County Hurling Champions 2018

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On the 14th June the Kiltiernan hurlers had a county final in Loughgeorge, Claregalway. The team was all set when we left the school at nine thirty. The match started at eleven o’ clock. We had plenty of supporters from 2nd to 6th to cheer us on. Laurencetown NS were our opponents for the match. We changed and started our warm up to prepare for the game. When eleven o’ clock came we were ready to try our best.

The referee threw the ball in and the game was underway.  At the start we both exchanged 2 points each and the game was beginning to really be a great game of hurling. But then, Sean picked out Stephen with a great pass who rounded his man and scored an amazing goal. It was 1-3 to 0-2 to Kiltiernan at half time.

When the second half came round we knew the opposition would come out hard. We started quickly and scored another thanks to Stephen to bring his tally to 2-4. We kept going as a team and everyone on the panel put in great effort to help win this game. We kept going and scored another goal and a point from Stephen. When the final whistle blew we started to celebrate to our victory.

We went over and lifted the trophy and took some pictures and enjoyed every bit of it. After, we went to Supermacs and thanks to the school for that. We would also like to thank Ms O’ Doherty and Barry Duffy for coaching us a helping us. It was a great day for Kiltiernan NS.

By Stephen and Adam

6th Class

School Tour 2018

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On Monday 25th we went on our school tour. Juniors to 1st went to Loughwell farm and 2nd to 6th went to AIT in Athlone for a lets go camp. When we arrived at AIT we were split into groups. The Middle and Senior room were split into two groups. The Senior room was called group 9 and the Middle room was called group 8. The senior room then went on the KMX’s and the Spider tower.  After those fun activities we had a small break.

Soon we went to the hall and we ran some relay races. After we did races on a bouncy castle slide. Later went outside onto the astro turf and played a game of lacrosse. Next we had our lunch and a talent show.

Up next was loads of fun going down a slide in a zorbie. We each had two goes. Two people were in a zorbie at one time. Shortly afterwards we went back into the main hall and went on the inflatable wrecking ball. We had our goes in fours on the wrecking ball. Next we went on a bouncy castle mountain.

Following that we went back on the astro turf and played a game of rip tag. We had to put a Velcro tag on our arm and we had to try and rip it off the other people. Sadly after our time was up and we had to leave l but we still had to go Shopping! We headed to the Golden Island shopping centre. We were split into groups and we had 35 minutes to go around the shopping centre and spend our hard earned cash. After shopping we headed home happy and content.

It was a great day and we had so much fun!

By Erin and Clodagh

Good Luck Timmy

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Our very best wishes to Timmy who is taking part in the Special Olympics this weekend in the Aquatic Centre at Abbottstown. We hope you go all the way to Abu Dhabi Timmy. Kiltiernan NS are very proud of you.

 

**********UPDATE************

Congratulations to our superstar Timmy who won his heat on Friday evening, beating his own personal best by 6 seconds. On Saturday this amazing young man won a bronze medal in The Special Olympics All Ireland Final. To say we are proud is an understatement. All your hard work and determination paid off Timmy and we at Kiltiernan NS are so delighted for you! Pho 

 

Quiz Winners

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Congratulations to our U13 and U11 quiz teams who both placed 2nd at the Meadowcourt Quiz recently. 72 teams participated so we are very proud of our teams on their superb achievements. All the hard work paid off!

Then it was off to Gort where our U13s proved victorious in a hard fought battle for first place in the Credit Union Quiz, which ended in a tie-break! We held our nerve and were very excited, and relieved, to be announced winners. Our U11 team came a very respectable 3rd place. Now it’s back to work for the next round of the quiz, in Galway, in March.

 

Walk a Mile in Memory of Mark Fordham

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Patricia & Donal would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support and prayers. They would like you to join them in celebrating Mark’s life and also supporting First Light, a charity that supports bereaved parents/families.

They invite you to walk with them in

Ballinderreen Pitch on

Sunday 22nd May at 2.00p.m.

and join them for refreshments afterwards

in the Community Centre.

If anyone would like to bake items or help out on the day

please contact

Michelle Leyden (0863288815) or

Siobhan O’Sullivan (0860851769)

Media Statement from Kiltiernan National School

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Media Statement from Kiltiernan National School

 

My name is Bríd Fenlon, Acting Principal of Kiltiernan N.S. We learned this morning of the untimely death of Mark Fordham, a 2nd Class pupil in our school.  This is a terrible tragedy for the Fordham and extended family, our school and our community.  We are deeply saddened by this event.  Our sympathy and thoughts are with Mark’s family and friends.  Mark will be greatly missed by all who were privileged to have known him.  We have been in contact with Mark’s parents who have requested that we all understand their need for privacy at this time.

Our school has implemented our Critical Incident Management Plan.  Psychologists from the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) have supported and advised our staff at this time. The school will be open on Monday and Tuesday in an effort to support our pupils and parents deal with this tragic event. 

We ask that you respect the privacy of the family and the school community at this time.

Bríd Fenlon on behalf of Critical Incident Management Team KNS