Réaltaí Reatha made the most of the lovely sunshine on Monday last as they headed off on a little day trip. They started the day over in Mountshannon where they got to play in the playground, use the outdoor gym equipment, find thier way out of the maze and have some lunch down by the lake in the lovely sunshine. Then they headed for Tuamgraney to the Wilde Irish Chocolate Factory where they got to see how chocolate is made and they even got to make thier very own chocolate bars! Have a look at some of the fun they had below. Congratulations to our Pupil of the Week award winners. Each week pupils are asked to remember 3 important rules: 1. Show Respect 2. Do Your Best and 3. Complete Homework. In each classroom pupils that manage to demonstrate these on a daily basis are in the running for special weekly awards announced every Monday. Well done to all our award winners from Ms. Fawl, Ms. Whitney, Mr. Keane and Mr. Walsh's classes. Best of luck to everyone this week. Congratulations to Kilkishen N.S. 6th class pupil, Ruairí Frost, who was part of the Clare Primary Game team that played at half time at the Munster Senior Championship game between Clare and Limerick on Sunday April 21. Ruairí was one of the stand out performers for the Clare team and he certainly is one to watch for the future. Well done Ruairí for everyone at Kilkishen N.S. A huge congratulations to our 6th class pupils that celebrated their Confirmation on Saturday April 20. It was a glorious day and the ceremony was superb. Thank you to Bishop Fintan Monaghan and Fr. Donal Dwyer for a beautiful ceremony based on the themes of Faith Hope and Love. Thank you also to class teacher Ms. Eilís Whitney and everyone that helped in the lead up to the ceremony and on the day itself.
The children in each of our classes enjoyed participating in an Energy and Sustainability Workshop facilitated by Áine Ní Fhlatharta. They engaged very well in these workshops and these topics were explored in a fun and interactive way.
The children in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class began by watching a short video from the SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) which explained 'The Story of Energy'. Newtons Cradle was explored and we learned about the laws of motion. Then bouncing balls were used to show the conversion of kinetic energy to sound, heat and vibration. Next potato batteries were created to investigate the conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy - resulting in tiny light bulb lighting up. This was followed up with a short quiz which challenged the children to use what they learned to answer questions in groups. The final experiment involved using a vitamin c tablet and mixing with water. This created carbon dioxide gas and resulted in a plastic lid popping into the air. Please see below some of the activities that the boys and girls from 1st to 3rd thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks to Áine for sharing her knowledge.
Please enjoy a short snapshot of our soccer league finals which took place earlier today.
We are delighted to share some excellent video footage of our recently completed astroturf facility from the sky! Special thanks to Richard Maxted for wonderfully capturing our new astroturf and school.
Congratulations to England our School Cup Champions for 2024. A great final against Italy was enjoyed by the whole school and special guests Mark O'Malley, Kilkishen Celtic underage coach, and Dennis Hynes, Clare Schools FAI coach. Gemma Hayes, England team captain, lifted the trophy to scenes of great celebration. Curtain raiser to the Cup final saw Ireland crowned Shield champions, Portugal winning the 3rd Place Play-Off and Spain winning the 4th Place match. Congratulations to all 8 teams and 53 pupils that took part. Player of the Match awards were presented to Ruairí Frost, Rian McNamara, Darragh Donovan and Cian Donovan at the end of the Cup Final. The Golden Glove award was presented to the outstanding goalkeeper Jacob Kennedy. Girl and Boy Player of the Tournament and Golden Boot Awards will be presented next week. Looking forward to 2025 School Soccer League already! We are delighted to announce that out Astro-Turf extension project is now completed, open and ready for use. The facility includes three 40M x 20M 5 a-side soccer pitches as well as a 60M x 40M juvenile G.A.A. pitch with 20M x 5M hurling Ball Wall. Future plans seeking funding from the Sports Capital Grant programme includes the addition of LED floodlight around the perimeter of the pitch along with development of the school field into a juvenile grass multi-purpose pitch with running lanes. Bookings can be made through Kilkishen Development CLG member Mike Hogan. 4th and 5th Class are continuing to use Mathletics to help them learn Mathematics in a fun and engaging way. They have been earning lots of bronze certificates and even some silver certificates for their fantastic work. Keep up the amazing efforts everybody!
