6th Class – STEM – Fan Powered Cars

6th Class – STEM – Fan Powered Cars

6th Class created their own fan powered cars recently! They explored the different types of energy and forces that are evident in the world around us! As a part of exploring energy and forces, the class investigated how circuits, motors and batteries work together....
Delighted to have a Sensory Pod Installed for our Pupils

Delighted to have a Sensory Pod Installed for our Pupils

Killoughteen NS are delighted to have had a Sensory Pod installed in our school for our pupils recently. This is a fabulous resource that will be of benefit to all our pupils for years into the future. There will always be times when a child will be in need of a safe...
CMRF – Christmas Jumper Day

CMRF – Christmas Jumper Day

This year, is a year we will all remember. On Friday, December 11th our pupils wore their Christmas jumpers to help aid ‘The Children’s Medical Research Foundation’. (Crumlin) Sincere thanks to our school community who collected €570 for this very...
First Class – Fun Science Experiment!

First Class – Fun Science Experiment!

First Class had fun science experiments with eggs this week. The children were shown some ordinary eggs and we discussed them. The children told knew that eggs were oval shaped, came from hens, were easy to break and messy if broken. They were asked to predict if...
Science Week in 2nd Class

Science Week in 2nd Class

Second Class had lots of fun during Science Week and were very busy indeed. Each group carried out their own experiment and presented it to the class. There was lots of learning, great excitement and problem-solving involved as we worked our way through the...
STEM – Fun with Balloons in Senior Infants

STEM – Fun with Balloons in Senior Infants

The children in senior infants were shown a packet of party balloons in class. The children looked at the balloons and examined them to make sure that they were normal and not magic. There were just five balloons left in the pack. The children were asked to predict...