RETNS | Educate Together

paper owls made by 1st class inspired by the book The owl who was afraid of the dark

Weekly Update 15th October 2026!

Flu vaccine

McCabe’s Pharmacy will be visiting the school Tuesday 20th October to administer the flu vaccine to children. If you would like your child to receive the vaccine, please register using the link below. The registration form must be completed before Tuesday to ensure the pharmacists bring the correct number of vaccines on the day. To register your child for vaccination and to give your consent please visit the link below: https://apps.mccabespharmacy.com/events/51

Permissions on Aladdin

Permissions will be available on Aladdin from tomorrow. Please take a moment to review them and provide your consent. These permissions will remain in place unless you contact Carol in the school office to request a change.

Industrial Action Update:

INTO and Fórsa members have recently voted in favour of industrial action, including work-to-rule measures. We believe there is school as usual on 21st October. We will keep families updated as soon as we have more information. Thank you for your understanding.

Reminder: Please do not drive into the staff car park at morning drop off. Please park outside the gates and walk in through the pedestrian gates. Thank you.

Annual Table Quiz

The PA will also be running a Table Quiz on Thursday 22nd of October in The Bank Bar in the Dropping Well. It is a very fun night and a chance to meet other parents in the school.

Le dea-ghuí, Louise

Admissions to RETNS 2026-2027

The school’s Admission Policy and Annual Admission Notice are available on this website.

Parents and guardians who wish to enrol their children into Junior Infants for the school year 2027-2028 are asked to complete the online Junior Infants Admissions Form .

The school will commence accepting applications for admission on 1st October 2026.

Applications received after 4th December 2026 will be processed as late applications.

The Admissions Form Senior Infants to Sixth Class will be available from 5th January 2027.

Note: applications made after 1 May 2027 will be processed as late applications.

European Union Support through NextGenerationEU

This school now has high speed broadband connectivity through the Department of Education School Broadband Programme, delivered as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU.

2026/2027 School Calendar

School reopens on Thurs 27th Aug

School will be closed on the following dates:
Midterm: Oct Mon 26th - Fri 30th
Winter break: Dec Wed 23rd - Tues 5th Jan
Feb 1st Public Holiday
Midterm: Feb Thurs 18th and Fri 19th
Mar 17th Public Holiday
Spring Break: Mar Mon 22nd- Fri 2nd April
Midterm: May Mon 3rd - Fri 7th
June 7th Public Holiday
School closes on Fri 25th June

Respect Value of the Month

What does Respect mean in an Educate Together School?

Primary School Survey

Click to read about RETNS results in the Primary School Survey

Why we love our school

1st and 4th Class tell a!

Value for September

Co-operation & Kindness is our value this month

May value of the month: Empathy

What we learn about Empathy

Last Year 2025-2026

We had a great year in academic year 2025/2026. Have a look

June value of the month is Community

RETNS and the School Community

April Art in RETNS

Have a look at our work!

Learn Together Curriculum

Instead of traditional religious instruction, Educate Together schools use the Learn Together ethical Education Curriculum. This program teaches children about different belief systems, human rights, democracy, and environmental stewardship without promoting any specific worldview over another. The curriculum focuses on four main areas:
Moral and Spiritual Development: Exploring the search for meaning in life.
• Equality and Justice: Teaching rights, responsibilities, and the nature of democracy.
• Belief Systems: Exploring world religions, humanism, atheism, and agnosticism.
• Ethics and the Environment: Fostering appreciation and stewardship of the natural world.

The School Community
Educate Together actively embraces the input of parents, students, and staff to build an inclusive and cooperative atmosphere. This approach promotes democratic involvement, which means students frequently participate in decision-making. In our school, we have The Student Council, the Green Team, the Cinneáltas Committee and the Active Committee —who all collaborate and aid staff in the wellbeing and community that is our school.