September This month as we settled back to school we welcomed the new infants to Kiltiernan N.S. We had to get used of our new surroundings and as part of this Ms. Forde brought us on an autumn nature trail outside. We spotted different signs of autumn in our environment like leaves changing colour and …
We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported our 5th Annual Coffee Morning in aid of Galway Hospice, on September 20th. As always our wonderful bakers provided lots of goodies for this special morning. We raised an amazing €715.60 for the Hospice which will be used to provide services in …
Child Protection Policy Kiltiernan National School Introductory Statement The staff, management and parents of Kiltiernan N.S. have agreed this policy in line with the current recommendations and guidelines relating to child abuse prevention and child protection guidelines. This policy addresses the responsibilities of the school in the following areas: Prevention – curriculum …
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 …
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 …
Championship Mini 7s On Thursday the 25th of May the Kiltiernan boys had a hurling blitz. We played Kilbeacanty N.S and Lurga N.S. We played Kilbeacanty N.S first. It was a very good game- very tight until the last minute…. Bang Kilbeacanty score a goal we were now down 4 points. We kept our heads …
On Thursday the 1st of May 2017 girls from 4th to 6th class attended a camogie competition .The competition was at St Thomas’s Pitch. We had been practising on the pitch at school and we felt that are skills had improved! Ms Leech and Ms O’Doherty had the privilege of picking the starting team. We …
Swimming in Kilcornan We started swimming in April. We all went in a bus to Kilcornan- 2nd up to 6th class went swimming. The swimming teacher explained what to do in different situations. We did swimming from 12 to 1o’clock every Friday for 6 weeks. There were different groups. The first group’s teacher was called …
On the 9th of May our school were very lucky to get a visit from Mairead McGuinness MEP. Ross sent her a letter of invitation and she accepted. We showed her all of our Blue Star projects we worked on all year. Outside some of my classmates were playing ‘Ode to Joy’ as she came …
Letter to Mairead McGuinness Kilteirnan N.S. Kilcolgan Co Galway 2-3-17 Dear Mairead McGuinness My name is Erin. P. I go to school at Kilteirnan National School. For a couple of months now we have been trying to achieve the Blue Star Programme. The blue star programme is a programme that engages kids to learn …