The Kiltiernan Quizzers!
Quiz is something that Kiltiernan N.S. has been participating in for a few years now. Due to last year’s success the classes of 6th, 5th and 4th were very excited to participate again. During the last few months of 2018, Michelle and Bridget came back again for this year’s quiz. We are so grateful for them coming in every week as I can confidently say on behalf of all the students taking part that we all had such a great time from half past two until three o’ clock!
We were usually put into groups of four that were decided by the experts, Michelle and Bridget. However after a few weeks of practice we took a quiz to decide the teams and we took these alone. It was very exciting to see who made what team and who was on your team. I was on the first U13 team alongside Edel, Orlaith and Clodagh!
By the time the Annual Kilchreest Quiz rolled around on the 18th of February, we were very well prepared if I do say so myself. At the start the questions were moderately easy. ‘To settle us down’ my Mum says! But after a couple of rounds (with six questions in a round) there were a few stinkers.
Halfway through, they announced the teams who were currently placing well. After hearing who was coming in third and second place, we were sure that we weren’t coming anywhere. But as luck would have it, it turned out that we were in joint first! We were terribly excited!
However, after the second half things got tough. By the end of the quiz our brains needed a holiday. It was all worth it in the end as we came out as proud second placers!
However, the fun wasn’t over yet! For some teams the Credit Union quiz was coming up. Unfortunately, fewer teams would be participating but those who were, were very excited. I wouldn’t doubt though, that there were a few nervous faces as we took are seats once again amongst our teammates!
Once again, they started off with some easy questions such as how many provinces on the island of Ireland, but after a few rounds it got very, very hard! We kept our poker faces on as they called out the answers, but it was very hard to resist high fiving each other if we got a particularly difficult question right!
We were extremely pleased with our results on that night! Our U11 team got a very close 2nd Place and we were just like them. There were two questions separating the U13 team from the winners and walked out with 2nd Place.
This year has been so fun with all the quizzes and I can’t wait for next year!
By Erin, 5th Class
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Schools Fitness Programme
/in 5th Class /by 5ch00lAdm1nSchools Fitness Programme
In the middle of January, Aoife Lynskey came to our school to help us students and the teachers to implement a programme for a healthier lifestyle.
Aoife Lynskey is one of the PE teachers at Gort Community School and a successful camogie player who plays on the Ardrahan’s senior camogie team.
The idea of the fitness programme is to encourage children to exercise more and stay fit. It is proven that exercise helps you to be more mentally alert.
We have started with a beep test and Aoife has given us six weeks for us to do daily exercises and drills. After training for six weeks Aoife will come back and will test us again with the beep test. We hope to have improved over the six weeks. Our goal is not to be the best school who did this programme. Our goal is to use the skills we learned later on in life and be the best we can be!
Lauren
Biz World
/in 5th Class /by 5ch00lAdm1nBiz World
For Biz World we had to design a product that we could sell. We learned all about how the money comes from a product and about profits. Our classroom was divided up into groups. Liam, Grace, Lauren, Caoimhe and I were on a team together. Some of the group’s ideas were excellent. My group’s product was a bright light kit which you could order online from a website. There would be a selection of different products with a light strip you could select. The light could be put on your stairs and in the night it would glow – allowing you to safely go downstairs without switching on the lights and waking everybody. This would be very handy if you had a baby. We presented our product to Shane Walsh and Liam from AIB Bank. Their feedback was very interesting and I learned a lot from this project.
By Killian, 5th Class
Mini Sevens
/in 5th Class, 6th Class /by 5ch00lAdm1nMini Sevens
For me so far, Mini Sevens has been the highlight of my year. It was took place in Kinvara for the girls, and St Thomas’ for the boys. We played four extremely tough games and unpredictably came out on top. Soon after our win, we continued onto the next round. This time it was even tougher but we kept playing to the best of our abilities in the hope that we might make it to the final. We were really excited and we couldn’t help but go mad singing and dancing to songs and music in the dressing rooms! We thanked and praised each other and we no longer cared how we did in the final once we would try our best and put up a fight. We went out with high hopes and found out that we were playing a school from Loughrea.
I can’t say anyone didn’t enjoy themselves as I could hear the roars and shouts from the crowd, the encouraging phrases from our coach, Ms O’Doherty and the subs and of course the players really trying to come out with the ball and cheering when we got a score. Unfortunately, we didn’t come out on top, but all that mattered to us was that we participated and got there. I’m not sure about you, but participating and playing in mini sevens really showed me that the only thing you need to be good at to play camogie is good teamwork. I would like to thank Ms Leech who entered us in the competition and most importantly, Ms O’Doherty who spent endless amounts of break times training us, putting a team and also cheering us on when we really needed it.
By Katie, 6th Class
Nursing Home Visit
/in 5th Class /by 5ch00lAdm1nNursing Home Visit
Last December the students from 2nd to 6th Class visited the nursing homes in the area to sing Christmas carols for the residents. They went to Kilcolgan Nursing Home and Blake Manor Nursing Home. The students sang a variety of Christmas songs to spread holiday cheer to everyone in the nursing homes. They also made Christmas cards for the residents. Some of the residents joined in with the singing and others danced along to the tunes. It was a great day for everyone.
