23.9.14 Dear Parents, Please take a few minutes to read the following notices. Boston Tea Party Congratulations and sincerest thanks to the group of parents who organised such a wonderful night at the Boston Tea Party. It was a great social occasion, which was supported by huge numbers. The sum of €5, 490.70 was raised, which is a phenomenal sum of money and will
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The Boston Tea Party was held in the Radisson Hotel on Friday night and was a great success. It was really fantastic to see such a large group of parents, staff, friends and people from the local community supporting a new initiative. Lots of people spoke very positively about the night. A huge “Well Done” to the group of parents who organised the event
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A group of parents have been busy organising a fundraising Boston Tea Party for September 19th in the Radisson Hotel. Funds raised from the Boston Tea Party will be used to update the IT equipment which will be used throughout our school in all classrooms. It promises to be a great night out and all for a good cause – so all the children of Ransboro School
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The annual table quiz was held in the school hall on Wednesday 18th June. The winning team consisted of Emma (4th Class), Shane (2nd Class), Alex (3rd Class) and Mark (3rd class). The quiz raised €245 and this will go towards the cost of the 6th class year book. A big thank you to the organiser Brendan O’Loughlin and everyone who sponsored spot prizes.
Children in 5th class Ransboro did a project on the theme “A better future for all the worlds’ children.” We worked in groups of two, each group selecting a country that Irish Aid assists. We thought about, talked through and researched the particular country of our choice. We examined the eight millennium development goals in detail. We paid particular attention to goals which combat
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Construction work on the new extension to the school will commence tomorrow, Monday May 19th. Builders will be accessing the school site through the church yard, thanks to the kind co-operation of Fr. Mc Crann. From Monday, there will be no parking facilities for parents in the church yard. Parents are advised to park outside the far wall of the church, on the Strandhill
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A member of our Board of Management makes these colourful pencil cases throughout the year to put into Shoe Boxes for the annual Christmas appeal. They are a beautiful gift to get. However, to make the opening for the cases she needs metal measuring tapes. If anyone has any old or broken metal measuring tapes like those pictured below, she would be very grateful
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Gaelic Football League Winners 2014 Over the last number of weeks, Ransboro NS hosted a very successful in-school Gaelic football league. 72 pupils from 3rd to 6th class competed in the league, with the emphasis on participation and enjoyment. The pupils were divided into six teams of twelve with each team representing a county. After six lunchtime group games and two semi-finals, “Mayo” and
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On Wednesday the 12th of March, wildlife educator, Michael Bell, came in to 3rd, 4th and 5th class to talk about biodiversity around us and why it is important. Michael brought in a badger skull which was remarkably small, antlers from a deer, a stuffed pine martain, a dolphins spine joint and a rib from a fin whale which was huge! The rib was
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We had a very special surprise visitor this afternoon to The Glen – Larry the Lamb. Our neighbour Lennie brought Larry over to see us. She brought him over in a cardboard box in her car. There was some straw in the box to keep him comfortable on the journey. We were all excited to see him. He made some bleating noises. Lennie told
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