Since September 1st we have had great trainers for football and hurling. We have had Darren the football coach and Bosco the hurling coach. Bosco would sometimes do a few drills with us like hitting the ball back and forth while running. Bosco often would go straight into a match. The teams would be Ardrahan vs Ballindereen. Ardrahan would usually win. Darren is the football coach he sometimes gives us a really tricky drill before a match. The drill would be something like running ten yards without dropping the ball. I know it sounds super easy but believe me it’s hard. When we finally complete the drill he will let us have a match. In my opinion the drills are the best. Kiltiernan NS really appreciates Bosco and Darren’s efforts.
By Patrick
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To celebrate Science Week 2016 we did science experiments in our classroom. I was in a group with Ava and Adam. We did the experiment ‘Erupting Volcano’.
Our equipment included:
A plastic bottle
Newspaper
A tray
Bicarbonate of Soda
Vinegar
Food Colouring(for effect)
Washing Up Liquid(for effect)
Stones
Paint
Mini-Figures(optional)
Method:
Firstly, place down the bottle on the tray.
Carefully pour the vinegar into the bottle. Screw on the cap!
Cover the bottle in newspaper. Try to shape it like a volcano.
Paint the Volcano and place stones around the outside. You can also use mini-figures.
Put in a few drops of food colouring and a squirt of washing up liquid.
Put in a few spoons of bicarbonate of soda. Hey Presto! Your volcano should explode.
Why?
The volcano exploded due to the reaction between the vinegar and the bicarbonate of soda creating carbon dioxide and bubbles.
Result
I really enjoyed making this volcano. I would give it 8/10.
A man called Noel Murphy brought in a 3D printer he works as a computer technologist.
He firstly showed us a video of his business flying a 100 Drones lighting with music being played by an orchestra.
Then he brought us out to the 3D printer and explained how it worked. When he was finished talking about the 3d printer he said he would pass around an elephant that he printed once.
When everyone had passed it around, he said he would print a whistle. It took an hour and twenty minutes to do. The whistle worked really well. It was a very interesting visit.
On the 18th of November a man called Noel Murphy came in to school and told us all about a 3-D printer. Noel told us how some companies are starting to print Drones and how Domino’s Pizza has started using them to deliver their pizzas. He also showed us a video of how people light up some drones to music. Then we went into the halla and got to see a 3-d printer. Noel was telling us how the printer works and what it could make and he also brought in some examples which were an elephant, a little robot and some bricks. Then He said that he would print us a whistle. Later that day it was done and we had an assembly. Daniel was the first to test it.
In Kiltiernan N.S we have two sport coaches one of them train hurling and the other trains Gaelic football.
Hurling
Every Tuesday we have a hurling coach come and visit us. He takes Ms. Fenlon’s room which is classes second to fourth between half 12 and half 1 – this is straight after lunchtime. At half past 1 he takes out Ms. Leech’s room until half past 2. Our trainers name is Michael. He is also known as Bosco. We usually begin the training by dividing into two teams, for our enjoyment he goes straight into a match it is so fun.
Gaelic Football
Every Friday we have a Gaelic Football coach named Darren he takes Ms Fenlon’s room at 1 o’clock when the hour passes he takes Ms Leech’s room out and the minute we get out we always do a ‘passing drill’ we do that until 2:30 then we pick teams and get into a match, then at 2:55 we go inside get our bags and go home.
