Senior Infants Booklist 2017-2018

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Senior Infants Booklist 2017-2018

 

Irish: Abair Liom C (First Class)

 

Maths: Planet Maths Senior Infants

 

English: Just Handwriting (Pre-cursive) Senior Infants

              Just Phonics Senior Infants

              Just English Senior Infants (Published by educate.ie)

 

             

Religion: Grow in Love Senior Infants

 

SESE: Unlocking SESE Senior Infants

 

Music: 1 Scrapbook (Use last year’s book please)

 

Visual Art: €10

 

Miscellaneous Expenses: €20 (Self Assessment and Learning Folder, Testing- MIST,NRIT, Drumcondra testing, personalised homework journal, worksheets, etc)

 

€7 Personal Accident Insurance

 

Total monies payable in September €37 + €2 weekly family raffle (Parents’ Council)

 

 

1 A3 Art folder

1 Hardback Copy (A4, lined at side- last year’s book if possible)

1 Handwriting Copy (Learn to Write B2)

1 10mm square Sums Copy

1 Project Book 15 Copy

1 Plastic A4 folder

Well stocked pencil case with contents labelled (no biros necessary)

Crayons /Twistables

 

 

 

 

 

If you are unsure of any of the textbooks please do not cover or write on them as it may need to be exchanged in September. If there are any further tests/materials required during the school year you will be notified.

 

Uniforms can be purchased in Pat Smyths ,Gort and the National, Schoolwear Centre,Tuam Rd., Galway. Trousers and polo shirts, without logos, can be bought on the High Street.

 

Books from this booklist may be obtained from Gort Educational World, Bridge St., Gort, First Chapter, Market Hall, Gort, Books ‘N More Bookshop upstairs in the Oran Town Centre, Oranmore or ABC Bookshop Tuam Rd, Galway.

 

The Parents’ Council will hold a raffle every Thursday as a fundraiser. Cost of tickets will be €2, which can be paid weekly or at the start of each term in full. Each family will be given a raffle number in September which will be their number for the year.

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Infants Booklist 2017-2018

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Junior Infants Booklist 2017-2018

 

Irish: Abair Liom C (First Class)

 

Maths: Planet Maths Junior Infants

 

English: Just Handwriting (Pre-cursive) Junior Infants

              Just Phonics Junior Infants 26 Letter Sounds

              Just English Junior Infants (Published by educate.ie)

             

Religion: Grow in Love Senior Infants

 

SESE: Unlocking SESE Senior Infants

 

Music: 1 Scrapbook

 

Visual Art: €10

 

Miscellaneous Expenses: €20 (Self Assessment and Learning Folder, Testing- MIST,NRIT, Drumcondra testing, personalised homework journal, worksheets, etc)

 

€7 Personal Accident Insurance

 

Total monies payable in September €37 + €2 weekly family raffle (Parents’ Council)

 

1 A3 Art folder

1 Hardback Copy (A4, lined at side)

1 Handwriting Copy (Learn to Write B2)

1 10mm square Sums Copy

1 Project Book 15 Copy

1 Plastic A4 folder

Well stocked pencil case with contents labelled (no biros necessary)

Crayons /Twistables

 

 

 

 

If you are unsure of any of the textbooks please do not cover or write on them as it may need to be exchanged in September. If there are any further tests/materials required during the school year you will be notified.

 

Uniforms can be purchased in Pat Smyths ,Gort and the National, Schoolwear Centre,Tuam Rd., Galway. Trousers and polo shirts, without logos, can be bought on the High Street.

 

Books from this booklist may be obtained from Gort Educational World, Bridge St., Gort, First Chapter, Market Hall, Gort, Books ‘N More Bookshop upstairs in the Oran Town Centre, Oranmore or ABC Bookshop Tuam Rd, Galway.

 

The Parents’ Council will hold a raffle every Thursday as a fundraiser. Cost of tickets will be €2, which can be paid weekly or at the start of each term in full. Each family will be given a raffle number in September which will be their number for the year.

 

 

 

 

Summer in the Junior Room

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Summer in the Junior Room

Summer is fast approaching and we’re as active as ever in Kiltiernan. While 1st Class were swimming for the first time in Kilcornan, Junior and Senior Infants were brushing up on our Water Safety knowledge and we’ve learned so much. Sarah and Mary’s dad Rory will be coming in on the 28th of June to do a Water Safety Workshop with the whole school so we will learn even more then. Thanks Rory, we are looking forward to it.

All of the testing is over and we’ve worked hard. The Infants had a lovely trip to Kilcornan walled garden while the others were swimming. We played with Frisbees, soccer and all joined in some parachute games. Poor Miss Broderick got captured by some Junior Infants who used the hula hoops very creatively!!

