The boys and girls in 4th class have been working extremely hard writing narrative stories. As a special treat, we read our stories to Ms. McKelvey’s Senior Infants. The boys and girls really enjoyed sharing their hard work. Some of the boys and girls in Senior Infants even showed some of their reading to their new friends in 4th class!
Well Done everyone! 
4th class did lots of great work leading up to Hallowe’en. We made our very own clay monsters, designed costumes we thought Ms. Bermingham should wear to school and recreated personalised versions of ‘The Scream’.
To celebrate Science Week, third class have been learning about liquids and density. Today we made lava lamps using oil,water, food coloring and fizzy tablets. We really enjoyed conducting the experiment. See our amazing results below!
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Our senior infants class made backpack rockets with Ms Crosse
The boys and girls in 4th class have had a busy start to the year. We learned about Dublin long ago, noting the similarities and differences to Dublin today. We worked in groups to create excellent projects all about Dublin. We also explored how the breathing system works and made our own set of lungs! Have a look at some of our hard work.
Junior Infants love their maths activities each morning. Here are some pictures of them hard at work!
Every September the Botanical gardens become an enchanting place with sculptural treasures . This year second class and their parents went on the bus to the Botanic gardens. We used out maps to find all the sculptures
We found some very interesting art works. We also looked at the trees and learnt all about Autumn and all the changes to the trees.
We explored different sculptures and spoke about all the different features.
We loved that the parents joined us and that the sun shone all morning!
We had our annual sports day in O’Connells today and it was a huge success. All of the boys and girls really enjoyed the games, races, tug of war and bouncy castle. A big thanks to Mr. Cherry and the SET team for organising!
Now we’re all ready to slide into Summer like..
Ms. Crosse organised hot chocolate and popcorn as a thank you for the sixth class members of the choir. Their lovely singing voices will be missed next year!
The children in Rutland N.S are so incredibly talented. Here is just a small selection of what is on show in our annual art exhibition. Every child in the school has a beautiful piece of art displayed and they should all be very proud!
The Junior and Senior Infants went to Puddenhill Farm and Play Centre for their school tour. They had so much fun!
Senior Infants are so creative with the blocks. This week they made a shop and were selling pizzas. They also built a fantastic house.
This boy has been learning all about space and the solar system with Ms. McFadden. He made this amazing project and showed it off to his class. Everyone was so impressed! He knows the names of all the planets and lots of other interesting space facts. He will make a super astronaut one day!
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhi craic agus spraoi againn ar scoil le na thuismitheoiri !
Bhiomar ag imirt cluichi agus foghlama!
Bhiomar ag seinm charades agus biongo
Go buíochas a ghabháil lenár dtuismitheoirí as a bheith linn !
What an incredible event Miss Baileys Class held today for International Womens Day. All the children researched and wrote about different famous women in history. The children also created dinner plates and re created the famous ‘Dinner Party installation art work by feminist artist Judy Chicago. The parents were invited to attend and the children spoke and answered questions about their famous women. What a celebration!
Our daffodils are starting to appear!
The boys from 4th were worried that the daffodils would not survive the cold weather. They were delighted to see their daffodils growing strong!
Stay tuned for the bloom!
The boys in 4th class made a trip to the garden shop and bought lots of new garden bulbs and gardening equipment! They planted daffodil bulbs, onions and garlic bulbs. Since October they have been monitoring the pot plants and watering them every few day.
Senior Infants won the yard line up competition for term 1. They got an ice cream party as their reward! Well done!
Wow! We had a fabulous Christmas dinner in school yesterday. Thanks to Emma, Gillian and all the lovely parents who were so kind to give their time to make it such a special meal for all the kids in the school
You’re the best!!
The pupils and staff at Rutland N.S. are so looking forward to Christmas. But we are also aware that it can be a very difficult time for some people. For that reason we are supporting St Vincent de Paul’s great work and organising a Food Appeal.
Families can send in any non-perishable foods between now and Thursday 20th and we will collect them all and deliver them to SVDP.
https://www.svp.ie/appeal-2018/food-appeal/food-appeal-guidelines.aspx
Thank you very much for any support you can offer.
Senior Infants have been having great fun learning all about the pet groomers!
We have been learning all about Pattern and sequences . In senior infants we have been bringing home games from the Maths Games lending library and playing them with our Maths Buddy! In junior Infants we have been doing maths for fun with our parents over the past few weeks. We have had great fun and the parents have been amazing …thank you for all your encouragement & support!
