STEPS Young Engineers Awards!!
3rd Class entered the STEPS Young Engineers Competition at the start of the school year. They were split into groups and they spent two months brainstorming, constructing and presenting their ideas to improve life in our local community. Just before Easter, the class...
Liam McCarthy Cup visits Killoughteen NS May 2022
On the 19th of May last, the Liam McCarthy Cup was brought to Killoughteen NS by David O' Dea. (Games Development Administrator.) The children were all excited and dressed in their Green and White. Since 2018 Limerick the Limerick Senior hurlers have won the...
Split the Pot
We begun 'Split the Pot' here in Killoughteen NS to raise funds to upgrade and install the best play and recreational areas possible for our pupils. The draw is on weekly on Thursdays and the winners are posted here on the website and on our school Facebook page....
Killoughteen NS Fundraiser Launch
On Tuesday evening last, May 17th 2022 Killoughteen NS hosted a cookery demonstration and launched a fundraiser in the Longcourt House Hotel. Wade Murphy, award winning chef, owner of 1826 restaurant in Adare and TV chef on the RTE Today Show led the show and made it...
Killoughteen NS New Build and Fundraiser
In Killoughteen NS we have just begun a very exciting building project. Before the Summer of 2023 we will have completed the construction of 2 new mainstream classrooms, 1 Special Education Teacher room, 2 ASD classes with ancillary accommodation and a halla along...
Table Toppers Easter 2022
On Tuesday, April 5th, pupils in Killoughteen NS were all set to compete for the title of 'Table Toppers Champion' Fourth class were the title holders heading into the competition. Daniel McMahon had won the title for his class at Halloween. Three pupils were chosen...
Rainbow Class- St. Patricks Day Celebrations 2022
Wednesday, March 16th we celebrated St. Patricks day in the Rainbow Class. It was great to return to some normality with great anticipation of parades and a "normal" St Patrick's Day. In the Rainbow Room all the children were excited to wear their green colours and...
Podcast Making / Science Investigating.
Our 6th class pupils have enjoyed getting active in their learning. Here is a glimpse of what we've been getting up to. The children recently completed a podcast based on "Killer Plants" and they were happy to hear that these plants do not inhabit the Demesne in...
World Book Day March 3rd 2022
'Today, Thursday, March 3rd we celebrated World Book Day. It was great to return to some pre Covid 19 activities in school. The children were excited to visit each other's classrooms and to be together for the first time in 2 years at school. We enjoyed seeing our...
STEPS Young Engineers Award
Both 3rd and 4th class engaged with the STEPS Young Engineers Award from September to December 2021. The STEPS Young Engineers Award encourages 3rd and 4th class pupils and their teachers to explore the world of engineering by developing an engineering project that...
STEM in Term 1
All the classes in Killoughteen N.S engaged with plenty of science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities during term 1 of this school year. Junior infants got their first taste of engineering when they covered the theme of ‘Houses and Homes’ in November....
News of Killoughteen NS from 1961
I would like to share with you all a piece of news based on our school which came from the 'Limerick Chronicle' newspaper dated Thursday, January 12th 1961. The school had 85 pupils and they were withdrawn from school reluctantly by their parents due to the poor state...
Christmas Songs 2021
Hi everyone, please click on the link below to see our pupils singing some songs for Christmas 2021. We wish all members of our school community a very happy, healthy and safe Christmas and New Year. Christmas Songs 2021
6th Class Science and STEM.
For Science Week 2021, the theme was "Our future homes". The children explored the properties of an energy efficient house. The children researched the features of a home with an excellent BER rating. The children then applied their knowledge to design and make a...
Santa Claus Visits Killoughteen NS December 14th 2021
Today our pupils were pleased to have Santa Claus visit our school. They were all dressed up in their Christmas jumpers and were only delighted to sing him a few songs and make sure that he got their Christmas letters. Santa was very impressed with the boys and...
Treat Boxes for the Toy Show
The Pupils in Killoughteen NS were treated by the Parents Association and B.O.M. with a Treat Box for the Toy Show on November 26th. We wanted to thank the children for being so good in following the Covid-19 guidelines, and for working hard at remote learning since...
TEAM HOPE Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Sincere thanks to all our families who donated kindly to the TEAM HOPE Shoebox Appeal again this year. Over 100 physical shoeboxes were collected at the school along with the many others that were donated online. Please see a picture below of Neasa Riedy and Daniel...
Science in Senior Infants
On Thursday November 4th Senior Infants did some fun science experiments. Firstly the class talked about how big machines can travel in the soft ground and agreed that they didn't sink as thier weight was spread out. We then got balloons and the teacher blew up 8...
Busy Bees in 3rd Class!
3rd Class have been very busy since the start of the school year. Below are a few pictures of some of the activities they have been involved in. They have been participating in the STEPS Engineering Project, GAA coaching sessions, PE team games, rap performances as...
Table Toppers Halloween 2021
Pupils in Killoughteen NS had a maths competition called Table Toppers again this Halloween. The children had to answer maths questions in rapid succession and try to win the title of overall champion for their class. The display of math tables was very impressive by...
Halloween in Killoughteen NS 2021
Today was a day that was full of excitement and fun in Killoughteen NS. The morning began with all kinds of creatures entering the school grounds, witches, grim reapers, super heroes, aliens and many wounded souls. The creativity and imagination of our pupils (AND...
Killoughteen NS – Building update
Update regarding buiding projects in Killoughteen NS. Over the summer holidays, the roof old school building was replaced, and it was fully insulated. Sincere thanks to Paddy O' Sullivan for his work with this project. Please see the before and after pictures below....
School Admission Notice for the school year 2022 / 2023
Please see below the school's Annual Admission Notice in respect of admissions to the 2022/2023 school year. Here you will also find a link to our Schools Admission Policy. Killoughteen NS will accept enrolment application forms via the school website under the...
5th and 6th class walk on the Greenway
On Friday August the 27th, the pupils in 5th and 6th classes went for a walk on the local Greenway. This is a fantastic resource in the vicinity of the school. We all left the school and walked up to the top of Barnagh, into the new underpass under the N21, and ...