We are still working on our Biodiversity Green Flag and have learned lots about the school habitats and some animals living near our school. We look out for Song thrush, robins, bluebells, thistles, nettles and butterflies all the time now.

We had some new arrivals in Kiltiernan this month. Jack’s dad John brought in an incubator. We set it up in the Resource room where the eggs were kept safe and warm for three weeks. John and Jack checked the eggs regularly to make sure the temperature in the incubator and water levels were at optimum levels.

Around day 13, John brought in a box and torch so we could do some ‘candeling’. Here, we saw the shadows inside the eggs. We could see that one egg had a line of bacteria in it and so the chick didn’t develop in that one. In others, we could identify blood vessels and an eye developing. We had pictures to compare the development in each day in the three weeks incubation period so we knew what to look out for.

We got a wonderful surprise when we came back from the bank holiday weekend. We had eight healthy little chicks surrounding broken eggshells in the incubator. They were taken home to be reunited with the hen and she took to them very well.

John brought the hen and chicks back in for the day so we could see them all together again. The children and staff learned a great amount during this whole process.

Thank you so much John and Jack, it was a great experience and we loved having the chicks in our school. Matthew’s dad Pat has uploaded a video of the chicks onto our school YouTube channel so take a look at it. Thanks Pat!

Our school tour will be on the 23rd of June. We are going to Athenry Castle where we will dress up in medieval costume, partake in archery and hide in the maze. We may need to put a few people in the stocks so beware!!Afterwards, we will head to Busy Bees so we can run off some more energy!

First Class have started to do hurling training with Cian Walsh and Eoin Bermingham every Thursday mornings and are doing well. Keep hurling over the summer everyone.

Congratulations to Emily and her family who welcomed baby Colin this month and also to Matthew Quinn and his family who welcomed baby Rachel. Best of luck to Sheila and family who make the move to America this summer.

Happy birthday to May and June boys and girls- Emily, Amelia, Marlon, Matthew H. Also, a big happy birthday to the summer birthday dudes Ella and Sophia in July and Martha and Nathan in August. We’ll give you a spin on the chair in September!

We welcome the new parents to an induction meeting at 2pm on Friday the 16th. The new infants will come into our room for a few hours on Monday the 19th from 9.20 til 11.20 to sample how life the big school.

We are getting holidays on Friday the 30th of June.

Thanks to all the mums and dads for your great support in teaching your children this year. We’ve had a wonderful, fulfilled year. They’re the best!!!

Have a wonderful, safe and happy summer to everyone. See you in September.

Chickens

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Hatching Chickens

On the 23rd of May 2017, Kiltiernan had some new arrivals in the school supplied by John Dempsey.

They were in an incubator for two weeks at about 35 degrees Celsius and John had to keep some water at the bottom and make sure it didn’t dry out. John came in one day to do ‘candling’ to see if there were chicks inside. Some were ‘glogars’ meaning they weren’t developing properly there were twelve eggs but in the end only seven hatched.

The chickens hatched on the bank holiday Monday at school when unfortunately we were not there!

He then brought the hatched chick’s home to the hen because if he were to leave them longer the hen would not accept the chicks. After a few days he brought them back with the hen.

By Diarmuid 5th class

Kiltiernan’s Cute Chicks

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Chickens. Chickens are an important part of our community. Whether it’s for their meat or their eggs or to be kept as pets, we definitely need them!
A farmer by the name of John D thought that it would be a good idea to bring in some freshly laid chicken eggs to show the pupils of Kiltiernan the miracle of life and how all life on earth is important.
So John brought in all 12 chicken eggs on the 23rd of May 2017.
The eggs were kept in an incubator which was the next best thing, considering that John could not bring the mother hen or else she would become defensive and the pupil’s would not be able to take a look at the eggs.
The students of Kiltiernan were introduced to the eggs at around the end of April. John showed the pupils the stages of a chick when she’s in the egg. Their time in the egg lasts for 21 days. From a tiny embryo to a little chick.
John decided that it would be fun to show us what a ‘candling’ is.
‘Candling’ is when you take an egg and put it under a flashlight. When you do this you can see the embryo of the chicken while they’re in the egg. It looks a little funny but it’s also pretty cool.
Some of the eggs, unfortunately, where ‘glogars’ or ‘blind’ eggs. “What does that mean?” you might ask. “And why is it unfortunate?” Well when an egg is called a blind egg it means that the said egg doesn’t have a developing chick in it…the chick’s dead. Which is why it’s called ‘blind’, its empty.
This usually happens because bacteria has gotten into the egg and the embryo inside has died because of uncleanliness. 
During the bank holidays the eggs hatched, specifically on the 5th of June, which just so happens to be the same week as a pair of twins from Kiltiernan.
The students got to meet the chicks, one class at a time. There were eight chicks which means that the other four didn’t make it.
That same day, the chicks had to go home because if they were away from their mother for too long after they hatched their mother might not take them in, thinking that these weren’t her eggs. Luckily, the mother readopted her eggs.
The next week, on Monday, John brought the chicks back but this time he brought the hen as well!
There was a little pen, near the centenary garden that had a big hen and eight little, adorable, chicks. The chickens all stayed there until the school day was over.
Everyone in the school found it amazing and loved that we got to keep baby chickens in our school for a day. It was definitely a fun experience and you can bet that the students of Kiltiernan will be bugging their teachers until they get a school pet.

