This morning we were nervous and excited as we hopped on the bus to Skreen for the Mini-7s Quarter Finals.  The winner of Kilglass / Calry / High Park would go on to the semi-finals so there was a lot at stake. For the first…

A big thank you to Kilglass National School Parent Association who purchased fantastic maths resources for the students in the school.  The Prim Ed Maths Box series is a set of seven boxes of cards, one for each class from Infants to Sixth.  These will be…

Lá Fhéile Bríde was celebrated across the school today.  The lovely song “We sing a song for Brigid” was a lovely musical backdrop in the school as Junior and Senior Infants sang with sweetness and gusto.  Many classes were busy making St. Brigid’s Day Crosses…

Well done to Charlie, Adam and Eoghan who performed superbly for Kilglass National School on Wednesday in the second of our Concern Primary debates against Sooey National School.  We were opposing the motion “All schools should be Gaelscoileanna”. Building on the experience of our first…

Scripts, roles, rehearsals and costumes have been centre stage in classrooms over the last two weeks.  Children practiced lines, rehearsed songs and showcased their talents in preparation for the Christmas plays.  From excitement to nervousness and everything in between children from Junior Infants to Sixth Class got…

Section 62 (2) (b) of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 requires schools to consult with the patron, parents of students attending the school and staff of the school where amendments are made to the school’s admission policy. Please find the inclusion of text…

Thank you to all the boys and girls who took part in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal.  We had a fantastic response.  63 fantastic boxes filled with amazing items which will provide so much excitement, joy and love to children who have very little. …

Mini-7s Today Thursday, the boys and girls in Fifth and Sixth Class took part in the CnamB Mini-7s Gaelic tournament.  We were competing in the Western Division against Enniscrone, Rathlee and Corballa National Schools.  Both of our teams played with great intensity and teamwork in…

The children from Junior Infants to Sixth Class are enjoying their hurling sessions every Wednesday.  Lots of physical movement skills and hurling skills are being developed under the expert eyes of Daragh Cox and Micheál.  Grip and swing, stopping a ground ball, controlling a moving…

Last Friday Mrs Meeneghan’s First and Second Class planted a self-pollinating apple tree as part of the Edible Landscape Project.  The ground was prepared in advance by the children in Mrs Lynott’s Fifth Class.  After planting and staking, a layer of cardboard was placed around…