6th class pupils had a very active week in the Gaeltacht in Gweedore, Co. Donegal!

Over the last few weeks, 3rd and 4th class pupils took part in the Martin Boland writing competition. Lots of time and effort went into writing stories based on this year’s theme, ‘FUN!’. Today, all pupils were given a prize in the form of a medal while the winners from each class and the overall winners were awarded trophies. Huge thank you to Martin & Elizabeth Boland for sponsoring the event in memory of their son.

Training continues for the school athletics team with Mr Dignam and Ms Stapleton.

A big thank you to all who supported this year’s Daffodil Day. The classes all got involved in creating beautiful daffodil themed art. Everyone looked bright in their yellow clothes. A total of €560 was raised for The Irish Cancer Society.

The boys and girls of St Kilian’s SNS represented the school at the FAI Primary School 5s soccer blitzes. Thanks to Mr Heneghan, Mr Davern and Liz for leading and organising the teams.

Last week we had a great week filled with fun activities that were all carried out through Irish. Huge thanks to Mr Davern for organising the week and to all teachers who took part and helped in any way.

On Monday and Tuesday last, we held Caifé Naomh Cilian in the sport hall in our school. Here, students were given the opportunity to purchase treats and play games while practicing their Irish.  

On Wednesday, students took part in Tráth na gCeist. Students competed in small groups as a class level to answer quiz questions in Irish.  

On Thursday, the whole school took part in ‘Ceolchoirm 23’. This was a great showcase of the talents that exist within the school. We were treated to the very talented Irish dancing skills of two 3^rd class pupils Alanna O’ Reilly and Ella Barry as well as performances of the Walls of Limerick and the Siege of Ennis from the 4^th class students. Each class performed a song in Irish. We were also delighted to hear traditional Irish music from Mr. Dignam, Mr. Heneghan, Ms O’Brien and our student teacher Ms Kirby. Niamh, one of our SNAs, also treated us to a beautiful rendition of Caledonia. We finished off the week with the whole school singing our national anthem Amhrán na bhFiann. 

6th class pupils have been working hard on their cycling and road skills training. They had a chance to demonstrate what they learned when taking part in a trainer-led cycle around Kingswood yesterday!