On the 24th of May the pupils from second to sixth of Kiltiernan national school were lucky enough to be visited by Brendan Allard from the Marine Institute. Brendan is a marine biologist and works in the marine institute in Renvile. He studies creatures in the ocean.
He came to visit us around 9:30am in the morning. We all gathered into the hall and he explained to us what he does at his work. He also told us how important it was to protect the oceans from pollution.
We left for Traught beach shortly afterwards seeing as low tide was at 10:30 which was when we wanted to arrive. When we got off the bus we split into groups and he gave us all nets. We spent the next hour and a half scouring the rock pools for any signs of life!
By the time we were finished we had found hermit, porcelain, edible, shore and box crabs, though our star find of the day was a butterfish. We also found anemones and periwinkles.
After that we had a quick lunch break and then we finished off the day with a sandcastle building competition.
We all had a great day and at the same time we learned about the ocean and found lots of cool creatures. We can’t wait for another visit from the marine institute!
On the 24th of May 2017, classes 2nd to 6th embarked on an adventure to tracht beach to go on a Seashore Safari.
Before we left are school, our guide, Brendan Allard gave us a Q and A session. We asked about his job of as a marine biologist. We also talked about the species that inhabit tracht beach.
Soon after our discussion with Brendan, we arrived at tracht beach. We met at the top of the beach and started to move out towards the rocks. We found all types of creatures like crabs, hermit crabs, anemones and some groups even found species of fish! Afterwards we met together and showed each other our catchces. We then set them all free.
After are expedition we all had lunch on the benches at the top of the beach . Shortly afterwards we started a very competitive sand castle competition. When it started, we all sprinted down towards the water and started on our creations. The goal was to make the tallest sand castle. When we finished our castles, the teachers judged to see whos was the tallest. Unfortunately, my group did not win, but it was still great fun!
After our splended trip we all gathered into the bus, wet, sandy and exhausted.When we all arrived back at the school, we were hoping that we could something like this again.
We’d been practicing for months before the big day. We’d attended ‘You shall be my Witness’ meetings. We’d been allocated special jobs and practiced hymns. We even visited the Cathedral back in March. So we were very prepared when the day came. We made the sacrament with the 6th class pupils from Labane and Ballyglass.
After we had been all groomed and polished we headed to the church around 11 o’clock. We all looked very smart indeed! Father Roche and Canon McLoughlin conducted the mass.
We recited the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. There was the laying on of hands. Next we played a tune on our instruments. We then received Communion and finally we were confirmed with the oil of chrism. We were called up in groups of four and our sponsors and parents stood with us at the altar.
Later the parents came up to get photos… well at least tried to get a couple of good ones!
It was a great day and everyone really enjoyed themselves.
On Thursday the 27th of April 6th class from Kiltiernan, Labane and Ballyglass went to the Galway Cathedral.
When we arrived at the Cathedral, we walked around the Cathedral and Father Roche told us facts about the outside of the Cathedral. When we all entered the cathedral we meet Father Whelan. Father Roche took one class with him to the pipe organ and Father Whelan took our class and another class around the inside of Cathedral. He explained that all the lime stone was donated to the Cathedral when it was being built. It was used for the floor and the altar.
After a while we went up to the pipe organ. There were a lot of pipes. The pipes where made out of metal and timber. Some pipes were small and some were huge. We met the man who played the pipe organ. He explained how the pipe organ worked. The keyboard looks very confusing because there were alot of keys, loads of knobs that you pull and loads of foot pedals. After that we went upstairs where Father Roche showed us portraits all the old bishops of Galway and explained about them.
Later we went down stairs to the crypt and Father Whelan explained it is where the bishops are buried. After that we left the Cathedral and went to Supermacs for lunch.
I would like to thank Father Roche and Father Whelan for explaining about the Cathedral and organising this event. I learned a lot about the Cathedral.
Seán 6th class
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Kiltiernan N.S, Labane N.S and Ballyglass N.S were very busy coming up to the 15th of May. All the sixth class from all the schools gathered in the church a couple of weeks before the Confirmation. We were given our parts to get us more involved in the mass. I was given the task of singing with my friend Ava. Other people did readings, gifts and singing. All of us made the effort to practise at home with our parents and at school with our fellow class mates and teachers. We practised altogether once every week for this very special sacrament.
The 15th of May 2017 was our Confirmation Day. All of the girls were in their pretty dresses and the boys were wearing smart clothes. We sat down in a bench that we were allocated. It all went well from start to finish. No-one missed a line or forgot what time they had to go up to the altar at. After the sacrament, all the mothers and fathers got their cameras out and started taking pictures.