By Iarla 5th class
Beebot Business
/in 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class /by 5ch00lAdm1nBeebot Business
In November for Maths Week, my class (consisting of 4th, 5th and 6th Class) tried using Beebots. Beebots are small robots that you control using three buttons which allow you to turn right, turn left or move forward. We also had little mats that had a number of different shapes or numbers and your mission was to reach multiples of the shape of numbers. Also, some people had a little map and their goal was to get to their destination without going off the road or into the water. The Beetbots were super fun and I’m really looking forward to this year’s Maths Week.
Biz-World by Bank of Ireland
/in 4th Class, 5th Class, 6th Class, What's Happening /by 5ch00lAdm1nBiz-World 2018
The Senior Room from Kiltiernan N.S decided to participate in a small business programme run by the Bank of Ireland for primary schools. Alan (our coordinator) simply walked us through each step of this programme. We were put in groups and had to come up an invention or idea that we thought we could use in the future. We also had to come up with a clever name for our companies, a name for our inventions and come up with a slogan. Alan had told us that when all the groups have finished their new ‘inventions’ he would be sending in ‘dragons’. Biz-world was very similar to Dragon’s Den except, that this wasn’t real money, and this was a children’s version but we all had a blast taking part in this programme. We had 2-3 weeks to work on our ideas until all the groups were finished. By the final day all the groups had amazing inventions and such clever ideas!
Finally, when all the groups were finished, the day came that we would be presenting our inventions to the dragons. Group by group we went up to the top of classroom to present out brilliant ideas to the dragons. The dragons were all really impressed with our ideas and they knew that we put a lot of hard work into them. Some of the ideas include the following:
Overall we thought this programme was very fun and enjoyable and we all agreed we would do it again!
By Gráinne, 6th class
Halloween Fancy Dress
/in 6th Class /by 5ch00lAdm1nHalloween Fancy Dress
In October, our school did a Halloween fancy dress competition between the classes. This competition was just for fun, to dress up and show your friends that you can be artistic! This year there were a lot of amazing costumes from zombies, mimes, cubes and fairies. When I went on to the stage I was so nervous but all my friends were on the stage with me so all my butterflies went away. The whole school competes, even the Junior Infants!
By Grace, 6th Class
The Kiltiernan Quizzers!
Quiz is something that Kiltiernan N.S. has been participating in for a few years now. Due to last year’s success the classes of 6th, 5th and 4th were very excited to participate again. During the last few months of 2018, Michelle and Bridget came back again for this year’s quiz. We are so grateful for them coming in every week as I can confidently say on behalf of all the students taking part that we all had such a great time from half past two until three o’ clock!
We were usually put into groups of four that were decided by the experts, Michelle and Bridget. However after a few weeks of practice we took a quiz to decide the teams and we took these alone. It was very exciting to see who made what team and who was on your team. I was on the first U13 team alongside Edel, Orlaith and Clodagh!
By the time the Annual Kilchreest Quiz rolled around on the 18th of February, we were very well prepared if I do say so myself. At the start the questions were moderately easy. ‘To settle us down’ my Mum says! But after a couple of rounds (with six questions in a round) there were a few stinkers.
Halfway through, they announced the teams who were currently placing well. After hearing who was coming in third and second place, we were sure that we weren’t coming anywhere. But as luck would have it, it turned out that we were in joint first! We were terribly excited!
However, after the second half things got tough. By the end of the quiz our brains needed a holiday. It was all worth it in the end as we came out as proud second placers!
However, the fun wasn’t over yet! For some teams the Credit Union quiz was coming up. Unfortunately, fewer teams would be participating but those who were, were very excited. I wouldn’t doubt though, that there were a few nervous faces as we took are seats once again amongst our teammates!
Once again, they started off with some easy questions such as how many provinces on the island of Ireland, but after a few rounds it got very, very hard! We kept our poker faces on as they called out the answers, but it was very hard to resist high fiving each other if we got a particularly difficult question right!
We were extremely pleased with our results on that night! Our U11 team got a very close 2nd Place and we were just like them. There were two questions separating the U13 team from the winners and walked out with 2nd Place.
This year has been so fun with all the quizzes and I can’t wait for next year!
By Erin, 5th Class
Fitness with Aoife Lynskey
/in 5th Class /by 5ch00lAdm1nFitness with Aoife Lynskey
In January the P.E teacher from Gort Community School came around to Kiltiernan, Ballyglass and Labane National Schools. She started us off by doing some warm up stretches. Then she did the beep test with us which was hard going. The girls got to go first and then when they were finished, the boys got to have a turn. She then gave us the score. Every day we try to improve our score by training outside on the yard at lunchtime. We are all hoping to get fitter!
By Eoan, 5th Class
Christmas Carol Singing in the Nursing Homes
/in 5th Class /by 5ch00lAdm1nChristmas Carol Singing in the Nursing Homes
Last December the Middle and Senior rooms went carol singing in Blake Manor and Kilcolgan nursing homes. First we hopped on the bus and set off for Kilcolgan Nursing Home. They really enjoy our singing every year. We gave all the residents Christmas cards before we left. Then we went on the bus to Ballindereen. When we went in we got to see all their cool Christmas decorations. We got set up in the residents’ day room. Then we sang them all of our songs. They gave us sweets and a drink but then it was time to go back to school. I had a great time singing for all the residents of the nursing homes.
By Ellie
5th Class