for a presentation with our principal Mrs. Clarke & the Junior Infant teacher Mrs. Buckley, while their kids stayed in
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On St Brigids Day 1st February the First Communion and Confirmation classes got together and made St. Brigid’s crosses. Mr. Quinn showed 6th class how to make the crosses and then 2nd class came in to the 6th class classroom and sat down. The confirmation class showed the younger children how to make the crosses and then everyone set to work making their own cross to bring
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The Ransboro NS Gaelic football mini-league  is now well underway. This competition is being run in preparation for the Cumann na mBunscol inter-school competition which begins after Easter. All children from fourth, fifth and sixth classes were given the opportunity to participate. The 49 boys and girls who signed up were divided into 6 teams. There are two groups of three teams with each team guaranteed two games.
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We enjoyed reading “The owl who was afraid of the dark” by Jill Tomlinson. The story is about an owl called Plop and Plop has a problem. He is afraid of the dark and owls are night birds so he has a real problem. Plop wants to learn about the dark so he sets on a journey to learn more. First he meets a
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First class have been working in stations to improve their reading , writing, listening and oral language skills. The class has been divided into 5 groups for station time, with 6 children in each group. There are 5 stations set up in the classroom and each group works at each station for 10 minutes at a time. Station teaching happens from Monday to Thursday
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