Have a look at what's happening in our school.

• Outdoor Homework

  Fri 09 Jun 2023

  Have a look at some of our outdoor learning homework- this was set instead of 'normal' written homework in the month of June! 

  

• Wellbeing Day June 2023

  Mon 05 Jun 2023

  Our latest wellbeing day took place on Monday June 5^th. Our focus for the day was STEM and pupils enjoyed a series of experiments. They also continued with their ‘Fresh Little Minds’ project.

  

• First Holy Communion and Confirmation in St.Mary's

  Wed 24 May 2023

  On Sunday the 14^th May and 21^st we came together as a community to celebrate Holy Communion and Confirmation. Nyree in P4 and Cailyn in P7 were joined in the church by many of their school friends, family, staff and the wider community. We congratulate both as they received their sacrament in the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

  

• RHA Workshop

  Tue 23 May 2023

  Today, pupils joined the RHA and members of the Tuesday club to discuss the new housing development on the Island. They had a tour of the site from Lowry Construction and worked with the Tuesday Club to design welcome decorations for the houses.

  

• PE in P4-P7

  Thu 11 May 2023

  This week the older pupils have been busy with their gymnastics and hurling activities in PE. In gymnastics, the pupils were continuing to focus on rolls- the egg roll and the forward roll. In hurling they have been working on striking the ball with the two hands close together at the top of the hurl. The younger pupils will commence hurling next week- Monday. We encourage pupils to practise all their PE skills at home.

  

• Fresh Little Mnds

  Wed 10 May 2023

  Today, we re-introduced the pupils to the 'Fresh Little Minds' project. Pupils met Amber, our special friend, who helps us to think about our feelings and how to express them. Please see the letter to parents which explains the project in more detail.

  

• Rathlin Maritime Festival

  Fri 28 Apr 2023

  The children have made sea creatures to help with the yarnbombing for the Maritime Festival. For more information on the festival see the following website: https://www.rathlinsoundmaritimefestival.com

  

• Visitor from Rural Housing Association

  Tue 25 Apr 2023

  Today, we welcomed Ruth from the Rural Housing Assiocation to talk about the new housing development on the Island. Pupils have taken home information about a project to name the houses. Ruth will return on 23^rd May to collect the names from the pupils and will work alongside ‘The Tuesday Club’ to finalise a name.

  

• Mindfulness Monday 17th April 2023

  Mon 17 Apr 2023

  Today pupils and staff celebrated our Mindfulness Monday. The theme was ‘RathlinRocks’. Over the course of the day pupils had an assembly on mindfulness, took part in a quiz about Rathlin, had lunch at the beach and painted the rocks they found at the beach. Mindfulness can be learnt- remember to think about the here and now, not the future and not the past!

  

• Easter Treat

  Wed 05 Apr 2023

  We would like to say a big thank you to Seamus Cassley for donating an Easter egg to every child in the school.