I really enjoyed my day and will remember it for the rest of my life!
Every year we put our knowledge to the test and participate in the Credit Union quiz. First we have a preliminary quiz to decide the teams. On my team were Ava, Aly and Stephen. To prepare for the quizzes we practised with two superb Mums; Michelle and Bridget. The first quiz we attended was the Kilchreest NS table quiz which took place in the Meadow Court Hotel. We did well and finished third.
We kept on practising and we prepared for the Credit Union quiz held in Sullivan’s Hotel. We concentrated and by half way two Kiltiernan teams were joint first. In the second half the questions got harder. In the end we won by four points! We were all very excited for the next round which was held on March 3rd in the Galway Bay Hotel.
In the space of time between the 2 quizzes we practised and practised and we nearly knew every question in the book! Finally the day came. I had butterflies in my tummy. This time round the questions were a lot more difficult and tricky. At the end of the round the quizmaster said there would be a tiebreaker for second and the teams were: “Kiltiernan NS and Gaelscoil Tuam”. We started getting slightly nervous and tense. If the other questions were hard, the tiebreaker questions were really hard.
In the tiebreaker we got two questions right out of four. The other school got one. We were delighted when we finished second because first and second progresses to the national quiz finals held in the RDS in Dublin on April 2nd. We still are revising questions and finding more to challenge us. All of us are very proud of our achievement. We would also like to thank Michelle and Bridget for all their help in finding questions and giving us sheets to learn. Thank You!
By David
5th Class
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My name is Toby MacAdam. I’m in 5th class in Kiltiernan N.S.
Our school is taking part in the blue star programme, which involves lots of different activities and projects. The Blue Star programme is an initiative to teach us about the European Parliament and how it affects our lives.
One of the projects was we had to complete was fact files on different countries. I researched Holland. We also did projects on historical events in Europe such as The Cold War and The Fall of the Berlin Wall. We learned lots of information from this project.
Another thing we researched was a famous European artist. There were lots of painters to choose from.
For our blue star project, we would like you to come to our school. We would like to ask you questions about the European parliament and your job. Just to remind you, you came to our school in the times of the flooding in February 2014. I hope you can come.
Yours sincerely
Toby MacAdam
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Our school is participating in the SPAR F.A.I 5 a-side schools competition. We are going to be training very hard. The blitz will take place on the 21st of March 2017. The coaches are my dad (Rory) and Jerry. We can only send 8 people to the blitz. I have confidence we will win!!!
Engineer’s week takes place from the 4th of March to the 10th.
You can visit the engineersweek.ie website for lots of fun games.
The week has two sponsors- OSTEPS Ireland & SFI Ireland. Today; Monday
Rory, Sarah & Mary’s Father came in today. He is an Electronic Engineer. Rory showed us the inside of your tablets and your PC’s. He showed us the motherboard of a desktop laptop. He explained how the charging ports go into the small areas in the bottom of the circuit board. Rory also showed us a Defibrillator for beginners. Once turned on, a speaker will transmit instructions on how to preform CPR.
Wednesday
Edel’s dad will come into our school. He works for H.P and will tell us all about his daily life as an engineer. Thursday
Mathew, Sean’s Father will come on Thursday. He has a selection of roughly 30 experiments to show us. He will be showing us the vital things you need to be an Electrical Engineer. Mathew works in the ESB as an Area Manager for Athlone & Galway
This years pantomime is alace in blunderland.We started the pantomime in January and we casted the play in February. The play has four different seens containing Goldielocks and the three bears, Cinderella,Snow white and the seven dwarfs and last but not least all the characters come together. We have been very busy with preparation for the pantomime. Ouir play will take place on the 7th of April at 06:30 in Labane hall and we would realy appreciate if you attened. We prommise it to be a night to remember.
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Seashore Safari
/in 2nd Class, 3rd Class, 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class, What's Happening /by emerbSeashore Safari
On the 24th of May the pupils from second to sixth of Kiltiernan national school were lucky enough to be visited by Brendan Allard from the Marine Institute. Brendan is a marine biologist and works in the marine institute in Renvile. He studies creatures in the ocean.
He came to visit us around 9:30am in the morning. We all gathered into the hall and he explained to us what he does at his work. He also told us how important it was to protect the oceans from pollution.
We left for Traught beach shortly afterwards seeing as low tide was at 10:30 which was when we wanted to arrive. When we got off the bus we split into groups and he gave us all nets. We spent the next hour and a half scouring the rock pools for any signs of life!
