Science Week Heroes!
Rang a 5 had great fun last week celebrating Science Week 2024! The boys took great initiative by researching and demonstrating lots of...
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Fifth Class
Fáilte go Rang a 5! Our teacher is Ms Kelly. You can contact her on Aladdin Noticeboard by clicking the green button. We love playing football and basketball in the yard during break.
Giant Fingerprint Experiment
Rang a cúig have been learning a lot about the human body in science. Today, we had great fun inspecting our fingerprints! We dipped our...
Shooting Hoops at Castlepark
On Thursday, rang a cúig were invited to Castlepark school to participate in a mini basketball tournament. Rang a cúig showed off some...
Mark the Science Guy
On Monday, rang a cúig were welcomed to the Lexicon in Dún Laoghaire to take part in a science workshop with Mark the Science Guy. Mark...
Cycle Right
Friday was the beginning of the RSA Cycle Right programme for the boys in rang a cúig. The boys learned a lot from the talk and enjoyed...
The pen is mightier than the pencil!
The boys in rang a cúig have been working very hard this week on their handwriting to earn their pen licences. Well done a bhuachaillí!
Dalkey Lobster Festival
Congratulations to Max from 5th Class who is representing Harold Boys’ in the Junior Chef Competition at the Lobster Festival today. MAC...
Sandcastle Competition
Once again, we are so lucky our school is close to the seaside. We had a super day out for our sandcastle competition. Everyone worked...
Seashore Study
We are so lucky that our school is next to the sea! The boys really enjoyed their local seashore study at Sandycove. We explored the...
Sunflower & Bumblebee Paintings
The boys recently made beautiful portraits of sunflowers & bumblebees using a variety of colourful paints.
Fun in the Sun
It was fun to go to the People's Park playground after our tour in the James Joyce Museum - we all had a lovely day out!
James Joyce Museum Tour
It was great to dive into our local history at the James Joyce Museum in Sandycove, right before Bloomsday (16-06-24).
Thomastown Blitz
Well done to all the boys for taking part in the GAA blitz up at Thomastown. They represented HBNS so well!
School Tour - Baltinglass
The boys had such a great day on our school tour to Baltinglass Adventure Centre. They did lots of fun activities there - orienteering,...
Science - Skeleton
The boys enjoyed creating a life-sized human skeleton in their groups.
Wellbeing Week - Wacky Thursday
"Even on your darkest day, you can wear the brightest colour."
Wellbeing Week - Wellness Wednesday
Safe to say everyone enjoyed the surprise this afternoon - Teddy's ice-cream van!
Wellbeing Week - Terrific Tuesday
Dave's Jungle proved a big hit, as always!!
Wellbeing Week - Mindful Monday
Wellbeing Week got off to a great start with all classes having a yoga session with Ciara.
International Literature Festival
Our recent trip to Merrion Square, to listen to well-known author and comic-writer Neil Cameron, was great fun! He gave the boys loads of...
Rice Krispie Buns
Every time the boys earn another 1,000 dojo points, they enjoy a class treat. The Rice Krispie buns were a delicious treat! Well done boys!!
Science - Light
We made sundials to observe the shadows made by the angle of the sun. It gave the boys an insight into how people used to tell the time...
Concentric Circles
The boys recently enjoyed learning about well-known artist Wassily Kandinsky. They did a great job recreating his famous painting -...
Penalty Shoot-Out Competition
As part of Active School Week, the boys took part in a penalty shoot out competition. It was a lot of fun and everyone really seemed to...
Wafers in the Sun
We recently enjoyed an outdoor treat to celebrate earning another 1,000 dojo points. Well done boys!
Caring for our Local Area
We went litter-picking around Dalkey as part of the National Spring Clean initiative.
Cherry Blossom Art
The boys recently made beautiful cherry blossoms. Well done everyone!
Active Fun Day on Killiney Hill
The boys recently enjoyed their Active Fun Day on Killiney Hill. They took part in loads of fun, team-building games: tug-of-war, limbo,...
Active School Week - Tuesday 16.04.24
There is always great competition every year among the boys for the penalty shoot-out. Two winners from each class have been chosen and...
Active School Week - Monday 15.04.24
The boys enjoyed taking part in the first activity of ASW24 - an obstacle course made by Rang a 6! It was great fun.
Easter Poetry Competition 2024
Well done to the boys from Rang a 4 who win this year's Easter Poetry Competition!
Tóraíocht na Cásca (Easter Hunt)
Bhain na buachaillí, sa Chlub Gaeilge, taitneamh as an Tóraíocht na Cásca le déanaí. Lean siad treoracha agus fuair siad na duaiseanna -...
Ronan Maguire Perpetual Trophy
Well done to Team 4 who won this year's Ronan Maguire Soccer Tournament 1-0 against Team 6. It was a great spectacle and the boys...
Skipathon
It was great fun to take part in a Skipathon recently. Some of the boys had never even held a skipping rope before. The boys learnt how...
Book Cover Competition
Congratulations to the winners of our Book Cover Competition for World Book Day 2024. There were so many wonderful entries, it was very...
Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
We recently visited our local Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre. It was a wonderful tour and the boys got to dive right into our local...
Reader in Residence
The boys have been really enjoying the Reader in Residence programme in our local library every Wednesday with Julianne.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhaineamar an-taitneamh as na h-eachtraí i Seachtain na Gaeilge - Guess Who/Twister as Gaeilge, Treodóireacht, Tráth na gCeist, Comórtas...
Book Covers
Our talented artists from Rang a 4 recreated their favourite book covers to celebrate World Book Day. We think they're great!
Mother's Day Jars
The boys made beautiful jars to give to their Mums on Mother's Day; Sunday, 10th March.
World Book Day 2024
The boys dressed up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day.
Safer Internet Day
Well done to the winners of our Internet Safety Slogan competition. It was great to have Reuben the Entertainer at to our school to...
Gymnastics
We spent the months of January & February going to our school hall to learn gymnastics. The boys made great progress over the few weeks!
Christmas '23 with Rang a 4
We had such fun over the festive season - decorating our classroom, making reindeer food, Christmas Jumper Day, performing our show Gold,...
History Week & Friendship Week
We had a very busy November at HBNS. For History Week the boys brought in historical artefacts and placed them in our school's history...
4th Class' Art Gallery
Every week it is great to see the boys expressing their creativity through Art. We have created so many wonderful Art projects this year...
Halloween '23
We had such a busy Halloween in Rang a 4 - Scary Cake Competition, Spooky Silhouette Paintings, Chocolate Apples, Fancy Dress!
GOAL Jersey Day '23
The boys all wore a jersey for GOAL Jersey Day. Our school managed to raise €310 for the great charity.
Roald Dahl - Chocolate Playdough Workshop
The boys really enjoyed going to our local library recently to take part in a Roald Dahl themed workshop.
Houses & Homes Projects
The boys completed projects on a variety of shelters. They also constructed them - the results were fantastic!
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