Rathmore National School

This school received a grant in 2021 to implement initiatives aimed at addressing the digital divide and support our learners at risk of educational disadvantage as a consequence, as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) a project under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU. This funding was used to fund new laptops, new iPads and an interactive whiteboard.

Ms. Malone’s 6^th class were recently awarded for their participation in the 2025 Our World Awards. Supported by Irish Aid, the Our World Awards celebrate young people who are passionate about making a difference. Through their individual and class projects, 6^th class demonstrated a deep commitment to being global citizens—engaging with important global challenges and showing empathy for those in different circumstances. Their project work aligns with the values of Irish Aid and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As a class, they recreated the Global Goals in a collaborative Art project. Other students worked individually and designed word searches, crosswords and Fact Files based on the Global Goals and Irish Aid countries. Well done to the 6^th class students for their creativity and hard work. 

On Friday March 6th we celebrated World Book Day. It was a huge event which all students and teachers participated in.

On the day, Ms. Lancaster held a book club in the library at lunch times which drew a great crowd. It was fantastic to see. Some of the senior classes also went into the younger classes and read with the students.

Thank you to everyone who made a massive effort on the day.

On Friday the 7th of February we held our Marine Day. The whole school celebrated by wearing blue. The classes individually learned about the marine and many created posters to learn about the importance of saving our marine environment.

Alongside the Marine Day, we also held our Science Fair. The 5th classes experiments had to all have some link to water.

Huge congratulations to the 5th and 6th classes who held a Science Fair on in our school hall. It was a wonderful occasion and it was great to see so many parents and guardians in the hall engaging with the projects. It was a wonderful whole school event and thoroughly enjoyed by all.