Bí Cineálta is Back

In Kilglass, we believe kindness is key. We have discussed what kindness looks like in our classes, and on yard and we try to celebrate all the little moments of kindness we see. As part of this, our Bí Cineálta awards are back, designed by our students for our students.

Every week, we will celebrate students across the school who have been kind. Below are some of students who have been nominated as being kind and we look forward to many, many more!

Basketball All Stars

The children in Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Class are enjoying their basketball coaching sessions with Sligo All Stars player and coach Elijah Faapito.  Elijah has provided great sessions on mastering the basics – reactions, footwork, ball handling and shooting.  The children are having great fun building their skills and confidence.

Creative Writing

Second Class to Sixth Class are enjoying a series of writing workshops with author Gerry Boland. Over the last four weeks the children have been exploring different forms of poetry and narrative writing.  The quality of writing already produced is fantastic! It is wonderful to see the  children take pride in their work as they share it with their peers and teachers. 

Sports, Sports, Sports!

Congratulations to all our students who represented our school in September.

In Athletics, we had lots of near misses on the track but an amazing day was had by all.

Congratulations to all our qualifiers in Cross Country, including our first ever team qualification, with our junior girls coming third. A big, thanks to Laura and Rachel for volunteering their time and training our runners.

Our first few weeks of school have passed remarkably quickly.  After the initial explosion of activity which marks the return to school after the summer holidays, we are, by now settling into the rhythms and routines of school life.

On Wednesday 16th September, the whole school celebrated Mass to mark the beginning of the new school year.  We took time to reflect on the year ahead and we prayed for God’s blessing on each and every one of us and on our endeavours throughout the coming year.  A big thank you to Fr Gerry who celebrated mass.  It was great to see the school community come together and to hear the children’s lovely singing.

Afterwards parents, grandparents and friends returned to the school hall for our Coffee Morning in aid of the local Hospice, raising €459.50 in the process.  A massive thank you to everyone who turned out in force and to all the parents and bakers who supplied mouth-watering treats!

 

 

Kilglass Woods

The children in Sixth Class had a fabulous day in Kilglass Woods with Daithi Lavelle.  We engaged in hands-on, minds-on learning as we investigated Living Things such as trees, mushrooms, birds, bats and mammals on our explorations around Kilglass Woods.  Daithi facilitated first-hand experiences of nature for our class.  We learned about the Water Cycle and investigated the pond in Kilglass House and Gardens.  We ended the day with free play in Kilglass Woods.  We had a great day!

Sports Day 2026

Junior Infants – Sixth Class enjoyed a sport filled day led by Sligo GAA, our teachers and even some past pupils. The kids loved all the stations and the teachers even joined in with some games (who can resist dodgeball). It ended with our annual Tug-of-War competition with our Sixth Class vs The Teachers as the main event.

A big thank you to the rain for holding off and we are already looking forward to next year!

Merci Julien!

Fifth and Sixth Classes have loved taking part in Say Yes to Languages with Julien. He introduced the students to French in a fun and engaging way, and the students looked forward to their lessons each week. We ended our block with some traditional French pastries, a quiz and certificates celebrating our success. We look forward to continuing our new tradition next year!

Students across the school enjoyed taking part in print workshops with Rebecca. They created their own prints, worked on spreading the ink and created print and ‘ghost’ prints. Thanks so much to Rebecca for an amazing day!

The NCCA – National Council for Curriculum and Assessment – is the statutory body responsible for advising the Minister for Education regarding all matters relating to curriculum implementation, change and assessment.

At present the NCCA is focused on  supporting  primary school teachers  in implementing the Primary Language Curriculum/Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile. As part of this work the NCCA are developing examples of children’s language learning in a variety of school and class contexts.

Ms. Brogan  was approached by the NCCA, in January 2025,  having being nominated as a suitable candidate, and asked if she would consider a request to being filmed teaching a Gaeilge lesson in her class.

After consideration, she consented to this request, as it would support, help and assist teachers in a practical manner to implement Gaeilge in the context of Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile.

This  involved  Ms. Brogan working with the NCCA to develop an example of children’s language learning by sharing their experiences of planning with Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile (Primary Language Curriculum), choosing appropriate learning experiences for their class and the demonstration of learning by children in the class.

These examples were  captured by the NCCA in the form of video clips and photographs, which are hosted on www.curriculumonline.ie.

Each video is accompanied by a support information document which was written by the individual teacher with the support of NCCA.

All examples were developed and published in line with the GDPR policy of NCCA.

It is hoped that these examples of practice will showcase high quality teaching and learning experiences and support other teachers in using Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile.

Filming took place over two days last May which resulted in  two video clips from Ms. Brogan’s  room available  now, live on the NCCA website.

The first video features Ms. Brogan and her current Rang 3 and Rang 4 showcasing an approach to teaching Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge/Irish Reading  through Scéalaíocht/Storytelling.

The second video focuses on the importance of Gaeilge Neamhfhoirmiúíl/Informal Gaeilge as a vital component of  teaching and learning Gaeilge ó Bhéal/Irish Oral Language.

It was an honour, personally and professionally, for Ms. Brogan and her then Rang 2 and Rang 3 to be considered for this NCCA filming.

Ms Brogan was  delighted that as a teacher in Kilglass NS, she could  contribute to supporting other teachers and schools with the teaching of Gaeilge in Ireland.

The Lesson Video is the first video on the link and the Gaeilge Neamhfhoirmiúil is the next video.

Our New Library

A big thank you to Childrens Book Ireland for our new library books. We are sure this is just the beginning and it has been amazing to see the students engaging with the books so far and being so excited. Watch our video to see the process so far!