Adam 5th Class
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In Kilteirnan national school a teacher named Brid Fenlon called in a favour from a friend. On Friday the 18th a man named Noel Murphy came with a 3D printer to Kiltiernan NS. You might not know what a 3D printer is. Alright then let me explain. We all know a printer works *cough* hopefully *cough* I might as well explain it to you anyway. Now when you use your printer if you have a printer, it’s most likely an inkjet printer. The way an inkjet printer works is it uses extremely small drops of ink to create an image. The ink dots are really, really, really small, smaller than the diameter of a strand of human hair, which just so happens to be 70 microns. The dots are also positioned very, very, very, very, very precisely. Okay that’s the explanation on printing period. Now let’s explain the 3D printing shall we? So you put on a USB key what you want the 3D printer to create and the 3D printer will take the material you choose, preferably plastic, and heats it up to fuse the material layer by layer by layer for hours and hours and hours to build you a three dimensional object. When Noel Murphy brought in the printer he called us all into the class room to explain how a 3D printer works. Then he passed around an elephant he made using the 3D printer. It had holes in it so it wasn’t really a whole elephant. It was more of a… Swiss elephant. Then he called us all into the halla and told us that we were going to make a whistle that we could keep. So we sat on the benches waiting for our aisle to be called to come in, so we could take turns getting to see the 3D printer IN ACTION. By the second lunch time (which was a few hours later) the whistle was done printing. It was yellow and plastic. The first kid that got to try out blowing the whistle was Daniel, the youngest kid in the school. And it worked perfectly. It was really cool. After that we all went back to our class rooms, Noel Murphy took the 3D printer and all of his figurines back and that was that. If you ask me it was real nice of Noel Murphy to bring in a 3D printer. I really enjoyed his visit and I hope that everyone else in Kiltiernan NS did too.
BY: Erin
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On the 18th of November our school received a visit from Noel Murphy who works with Intel. He brought in a 3D printer. Intel is a huge electronics company. He explained how the 3D printer works. It is just like a normal printer but it prints layer by layer until finally it has printed the object. Noel printed us a whistle which just took over 2 hours and 30 minutes to print. He explained that you can print multiple objects with different materials such as chocolate, plastic or glass. He also said you can use websites to design your objects. At the end when the whistle was ready we had an assembly. Daniel blew the whistle as hard as he could and it worked. The 3D printer was so cool.
By Diarmuid
5th class
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In my group there was Erin, Sean and I. Our experiment was making carbon dioxide. It took a long time to figure out the best measurements. Here is how to do it. To do this experiment we used clay, 2 bendy drinking straws, scissors, a tall glass, food coloring, plastic bottle, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. To start the experiment we gently put the straws together making sure that the small part was on top. First we put water and food colouring in the glass. After that we put 2 tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda in the bottle. Then we put the clay on the short bit of the straw. Last we put the vinegar in the bottle and put on the straw making sure the other end was in the glass. The science is when you mix the vinegar with the bicarbonate of soda, it will react and make the gas (carbon dioxide). The gas builds up and is pushed along the straw into the water so that’s how the bubbles are made. Other groups did different experiments.
On Friday the 28th of October Kiltiernan NS staged our annual Halloween dress up. We all came in, in the morning with costumes in hand, hope in our hearts and in some cases painted faces. The festivities kicked off at 1 o’clock, after big break. We couldn’t wait any longer! The hall was packed to the brim with parents, teachers and students. This year we had so many great costumes the judges couldn’t just pick a boy and a girl for best costume. In some cases the whole class won! There were lots of original costumes. In my class alone there was a zombie couple, An unpleasant couple (the twits), a fast food chain, a dinosaur an aul’ farmer, and a president elect (then candidate) , and yes I was the president to be. Sigh…
There were also ghost busters, ‘cereal’ killers, witches, wizards, singers, doctors, draculas, clowns, book and movie characters, football players and many more.
Kiltiernan pulled it out of the bag again. Everyone had a really great day.
On Tuesday the 20th of September, we raised funds for the Galway Hospice by hosting a Coffee Morning in Kiltiernan National School. Family’s brought in baked goods for the occasion and the parents council brewed the coffee and tea. During the day, the Parents Council came into the classrooms with treats for the children of the school. We raised a total of 1045 euro because of the money and all funds were donated to the hospice. We even managed to bring coffee and tea over to the Lagan workers to help raise a little bit more money.
Galway Hospice foundation is a voluntarily organisation. It was established on November 23 1986 when some local doctors and nurses came together to help with hospice services around Galway. Thanks to them they made Galway city a better place. For more information about the Galway hospice follow this link GalwayHospice.ie to their home website.