Senior Infants love maths! They do great work in their maths groups every day and last Friday some of the parents came in to do some activities based around pattern and sequence! Here are some pictures!
On Tuesday the 16th of October, Ms O’Loughlin’s third class were lucky enough to visit Liberty Hall to hear author Pamela Butchart speak about her children’s books.
The class were already familiar with her book, The Phantom Lollipop Man and they got to hear about how she used her old school in Scotland as an inspiration for her books.
The children had great fun acting out the characters and some people were lucky enough to be chosen to go onstage to help create a new story. It was a very enjoyable trip.
Senior infants have been learning all about autumn and the garden. They have been so busy playing in our garden centre, making bird houses, painting trees, printing with apples, playing with conkers at the water table and building garden walls with blocks. Here are some pictures
This September we had so much fun on our treasure hunt around the Botanic Gardens searching for the amazing sculptures with our Parents. The sun shone as we explored the Botanical gardens looking for sculptures and signs of Autumn
We discovered some unusual works of art some we could touch and some that were too delicate to touch
Senior Infants are delighted to be back at school and have been having great fun. Here are some pictures.
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Junior Infants went on their school tour to Dublin Zoo last Thursday. They had a great day and saw lots of animals! Here they are enjoying themselves.
1st class receiving their runner up prize in the Junior classes group of the INTO LGBT all Ireland art competition – ‘Different Families, Same Love.’ Well Done!
We are so lucky to have a lovely rooftop garden in our school. Here are some children enjoying it in the sunshine.
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A representative from Dogs Trust visited the school last week and spoke to the children about how to properly care for and look after dogs. The children really enjoyed this and got to meet a King Charles dog named Lucy. Here are some photos of the Junior Infants on the day.
This girl is a super talented dancer and won a trophy at a competition over the weekend, wow! Well done and keep it up!
The children are really pleased with their planting journey so far. They are excited to check on the progress of their plants every morning. Great work!
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Senior Infants and some parents came to view our amazing art exhibition.
There were two sides to each picture. On one side the children chose their favourite part of their favourite book and drew a picture of it. On the other side, their “Book Buddy” drew their favourite part of their favourite story.
They look great and we had lots of fun doing them!
Well done Senior Infants
We had a fun time on Monday at the “High Attenders Pizza Party!” All of these children haven’t missed a single day of school from September to Easter. That’s some achievement. Well done everyone.
Check out the “High Attenders Board” in school.
Junior infants are working really hard in their literacy lift writing group. Here they are at work.
Senior Infants were working very hard today! They are gaining confidence using a number line to add and subtract. They love improving their counting skills by playing fun games!
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The school was given a humongous Easter egg! This boy had great fun bashing it!
Some of the children have started to grow their own vegetables. They are learning how to sow seeds and take care of their plants by watering them daily and keeping them in a safe place. So far, we have planted spinach, cress, tomatoes and peas. Watch this space!
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Here in Rutland NS we have been learning Lamh signs, so we love this video signed by mothers and their children who have Down syndrome
At a recent Green Schools meeting we chose our two Litter Monitors for the month!
These children will go around the school every Friday afternoon picking up any litter they see around the school – hopefully not very much!
They will make sure to put the litter into the correct bags and have already learned about what goes into the recycling bag and what goes into the general waste bag.
A big thanks to them both!
Ms Harte Hayes did some amazing science lessons with us. We learned all about forces and how they affect us. We saw how astronauts use parachutes to land safely on earth.
Then we worked in teams to create the best parachute for a toy teddy using various materials.
We tested our creations by standing on the table and letting them float to the ground. The best parachute floated the slowest to the ground so out teddies had a soft landing.
A group of 4th and 5th class children showing off their baking skills this week. They made yummy red velvet cupcakes! Lovely teamwork!
Well done to our Boxing Champ who received a silver medal in the 2018 Dublin Championships this week!
Sixth Class had a great time boxing yesterday, we didn’t stop moving for the full 40 minutes! Watch out Mayweather!!
Children between the ages of 5 and 10 can register to bring their teddies to the Teddy Bear hospital set up in Trinity College on March 10th
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRikeiOIxH2MhwB6FlAoTENPFOQwbPNJUgbLzJYod3MdKl9Q/viewform
A huge congratulations to lots of the girls from Rutland NS who were competing in Donegal last weekend. The school came home with over 15 trophies and plenty of smiles!
Keep up the fab work girls. We are very proud.
We have been playing with water in our own pond and are learning about the life cycle of the frog.
