On Sunday 11th September a number of children from 1st and 2nd classes entered Sligo’s leg of Ireland’s Fastest Feet at the Regional Sports Complex. The children had the opportunity to run 20m through speed gates. The children all ran very well and received certificates for their efforts. We need to wait to see if any of the children make it through to the finals
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The helicopter from the Strandhill-based Coast Guard visited the school on Tuesday June 7th, 2016. All of the pupils gathered at the nearby GAA pitch and watched as the helicopter appeared on the horizon, circled around and then landed carefully in the middle of the pitch. Once the rotors had come to a standstill, all of the pupils, class by class, got the chance
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Staff and pupils at Ransboro National School recently enjoyed great fun as they modelled a wide variety of interesting hair creations for their “Mad Hair Day” in aid of Sligo Cancer Support Centre. From birds’ nests, cupcake creations, mohican styles and multi-coloured hair and wigs of all descriptions, the colourful display accompanied by the glorious sunshine added cheer and lifted spirits. The fundraiser was
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On Thursday November 12th, a meeting for parents was held in the school to outline our new Healthy Eating Guidelines for school. This was the culmination of a lengthy process of consultation between teachers, parents and pupils. A committee of staff and parents consulted with the general parent body and the pupils of the school to ascertain their views on healthy eating. Some of
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Myra’s Story, a one-woman play by Brian Foster, will be performed by Coolera Dramatic Society in Kilmacowen Hall for four nights on September 16th-19th. The society have kindly offered to share the proceeds of the four-night run with the school. Tickets, priced at €10, are now on sale from the school office. We urge parents to support this night’s entertainment by purchasing tickets from
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Ransboro National School is an amalgamation of two previous national schools in the parish, namely Knocknarea NS and Kilmacowen NS. Our school opened in 1981 with the closure of these two schools. We have recently come into possession of the attendance board for the final day of Knocknarea NS in 1981. These attendance boards were commonplace in national schools in times gone by. This
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Our Open Day for parents of prospective Junior Infant pupils for September 2015 will take place on Wednesday February 18th from 1:45pm to 2:45pm. Parents can bring along their child during this time. Principal, Mrs. Siobhán Clarke, will address parents and provide them with information about enrolment for the coming school year. Our school Enrolment Policy is available to download HERE If you require
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The green school committee organised a competition in November where children had to come up with a slogan to promote biodiversity. The entries were to be in by the 12th of December. We received a great response and we got many great slogans and also great artwork. It was very difficult to pick a winner but the winners were Junior/senior infants: Finn McD 1st/2nd:
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On next Saturday, November 22nd, a Fun Run/Walk will take place on the roads around Ransboro in memory of the late Don Goodwin, whose first anniversary takes place around this time. Don’s family, past pupils of the school, have organised this Fun Run/Walk in his memory and have generously decided to donate the proceeds to The Glen which houses our autism unit. The run/walk
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Many thanks to all of you who participated in the Christmas Shoebox Appeal. This is an annual event in the school which gives pupils the opportunity to give a gift to a child in a poor part of the world at Christmas, either in Eastern Europe or Africa. The appeal is organised by Team Hope every year. It was great to see such a
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