Santa Claus visits Kilcommon N.S. 20/12/23
As we arrived back at the school from our annual carol singing, we were excited to get a surprise visit from Santa himself who brought a chocolate replica of himself for everyone, along with some classroom board games. Thank you Santa!
Our mischievious school elf!
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A very mischievious elf visited 1st and 2nd classroom in the lead up to Christmas causing all sorts of chaos in the classroom. Pupils loved finding out the elf's antics as they arrived into school each morning. He often left quite a mess behind him, much to the delight of all the pupils!!
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Carol Singing 20/12/23
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Wednesday 20th was our Christmas ’ Walk to school’ . We wrapped up warm and donned our Santa hats as we stopped to do some carol singing in the village square. We then headed to Tinahely ‘Kare Centre’ where all those attending joined with us as we sang our Christmas songs. This annual visit is important to all of us and this stop is always the highlight of our carol singing for all the children.
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Recycled Christmas decorations
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Pupils from 1st - 6th classes created some fantastic Christmas decorations from recycled materials. We were amazed at the results and there were prize winners in all classes, and a small prize for all who participated. Congratulations to Luca Flood & Rose O'Gorman whose decorations were chosen to represent the school in the Wicklow County Council competition, picking up prizes at that level also.
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The Road to Bethlehem! 19/12/23
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On Tuesday 19th December, we had a ‘walk around’ school Nativity. Parents and families were led around Kilcommon school in small groups, as pupils retold the Nativity Story. In 1st /2nd classroom we traveled back in time to Nazareth meeting villagers along with Mary, Joseph and the Angel Gabriel.
Having followed our guide down the corridor, 1st /2nd classroom was transformed into the hillside where shepherds received a surprise visit from some musical angels under a starlit sky. Next it was upstairs to the 5th 6th classroom and up the hill to meet the wise men as they visited King Herod at his palace. Finally, we were led by the star outside the school and around to the stable which was located in the infant classroom where a classroom of ‘stable animals’ were present for the birth of Jesus. Much appreciated refreshments were organised by our PTA in the school hall followed this special event.A joyous event! |
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Breakfast - 'Cheerios for Childline!' 24/11/23
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Thank you and well done to all for supporting our breakfast event this year. It is wonderful to support such a worthy cause. Pupils all dress up in pyjamas for this event and have a tasty breakfast of Cheerios & toast! Thank you to the parents who came in to organise the event - Andy, Elizabeth, Jackie, Jayne & Isabelle (& Leon too!) . Your help is much appreciated!
In excess of E300 was raised for Childline! |
Cineáltas Flag
Ms Stanley led a wonderful assembly all about frienship and kindbess. 3rd & 4th classes, our wellbeing committee, shared all about our school wellbeing programmes and activities. They showed us our new 'Cineáltas; (kindness) flag which is now hanging proudly in our school hallway..
Ms Stanley led a wonderful assembly all about frienship and kindbess. 3rd & 4th classes, our wellbeing committee, shared all about our school wellbeing programmes and activities. They showed us our new 'Cineáltas; (kindness) flag which is now hanging proudly in our school hallway..
1st 2nd football blitz 23/11/23A great day out for the boys in 1st &2nd as they played indoor football in Aughrim. Lots of healthy, competitive & fun games. Thank you to all the organisers!
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PTA - Clay fun!
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The PTA committee were delighted to welcome Christien Van Bussel to the school for a night of pottery making. Everyone had the opportunity to use the pottery wheel and also made a plate and a mug. A very enjoyable evening. Looking forward to organising another event in the spring.
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Science Fair 17/11/23
A huge well done to our 5th and 6th classes who hosted a fantastic science fair for the rest of the classes, as part of our school celebration of Science Week. They were inventive, articulate and enthusiastic. A great event - definitely one for our annual calendar!
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Science Assembly - 17/11/23
Ms Kiersey and her classes led our assembly for science week.
First of all 2nd class shared their knowledge of famous scientists with the rest of the school at our Science assembly. Lots of fun as they dressed up as these scientists & included props to explain their discoveries.
2nd class then carried out a fantastic experiment with amazing results in front of the school. Well done everyone!
First of all 2nd class shared their knowledge of famous scientists with the rest of the school at our Science assembly. Lots of fun as they dressed up as these scientists & included props to explain their discoveries.
2nd class then carried out a fantastic experiment with amazing results in front of the school. Well done everyone!
Knockananna Camogie team come to visit!
