School Calenders

Once again there are school calenders available in each classroom. Snap Printing have kindly sponsored these calenders for many years now and we are all very grateful to them for their continuing support of our school. The calenders incudes a photograaph of each class and also a list of school closures for 2012.
The cost of the calendar is 5 euro and funds raised will help towards the purchase of teaching resources for use in our school.

Christmas Greetings

On behalf of all the Children and Staff of Killeeneen National School we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Helping the Simon Community

On the 15th of December, 5th and 6th classes went to Kilcolgan Nursing Home and The Village Nursing Home. We sang carols and did some Irish Dancing for the residents. We chatted to them afterwards and gave them some biscuits as a Christmas present. Everybody really enjoyed the visit and the staff of both Nusing Homes gave us lots of sweets and a drink. Now on the 20th of December, 6th class will be going carol singing to the Eyre Square Shopping Centre to collect for the Simon Community in Galway. Simon works for the homeless in Galway and throughout Ireland. So if you are in town please drop in and say hello to us.

The Alan Kerins Project

The Alan Kerins Projects has launched a new progamme called Kidz 2 Kidz, where Irish children are offered a very real opportunity to reach out and help children in Zambia.  As a school we would like to support the programme. We have some of their gift cards available at 5 or 10 euro.  A 5 euro card would provide a Christmas dinner for a family of 6, while 10 euro could pay school fees for a child in Zambia for the whole year.  We are inviting the children to contribute to this direct way of helping other children and to use these cards for family members at Christmas. For futher information on the Alan Kerins Projects visit http://www.alankerinsprojects.org/

Carol Singing

Killeeneen National School are going carol singing on the 15^th December and the 20^th of December.

On the 15^th December,5^th and 6^thclasses are going to the local nursing homes to sing for the residents. On the 20^th December, 6^th class are going into the

Eyre Square

Shopping Centre to sing for charity. More details on this later. We wish them well. Good Luck!!!

Lilly Kennedy's Smoothie Recipe

Brain Freeze

Ingredients:

<Flesh from four arms
Fingers (deboned) about 20

<Leeches left in bowl for two years

<2 portions of liver

<3 genius brains

<A couple of scabs (knees included)

<10 eyeballs rolled in flour and mashed

<3 packs of vein ice-cream (do not remove wrapper)

<Gun powder

<Slimy ice (depends on quantity)

<Frozen organs 1 jug full.    

Freaky Fruity Feast Friday by Rachel Quirke

 On Friday, the 27^th of October we had a “Freaky Fruity Feast Friday” and everybody in the school dressed up in their Halloween costumes. We also had a Walk on Friday, where everybody walked part of the way to school. We went to the G.P Room where we made smoothies with a special bicycle. Kieran Pfeiffer was the first to cycle the bike then Hugh Lane had a go as well but the chain came off and that was the end of the smoothies. We had a competition for juniors to 2^nd class where they had to make up a name for a  smoothie and 3^rd to 6^th class had to make up a name for a  smoothie and the recipe. In the end Eve Cloonan won in the junior’s competition and the name of her smoothie was “Devil’s Deadly Delight”. Lily Kennedy won in the senior’s level and the name her smoothie was “Brain Freeze”. We all had a great day!!!

                         Some Junior Infants enjoying a smoothie

                         Kieran Pfeiffer on the smoothie bike

                                              A Banana Smoothie

                                 Hugh "Ninja"Lane making a smoothie

Our New Junior Infants 2011

                                                                Mrs. Mc Ardle's Class

                                                                  Ms. Madden's Class

Primary Schools Cross Country

Children from 3^{rd  to}  6^th class in Killeeneen National School took part in the Galway Primary Schools Cross Country on the 27^th of September this year.

Everyone who took part on the day did super and made their school very proud.

The 3^rd and 4^th class girls, with 207 in the race ran first. It was an 800m race and they did very well, as a team they came 7^th over all. Katie Fox was the school’s first runner home in 9^th  place. Following her were Niamh Niland (24^th ), Catherine Noonan (49^th ),

Sophia Brennan (86^th ) and Mia Fox (104^th).

