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Second Class
Fáilte go Rang a dó! We are 19 hard-working boys and we love being in Harold Boys. Our teacher is Ms Molloy. Have a look below at our latest news.
Congratulations
Well down to these three boys from Rang a Dó who won our school’s Internet Safety Slogan Competition for Safer Internet Day 2025 (11/02/25).
Cuala Abú
There was great excitement to welcome some of the winning Cuala players to Harold Boys’.
Maths - Weight
Our balancing scales really help us to estimate and learn about weight.
Window Tracing
The boys enjoyed tracing prints using the light coming into our classroom from the windows.
Science Experiments
We recently planted cress seeds in 2nd class. We also used citrus fruits to show the reaction between citrus juice and baking powder.
Soccer
The boys love their weekly training sessions with Franco from Dalkey United .
The Rainbow Fish
We used the story The Rainbow Fish for our Building Bridges strategy Making Connections. We also made our own little rainbow fish with...
Gymnastics
So far, the boys are enjoying their weekly gymnastics sessions in the hall. Our new mats are great for practising different jumps, rolls...
Christmas Jumper Day
It’s always a lovely occasion to see everyone wearing their favourite festive jumpers on this special day.
Christmas ‘24
The boys had such fun preparing for Christmas this year. We had a cheeky elf in our classroom, made loads of great Art & spent weeks...
History Week
Our annual History Week allows the boys to showcase old artefacts from home and to dress up as characters from the past. Our historical...
LEGO Club
It’s great to see the boys playing together every week at LEGO Club. They are always so creative!
Science Week: Coke & Mentos
The ever-popular Coke & Mentos experiment was great fun! We had one version with olive oil so the Coke & Mentos were trapped.
Science Week: Show & Tell
The boys brought in some wonderful experiments during Science Week. Well done!
Science Week: Rainbow Spinners
We made rainbow spinners to show how colours can merge together to make white light.
Maths: 2-D Shapes
The boys have been learning about two dimensional shapes. Handling them, finding them in our environment and making snowmen with these...
Drumming Workshop
The boys really enjoyed exploring different drums for our workshop with Neil.
Happy Halloween!
We have had a lot of fun in Rang a Dó over the last few weeks preparing for Halloween - musical statues, spooky poetry recital, dress up...
Rugby Training
The boys loved their five weeks of tag rugby training with Ryan from Leinster Rugby.
Library Workshop
We had a great time at our local library listening to children’s author Mary Murphy. She gave the boys some great tips on how to create...
Novel News
The boys have finished their first novel of the year The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark . They did such a great job making clay barn owls.
GOAL Jersey Day
The boys enjoyed their Friday minutes at Cuala for GOAL Jersey Day.
Genre Writing
Well done to all of the boys for their hard work on our first two genres so far this year - Recount & Report Writing. The first drafts in...
Skipathon
The boys really enjoyed their skipping lesson with Skippy John .
Library Visit
The boys were so good for our first library visit of the year. We hope to go up there every third Wednesday.
Exploring our Local Area
We have been discussing all of the reasons why tourists might like to come to Dalkey. The boys each had a map and we went for a walk...
Thirsty Celery
An experiment to show how plants drink water by placing celery in water with blue food dye.
Maths News
The boys in Rang a Dó have been working so hard! At the moment, we are learning about tens and units.
Friendship Slogan
Well done to these three boys for winning our recent friendship slogan competition.
A well-deserved treat
The boys enjoyed an ice-cream for earning their first 1,000 dojo points! It was a great way to end Friendship, Kindness & Anti-Bullying...
Obstacle Course with Rang a 6
A big thank you to the boys from 6th class who created an obstacle course for Friendship, Kindness & Anti-Bullying Week. The boys had...
Workshop with Reuben
Reuben the Entertainer returned to HBNS this year to talk to the boys about the importance of kindness for our Friendship, Kindness &...
Friendship Bracelets
We were so lucky to have the boys from Rang a 6 help us make loomband bracelets as part of our Friendship, Kindness & Anti-Bullying Week.
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