Ransboro National School, Sligo

The Guards came to our school and they talked to us about what they do. We asked them questions about their work. They let us see their handcuffs. They had special uniforms. We went outside to see their van. We saw the place in the van where they keep the robbers. They put the siren on and we were allowed to sit down in the van. It was great fun.

By Lynne and Ellen P

On Monday May May 29th we had an ice-cream party in our classroom in school. Mr. Quinn bought some wafers for the class. He put the ice-cream in the middle of the two wafers. We had a piece of cake from our First Communion with the ice-cream. We watched a DVD called Alvin and the Chipmonks in our class. It was a great DVD and we loved the ice-cream and the cake. During the week we brought in some of our First Communion money for the Down Syndrome charity. We raised €354 and everybody was delighted with how much we raised. Everybody enjoyed the day. It was great.

By Amy

The 1st of June 2010 was a Monday and that is when we do PE. We did relay races using batons and egg and spoon races using wooden eggs and wooden spoons. Mr. Quinn split us into teams. Then we put cones in lines for the relay races. Mr. Quinn said “On your marks, get set, go!” Then we started the races. We had three races. They were all brilliant fun. Then when the baton races were over we started the egg and spoon races in the same teams.  Mr. Quinn said “On your marks, get set, go!” We had to go to the first cone and back. It was great fun.

By Lola and Eilis

A few weeks ago we focussed on electricity. We worked in groups. We started by getting some wires, batteries, a bulb and crocodile clips. Then we made a circuit, starting with the battery and attaching the crocodile clips to the battery and the wires to see if we could bet the bulb to light. All groups were able to get a bulb working once. It was great fun doing this experiment. We also did some rules about being safe with electricity.

By Jack Mo and Leah

We did work in class on history timelines. Mr Quinn brought in old and new cameras. We worked out which one was the oldest and which one was the newest. He also brought in old records and CD’s. We had to work out which was the oldest and which was the newest. It was fun doing this type of history.

By Sarah and Caoimhe O

On the 22nd May Rang II made their First Holy Communion. We had to be at the church at 10.40am. When the mass started we all had to walk up to our places. We were all excited. When we were all finished our prayers we went up for communion with our families. After mass we went to the school to have a party. We had to put on aprons just in case we got our clothes dirty. We sat down at the table and got sweets.When we were finished our sweets we cut the communion cake with Mr. Quinn. It was a brilliant day. On Monday in school we had Ice-Cream Day for Down Syndrome Ireland.

By Jim and Fiona