Rutland N.S has received an award for being a Changemaker school and is now part of the Changemaker Schools Network!

A Changemaker is someone with the skills and confidence to lead change in their home, school and community.

The 4 pillars of a Changemaker school are empathy, leadership, creativity and teamwork.
The DCU Changemaker Schools Network is a social innovation initiative to help primary school teachers and students across Ireland to put in place and lead programmes of change in their respective schools and wider communities to address societal challenges. Well done to all staff and students!

Follow this link to learn more

https://www.dcu.ie/dcu-changemaker-schools-network/what-changemaker

Some of Santa’s little helpers did a great job of decorating the tree in reception. Also check out of the lovely festive and Winter art on the middle corridor!

Here is a roundup of some of the fun that’s been happening in Senior Infants lately! A hot chocolate treat in Nancy Bluebells as a reward for lots of hard work, baking cookies as part of our ‘bia’ topic and Santa’s Workshop in our classroom!

We have some wonderful extra-curricular activities to choose from in Rutland. Ms. Manning and her run club train each Thursday. Ms. Wynne and Ms. McMahon and their choir practise every Tuesday and Ms. Callan and Ms. Doyle and their dance club meet each Thursday.

These are the boys and girls who were selected by their classmates to be in the Student Council. Led by Ms. Bermingham, they do fantastic work around the school!

Here are some photographs of our wonderful Nurture room! Mr. Cherry, Linda and all of the children who visit it have made it such a cosy and happy space!