In September the boys and girls in Rang a Cúig agus a Sé took part in a science project with University College Dublin. They collected soil samples from the hedgerows around the school using specialist sample bags and instructions to ensure our samples were uncontaminated. The...
A big thank you to everybody who contributed to our Carol Service and Nativity in the beautiful Church of the Holy Family before Christmas. Check out the video below to get a flavour of the wonderful talent of our pupils in Kilglass National School.
Well done to Eimear, Shane and Katie who represented Kilglass National School last Thursday in the first of our Concern Primary Debates against Sooey National School. We were proposing the motion that “Homework is a waste of time for Primary School Students”. All the children...
Thank you to all the boys and girls who took part in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We had a fantastic response. 88 gift-filled Christmas Shoeboxes are making their way to children affected by poverty in different ways in Africa and Eastern Europe. It...
Sport has sprung to life over the last two months in Kilglass National School. Taking advantage of the good weather all classes are enthusiastically participating in a series of six sessions with Aaron Costello from Sligo Sports and Recreation Partnership as part of our PE programme. Running,...
Each week a Frása na Seachtaine is chosen, taught, developed and used. Try using these frásaí which we have focused on for the months of Meán Fómhair agus Deireadh Fómhair around the house. Dia duit - Dia’s Muire duit Conas atá tú? Tá mé go breá buíochas le...
Recently Siobhán Quinn visited our school to tell us about her work with Roadbridge. As the new road between Collooney and Castlebaldwin is under construction, her job is to minimise the impact on biodiversity. Her job involves protecting the otters in the waterways, marsh fritillary...
Lots of interest and curiosity is being sparked during Maths Week as children throughout the school are busy working on lots of interesting and engaging maths activities and problems. Problem of the Day is creating an enthusiastic buzz around the corridors every day. The children are carefully estimating the weight...
On Tuesdays, over the next 14 weeks, Stephanie Pawula from Music Generation will be sharing her fantastic musical talents with the children in Mrs Meeneghan’s & Mr O'Boyle's First and Second Class and Mr Brennan’s Fifth and Sixth Class. She is introducing us to the world of rhythm,...