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...
Friendship Week
This week we celebrated Friendship week at school. On Tuesday our student council organised Secret Buddies in each class - where children have to be extra nice to their secret buddy for the week 🙂 Wednesday we had Neurodiversity Day to discover the different ways in...
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Bhain na daltaĂ an-sult as Seachtain na Gaeilge, an seachtain seo chaite! DĂ© Luan, LĂ©igh na páistĂ scĂ©alta gaeilge le chĂ©ile. DĂ© Mháirt, D'imir na páistĂ 'boardgames' as gaeilge le chĂ©ile. DĂ© Cheadaoin, bhĂ tráth na gceist mĂłr againn sa halla. DĂ© Deardaoin, bhĂ...
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...
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in Senior Infants
Bhà an t-atmaisféar ar lasadh! This week at school, we celebrated 'Seachtain na Gaeilge'. Senior Infants were involved in various activities throughout the week and were great to use their 'cúpla focal'! Fifth class students visited our classroom and read Irish...
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 visit.
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. ...
February Festivities in 3rd Class!
February has been a very busy month for 3rd Class! We started off by making St Brigid's Crosses to celebrate St Brigid's Day. Then we made lovely Romero Britto inspired Valentines Day cards for Valentine's Day. 3rd Class have also just finished 6 weeks of swimming...
Pancake Tuesday
All our classes enjoyed getting pancakes in class this Tuesday. It was a very special treat. Â
4th Class Football Lessons
This week 4th class did some football lessons with Limerick GAA development. Â Â Â
Senior Infants – Aistear Theme: The Estate Agents
For the month of January, our Aistear theme was 'The Estate Agents'. In order to develop our vocabulary on this theme, we identified different types of homes, for example, bungalows, detached houses, semi-detached houses, apartments and mobile homes. We also discussed...
Peace Proms 2024
Last Sunday night our 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils participated in Peace Proms, with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland and 19 other schools, at the University of Limerick. The Cross Border Orchestra (CBOI) was established in 1995 as a peace initiative and is...
Learn it Lego 6th Class
On Tuesday 16th January Fergal and Francesca visited 6th class in Killoughteen National School. We were split into ten teams of three. They gave us a Lego set per group and tablets with instructions that we had to follow in order to complete our task. When we had...
5th Class Tag Rugby
Our 5th class pupils were invited to a tag rugby event this week by Newcastle West rugby club. They had a great time learning new skills and getting lots of fresh air and exercise. A big thank you to all at Newcastle West rugby club for their invitation and...
Grandparents Day
As part of Catholic Schools week we welcomed our pupils Grandparents to the school on Wednesday. Grandparents visited their grandchildren's classrooms before heading to the new school hall for some tea, treats and a chat. Grandparents play a special role in our...
Swimming in 4th Class
4th Class really enjoyed our first swimming lesson of this year. All the boys and girls had a great time while working on such an important life skill. We have five more lessons for this year and are so looking forward to them.
Christmas Concert 2023 Recording
See below link to all of our wonderful Christmas Concerts https://youtu.be/tTQV4-CSBiE?si=W7meyWM_1xj71XBL
Happy Christmas from Juniors
Junior Infants would like to wish everyone a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year. We have had lots of fun in our first term at "big school" and even took to the stage to take part in our very first Nativity, The Twinkly Nativity. Mr Curtin, our...
Killoughteen NS Christmas Concerts
LINK TO VIDEO RECORDINGS: https://youtu.be/tTQV4-CSBiE?si=W7meyWM_1xj71XBL This Christmas the children at Killoughteen NS performed Christmas concerts for their family & friends. The talent was astonishing and we are so proud of all their effort. We would like to...
Tony Noonan Visits Killoughteen NS
Tony Noonan brings VIP to Killoughteen NS On the 20th of December, Tony Noonan brought along a very important visitor to Killoughteen NS, Santa Claus. The boys and girls were delighted to see him. The pupils sang him songs and Santa visited the classrooms to meet...