Reception | Bring Your Parent To School Day!
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It was wonderful to see so many parents joining us in class over the last week or so! We welcomed lots of you to our Reception classrooms to see what a whole morning in class looks like, watching our phonics lessons, maths activities, PATHS lessons and much more - and we're very grateful for the lo…

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Exploring Autumn with Reception
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Our Reception children have produced some beautiful artwork which just puts a smile on your face! It's a great way to discover and learn about the natural changes that occur in the Autumn months - how the weather changes, why trees lose their leaves, how wild animals prepare for the winter...there'…

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Reception Portrait Gallery!
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Our little stars in Reception have made such a great start to life at Bunscoill Rhumsaa, where they're learning all about 'Our Community'. As you can see in the photo, they're busy creating some beautiful portraits of some of the people who help us around school and our community - Miss Clark, Call…

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Y1| Making A Woodland Crown
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In Year One, our children are enjoying the magical topic 'Enchanted Woodland'! It's a project which develops children’s knowledge of wildlife and woodland habitats, with our children observing and identifying plants and animals, learning about seasonal changes and appreciating the wonder of the woo…

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Year 3: Predator!
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What great, memorable experiences our Year 3 children have enjoyed to really kick off their new topic in style! The topic is 'Predator!', and our children have not only enjoyed an excellent trip to the Wildlife Park, they've also welcomed some real live owls into their classrooms! A wonderful, uniq…

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The Learning Journey Begins!
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Our new Reception children have wasted no time at all getting started with their phonics lessons! All three classes are off to a brilliant start and are really enjoying these fantastic sessions. At Bunscoill Rhumsaa we use a multi-sensory approach to teach systematic synthetic phonics, using the ex…

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Back to School '21!
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A very warm welcome back to our pupils - and an extra special one for our new starters too! We're all really looking forward to getting started with this new school year, and as ever we have lots of terrific learning planned! If you have any questions in respect of Covid-19, you can find all the la…

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Sunshine and Learning!
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In this beautiful weather, it's so lovely to take advantage of our spacious, green grounds! There's learning happening in the sunshine and the shade this week - here you can see Miss Yarker's Year One class enjoying their lesson under a leafy tree.

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The Legend of Vitoria-Regia - Year One
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Some more beautiful artwork on display in our school, this time from the talented artists in Year 1! Their topic is 'Rio de Vida!', and they've been studying the legend of Vitoria-Regia - talking about what happens in the story and using pictures to aid recall, before sequencing the story’s events…

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