-Erin P

Seashore Safari with Brendan Allard

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On the 24th of May Brendan Allard from the Marine institute came to visit. He brought us to Traught beach to discover marine life. We came into school armed with our nets and buckets and we went on a bus to Traught.

First we went to the rocks. We got into groups and started searching for marine animals and plants under the seaweed at the rocks. We found hermit crabs, brown crabs, limpets, anemones, butterfish and seaweed. At the end of the activity we let all the wildlife go.

Secondly, we did marine engineering. Again we got into groups and tried to build the highest sandcastle. We had fifteen minutes to do this. Finally,it was time for  a beach clean-up. It is amazing how much litter was on the beach. We need to stop and help the environment. I really enjoy searching for crabs and all sorts of marine life. Some people think the beach is just about playing in the sand. There is much more to the beach than you think!

By David 5th Class

Drumcondra Tests

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Drumcondra Tests strike again!

For the past weeks we have been working very hard for the Drumcondra tests. We completed the first test which was the English test in late May. We also completed the spelling test in May but some classes were set aside to June. We finished the Maths in June and that was it- all completed.

The preparation was hard and I’m glad they are over. We worked hard on ever topic and soon enough they’ll be back to haunt us. “OH NO!!”

By Adam 5Th Class

Blogs Debating

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In the senior room over the last couple of months we have been undertaking debates in our classroom. We have worked on numerous motions including ‘Cats make better pets then dogs’, ‘Homework is a waste of time’ and ‘All students should be required to take a cooking class’. We were set into 2 teams and we had to argue out our points against  our opposing team. I really enjoyed debating and I think everyone else did as well. I learned how to research interesting, snappy facts and the language of debating-for example-oppose/propose the motion, rebuttals and how to refute an argument.

I learned that I must speak in a loud clear voice, add a little humour and keep inside the time limits!

 

 

By Toby

5th Class

 

Swimming with a Splash

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Swimming is a milestone in the year that everyone enjoys, so on the 28th of April everyone came in with swimming bag under their arms. At 11 o’clock every Friday for 6 weeks we would get a bus down to Kilcornan Swimming pool.

We were all so excited about it when it came to the day. We all hopped on the bus and drove down. We got off the bus and got ready for Swimming. We all split up into different groups and we started swimming. We improved skills and learned new strokes. We learned lifesaving tips and practiced using ring boy. If I had to guess I would say everybody’s  favourite part was play time at the end. Kieran would throw a ball in the pool and we would fight and pass the ball around the pool on the final week Kieran’s group brought in pyjamas and we did all sorts of cool tricks with them.

It was a great way to spend six weeks of the school year and I would love to do again next year. Thanks to Kieran and all the coaches and … Splash!!

By Stephen, 5th Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

Des & Bosco’s Training Sessions

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Des and Bosco-awesome training sessions

 

Every Tuesday we hurling trained with Bosco. The middle room did it from 12 o clock till 1 o clock. The senior room played from 1 o clock till 2 o clock every Tuesday. In the training sessions we sometimes did drills and in the drills we did jab lifts with the sliotar. After that drill we did some hand passing. After that we would usually do a match for the rest of the training session.

 

Just after the Easter holidays Des came to train us in Gaelic football. For the first 4 weeks it is the senior room’s turn. For the last four weeks the middle room did it. First we did some drills such as hand passing and then we would do some shooting drills. Finally we get into a match-my favourite part. The rules are if you get a block you get a point. You have to pass to a girl before your team scores a point or a goal. A goal is worth 3 points. If it is a free kick a boy is allowed to score straight from the free kick.

I really enjoy doing Gaelic football and hurling. I hope they come back next year.

By Luke 5th class