Well done girls!!!!

Next to run were the 3rd & 4th class boys, with 256 in the race. It was an 800m race and they did brilliant too coming 6^th overall. Patrick Noonan came home first for our school in 24^th place. Following him were Phelim McCann (45^th ), Darragh Mullins (59^th ),

Tomó Culhane (61^st ), Michael Donoghue (95^th), Fionn McArdle (100^th ),

Kieran Reidy (117^th ) and Robin Pfeiffer (153^rd ) Well done boys!!!

In the 5^th and 6^th class girls’ race, there were 275 runners. They also did very well in the race and came in 26^th as a team. Leona Donoghue was first home from our school in 93^rd place then Ciara Kennedy (116^th ),Tara Kealy (135^th), Cíosa Marchant (150^th),

Lily Kennedy (160^th) and Rachel Quirke (175^th). Well done girls!!!        

And finally the 5^th & 6^th class boys, with 282 in the race came 4^th overall (only 2 points off 3^rd place).They did really well. Sam Mc Ardle was the school’s first boy home in 7^th place, followed by T.J. Brennan (32^nd), Ultan Sheeran (38^th), Mark Kennedy (54^th), Daniel Pierce (57^th), Shane Donoghue (87^th ) and Kieran Pfeiffer (93^rd). Well done to everyone!!!

And thanks to Ms.Kelliher and Mr. Dolan for coming with us.  

By Finn Matthews & Sam Mc Ardle 

Freaky Fruit Feast Friday

Our Greens Schools Committee is planning the next walking activity for Friday, October 28^th.

We are calling it ‘Freaky Fruit Feast Friday’

Freaky = children may dress up in Halloween costumes.

Fruit Feast = a bicycle powered machine that makes smoothies will be in our school.

Friday = when it’s happening.

We are also organising some fun competitions around smoothies.

Infants - 2^nd class: Think of a name for a Halloween smoothie.

3^rd - 6^th class: Name and write a recipe for a Halloween smoothie.

  

                                                  

Book Fair Week

You are invited to attend our annual Book Fair this week in Killeeneen N.S from Monday 17^th to Friday 21^st October.

Children will get an opportunity each day to browse and buy the books. Parents are welcome to come along at break times from 11-11:15 and 12:30-1:00 to see the books with their children. Otherwise the Book Fair will be open on Thursday 20^th from 7:30 to 9:00 in the GP room. Hope to see you there!

A New School Year 2011-2012

Welcome back to Killeeneen National School! We hope you will have a good year, we also hope that our new junior infants will like our school.

Here is a list of classes,teachers and staff for this year:

Principal – Mr. Browne

Junior Infants - Ms. Madden

Junior Infants - Mrs. Mc Ardle

Senior Infants - Ms. Downes

1^st /2^nd Class - Mrs. Gohery

2^nd /3^rd Class - Ms. Cooney

4^th Class - Ms. Kelliher

5^th Class - Mrs. Browne

6^th Class - Ms. O’Callaghan   

Learning Support – Mr. Dolan

Resource Teachers – Mrs. Hession & Ms. Thornton

Special Needs Assistants – Denise Martin & Margaret Kelly

School Secretary – Mags Pym

WOW Day

On Wednesday the 23rd February Killeeneen National held it's first 'Walk On Wednesday'. This involved the pupils, staff and parents creating a 'Walking Bus' from two designated points a short distance from the school.  All pupils were dropped off at these locations and then walked the remaining distance to school.  The 'Walking Bus' is a healthy, fun, safe and environmentally friendly way of travelling to school.  The idea is that children walk together as a group along a set route and there is a ‘driver’ at the front of the bus and a ‘conductor’ at the rear.

Please see our 'Green Schools' page for more pictures of the event.

Travel Audit

On Thursday the 27th January we carried out a 'Travel Audit' outside our school.