Third & Fourth Class
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3rd and 4th class made St Brigid’s Crosses in preparation for St. Brigid’s Day.
December 2022
3rd and 4th class were busy testing how waterproof various materials are.
November 2022
3rd and 4th class enjoyed a special treat before their big show in The National Opera House.
October 2022
3rd and 4th class created spooky haunted house paintings and made bird feeders.
September 2022
3rd and 4th class were very busy this month and created beautiful works of art.
June 2022
- Scratch
- Playground Fun
- Summer Beach Project
School Tour – June 2022
- Clara Lara
- (3rd-6th Class)
May 2022
- Bike Week
- Football Coaching
April 2022
- Easter Fun!
- Readathon Dress Up!
- Funky Kids
March 2022
- Hurling
- Fire Brigade
- St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Rainbow
- Spring Clean
- Speed Gun Workshop
February 2022
- Egypt Projects
- Egyptian Art
- Vincent Van Gogh – Sunflowers/Starry Night
- Lego Wedo Creations
- (See our school Facebook page for Lego Wedo videos)
January 2022
- Grandparents Day Art
- STEM Box Challenge
- Music Generation
December 2021
- Santa Visit
- Hot Chocolate
- Chalk Pastel Art
- Collaborative Christmas Tree
- Winter Hat Art
November 2021
- Science Week
- Travelling Water
- Magic Milk
- Balloon Blow Up
- Bread Experiment
- STEM Challenge – longest paper chain
- Coke & Mentos
October 2021
- Halloween Witch Walk
- Halloween Art
September 2021
- Funky Kids
- New Class Whiteboards
- Hurling with Jim & Jim
Book Review!
3rd & 4th Class wrote a book review based on a book of their choice and presented it to their class.
Summer Flowers!
3rd & 4th Class created some beautiful flowers using washable markers, tin foil and water. They look amazing!
Ukulele Fun!
History Walking Tour
3rd & 4th Class learned all about the history of Kiltealy N.S. and the village. The took a walking tour around the school and village this month.
Making Kites
3rd & 4th Class learned all about kites. They learned all about how they work and they even made their own kites. Keep watch for kites flying high around the school as they are going to test them out very soon!
Science Week – 3rd & 4th
Print Making in 3rd & 4th Class
Music Generation
Artwork!
3rd & 4th – 2020/2021
Making circuits in Science February 2020
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Print Making In Living Arts
Construction in Living Arts
Living Arts January 2020
Many thanks to Mary-Claire and Ann for all their hard work over the past few months. Thanks to Wexford Co.Co. and The Arts Centre for supporting this project.
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Christmas Fair November 2019
We made some delicious treats for our school stall for the Craft Fair this year. Yummy!!!
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Halloween Fun in 3rd & 4th Class
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October 2019 Living Arts
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Science Week 2019
Nutty Scientist Programme
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Gardening
Thanks to Jim Hanrahan for another great year in the school garden. 3rd and 4th Class harvesting the vegetables.
#activelearning #schoolgarden #healtyeating #wellbeing
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September 2017 – June 2018
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September 2017
October 2017
We did self portraits! We used half of a real photo of our face and we sketched in the other half of our face.
Maths Week!
Maths Challenge!
Maths Art! – Shape Art!
Figure Me Out!
Rainforest Projects!
Rainforest Clay Art!
You might have noticed a few unusual characters lurking around the village this week as we had our annual Witch Walk . We got a few frights ourselves outside the Tatch from some skeletons and zombies hanging around outside. It was great fun and the children really enjoyed showing their costumes to all who came out to say hello!
November 2017
3rd and 4th classes are really enjoying their hockey lessons on Thursdays.
Football has started!!!
Sing Out Loud!
A massive well done and congratulations to our pupils from 3rd – 6th who took part in the Sing Out Loud Concert in Wexford Opera House in November 19th.
Many thanks to the teachers for their time and effort in preparing the pupils and accompanying them to the weekend show.
It was a fantastic experience for all involved and parents enjoyed a thrilling show!!
Some pictures from rehearsals below!!
December 2017
SCIENCE WEEK!
Classes from 1st-6th were treated to some science workshops during our Science Week.
3rd & 4th got in tune with all things Space Related.
Space Projects!!!
We created some very interesting projects after our Space talk for Science Week. We worked in groups and created two projects. One was based on the planets and the other project was based on famous astronauts.
Our artwork this month also linked in with Science Week! We decided to make our very our planets using paper mache! It took a lot of time and patience but I think you’ll agree, it was worth it! Well done boys and girls!
STEP 1: lots of glue, lots of paper and lots of mess!
STEP 2: We painted the hardened balloons white.
STEP 3: We painted the planets all different colours!
STEP 4: We let our planets dry and hung them up! Don’t they look great!
We also made astronauts out of tin foil!
January 2018
My Family Tree
Artwork!
We learned all about Picasso!
Snowmen!
Weather Pictures!
February 2018
St. Brigid’s Day!
Grandparents’ Day!
Spring Projects!
3rd & 4th Class had a special visit this week from Enniscorthy Fire Station. Two firemen came out to our school and taught us all about fire safety, how to identify dangers and what to do in the case of an emergency. They told us lots of stories and answered lots of questions. We even got our own fire safety pack to bring home!
We learned all about Shrove Tuesday!
We even had a chance to taste some pancakes with some of our favourite toppings!
Valentine’s Day!
The Vikings!!!
We learned all about the Vikings! We used a step by step guide to draw some very cool Vikings! What do you think?
We worked in three large groups to create Viking projects! They are very impressive!
March 2018
Bricks4kids!
World Book Day!
