St. Paul's NS | National School Ratoath Co. Meath

Grandparents’ Day

Oct 9, 2018

We had a very busy day in St. Paul’s last Friday as we had lots of Grandparents visit us for Grandparents’ Day. The day started off with a mass for Grandparents in the Church where Third Class sang beautifully in the choir. Grandparents were then invited back to the school for tea and coffee and were treated to some lovely performances from Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Class. Our visitors were then free to wander the school and pop into their Grandchild’s class for a chat. The children really enjoyed their visits and had lots of fun with their Grandparents including playing games, colouring, reading books, interviewing their Grandparents, singing songs and we even had one Grandfather who sang a song to the class! The whole school community really enjoyed the day and everyone left school last Friday with big smiles on their faces! Thank you to everyone involved for making it such a wonderful day.

Grandparents’ Day 2018

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Grandparents’ Day 2018

An impromptu sing song with one of our Grandads!

Grandparents’ Day 2018

Max and Lucy interviewing their Grandmother.

Grandparents’ Day 2018

Ms. Brennan’s class showing their visitors their projects on Grandparents.

Grandparents’ Day 2018

Funky Fruit Friday

Oct 5, 2018

We had one boy in Senior Infants who made a massive effort for Funky Fruit Friday this week and we just had to share a photo! Well done John for all your hard work and we hope you enjoyed your delicious fruit parrot!

Funky Fruit Friday

Singing up a Storm!

Oct 3, 2018

Each of the Third Classes have been very busy singing up a storm in the last few weeks. It was their turn to perform for assembly last week and they did a fantastic job. They sang two songs, one as gaeilge; ‘An maith leat Rock’n’Roll?’ and a song about friendship and camaraderie ‘Viva La Compagnie’.

Before our big performance we recorded our last practise. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Busy in S.E.S.E.

Sep 30, 2018

In Ms. Burke’s Second Class, the boys and girls have been very busy, in particular in the subjects of S.E.S.E. – History, Geography and Science.

In Science, we were investigating magnets. Our conclusion lesson involved Geography where the children drew maps of Ratoath. They used paper clips as cars. They then drove the car (paper clip) around Ratoath by using a magnet underneath their map.

In History, we were looking at games in the past so Ms. Burke brought in what she would have played as a child. There were 7 stations – foosball, rubber rings, memory, target, elastics, x’s and o’s and squares. Everyone in room 8 had so much fun, including Ms. Burke!! Have a look at the photographs showing these activities!

Foosball

X’s and O’s

Memory

Foosball

Target

Elastics

Rubber Rings

X’s and O’s

Squares

Foosball

Target

Student Council Elections

Sep 26, 2018

A very well done to all the students in Fifth and Sixth Class who put their names forward to be on this year’s Student Council. The students worked very hard in their presentations, making election posters and coming up with new ideas for the school. Maith Sibh!

Student Council Elections

Student Council 2018/2019

Welcome to our new Junior Infants!

Sep 20, 2018

Céad Míle Fáilte go dtí ár Naíonáin Shóisearacha nua! Our new Junior Infants are settling really well into school life making lots of friends and they are enjoying learning new things! Well done boys and girls!

Our Last Term in Room 2!

Jun 18, 2018

It has been a very busy last term in Junior Infants. The boys and girls in room 2 have been involved in lots of fun and interesting activities. We welcomed the new spring lambs during the month of March and learned all about St. Patrick! Our inner scientist was unleashed as we observed three little tadpoles and listened to the story of the life cycle of the frog. We set up our own Fire Station and it was a busy month for taking emergency calls and getting equipment ready in case our fire fighters needed to go out on a call. We all remember the emergency number 999 or 112!

We have all been making a big effort at bringing in healthy lunches and we really enjoyed our school sponsored walk! We welcomed the month of May by setting up a May Altar for Holy Mary. We all brought in lovely fresh flowers and said a special prayer each day for the month of May. We then put back on our lab coats and delved into the world of magnetism! We had lots of fun exploring how magnets work. We were surprised to learn that magnets even work through some materials, like paper.

We had been working so hard so we decided to set up our own airport and jet off on some amazing adventures. We made our own passports and cut out different pictures to pack our suitcases. We mapped out lots of different journeys and learned about the many ways to travel – on land, by sea and in the air. We all thought long and hard about what we wanted to do on our summer holidays, so we made bucket lists and wrote down three things that we really wanted to do! Playing with our friends and going for ice cream was a popular hit!!

Then there was ACTIVE WEEK!! What an enjoyable few days were had by all! From bursting water bombs and filling pipes to three-legged races and orienteering, we were all in high spirits going home on Friday afternoon! And last but certainly not least — our school tour to Newbridge Farm! We had a fun-filled day where we started out at the playground, then explored the animals on the farm and ended it with a lovely picnic by the apple trees!

I would like to thank all of the wonderful parents, grandparents and everyone else who supported their children in their first year of school. It has been such an enjoyable and rewarding year for me as teacher and I will miss the boys and girls so much next year! Well done to each and every one of them for the hard work they have put in. I hope you all have a very safe and happy Summer holiday!!

Ms. Ruane

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Active Week 2018

Jun 11, 2018

Last week was Active Week and what a week it was! We had fantastic weather and more importantly we had so much fun. Statements like “This is the best week ever!” were heard on numerous occasions!! Thank you to The Active Committee and all the teachers involved in making the week such a success, in particular to Ms. Dennehy, Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Ward. Have a look at just some of the activities the kids were up to.

Water Safety Day

Athletics Day

Fun Day

Fun Day 4

Fun Day

GAA Day

Wet Day

Orienteering

Pelmanism

Active Week 2018

May 31, 2018

Next week is Active Week in the school. The children can wear their tracksuits every day and it might be a good idea to give them an extra drink. Please put suncream on your child and give them a hat.

On Thursday it’s “Wet Day” so please provide your child with a swimming hat. Your child should wear their own clothes in on this day and bring their tracksuit and a towel with them as they will get soaked and will need to change afterwards.

Each day the children can be collected at the normal time from the school. The only exception to this is for fourth, fifth and sixth classes on Tuesday, where they will need to be collected or walk home from the G.A.A. pitch in Ratoath.

We hope to have a wonderful week. Below are the events happening for each class level.

Junior and Senior Infants

Tuesday 5th June Parachute Day
Wednesday 6th June Fun Day
Thursday 7th June Wet Day
Friday 8th June Orienteering Day

First, Second and Third Classes

Tuesday 5th June Water Safety Day
Wednesday 6th June Athletics Day
Thursday 7th June Wet Day
Friday 8th June Orienteering Day

Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Classes

Tuesday 5th June GAA Day
Wednesday 6th June Athletics Day
Thursday 7th June Wet Day
Friday 8th June Orienteering Day

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Active Week

Tayto Park

May 29, 2018

On Monday 29th of May, Rooms 25 and 26 received the opportunity to visit Tayto Park. The children were all so excited about our trip and we are so lucky to have such a fantastic amenity on our doorstep.

The weather was beautiful and the children had a fun-filled day. We went on lots of different rides, saw a huge variety of animals and also got to play in the playground.

We all had so much fun! Thank you so much to everyone in Tayto Park for a fantastic day!