Congratulations to our Pupil of the Week award winners. Each week pupils are asked to remember 3 important rules: 1. Show Respect 2. Do Your Best and 3. Complete Homework. In each classroom pupils that manage to demonstrate these on a daily basis are in the running for special weekly awards announced every Monday. Well done to all our award winners from Ms. Fawl, Ms. Whitney, Mr. Keane and Mr. Walsh's classes. Best of luck to everyone this week. Pupils making their Confirmation received a letter from Bishop Fintan this morning. Each pupil wrote a letter to him explaining the ways in which they are preparing for their confirmation. In his reply, he explained that all of their efforts will help them to have a greater understanding of the sacrament of Confirmation. He also congratulated pupils on the work they had done involving the theme of faith, hope and love. We look forward to meeting Bishop Fintan on April 20th.For all the latest news and updates from Kilkishen N.S., please read the April edition of our school newsletter. Kilkishen camogie team competed in the I.N.T.O. mini 7s camogie blitz held at Tulla G.A.A. grounds on Tuesday April 9. Kilkishen played 4 matches against Kilmurry N.S., Clooney N.S., Tulla N.S. and Parteen N.S. playing some superb camogie throughout. Well done to all our girls from 4th to 6th classes that represented the school so well. We now look forward to competing in the Cumann na mBunscol Division 1 competition later this term. The school calendar for the next academic year has been agreed and is available here. Pupils return on Thursday August 29 2024. School closed Thursday and Friday May 29 & 30 2025. School finishes on Wednesday June 25 2025. Junior and Senior Infants have been very busy this week. Firstly, the children completed activities as part of Friendship Week. They discussed the qualities of a good friend before working in pairs to design a ‘Friendship Chain’. They wrote one or two words to describe a good friend on each ‘person’ and decorated it for a display in the classroom. The children also created posters for the ‘National School Attendance Campaign’. Children drew pictures of their favourite aspects of school in order to promote coming to school everyday and on time e.g. Astroturf, Maths, Art, Reading etc. These were displayed on a large poster outside the classroom. The children learned about The Easter Story in Grow in Love. To celebrate the feast, they made bunny and chick masks as well as some Easter baskets. They filled these baskets with yummy Easter eggs from the Easter Egg Hunt they had in class today 🍫🥚 After hurling with Killian in the new Astroturf, they enjoyed a party and a movie as a treat before the holidays. The children had a fun-filled week. Enjoy the well earned Easter break 🐣🐰 Sechtain na Gaeilge finished on Friday March 22 with a senior Tráth na gCéist for pupils from 4th to 6th classes. 16 teams of three took part with 9 rounds based on different topics and themes. The top three teams each won a special Easter Egg. Congratulations to our winning teams. Throughout SnaG 2024, pupils have been encouraged to use Irish as much as possible throughout the day. Pupils have been earning raffle tickets for their efforts and each class had six lucky winners. Well done to all that took part and promoted the use of Irish all around our school. Comhgairdeas do gach duine a úsaid a chuid gaeilge i rith SnaG 2024. Gan dabht, tagann feabhsú ar a gcuid gaeilge nuair a chleachtaíonn tú! On Wednesday March 20, Kilkishen boys competed in the I.N.T.O. mini 7's hurlling blitz held at Smith O'Briens G.A.A. club in Killaloe. 6 schools competed on the day with Kilkishen grouped with Broadford and Ogonelloe N.S. Our Kilkishen boys played two very good games drawing with Broadford and losing to eventual blitz winners Ogonelloe. We look forward now to the Cumann na mBunscol Div. 3 competition which will commence after Easter. Well done to all that took part. s Congratulations to Sophie on being the first pupil in 5th and 6th class to receive a silver certificate from Mathletics. Sophie has already earned five bronze certificate from reaching 1000 points each week. Well done Sophie.
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