We are delighted to say that our Astro-Turf extension has entered the final stages of construction. Today, members of the Premier Pitches installation team were laying shock pad and synthetic grass on top of the foundation layers of stone and groundworks. After some delays, we are very hopeful that our facility will be open for use by mid-March. We look forward to enjoying the finished pitch and sharing the facility with our pupils and local sporting clubs very soon. The children in 4th and 5th Class did fantastic printing in the Art lesson last week. Following on from our history lesson where we were learning about the Aztecs, the children made prints based on Aztec art. They researched some Aztec patterns and symbols and then drew their design on a piece of strong cardboard. The next step was to glue string on to the outline of their design. This was then dipped in black paint and used to make their prints on white paper. We were delighted with the results. Well done everybody. For all the latest news and updates from Kilkishen N.S., please read the March edition of our school newsletter. Last week 4th and 5th Class enjoyed the following fun 'Decimals' math stations.
Congratulations to our Pupil of the Week award winners. Each week pupils are asked to remember 3 important rules: 1. Show Respect 2. Do Your Best and 3. Complete Homework. In each classroom pupils that manage to demonstrate these on a daily basis are in the running for special weekly awards announced every Monday. Well done to all our award winners from Ms. Fawl, Ms. Whitney, Mr. Keane and Mr. Walsh's classes. Best of luck to everyone this week. 4th and 5th Class have been learning about conductors and insulators in Science this week. As an extension to this lesson, we investigated the different ways animals keep warm in the winter or in cold climates. To demonstrate how a polar bear keeps warm, we carried out this simple experiment. Polar bears have thicker skin than us. In this experiment we used the first plastic glove to show this. This simple layer is much more effective in keeping the cold out than our skin. Secondly, polar bear fur is covered in oils which make it almost waterproof, similar to our plastic glove. Lastly, their fur is hollow and traps lots of air. Air is an excellent insulator against the cold. The air between the first and second glove shows us this in our experiment. 4th and 5th Class not only enjoyed using the WeDo Lego kits themselves but they also assisted the Senior Infants in building some amazing creations too. More pictures can be seen on our class page. What a great way to enhance students' curiosity and engineering skills while having fun! Congratulations to Hudson Donovan for achieving a reading millionaire award using the online reading programme Accelerated Reader. Hudson is also our school Spelling Bee champion and is looking forward to the County Spelling Bee which takes place in April. Congratulations and best of luck Hudson from everyone at Kilkishen N.S. Some beautiful watercolour resist art by 4th and 5th Class. "After the rain comes the Rainbow!" Congratulations to our Pupil of the Week award winners. Each week pupils are asked to remember 3 important rules: 1. Show Respect 2. Do Your Best and 3. Complete Homework. In each classroom pupils that manage to demonstrate these on a daily basis are in the running for special weekly awards announced every Monday. Well done to all our award winners from Ms. Fawl, Ms. Whitney, Mr. Keane and Mr. Walsh's classes. Best of luck to everyone this week. Congratulations to Kilkishen pupils Saoirse Frost, Cian Donovan and John MacDonnchadha on competing at the National Cumann na mBunscol exhibition finals at Croke Park on February 19. Saoirse represented Kilkishen, Clare and Munster in the u/11 girls singles event with John and Cian representing Kilkishen, Clare and Munster in the boys u/11 doubles competition. Everyone at Kilkishen N.S. is very proud of your efforts and for making it all the way to our national stadium. This week 5th and 6th class were very lucky to get a chance to engage with the Lego Education Programme. They worked in pairs and groups to come up with some fantastic creationsJunior and Senior Infants have been very busy since they returned to school in January. Here are some photos of what they’ve been up to. Congratulations to our Pupil of the Week award winners. Each week pupils are asked to remember 3 important rules: 1. Show Respect 2. Do Your Best and 3. Complete Homework. In each classroom pupils that manage to demonstrate these on a daily basis are in the running for special weekly awards announced every Monday. Well done to all our award winners from Ms. Fawl, Ms. Whitney, Mr. Keane and Mr. Walsh's classes. Best of luck to everyone this week. 4th and 5th Class girls took part in the Cumann na mBunscol Indoor camogie Blitz held at Cratloe G.A.A. hall on Thursday February 8. Kilkishen girls played three matches and were grouped with Tulla N.S., Kilmurry N.S. and Cratloe N.S. There was some excellent camogie played in all three games which were all very tight contests. Well done to all the girls that took part and we look forward to the rest of the camogie season ahead. 4th Class Boys competed in the Cumann na mBunscol Indoor hurling blitz at Cratloe G.A.A. hall on Wednesday February 7. The Kilkishen boys put on some great displays over the three matches narrowly losing to eventual group winners Cratloe N.S. There were some superb individual performers on the day with future stars on show for all to see. Well done to all the boys involved and we look forward to the outdoor season later this year. Congratulations to our Pupil of the Week award winners. Each week pupils are asked to remember 3 important rules: 1. Show Respect 2. Do Your Best and 3. Complete Homework. In each classroom pupils that manage to demonstrate these on a daily basis are in the running for special weekly awards announced every Monday. Well done to all our award winners from Ms. Fawl, Ms. Whitney, Mr. Keane and Mr. Walsh's classes. Best of luck to everyone this week. Senior Infants and First Class pupils enjoyed a St. Brigid's workshop at Clare Museum on Friday February 2 with storyteller Ruth Marshall. The pupils listened to stories about the life of St. Brigid and were introduced to some artefacts from the time of St. Brigid. Thank you to everyone at Clare Museum and Ruth Marshall for the invitation to this event celebrating the life of our joint patron Saint. Boys and girls finished their trip with a visit to Smyth memorial playground at The Fairgreen. |
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