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Blog For Training
/in 5th Class /by emerbBlog for training
Since September 1st we have had great trainers for football and hurling. We have had Darren the football coach and Bosco the hurling coach. Bosco would sometimes do a few drills with us like hitting the ball back and forth while running. Bosco often would go straight into a match. The teams would be Ardrahan vs Ballindereen. Ardrahan would usually win. Darren is the football coach he sometimes gives us a really tricky drill before a match. The drill would be something like running ten yards without dropping the ball. I know it sounds super easy but believe me it’s hard. When we finally complete the drill he will let us have a match. In my opinion the drills are the best. Kiltiernan NS really appreciates Bosco and Darren’s efforts.
By Patrick
Science Week 2016: Erupting Volcano
/in 5th Class /by emerbScience Week
To celebrate Science Week 2016 we did science experiments in our classroom. I was in a group with Ava and Adam. We did the experiment ‘Erupting Volcano’.
Our equipment included:
Method:
Why?
The volcano exploded due to the reaction between the vinegar and the bicarbonate of soda creating carbon dioxide and bubbles.
Result
I really enjoyed making this volcano. I would give it 8/10.
By David,
5th Class
3D printer
/in 5th Class /by emerb3D printer
A man called Noel Murphy brought in a 3D printer he works as a computer technologist.
He firstly showed us a video of his business flying a 100 Drones lighting with music being played by an orchestra.
Then he brought us out to the 3D printer and explained how it worked. When he was finished talking about the 3d printer he said he would pass around an elephant that he printed once.
When everyone had passed it around, he said he would print a whistle. It took an hour and twenty minutes to do. The whistle worked really well. It was a very interesting visit.
By Paul 5th class
3-D Printer
/in 5th Class /by emerb3-D Printer
On the 18th of November a man called Noel Murphy came in to school and told us all about a 3-D printer. Noel told us how some companies are starting to print Drones and how Domino’s Pizza has started using them to deliver their pizzas. He also showed us a video of how people light up some drones to music. Then we went into the halla and got to see a 3-d printer. Noel was telling us how the printer works and what it could make and he also brought in some examples which were an elephant, a little robot and some bricks. Then He said that he would print us a whistle. Later that day it was done and we had an assembly. Daniel was the first to test it.
Seán 5th class
Hurling and football in Kiltiernan N.S
/in 5th Class /by emerbHurling and Football in Kiltiernan N.S
In Kiltiernan N.S we have two sport coaches one of them train hurling and the other trains Gaelic football.
Hurling
Every Tuesday we have a hurling coach come and visit us. He takes Ms. Fenlon’s room which is classes second to fourth between half 12 and half 1 – this is straight after lunchtime. At half past 1 he takes out Ms. Leech’s room until half past 2. Our trainers name is Michael. He is also known as Bosco. We usually begin the training by dividing into two teams, for our enjoyment he goes straight into a match it is so fun.
Gaelic Football
Every Friday we have a Gaelic Football coach named Darren he takes Ms Fenlon’s room at 1 o’clock when the hour passes he takes Ms Leech’s room out and the minute we get out we always do a ‘passing drill’ we do that until 2:30 then we pick teams and get into a match, then at 2:55 we go inside get our bags and go home.
Adam 5th Class
The 3D printer visit
/in 5th Class /by emerbThe 3D Printer Visit
In Kilteirnan national school a teacher named Brid Fenlon called in a favour from a friend. On Friday the 18th a man named Noel Murphy came with a 3D printer to Kiltiernan NS. You might not know what a 3D printer is. Alright then let me explain. We all know a printer works *cough* hopefully *cough* I might as well explain it to you anyway. Now when you use your printer if you have a printer, it’s most likely an inkjet printer. The way an inkjet printer works is it uses extremely small drops of ink to create an image. The ink dots are really, really, really small, smaller than the diameter of a strand of human hair, which just so happens to be 70 microns. The dots are also positioned very, very, very, very, very precisely. Okay that’s the explanation on printing period. Now let’s explain the 3D printing shall we? So you put on a USB key what you want the 3D printer to create and the 3D printer will take the material you choose, preferably plastic, and heats it up to fuse the material layer by layer by layer for hours and hours and hours to build you a three dimensional object. When Noel Murphy brought in the printer he called us all into the class room to explain how a 3D printer works. Then he passed around an elephant he made using the 3D printer. It had holes in it so it wasn’t really a whole elephant. It was more of a… Swiss elephant. Then he called us all into the halla and told us that we were going to make a whistle that we could keep. So we sat on the benches waiting for our aisle to be called to come in, so we could take turns getting to see the 3D printer IN ACTION. By the second lunch time (which was a few hours later) the whistle was done printing. It was yellow and plastic. The first kid that got to try out blowing the whistle was Daniel, the youngest kid in the school. And it worked perfectly. It was really cool. After that we all went back to our class rooms, Noel Murphy took the 3D printer and all of his figurines back and that was that. If you ask me it was real nice of Noel Murphy to bring in a 3D printer. I really enjoyed his visit and I hope that everyone else in Kiltiernan NS did too.
