We were blown away by the fantastic costumes our pupils came up with for this years Halloween dress up. Here are some class photos of the pupils dressed up and the winners of our home made Halloween dress up competition. Costume Winners Class Pictures             ...

Each term the school runs a Table Toppers competition. 3 pupils from each class of 1st - 6th class are picked to be in the competition. The contestants are asked addition, subtraction, multiplication and division tables based on their class ability and the last one...

We were absolutely delighted to welcome David Ryan, Chairperson of the County Limerick Beekeepers Association, to our school on 22nd October. David visited to present awards to 2 of our talented pupils who took part in the Beekeepers Association's recent colouring...

  Term 1 sees the start of school football for our senior classes. The Cuman na mBunscoil West Limerick Primary school competition kicked off this October. Our boys team are through to the finals of the Cuman na mBunscoil West Limerick Primary football final to...

We wish our new junior infant class a very warm welcome to the school. We have 18 pupils in Miss Mulqueen's class this year and we are delighted to see their happy smiles each day.  

On Wednesday our 5th and 6th class pupils traveled to the University of Limerick to participate in Science Blast. The children had a great day presenting their projects, visiting other schools project stalls and attending some interesting science experiment...

On May 9th we held Grandparents day at the school as part of Catholic Schools week. The children's grandparents came to the school, visited their grandchildren's classes and met their friends and teachers. We hope everyone had as great a day as we had!        ...

Kerry Dairy Ireland are spearheading a schools’ initiative that aims to increase the number of school children visiting local dairy farms annually. The idea behind this initiative is to help children understand more about what happens at farm level, where the food...

This week we held our Easter Table Toppers at school. 3 Pupils from each class from 1st - 6th classes were asked a series of tables, suitable to their class level. Our Easter winner was Cara McKernan in 5th class, meaning 5th class hold the title for the year!! Well...

At the start of the year the school invested in a Greenhouse with thanks to fundraising and donations. In April we began planting seeds. After the Easter break we will be planting more plants and veggies!

Killoughteen NS pupils were crowned champions of the Analog Devices Robotics competition on Saturday 5th May. Well done to Liam Collins, Freya Smith and Óisín O'Connor who represented their class and our school. 80 schools across Munster entered the competition, 30...

On 28th March we supported Daffodil Day at school. Children were invited to wear yellow for the day. We donated €1006.50 to the Irish Cancer Society. A big thank you to everyone who contributed.

3rd Class were very busy in March. In maths we were learning all about length. We had great fun measuring different areas all around the school. We also painted and used chalk pastels for our lovely Mothers Day art.  

Our 6th class pupils have been busy getting ready for the Analog Devices - Primary Robotics competition. On 21st March 3 representatives from 6th class attended Patrickswell Racecourse to take part in the competition. Well done to Freya Smith, Liam Collins and Oisin...

Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl ón 1 – 17ú Márta. An tseachtain seo i Scoil Náisiúnta Cill Lachtain bhí daltaí i mbun roinnt gníomhaíochtaí Gaeilge; ‘Tóg ar na múinteoirí’ le frásaí Gaeilge ‘go raibh maith agat’ / ‘le do thoil’ / ‘tá fáilte romhat’ / ‘maith thú’ agus...

Term 2 sees the start of Hurling & Camogie training and competitions at the school. School Indoor Hurling Competition We held an indoor hurling tournament for 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes during lunch times in January / February 2025. The children were divided into...

This week at school we had World Book Day! Children dressed as characters from their favourite books, 3rd - 6th classes had a World Book Day quiz using our Active Walkway outside, junior infants had a tea party using the theme 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' and classes...

Last Wednesday pupils from 5th and 6th classes competed in the FAI Primary 5's soccer tournament in Seanchoill Sports Complex. Killoughteen had 3 boys teams and 1 girls team in the competition. Congratulations to Oisin, Ross, Michael, Harry, Jamie, James and Liam who...

Our pupils had a great morning this Pancake Tuesday enjoying some delicious pancakes! Smiles all round 🙂    

THANK YOU We held our Christmas Market on December 11th at the school and it was a great success A big thank you to all the children who sang in the choir, helped at the school stalls, had their own stalls and made items for the market  Also thank you to all who...

The school enjoyed a lovely visit from Santa Claus today who came with Tony Noonan's Christmas Lights. He visited our Junior and senior infant classes, Mrs Curtin's and Mrs Mullin's classes before going to the school hall and listening to our senior pupils sing him...

On 25th  November 2024 we had a new pupil join our school - Eden our school therapy dog! She met all the classes on her first week and the children all love her! Why this is amazing for our school: SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY: Pupils will learn valuable skills by caring...

Last week four of our classes entered into the TLC Decorate a Big Tree competition. Using recyclable materials juniors, seniors, 2nd and 4th classes decorated TLC trees. These will be displayed at the Jetland Shopping Center for December. Best of luck to all...