The Amber Flag
On Thursday 29th October, Killoughteen NS registered to take part in the Amber Flag Initiative. The Amber Flag initiative is an initiative run by Pieta House that recognises the efforts of schools in creating healthy, inclusive environments that support mental...
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6th Class – Team Limerick Clean Up!
The big spring clean was well and truly under way in Killoughteen N.S. before the Easter break! 6th class took part in the Team Limerick Clean Up campaign and carried out an extensive clean up of the school grounds and the surrounding areas. They had great fun picking...
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Egg Drop Challenge
For a little end-of-term fun, 2nd Class took on the Egg Drop Challenge. Each group was asked to test and choose a suitable padding that would prevent their egg from breaking when dropped from a height. There was great EGG-citement as predictions were made, changes...
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Table Toppers – Easter Competition 2021
Today March 26th, we held our Easter Table Toppers Competition. It was again highly exciting and nerve wracking for our contestants. All teachers, through a competitive process had chosen three contestants to represent their respective classes. All 3 contestants from...
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Senior Infants – Brilliant Artists
Today, Senior Infants did some fantastic drawings of Leprechauns. They are excellent artists! Please have a look below at their pictures! We done everyone....
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Senior Infants drew the Eiffel Tower after learning about France
Senior Infants enjoyed learning all about France during lockdown. They learnt about some of the French foods, such as croissants, escargots, crepes, and frogs legs. They also learnt about some of the famous landmarks and today they all drew the Eiffel Tower which is...
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Active Challenges in Killoughteen NS
This year we had to have remote teaching and learning from January 11th to March 1st. During this time, active challenges were set by the teachers for our pupils. Our pupils did a great job on completing the challenges. Please click on the link below to see some of...
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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....
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Spellings For Me Programme 6th Class
6th Class have been very busy this year using on an online individualised spelling programme called 'Spellings for Me'. Each child has their own individualised spelling programme that is suited to their educational needs. There is a mixture of online and active...
read moreFirst Class Fun, together as one.
Our First Class children have been continuing to do their best at home! They are all heroes, spreading joy and staying positive! We are so proud of them all. Here is a snippet of what they have been up to! [video width="1454" height="1080"...
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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...
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Spreading A Little Christmas Cheer
As the Christmas season approached, our Well-Being Committee wondered how they could best help spread a little Christmas cheer amongst our community. Unable to do their usual carol service, the pupils decided to put pen to paper and write to the local nursing homes...
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Santa Claus visits Killoughteen NS
On December 21st, Killoughteen NS had a very important guest in the school. It was the big man him-self, Santa Claus. The children were buzzing with excitement as Santa approached Killoughteen NS. All classes were out in the yard, singing songs and spreading the...
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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 worthy cause. On...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Science Week in Junior Infants
During science week we did our first experiment like real scientists. We worked really hard to use the words equipment and predict 😊 We know that equipment is all the things we need to carry out our experiment and predicting is telling the future! Miss Sweeney...
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Team Hope – Thank You Letter
Team Hope wrote a Thank You letter to everyone who supported their Christmas Shoebox appeal. Please see the letter...
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First class children in first class.
In first class we are placing an emphasis on "Treating Others As You Would Like To Be Treated". This is reflected in our classroom displays but more importantly in our everyday interactions with one another. Also through prayer and thanksgiving each day the children...
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5th Class Active Maths
5th class have been working hard to earn their status as mathematicians since September. It's time to show you some of their active maths activities which they have completed bringing them steps, leaps and jumps closer to their goal of being a fully fledged...
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Texaco Art Competition
Well done to Zach in Senior infants who placed very highly in this year's Texaco art competition. This is one of the most well know children's art competitions and we are so proud to have one of our pupils recognised by some of the top judges in the country. Well done...
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Our Year in Juniors So Far…
We have gotten lots done in Junior Infants so far this year! We have settled into Killoughteen National School and have made plenty of friends. In September we worked very hard on learning each others names, playing gently on the yard and getting our fingers nice and...
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6th Class – Maths Trails
6th class have been very busy recently over the last few weeks. During Maths Week (October 10th to 18th) the class explored maths trails of the school playground. They were using different problem solving and measuring skills all around the school. 6th class also...
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