BY: Erin
Noel Murphy vist
/in 5th Class /by emerbNoel Murphy vist
On the 18th of November our school received a visit from Noel Murphy who works with Intel. He brought in a 3D printer. Intel is a huge electronics company. He explained how the 3D printer works. It is just like a normal printer but it prints layer by layer until finally it has printed the object. Noel printed us a whistle which just took over 2 hours and 30 minutes to print. He explained that you can print multiple objects with different materials such as chocolate, plastic or glass. He also said you can use websites to design your objects. At the end when the whistle was ready we had an assembly. Daniel blew the whistle as hard as he could and it worked. The 3D printer was so cool.
By Diarmuid
5th class
Science experiments
/in 6th Class /by emerbScience experiments
In my group there was Erin, Sean and I. Our experiment was making carbon dioxide. It took a long time to figure out the best measurements. Here is how to do it. To do this experiment we used clay, 2 bendy drinking straws, scissors, a tall glass, food coloring, plastic bottle, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda. To start the experiment we gently put the straws together making sure that the small part was on top. First we put water and food colouring in the glass. After that we put 2 tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda in the bottle. Then we put the clay on the short bit of the straw. Last we put the vinegar in the bottle and put on the straw making sure the other end was in the glass. The science is when you mix the vinegar with the bicarbonate of soda, it will react and make the gas (carbon dioxide). The gas builds up and is pushed along the straw into the water so that’s how the bubbles are made. Other groups did different experiments.
Meadbh
6th class
Blog: Halloween Dress-Up
/in 6th Class /by emerbHalloween Dress-Up
On Friday the 28th of October Kiltiernan NS staged our annual Halloween dress up. We all came in, in the morning with costumes in hand, hope in our hearts and in some cases painted faces. The festivities kicked off at 1 o’clock, after big break. We couldn’t wait any longer! The hall was packed to the brim with parents, teachers and students. This year we had so many great costumes the judges couldn’t just pick a boy and a girl for best costume. In some cases the whole class won! There were lots of original costumes. In my class alone there was a zombie couple, An unpleasant couple (the twits), a fast food chain, a dinosaur an aul’ farmer, and a president elect (then candidate) , and yes I was the president to be. Sigh…
There were also ghost busters, ‘cereal’ killers, witches, wizards, singers, doctors, draculas, clowns, book and movie characters, football players and many more.
Kiltiernan pulled it out of the bag again. Everyone had a really great day.
By Ross, 6th Class
Coffee Morning/ Galway Hospice
/in 6th Class, What's Happening /by emerbGalway Hospice/Coffee Morning
On Tuesday the 20th of September, we raised funds for the Galway Hospice by hosting a Coffee Morning in Kiltiernan National School. Family’s brought in baked goods for the occasion and the parents council brewed the coffee and tea. During the day, the Parents Council came into the classrooms with treats for the children of the school. We raised a total of 1045 euro because of the money and all funds were donated to the hospice. We even managed to bring coffee and tea over to the Lagan workers to help raise a little bit more money.
Galway Hospice foundation is a voluntarily organisation. It was established on November 23 1986 when some local doctors and nurses came together to help with hospice services around Galway. Thanks to them they made Galway city a better place. For more information about the Galway hospice follow this link GalwayHospice.ie to their home website.
By Colman
6th Class