Write a book

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I wrote a book about scouts. I go to scouts in Oranmore. I typed the book and Bridget put in the pictures. I love my book. I am very proud.

By Timmy 5th class

Order Of Malta

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Order of Malta

On the 18th of January Maura from the group called the Order of Malta came to our school. The Order of Malta is an association that knows and teaches first aid. The order of Malta was generated in Jerusalem.

Maura’s  job is a medical scientist. She has a part time job working for the Order of Malta. She showed us her badges and her symbol and her uniform. She also told us that they have to wear gloves when treating a patient. She told us that you have to ask the patient “Can I treat you “

Maura told us that the order of Malta goes to rugby matches and other events. They contact through radios and walkie talkies. She told us the history of the Order of Malta. The reason the order of Malta was formed was because a tourists were going to Jerusalem and picking up diseases. It was set up by St. Gerard because he felt bad for the tourists that had passed by. The Order of Malta meets every 2 weeks. Maura loves her job.

Visit from Trocaire

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Trocaire visit

Today a woman called Alisha came to visit us at our school. She is a member of Trocaire. She came to talk to us about the global warming and how it affects us and other countries.

She said that global warming is caused by fossil fuel such as coal, oil, petrol, diesel etc. We played games on global warming.

She told us how to prevent global warming. It was a great visit.

ADAM 5TH CLASS

Engineers Week

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Engineers Week   07/03/2017

Engineers week runs from the 4th – 10th of March. We are celebrating Engineer’s week in Kiltiernan N.S with lots of visits and science experiments. Today the 7th we had a special visitor from a computer company in Galway. His name is Rory and he loves to take apart computers. He brought in the inside of an Xbox. Rory explained the different types of engineers. We will also have a visit from Gerry, Matt. Engineers Week will be a very enjoyable week.

By Patrick

Helen Butler Visit by Ross

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Helen Butler Visit
On Thursday the 19th of January, a youth worker called Helen Butler came in. She was doing a workshop about transitioning to secondary school.
She came in first thing in the morning and we got to work straight away.
The first thing we did, we were handed out two sticky notes. We were instructed to write some things we were looking forward to on one and we wrote something we weren’t sure about or not looking forward to on another. She then read some of them out and gave us some advice.
She then split us up into groups and she asked us to come up with some rules. They were listen attentively, respect each other, hands up and have fun!
Next we were given a self reflection sheet and we had to answer questions. Throughout the day we also played some games to keep us on our toes.
After that we had a a bullying segment where we were given a scenario and on each wall of the hall there was a solution. You had to walk to what you thought was the best option. There was also the ‘Open Corner’ were you could come up with your own. We then wrapped up the day with a game that helped you learn how to read a timetable quickly and effectively.
Overall I really enjoyed the day and found it very informative.
By Ross,
6th Class

Order of Malta visit

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On the 18th of January Maire from the order of Malta came to our school. She is the head officer at the Craughwell Branch. She said that you would mostly see them at the races or at matches providing 1st aid. They contact through radios among members.

They have to use gloves so if the person is cut the infection will not spread. The order of Malta began with tourists travelling to Jerusalem. The journeys they took were called the crusades. The order was set up by Saint Gerard who was helping the pilgrim on their journey. The original name was the order of Saint John.

They meet every two weeks. The stars  on their shoulders reflect  the level of qualification.  The cadet units are in Craughwell and in Mervue. The training includes games and 1st aid training.  If an incident accured near to you, the first thing you would do is stay calm.

The next thing is to see is the scene clear. Next you ring for help, 911 or 122. But you should only ring if you really need to. The order of Malta has a volunteer ambulance. You should take 1st aid training in transition year. I really enjoyed it.

By Adam

5th Class

Letter to Mairead McGuinness

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Invitation to Mairead Mc Guinness

Kiltiernan NS

Kilcolgan

Co Galway

02/03/17

Dear Mairead Mc Guinness

I would like to invite you to our school so we can complete the blue star programme.it would be a great pleasure to complete it seeing we have made a massive effort  to complete the programme. We have done many projects like research a European country, research how the European parliament works. And we hosted an EU food tasting day. You have previously been to our school when you were touring south Galway. My name is Patrick and it would be an honour to meet you.

 

Yours Sincerely

Patrick

Trócaire visit

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Trócaire visit

Today a lady called Alisha came into our school to talk about the work that Trócaire does. They help people in some of the poorer countries that are facing climate change.

She talked about all the animals and plant life that are dyeing and are unable to survive the really hot or cold weather.

Some of the things that Trócaire does is, helping people in poor countries by raising money and donating food and supplies that are needed to survive in these poor living conditions. They also try to spread the word and their knowledge to all the other parts of the world that are more fortunate and not affected by climate change. They also raise awareness to all the people that may not know about some of these natural disasters that are striking other parts of the world. These are leaving them with nothing but land and themselves.

 

 

By Emma

Mairead McGuiness

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                                                                             Kiltiernan N.S.

                                                             Kilcolgan

                                                                        Co. Galway

                                                                 Ireland

Dear Mairead Mc Guinness

My name is Colman and I am in 6th class. I am writing on behalf of Kiltiernan N.S. We have been part of the Blue Star programme. The Blue Star Programme a primary school initiatave to engage students with the E.U.

So far in the programme we created a factfile and powerpoint on a country in the E.U., projects on historical European events, researched European artists or inventors and researched how the parliament works, an E.U. cuisine tasting day and now we have to select an Irish M.E.P to come to our school.

The reason why my school choose you is because you have a special connection with Kiltiernan N.S. In 2014 you came to our school while you were touring South Galway. It was a real honour to have you come.

If it was ok could you take some time off your job and visit our school so we can complete our programme. If you could come, we would be very appreciative.

Kind regards,

Colman

6th Class

Blue Star programme

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Blue Star programme

Kiltiernan N.S. has taken part in the Blue Star Project. The blue star project is a kid friendly project that helps kids learns about Europe. To take part in the project you have to cover certain areas. We did a project on a European country. I was doing the country Croatia. It was such fun to do. I learned so much about the country. We also did a European artist. I did Leonardo da Vinci. He is also an artist from Italy. We also did a food day when we were supposed to make or bake a food from Europe and bring it into school so everyone can taste it. The Scottish tablet made by Toby won (it deserved to win). To finish it off we would like Mairead McGuinness to come and visit our school and talk to us about what she does in her job. We have prepared questions to ask her.

I hope she can answer them all!