Jan - March 2023

Peter Pan - 30/3/23

Peter Pan, our school play, was a huge success on Thursday 30th March with all pupils involved on the night. A huge well done to all the children who stood out on that stage and brought the audience, a packed hall, on an entertaining and memorable trip through Neverland! We are all so proud of each and everyone of the pupils in our school and we hope that they will bring with them into the future fantastic memories of that wonderful evening. A raffle and donation box on the night raised in excess of 1700E, which went towards the play costs and the PTA funds / activities. Thank you to everyone in the school and wider community for coming along to support the evening. The Easter holidays which started the following day were a welcome rest for everyone. Costumes are now tucked away safely as we look ahead to the final term for this school year, always a busy term in every classroom. 

• From Incubation to Spring Chicks.

Past-pupil: Ella Olsen Byrne

Best of luck to our past pupil, Ella Olsen Byrne, who was recently interviewed on East Coast Radio as part of the Irish Music Month as one of their four finalists. We all got the chance to listen to her singing two of her own song compositions. She was fantastic! Well done Ella!

U20 Rugby Grand Slam

Well done to our past-pupil George Hadden who was part of the 2023 u-20 Irish rugby squad who won the Grand Slam in Musgrave Park, Cork on Sunday 19th March. George played in the no. 1 shirt in all matches in the tournament. Go George!

1st / 2nd girls - GAA blitz 2/3/23

Well done to our 1st/2nd class girls who played their hearts out in Aughrim Hall. These blitzes are a great opportunity to meet teams from other local schools in a fun, friendly environment. Thank you to Cumann na mBunscol for arranging blitzes throughout the year. 

WORLD BOOK DAY - Thurs 2nd March

1st / 2nd boys - GAA blitz - 23rd February

The boys in 1st/2nd enjoyed a great day at Aughrim Community Hall on Thursday 23rd February. They showed great sportsmanship and are already looking forward to the next event!

Tag Rugby with Barney
Thursdays in January have been great fun! 3rd - 6th enjoy tag-rugby sessions with Barney Hynes. Several of our pupils now play rugby in local rugby clubs. A healthy mind in a healthy body

5th / 6th Tag rugby blitz - Arklow - 23/2/23

Thank you to Barney for arranging a fantastic event. 5th 6th had a great time!

Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day!

The smell of delicious pancakes wafted through the school all day on Tuesday 21st February for our annual 'Smile Pyjama Pancake Day!' Thank you to Tara and Audrey who helped cook up a feast. 6th class pupils joined in the baking too. A donation box for Mental Health Ireland raised just over 200 Euro on the day. Thank you to everyone!

Farewell Archdeacon Ruth - Monday 20th February

The pupils, staff and board of Management all had opportunity to say farewell to Archdeacon Ruth during a special assembly on Monday 20th February. Senior pupils began by sharing some of their memories of her through an acrostic poem.
To express our gratitude to Archdeacon Ruth for her commitment, kindness and support over the past ten years, presentations included a wonderful hand painted plate with fingerprints from all the pupils in the school and a drawing by one of the 6th class pupils, Joe Dowzard.(Thank you to Helen for helping us with this project!). She was also presented with flowers, a voucher and a very special card created by pupils and staff. 
Representatives from all classes also gave her some fun special items to wish her every happiness as she moves to her new parish in Dalkey. 
Finally, we all danced to one of her favourite songs - Happy by Pharrell Williams - before Archdeacon Ruth concluded the assembly with some special prayers.

Credit Union Quiz
Well done to pupils on our u11 and u13 quiz teams who proudly represented Kilcommon in the Chapter Quiz in Baltinglass on Friday 27th January. Thank you to parents who transported them and to Mrs Workman who joined them on the night. 

Peace Proms - RDS 3/2/23

This was an amazing event for 3rd - 6th class pupils who participated with teachers and staff on Saturday 3rd February in the RDS in Dublin. Pupils  practiced a wide range of songs, many with accompanying actions, during the weeks beforehand and the show itself was fantastic. KNS pupils joined a choir of over 2000 children on the night and parents, many of whom were in attendance, were treated to a feast of music.

School Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Edith Horan Flynn who won the school Spelling Bee competition. She will now represent the school at county level. Well done!

BUDDY READING
Pupils from Junior Infants - 2nd class continue to have a reading buddy from the older classes. Junior pupils read with their buddies twice weekly. 

UKELELE TUESDAYS!

​3rd - 6th classes have ukelele lessons with Frankie each Tuesday. Frankie Lane joins us as part of the Music Generation programme.
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WALK TO SCHOOL - 25th January

The whole school started the day with some fresh air. We all walked to school, creating a long 'walking bus!'

BEETLE DRIVE - 20th January
The PTA organised a wonderful beetle drive for pupils and their families on Friday 20th January at 7pm. This was well supported and was a great social event. The feedback afterwards was wonderful. Thank you to those who organised the event, donated raffle prizes and attended on the night. (Pupils also had a very special ' Beetle Drive' assembly in school that morning!)