Rainbow Class
Hello everybody! Thank you for visiting our page. On the 29/08/2018 Killoughteen NS opened our first special class. On the 31st of August 2022 we opened our second special class. We are delighted to have these classes for our school community.
Our new ASD units are now complete since September 2023 and they are amazing.
Miss Flannery’s Class
There are 6 of us in Miss Flannery’s class and Martina and Mary are our class helpers. We are senior infants to 6th class pupils.
We love our class. It is the best class in the school!
Mrs Curtin’s Class
Hello everybody! Thank you for visiting our page. On the 29/08/2018 Killoughteen NS opened our first special class. On the 31st of August 2022 we opened our second special class. We are delighted to have these classes for our school community.
Our classroom is in the new ASD building & we love it here.
There are 6 of us in Mrs Curtin’s class. We love our new classroom but we like our teacher and helpers Caroline & Ciara even more. We hope you enjoy visiting our page during the year.
Rainbow Class News
Celebrating Autism this April
April is Autism Acceptance month. Last week we celebrated Autism with lots of lessons and games. On Wednesday we had an inclusive game of Heads and Tails that all children could participate in. Winner in our junior classes was Mason Geary from senior infants &...
Hurling and Camogie 2024
2024 saw the start of our hurling & camogie. Our 2nd to 4th classes have been participating in hurling & camogie lessons during the school day and some of our pupils from 4th - 6th classes have been attending training after school. Our boys and girls competed...
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhain na daltaí an-sult as Seachtain na Gaeilge, an seachtain seo chaite! Dé Luan, Léigh na páistí scéalta gaeilge le chéile. Dé Mháirt, D'imir na páistí 'boardgames' as gaeilge le chéile. Dé Cheadaoin, bhí tráth na gceist mór againn sa halla. Dé Deardaoin, bhí...
Table Toppers Easter 2024
Each Easter & Christmas the school holds Table Toppers - 3 pupils from 1st class - 6th class are asked a series of tables (depending on the class ability). This Easter our winner was Katie Brosnan in 6th class. Congratulations to Katie and all the pupils who...
World Book Day 2024
Today our pupils had a great day for World Book day. They dressed up as characters from their favorite books and each class visited another class to tell them all about their books. The children had a fantastic day. Next week we will have a Book Fair at school between...
Design Pro Factory Visit
Our 6th class pupils visited the DesignPro factory in Rathkeale today. They had a great day out learning about DesignPro's manufacturing, seeing the inside of the factory and boardrooms. A big thank you to the team at DesignPro for facilitating our...
Cycle Right with Like Bikes
Our 6th class pupils have been participating in cycling lessons at school over the last 2 weeks. The course is aligned to Cycle Right, the National Standard for Cycle Safety Training in Ireland, and is delivered by LiKe Bikes - Andy & Dwayne. The sessions teach...
Visit to Fire Station & Library
Our special classes had a lovely day in Newcastle West Library and Fire Station. A big thank you to both services for their time. ...
Biodiversity Walk – 5th & 6th Class
This week 5th and 6th classes took a walk along the Greenway to check out some our surroundings & wildlife. They saw plenty of bugs and birds as well as lots of frogs and spawn. It was a lovely day out helped by the lovely weather. ...