By the time we were finished we had found hermit, porcelain, edible, shore and box crabs, though our star find of the day was a butterfish. We also found anemones and periwinkles.
After that we had a quick lunch break and then we finished off the day with a sandcastle building competition.
We all had a great day and at the same time we learned about the ocean and found lots of cool creatures. We can’t wait for another visit from the marine institute!
Alastair 6th class
Seashore Safari
/in 5th Class, 6th Class /by emerb13/06/17 Seashore Safari
On the 24th of May 2017, classes 2nd to 6th embarked on an adventure to tracht beach to go on a Seashore Safari.
Before we left are school, our guide, Brendan Allard gave us a Q and A session. We asked about his job of as a marine biologist. We also talked about the species that inhabit tracht beach.
Soon after our discussion with Brendan, we arrived at tracht beach. We met at the top of the beach and started to move out towards the rocks. We found all types of creatures like crabs, hermit crabs, anemones and some groups even found species of fish! Afterwards we met together and showed each other our catchces. We then set them all free.
After are expedition we all had lunch on the benches at the top of the beach . Shortly afterwards we started a very competitive sand castle competition. When it started, we all sprinted down towards the water and started on our creations. The goal was to make the tallest sand castle. When we finished our castles, the teachers judged to see whos was the tallest. Unfortunately, my group did not win, but it was still great fun!
After our splended trip we all gathered into the bus, wet, sandy and exhausted.When we all arrived back at the school, we were hoping that we could something like this again.
By Colman 6th class
Confirmation 2017
/in 6th Class, What's Happening /by emerbConfirmation
We’d been practicing for months before the big day. We’d attended ‘You shall be my Witness’ meetings. We’d been allocated special jobs and practiced hymns. We even visited the Cathedral back in March. So we were very prepared when the day came. We made the sacrament with the 6th class pupils from Labane and Ballyglass.
After we had been all groomed and polished we headed to the church around 11 o’clock. We all looked very smart indeed! Father Roche and Canon McLoughlin conducted the mass.
We recited the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. There was the laying on of hands. Next we played a tune on our instruments. We then received Communion and finally we were confirmed with the oil of chrism. We were called up in groups of four and our sponsors and parents stood with us at the altar.
Later the parents came up to get photos… well at least tried to get a couple of good ones!
It was a great day and everyone really enjoyed themselves.
By Ross, 6th class
Trip to Cathedral
/in 6th Class /by emerbOn Thursday the 27th of April 6th class from Kiltiernan, Labane and Ballyglass went to the Galway Cathedral.
When we arrived at the Cathedral, we walked around the Cathedral and Father Roche told us facts about the outside of the Cathedral. When we all entered the cathedral we meet Father Whelan. Father Roche took one class with him to the pipe organ and Father Whelan took our class and another class around the inside of Cathedral. He explained that all the lime stone was donated to the Cathedral when it was being built. It was used for the floor and the altar.
After a while we went up to the pipe organ. There were a lot of pipes. The pipes where made out of metal and timber. Some pipes were small and some were huge. We met the man who played the pipe organ. He explained how the pipe organ worked. The keyboard looks very confusing because there were alot of keys, loads of knobs that you pull and loads of foot pedals. After that we went upstairs where Father Roche showed us portraits all the old bishops of Galway and explained about them.
Later we went down stairs to the crypt and Father Whelan explained it is where the bishops are buried. After that we left the Cathedral and went to Supermacs for lunch.
I would like to thank Father Roche and Father Whelan for explaining about the Cathedral and organising this event. I learned a lot about the Cathedral.
Seán 6th class
CONFIRMATION
/in 6th Class /by emerbKiltiernan N.S, Labane N.S and Ballyglass N.S were very busy coming up to the 15th of May. All the sixth class from all the schools gathered in the church a couple of weeks before the Confirmation. We were given our parts to get us more involved in the mass. I was given the task of singing with my friend Ava. Other people did readings, gifts and singing. All of us made the effort to practise at home with our parents and at school with our fellow class mates and teachers. We practised altogether once every week for this very special sacrament.
The 15th of May 2017 was our Confirmation Day. All of the girls were in their pretty dresses and the boys were wearing smart clothes. We sat down in a bench that we were allocated. It all went well from start to finish. No-one missed a line or forgot what time they had to go up to the altar at. After the sacrament, all the mothers and fathers got their cameras out and started taking pictures.
