Total monies payable in September €37 + €2 weekly family raffle (Parents’ Council)
1 A3 Art folder
1 Hardback Copy (A4, lined at side)
1 Handwriting Copy (Learn to Write B2)
1 10mm square Sums Copy
2 Project Book 15 Copies
1 Plastic A4 folder
Well stocked pencil case with contents labelled (no biros necessary)
Crayons /Twistables
If you are unsure of any of the textbooks please do not cover or write on them as it may need to be exchanged in September. If there are any further tests/materials required during the school year you will be notified.
Uniforms can be purchased in Pat Smyths ,Gort and the National, Schoolwear Centre,Tuam Rd., Galway. Trousers and polo shirts, without logos, can be bought on the High Street.
Books from this booklist may be obtained from Gort Educational World, Bridge St., Gort, First Chapter, Market Hall, Gort, Books ‘N More Bookshop upstairs in the Oran Town Centre, Oranmore or ABC Bookshop Tuam Rd, Galway.
The Parents’ Council will hold a raffle every Thursday as a fundraiser. Cost of tickets will be €2, which can be paid weekly or at the start of each term in full. Each family will be given a raffle number in September which will be their number for the year.
Total monies payable in September €37 + €2 weekly family raffle (Parents’ Council)
1 A3 Art folder
1 Hardback Copy (A4, lined at side)
1 Handwriting Copy (Learn to Write B2)
1 10mm square Sums Copy
2 Project Book 15 Copies
1 Plastic A4 folder
Well stocked pencil case with contents labelled (no biros necessary)
Crayons /Twistables
If you are unsure of any of the textbooks please do not cover or write on them as it may need to be exchanged in September. If there are any further tests/materials required during the school year you will be notified.
Uniforms can be purchased in Pat Smyths ,Gort and the National, Schoolwear Centre,Tuam Rd., Galway. Trousers and polo shirts, without logos, can be bought on the High Street.
Books from this booklist may be obtained from Gort Educational World, Bridge St., Gort, First Chapter, Market Hall, Gort, Books ‘N More Bookshop upstairs in the Oran Town Centre, Oranmore or ABC Bookshop Tuam Rd, Galway.
The Parents’ Council will hold a raffle every Thursday as a fundraiser. Cost of tickets will be €2, which can be paid weekly or at the start of each term in full. Each family will be given a raffle number in September which will be their number for the year.
On Thursday the 21st of June, 2018’s sixth-class graduated from our school. We put a lot into the preparation, like choir practice, making memory sheets, and practicing our readings. Each child was given a job that- however small and would contribute greatly to the ceremony, including the opening precession, singing solos, and readings.
We started off with the opening precession, which had eight of the sixth-class students bring up items that acted as symbols of our experiences over the years in Kiltiernan N.S.
Then we read out the Liturgy of the Word. Following that we had the Gospel, the Blessing of the Young People, a parent’s Reflection, a Blessing of the Parents and Guardians, the Statement of young People, and finally the Prayers of the Faithful.
We followed this with the presentation of the Certificates of Attendance and the performance of two songs from the incredibly inspiring musical ‘The Greatest Showman’
Before the ceremony we were told to write letters of thanks to our parents and vice versa. We exchanged them and read them later. Subsequently we were given prayer rocks by Elaine Cunningham.
Afterwards our principal, Miss Leech, gave her address, We received had our special Kiltiernan blessing and we finished with our symbolic balloon release on a beautiful summers’ evening.
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
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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
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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
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.
We have lots of exciting prizes for our next 2 raffles and all envelopes for the last 3 draws will be included in our draw on Thursday 21st December. Prizes include vouchers from Q Beauty, Rafterys Rest, Busy Bees, Afternoon Tea at Dillisk on the Docks, Paul Hewett bracelet from Hartmanns. Lucky dip for the children, chocolates and treats galore! Please Support.
My name is Timmy. I am with Team South Galway. I train in Kilcornan, on Wednesdays. I won a gold medal last year.
I have been picked for Team Connacht, for the Special Olympics, in Dublin 2018. These are the All-Ireland Olympics. I have to go to extra training sessions for this.
I hope to win another gold! The race will take place I Dublin in June 2018.
