Active Schools Flag
The Active School Flag (ASF) is awarded to schools that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community.
Schools wishing to achieve the ASF begin the process by self-evaluating their current provision across 3 areas: Physical Education, Physical Activity and Partnerships. Schools must also organise an Active School Week programme and commit to having it as part of their annual school calendar. Schools that can say ‘yes’ to all of the ASF success criteria will be awarded with the active flag. The flag remains valid for a period of 3 years after which time schools will be invited to re-apply.
Active Schools Flag News
6th Class – Team Limerick Clean Up!
The big spring clean was well and truly under way in Killoughteen N.S. before the Easter break! 6th class took part in the Team Limerick Clean Up campaign and carried out an extensive clean up of the school grounds and the surrounding areas. They had great fun picking...
Active Challenges in Killoughteen NS
This year we had to have remote teaching and learning from January 11th to March 1st. During this time, active challenges were set by the teachers for our pupils. Our pupils did a great job on completing the challenges. Please click on the link below to see some of...
Thanks to SSE Airtricity
We in Killoughteen NS would like to express our sincere thanks to SSE Airtricity who through their COVID-19 Response Fund donated €3000 to our school community. To date, we have purchased chess and draughts games for our pupils from 1st to 6th classes. We have taught...
Gymnastics at School
Today, October 14th was our first day of gymnastics. We were delighted to welcome our coach Gill O Keeffe from Sport Fitness Ireland. Gill brought out classes (one at a time) to our all weather surface. She was all prepared and had an individual gymnastics mat for us...
Boys Indoor Hurling
On Thursday March 12th our boys indoor hurling team took part in the indoor hurling competition in the community centre in Newcastle West. On Wednesday the 11th, Croagh, Askeaton, Ashford, Feenagh, Mahoonagh, Ballingarry and Kilcolman took part. Ballingarry won this...
Presentation of football skills certificates
Noel O' Connor along with county footballer Iris Kennelly and Brian Foley (past pupil) presented all children who completed the fundamental football skills in football with their certificates. We thank Noel O' Connor who has taken all of our children to teach them...
Hurling / Camogie January 2020
On the 17th of January our hurlers and camogie trainers did a good training session. Our girls had a training session with Seanie Gleeson in the Astro in Newcastle West, before heading back to school via the Demesne on foot. It was 11:45am before the girls returned to...
Killoughteen NS is recognised as 5Star GAA Centre
Today, 11th December 2019 was a special day in Killoughteen NS. Our school was awarded recognition as a 5Star GAA Centre. David O'Dea, Games Development Administrator for Limerick presented the award to the School's Active Committee. The award was given to the school...
West Larkin Shield and Sarsfield Cup News
We were delighted when four of our pupils made it on to West Sarsfield Cup and the West Larkin Shield panels. The West won their respective county semi-finals and played in the county finals on Tuesday the 26th of November in the Gaelic Grounds. The Larkin Shield...