I really enjoyed my day and will remember it for the rest of my life!
by Tara 6th Class
Credit Union Quiz
/in 5th Class, 6th Class /by emerbCredit Union Quiz
Every year we put our knowledge to the test and participate in the Credit Union quiz. First we have a preliminary quiz to decide the teams. On my team were Ava, Aly and Stephen. To prepare for the quizzes we practised with two superb Mums; Michelle and Bridget. The first quiz we attended was the Kilchreest NS table quiz which took place in the Meadow Court Hotel. We did well and finished third.
We kept on practising and we prepared for the Credit Union quiz held in Sullivan’s Hotel. We concentrated and by half way two Kiltiernan teams were joint first. In the second half the questions got harder. In the end we won by four points! We were all very excited for the next round which was held on March 3rd in the Galway Bay Hotel.
In the space of time between the 2 quizzes we practised and practised and we nearly knew every question in the book! Finally the day came. I had butterflies in my tummy. This time round the questions were a lot more difficult and tricky. At the end of the round the quizmaster said there would be a tiebreaker for second and the teams were: “Kiltiernan NS and Gaelscoil Tuam”. We started getting slightly nervous and tense. If the other questions were hard, the tiebreaker questions were really hard.
In the tiebreaker we got two questions right out of four. The other school got one. We were delighted when we finished second because first and second progresses to the national quiz finals held in the RDS in Dublin on April 2nd. We still are revising questions and finding more to challenge us. All of us are very proud of our achievement. We would also like to thank Michelle and Bridget for all their help in finding questions and giving us sheets to learn. Thank You!
By David
5th Class
Letter to my local M.E.P. Mairead McGuinness
/in 5th Class, 6th Class /by emerbLetter to my local M.E.P. Mairead McGuinness
Kiltiernan N.S.
Kilcolgan
Co. Galway
2/3/17
Dear Mairead,
My name is Toby MacAdam. I’m in 5th class in Kiltiernan N.S.
Our school is taking part in the blue star programme, which involves lots of different activities and projects. The Blue Star programme is an initiative to teach us about the European Parliament and how it affects our lives.
One of the projects was we had to complete was fact files on different countries. I researched Holland. We also did projects on historical events in Europe such as The Cold War and The Fall of the Berlin Wall. We learned lots of information from this project.
Another thing we researched was a famous European artist. There were lots of painters to choose from.
For our blue star project, we would like you to come to our school. We would like to ask you questions about the European parliament and your job. Just to remind you, you came to our school in the times of the flooding in February 2014. I hope you can come.
Yours sincerely
Toby MacAdam
F.A.I. 5 a-side schools Soccer
/in 5th Class, 6th Class /by emerbF.A.I. 5 a-side schools Soccer
Our school is participating in the SPAR F.A.I 5 a-side schools competition. We are going to be training very hard. The blitz will take place on the 21st of March 2017. The coaches are my dad (Rory) and Jerry. We can only send 8 people to the blitz. I have confidence we will win!!!
By Toby
5th Class
Engineers Week
/in 5th Class, 6th Class /by emerbEngineers Week
Engineer’s week takes place from the 4th of March to the 10th.
You can visit the engineersweek.ie website for lots of fun games.
The week has two sponsors- OSTEPS Ireland & SFI Ireland.
Today; Monday
Rory, Sarah & Mary’s Father came in today. He is an Electronic Engineer. Rory showed us the inside of your tablets and your PC’s. He showed us the motherboard of a desktop laptop. He explained how the charging ports go into the small areas in the bottom of the circuit board. Rory also showed us a Defibrillator for beginners. Once turned on, a speaker will transmit instructions on how to preform CPR.
Wednesday
Edel’s dad will come into our school. He works for H.P and will tell us all about his daily life as an engineer.
Thursday
Mathew, Sean’s Father will come on Thursday. He has a selection of roughly 30 experiments to show us. He will be showing us the vital things you need to be an Electrical Engineer. Mathew works in the ESB as an Area Manager for Athlone & Galway
Pantomine 2017
/in 5th Class, 6th Class /by emerbPantomime 2017 6/3/17
This years pantomime is alace in blunderland.We started the pantomime in January and we casted the play in February. The play has four different seens containing Goldielocks and the three bears, Cinderella,Snow white and the seven dwarfs and last but not least all the characters come together. We have been very busy with preparation for the pantomime. Ouir play will take place on the 7th of April at 06:30 in Labane hall and we would realy appreciate if you attened. We prommise it to be a night to remember.
By Melanie
5th class