We have a Travel Agents in our classroom where we are booking and researching holidays, making lists for holidays and exchanging money.
We are building Sydney Harbour Bridge this week and will be building other famous landmarks and buildings in the coming weeks. 
The Green Schools Committee met last Friday to discuss ways we could save water as a school. They watched a slideshow presentation before discussing it and brainstorming new ideas.
At our next meeting they will design posters to display around the school so that we can raise awareness about this important issue.
Well Done to the junior pupils of the week and most improved children from the week before Christmas!
On Tuesday December 14th President Michael D. Higgins unveiled the ‘People’s Acorn’ in the gardens of Áras an Uachtaráin. This was a really special day for the current 6th class in Rutland NS as they had the fantastic opportunity to visit Áras an Uachtaráin to witness the unveiling, having been involved in the project since November 2016. The People’s Acorn is a sculpture created by Rachel Joynt. The sculpture is a 1916 themed piece which commemorates the centenary of the 1916 Rising. It contains a time capsule of school childrens’ thoughts and wishes and won’t be opened until 2116. 6th class were fortunate enough to be part of this amazing project and have their thoughts and wishes documented for future generations to read. We were 1 of only 7 schools chosen to be part of the project so it was an amazing honour. Children from every class also donated lots of pencils which were used to create the sculpture. Here is a link to a video which tells you a little bit more about the project. It’s a day we’ll never forget! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5STwsLzEi8
The student council walked down to Tesco in the Jervis shopping centre yesterday to collect money raised through the blue token fundraising. We received €463! The money was used to help fund our annual Christmas dinner, which was a big success! A huge thank you to Karen Hudson for putting us forward, to the staff at Tesco for supporting us and to everyone who donated!
This week’s junior pupils of the week and most improved children made salted caramel chocolate brownies! Yummy! Well done to them all and keep up the great work!
4th Class were learning about igneous rocks so decided to have a look at how igneous rocks are formed!
First we made our own mountain using flour, water and salt. Then we made our mountains turn into volcanoes by creating an explosion!
We used baking soda, washing liquid and vinegar to create our eruption.
We watched the lava explode down the volcano and this lava will harden to form igneous rocks. It was great fun.
The boys and girls at Doodle Den started their journals last Thursday. Before they began they brainstormed topics and learned how to write the date. Here they are getting started!
The boys and girls in Doodle Den loved listening to the ‘Owl Babies’ story and making owls.
On Thursday the 9th of November, 5th class got the chance to visit the LAB art gallery close to our school.
Katy showed us around some of the art work and we all did a great job of sharing our opinions and thoughts on the wonderful work on show.
Is breá leis na páistí seo a gcuid Gaeilge a fheabhsú ar Duolingo!
The boys and girls loved dressing up today! They all looked fantastic! 
Happy Halloween from all of us in Sixth Class!!!
Some of the 6th class were looking at a photo of their class at Halloween 2 years ago. They can’t wait to get dressed up again tomorrow!
Sixth Class had great fun in P.E. this week playing ‘Suits’. We had to try get as many of our card suit as possible but we could only turn one at a time. We had to run back to our group and arrange our cards in order and get a full suit to win. We were non-stop moving between running for the cards and arranging them in order. It was a race to the finish line for our final three!!
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- Spooky Scenes in 5th Class
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- Eerie Invitations to our Parents Craft Afternoon
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- Silhouette Sunsets
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- A Yarn Pumpkin
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- Our Pumpkin Patch Names
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- Yarn Pumpkins
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- Hanging Yarn Pumpkins
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- Getting Creative with Halloween Masks
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- Some parents came to help us with our creations, and they even made some masks themselves.
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- 5th Class ready to show off their magical masks.
Fifth class have been having lots of fun getting ready for the Halloween celebrations. They have been working hard on art projects and decorating their classroom.
On Tuesday the 24th of October, some of the pupils’ families came in to help out with our Halloween crafts. We made wonderful masks with their help and the help of Emma.
The junior pupils of the week and most improved children had great fun making chocolate chip cookies as a treat. Well done to them all!
3rd Class are very proud of their SNA Stephen Donnelly who is travelling to Scotland next week to play for the Junior Ireland soccer team which is a big achievement!
Ms. Cunneen on her last day with one of her best pupils!
Last year Miss baileys class and their parents went on a trip to the Botanical gardens.We saw some amazing and inspiring works of art! We went again this year and photos are on their way
These Senior Infant boys love learning new words on their word dice that we made from tissue boxes! Here they are working on their capital and lower case letters together! 🙂
Rinne gach duine i rang a trí pas! Tá siad iontach ar fad!
