It has been a very tricky year for everyone due to the global pandemic, and remote learning. A lot of our usual school activities have been postponed, however, we are doing a wonderful job in the individual classrooms to promote positive mental health. During remote learning, teachers had weekly zoom meetings/telephone calls, to check in on all […]
Junior Infants had wonderful time this year at our First Science Fair. Ms. Keane’s class investigated “All sorts of Sound” for the fair. We explored lots of sounds in the environment and learned all about the families in an Orchestra; String, Woodwind, Percussion and Brass. We made string instruments using a small shoe box, wrapping […]
We raised €904.70 for Pieta House during Feel Good Week. This has now been sent off to a very good cause. Thanks to everyone for the generosity
We had a very successful Feel Good week here in Ravenswell and raised €904.70 for Pieta House. We were blown away with the support and donations we received this year so thank you all so much 🙂 Classes took on some great mindful activities during the week which included; slipper day, cookery, yoga, meditation and […]
Junior Infants have taken to “BIG” school like a duck to water. Ms. Keane’s class are settling in and learning all the new Big school routines. We have visited many places in our new School Building. We have visited the school library, the senior classrooms, the PE Hall, the secretary’s office and the Principal’s office. […]
Ravenswell took part in our annual spring clean up over the past two weeks. Junior Infants were joined by 3rd class on our clean up and we did an amazing job cleaning up any litter we found around the board walk near the Dargle River. Well done to all the boys and girls in Ravenswell […]
Ravenswell have received the Amber Flag award for demonstrating excellence in Promoting Mental Health. Well done to the whole school community and to our Amber Committee. We hope to fly the flag proudly outside our school in the coming weeks.
Ravenswell are taking part in the Amber Flag Initiative this year which is run by Pieta House . The aim of the initiative is to promote positive mental health in our school community. We have already got so much going on here in Ravenswell, but we set ourselves some new goals. Our Amber Flag committee […]
Junior Infants are learning all about the plant and what it needs to grow. We sowed some French Beans and Cress seeds…Have a look at the progress so far 🙂
Ms. Keane’s class have become super scientists this month and we have been investigating Sound. Our two objectives were; To identify and differentiate between loud/soft and high/low sounds. To build a stringed instrument Firstly we listened to the story; I like Noisy, Mum likes Quiet written by Eileen Spinelli. From the story, we differentiated sounds […]