My Dad will stay in the Competition Centre with me. My Mum and my brother will come along to watch me and cheer me on.
On the 27th of October it was the Halloween dress up in Kiltiernan N.S. There were skeletons, superheroes and a whole lot of fun for everyone! Every class came in dressed up in scary outfits but there were some superheroes to save the day. All of the school was excited for the reveal of the overall winners but everyone was a winner thanks to their amazing costumes. Everyone wanted to win, but there were only a few overall winners. These are all the winners: Eánna and Dylan, (Junior Infants) Lilly and Sophia, (Senior Infants) Conor and Emma, (1st) Mathew Quinn and Grace, (2nd) Corey, (3rd) Orlaith, Erin and Lauren. (4th) Sadhbh and Andrew (5th) and Stephen, David, Adam, Toby and Grace.
Halloween was great fun for everyone and everybody enjoyed Dressing up!
By Diarmuid and Meadhbh 4th Class
Tommy Baker’s Puppet Show
On Tuesday the 24th of October 2017, Tommy Baker made a visit to all of the pupils and staff of Kiltiernan NS. We all gathered in the hall. He performed the show of the ‘Salmon of Knowledge’. It was about Fionn Mc Cumhail and Finnegas, who owned the Salmon of Knowledge. The puppets looked amazing. He did one other show for 3rd class up. It was played by handmade puppets. They were made from wood. It was a wonderful show. It was a great way to spend one afternoon!!!
By Orlaith and Eoan 4th Class
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Every year in our school we make Christmas cards. We get a piece of paper to draw on and we draw what we’d want on the front of our Christmas cards. Then we send them out to get printed. About a week later we get our Christmas cards back. We can get cards with our picture on the front or teddies with t-shirts that have our pictures on them. We always have great fun making our cards. Everybody made great cards. I can’t wait to make them again next year!
By Ellie Leyden4th Class
Grandparents Day at Kiltiernan N.S
On the 6th of October Kiltiernan celebrated Grandparents’ Day by inviting them to our school. On Grandparents’ Day it was very exciting. All the students made sure the hálla was decorated in interviews, drawings and many other projects all made by us children.
When they arrived the grandparents were invited to take a seat in the hálla.
Ms Leech made a heart-warming speech talking about how much we appreciate our grandparents coming and the happiness of us kids when we see them.
Mr O Doherty came in and talked to us about old artefacts such as and old schoolbag, and old doll, a foot warmer and even a coat of arms used in the Battle of Aughrim which took place in 1691. There was also an old receipt and a curling tongs holder.
We then sang our hearts out and brought back our grandparent’s memories by singing songs that they might have heard when they were young.
Soon after we went back to our classrooms and asked questions about our grandparent’s lives. It was very interesting.
I think Grandparents’ Day was a big success with everyone!
By Erin and Lauren 4th Class
Grease
We went to see Grease in Kilcornan on Thursday the 16th of November which was produced and staged by Seamount Secondary School.
It was great fun seeing all the older boys and girls dress up and sing and dance their hearts out. We saw a few past pupils on stage and thought about how much we’re going to love being on stage in the near future!
Origami Workshop
For Science Week, we were lucky enough to have a workshop on the skills of Origami. Tom showed some samples of shapes that he had folded and explained the role of Origami in Maths, Science and Engineering.
He showed the class how to create an ancient Japanese envelope and after, we made lovely birds too. It was very educational and great fun too.
Liam McCarthy Visit
We were delighted to welcome the Liam McCarthy cup to the school on the 21st of November. We were all dressed up in Galway gear and we were honoured to touch, take pictures with and ask questions to the members of the panel.
In School this Term
Our class has been having great fun learning music from the 1960s this term. We have so far learned ‘California Dreamin’, With a Little Help From my Friends’ and Happy Together’. We could provide great Christmas entertainment this year!! Lots more trips down memory lane to come next year!
We will be continuing to practice for the Christmas Choral Evening with Ms. Fenlon and we have a nice surprise song planned for you.
We have recently being doing lots of Bar Graphs and charts in Maths. We have also studied multiplication in 4th, addition, time, fractions and lots more.
Only a few more sleeps til you know what!!!!
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