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

• Visit to RSPB Rathlin West Light Seabird

  Wed 05 Apr 2023

  Today, pupils visited the RSPB Rathlin West Light Seabird centre to learn about the birds on the island. This is always an exciting time on Rathlin as we welcome the Puffins back. Unfortunately, the puffins have not yet arrived in big enough numbers for us to spot them- maybe we will soon.

  

• Easter Art Workshop

  Tue 04 Apr 2023

  Today pupils took part in a virtual art workshop with artist Sinéad McDermott. They looked at how to draw an easter basket using water paints and oil pastils. We were one of many schools, across the country, who took part.

  

• Easter Fun

  Mon 03 Apr 2023

  P4-P7 were busy on Monday morning having an arts and crafts day for Easter. They made Easter cards, painted ceramics, made spring gardens and created their Easter nests. In between they even managed to do some yarn-bombing.

  P1-P3 decorated and raced their eggs down the hill.

  

• P1-P3 Visit to the Shop

  Mon 03 Apr 2023

  Today, P1-P3 finished their money topic with a trip to the shop on the island. They had to use their knowledge of money to buy a treat. Thank you to Ksenia for her help and explaining how money works.

  

• Trocaire's Lenten Campaign

  Fri 31 Mar 2023

  Today we held the last of our Easter Egg raffles. Pupils have been raising money over lent for Trocaire’s Lenten appeal and our final total was £142.10- a big total for such a small school. Well  done to all the pupils and parents for contributing to such a worthy cause.

  

• Life RAFT

  Wed 29 Mar 2023

  Today we welcomed Charlie and Kirsty from the LIFE Raft program to talk to us about their jobs and the upcoming project on the Island. All pupils were given a bird to research and draw. Over the holidays, pupils can take part in a research project to find out the weight, size, colour and other facts about their bird. Pupils also learnt about other islands in the world where rats have been eradicated and the impact this has had on the bird population. Please see photos of the afternoon. 

  

• Mindful Monday 17th April 2023

  Mon 27 Mar 2023

  On Monday 17^th April we will have our first wellbeing day of the new academic term- Mindful Monday. The theme of this one will be: RATHLIN ROCKS. We will use the day to explore what it means to live on the island and learn more about the Island. Pupils will take part in the following activities:

  1. Who wants to be a millionaire- Rathlin Team Quiz;
  2. Rathlin Rocks- find a rock on the beach, paint it and put it back to bring share some kindness to the Island;
  3. Art sketching Island scenery.

   

  Pupils can wear their own clothes for the day but as we will be walking, please ensure they have suitable footwear for a visit to the beach.

  

• Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit 2023!

  Thu 16 Mar 2023

  Today pupils and staff celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in school. We started the day by listening to the story of St. Patrick and thinking about how he was called to serve God in Ireland. After assembly, we had a team quiz- the theme was ‘The Glens of Antrim and Ireland’. We then took part in a whole school Ceilidh lead by Julie-Ann. Lunch was provided by Patricia, a delicious traditional Irish fry up. After lunch, we took part in a Gaelic Football session and finished the day with a traditional Irish myth.

  

• P4-P7 PE

  Tue 14 Mar 2023

  P4-P7 continue to look at the skills of Gaelic football in their PE lessons. Today they have mastered the hand-pass.

  

• P4 Maths

  Tue 14 Mar 2023

  Today in maths lessons P4’s were using Base 10 and counters to look at maths questions involving subtraction. This allowed pupils to use a range of pictorial, abstract and concrete ways of exploring the theme.