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Thank you to the players from Knockananna Camogie Club who came to visit the school. They brought all their trophies with them, told all the pupils about camogie and their recent success and answered lots of questions about the sport.
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A lovely start to the day - All classes met at Riverside at 9am and walked together to the school. Brains alert and ready for the day!
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Credit Union Art Success!
Congratulations to Seán O;Gorman and Bethany Kinsella who both won prizes in this year;s local Credit Union art competition. Well done!
Reading Buddies
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4th class pupils have been great reading buddies this term for our Senior Infants, sharing books and listening to reading twice every week. A wonderful opportunity for 4th to develop confidence and leadership skills and a wonderful opportunity for our Infants to practice and share their reading with older pupils.
5th 6th class pupils have also started to read with 1st & 2nd classes. Fun for everyone! |
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Wedding Belle & Bells!
Congratulations to Ms Stanley, our 3rd 4th class teacher, who got married over the mid-term break!. We wish her many years of happiness! |
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Halloween Spells & spooky houses! Oct 2023Some fantastic spooky poems and Halloween art from 1st & 2nd classes!
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Dress-up & Dance Day 27/10/ 23The school was filled with all sorts of strange characters for this event. We joined together for an assembly woth a difference...... and then we went on a whole school spooky walk throughout the village. Hopefully locals were not too shocked to see so many witches, ghosts & ghouls wandering through the village!
An impromptu dance led to lots of Halloween fun in the school playground! |
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Swimming Lessons
This term all classes have enjoyed a 5 week swimming session in Arklow Pool. Lessons have focused on stroke development, confidence in the water and having fun.
Harvest Thanksgiving Service - 6/10/23
It was lovely to join with All Saints School in Carnew for this lovely service which was led almost entirely by pupils in the two schools through prayer, music, readings and a fantastic drama of the story 'Stone Soup'. There was a great crowd in attendance - Thank you to All Saints for their hospitality & for the lovely refreshments afterwards!
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Fantastic timelines! Check this out for some fantastic timelines from 5th 6th classes. Well done! |
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Harvest Fair! October 23
A fantastic morning organised by the PTA! Raising over €1300 on the day, the hall was buzzing for the PTA coffee morning and cake sale. Classrooms were filled with fun stalls, a pancake stand and games for all the pupils. Senior pupils were fantastic at organising some of these stalls, showing great initiative and entrepreneurial & sales skills! Thank you to our PTA committee, parents and all who supported the day and helped make it such a success. Always one of the pupils' favourite annual events! |
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Author Alan Nolan visits Kilcommon! - 27/9/23 We were delighted to welcome author Alan Nolan to the school on 27th September. He read from his novel to the pupils and led them in an inspiring illustrating lesson - creating wonderful characters! Thank you to Simona & Tinahely Library for arranging this visit. |
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Fun at the Football Blitz! 5/10/23
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5th & 6th class boys had a great time at the Cumann na nBunscoil indoor football blitz in Aughrim on the morning of Thursday 5th October, competing against teams from Coolafancy NS, Crossbridge NS and Aughrim. Many thanks to all the organisers for a great day out!
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Walk to school Day! 4/10/23
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We celebrated National 'Walk to school' week with a whole school 'park and stride' event on Wednesday 4th October. Senior pupils showed responsibility as they walked alongside junior pupils to keep everyone safe and promote new friendships along the way.great day out! |
Assembly 15/9/23We have a whole-school assembly every Friday. On the above date, 5th & 6th classes led our assembly, telling us all about the Old Testament and sharing the story of Noah's Ark, through drama.
At the end of each assembly we sing 'Happy Birthday' to pupils in the school and pupils share 'out of school' achievements, the details of which are put up on our Wellbeing achievements wall. It is lovely to hear about their wonderful achievements. |
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World 'Read a Book' Day - 6/9/23
The whole school celebrated 'Read a book day' with a library reading session out in the playground. A lovely activity with the sun shining for us!
Senior History trail - 5/9/23
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5th 6th classes have been learning all about the history of Tinahely. As we had no ESB on Tuesday, it was the perfect day to go on a history trail around the village, visiting the Courthouse and the Market Square - where Kilcommon NS first started.
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1st day at school !It was lovely to see the photograph of our nine Junior Infants in the 'Wicklow People' newspaper this week!
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First Day Walk! 31/8/23 Starting off the new term with some fresh air! All the classes went for a lovely stroll down to the Railway Walk. |
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