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- l0.lo.lo.l
My 3rd Class maths group are working so hard on the measures topic ‘time’.
We love both hands-on activities using the mini clocks and interactive activities on the computer!
Here we are hard at work…..
All the pupils in Rutland NS wore blue to support our Dublin team!
Here are some photos of our 2017-2018 group of Junior Infants! They have settled well in Room 1 under the guidance of their teacher Ms. Caffrey. Looks like lots of fun……
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We are lucky to have such a modern, well-stocked library in our school. We love to come here for some quiet reading in comfortable surroundings! 🙂 Our library is sponsored by Niamh McHugh’s family who wish to help children discover ‘the joy and comfort of reading’. Here are a few images of this great space…..
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We are working hard in 3rd class. Here are some photos of our SPHE, Art and Geography classwork! 🙂
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These children pictured worked so well together in their social group on Fridays for the past few weeks. Lots of kind words were spoken and we all learned to share and have patience! 🙂
Great teamwork seen here assembling a circuit and trying to get the bulb to light! 🙂
Everyone was very excited to get their holidays on Friday! A big thank you to Ms. Mc Andrew for putting together our summer newsletter!
Rachel Daly from Crumlin Children’s Hospital collects a cheque for €1300 from 5th & 6th class pupils who raised money singing their rap in Connolly Station. Past pupil Brandon who has attended the hospital is also pictured with his mam Amy and Nanny Deirdre, along with Ms. Jordan and Ms. Duffy who organised the fundraiser. Well done to all!
Have a read of the fantastic lists that 3rd class composed!
Last Thursday morning some of the children in 5th and 6th class busked in Connolly station to raise money for Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
We sang our original rap ‘What Music Is’ and raised €1300 in one hour. That’s €21 a minute, WOW! People were so generous and we hope the money can help those who need it.
by Nathan in 5th class
To check out the song click the video below!
Some of our children attended the 20th anniversary launch of Children’s Books Ireland. Elaina, the director of CBI said they were wonderful! They had great fun with the balloons and had some delicious birthday cake!!
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- 11/5/17***NO REPRO FEE*** Pictured on North Great Georges Street are children from Rutland Natiopnal School in Dublin as Children’s Books Ireland celebrate twenty years of making books a part of every child’s life. Since 1997 the national non-profit children’s books organisation has celebrated children’s books and the joy of reading for pleasure through projects such as the CBI Book of the Year Awards, Inismagazine, the Inis Reading Guide and the annual reading campaign (formerly Children’s Book Festival). New initiatives to celebrate the anniversary include the inaugural Robert Dunbar Memorial Libraries and the announcement of Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch and his three predecessors Siobhan Parkinson, Eoin Colfer and Niamh Sharkey as Patrons of CBI. www.childrensbooksireland.ie Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
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- 11/5/17***NO REPRO FEE*** Children’s Books Ireland celebrate twenty years of making books a part of every child’s life. Since 1997 the national non-profit children’s books organisation has celebrated children’s books and the joy of reading for pleasure through projects such as the CBI Book of the Year Awards, Inismagazine, the Inis Reading Guide and the annual reading campaign (formerly Children’s Book Festival). New initiatives to celebrate the anniversary include the inaugural Robert Dunbar Memorial Libraries and the announcement of Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch and his three predecessors Siobhan Parkinson, Eoin Colfer and Niamh Sharkey as Patrons of CBI pictured on North Great Georges Street with children from Rutland Natiopnal School in Dublin www.childrensbooksireland.ie Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
These two girls are working so hard on their English writing skills!
The Green Schools committee have been checking the water meter every week to see how much water we are using as a school.
At a recent meeting they looked at the totals and calculated how much water we used every week. They then found the average amount of water we use per week.
It is 427 litres!
The committee’s next step will be to report this information to classes and advise them on how to reduce their water consumption.
They will continue to check the water meter and we will see if we have reduced the amount of water used!
These boys and girls haven’t missed a single day ALL year. They had ice-cream in the park as a reward. Well Done everyone!
The boys and girls in Junior Infants went on an Easter egg hunt this morning after Flop the Easter bunny hid loads of eggs around the garden! Big thank you to all the Mam’s and Dads who came to help find all the eggs! 🙂
The boys and girls in Junior Infants have been learning all about Length! They measured their friends using links, worms and cubes! Some boys and girls even measured the corridor!!