Well done to all the boys and girls in 3rd and 4th class who dressed up for World Book Day! They made a great effort and look brilliant! Even Ms. O’Neill and Mrs. Waters dressed up! We had great fun!
Seachtain ns Gaeilge! – Ceilí
St. Patrick’s Day Art!
April 2018
3rd and 4th class learned all about electricity!
We even set up our very own circuits using batteries, wires, clips and light bulbs!
May 2018
Field Trip to Bowes Shop!
We learned all about our local area this month. We talked about the facilities and services that we have here in Kiltealy. We went to Bowes Shop and carried out a survey. We asked lots of questions and examined all the products that were available in the shop. We had great fun and even got to buy a treat!
Thank you to the Bowe family and all the staff for making our field trip happen!
From Ms. O’Neill and 3rd & 4th Class.
WeDo Lego
The boys and girls in 3rd and 4th class made lots of fun things using lego sets sent to us from the Wexford Education Centre. We worked in groups and made various different things from race cars and bees to helicopters and much more. Using our ipads, we downloaded the app WeDo2 and made our creations move and make sounds using our coding skills. It was great fun!
Growing Vegetables with Jim Hanrahan
3rd and 4th Class planted some vegetables with Jim Hanrahan. It is our job now to look after them and to harvest them when they have grown. Jim taught us all about the vegetables and how to look after them. We planted onions, carrots, parsnips and potatoes.
June 2018
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School Tour – The Zoo & Croke Park!
3rd to 6th Class went on their school tour on the 8th of June. We went to Dublin Zoo first and then we went to Croke Park. Here are some pictures of the day.
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David Dunne!
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Clay Art in 3rd and 4th Class
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Bricks 4 Kidz-Technology Week
(May 2017)
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County Projects!!!
Swimming
(April 2017)
Congratulations to the pupils from 2nd-6th class who have completed an 8 week schools swimming programme in The Waterfront, Enniscorthy.
All pupils made great advancements at various levels.
Here they are receiving their Swimming Skills Award certificates.
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National Spring Clean
(April 2017)
Well done to all pupils in Kiltealy N.S who took part in our National Spring Clean Day on Thursday 27th April. Each class group covered a different area of the village and did a great job in cleaning up their allocated area. Areas covered were the school grounds, Griffith Avenue, the hall carpark, the main street, the church carpark and inside the graveyard walls.
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(March 2017)
Céilí Fun
The whole school participated in a céilí
Ionsaí na hInse was the dance of choice while the infants practiced their Irish Dancing steps in a group circle. As you can see from our photos this was an enjoyable afternoon.
The best group of dancers was from the senior room- Ryan, Cillian, Emma, Rebecca, Lauren, Caoimhe, Heather and Aisling! Well done to all who took part
Well done to Aela Bowe and Kate Dwyer!!!
Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine!
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World Book Day
(March 2017)
Well done to all the boys and girls in 3rd and 4th class who took part in World Book Day.
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Grandparent’s Day
(Feb 2017)
The pupils of Kiltealy National School were busy preparing for Grandparent’s Day and Saint Brigid’s Day. All off the pupils made St. Brigid Crosses and completed project work on St. Brigid. Poetry and art work for Grandparents was also completed and put on display.
Mass was celebrated on 3/02/17, for Grandparents and St Brigid. The mass was prepared by 3rd and 4th class, who worked on the theme, readings, prayers of the faithful and offertory procession. Music and choir was provided by the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class.
Refreshments were provided in Kiltealy School after the celebration. Grandparents and families enjoyed a cup of tea while looking at the pupils work and chatting to staff.
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St. Brigid’s Cross
(Feb 2017)
The boys and girls in 3rd and 4th class were busy making St. Brigid’s Crosses out of rushes. They worked in pairs following the steps and they did a great job! Well done! Thanks to all who brought in rushes.
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Shrove Tuesday!
We learned all about Shrove Tuesday!
We even had a chance to taste some pancakes with some of our favourite toppings!
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U11 Credit Union Quiz Team
(January 2017)
Best of Luck to our Credit Union Quiz Teams that take part in the Enniscorthy Branch Quiz this coming Sunday.
Here are the U11 team from 3rd and 4th class.
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Firemen Visit 3rd & 4th Class
(January 2017)
Two firemen from Enniscorthy Fire Station came to our school today to visit 3rd and 4th class. We learned what to do in the case of a fire and how to prevent a fire from happening. They shared lots of real life stories with us and gave us loads of tips to keep safe around fire. We even got a checklist to bring home to check our own homes to make sure we’re as safe as we possibly can be!
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Funky Kids Certificates
(January 2017)
Following on from the great success of our Funky Kids Christmas Concerts, the pupils received their certificates for their participation in the Workshop. Well done to all involved.
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The Christmas Disco
(December 2016)
The Christmas Disco was a great success. There was lots of dancing and singing and most importantly, lots of fun! Here are some snaps of 3rd and 4th class.
There was great excitement when Santy came to visit the children.
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Santa Dash!
(December 2016)
Santa Dash!!!! Dashing through the village !!!
Well done to all the boys and girls who wore Santa hats and Christmas jumpers for our annual Santa Dash!
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Funky Kids Concert!
On the 19th and 20th of December, after three months of practice, the children finally put on their Funky Kids Concert for all their family and friends. It was a fantastic show filled with lots of brilliant singing and dancing. There was something for everyone, from Noah’s Ark and The Grease Melody to Puppet on a String and Monster Mash. It was great to see everybody up singing and dancing and having FUN!
Well done to everyone involved especially the stars of our show, the children. The staff and children from Kiltealy N.S.would like to thank Denis and Olivia (Funky Kids) for all their hard work over the past few months!
More photos coming soon!
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Christmas Card Competition Winners!
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Problem Solving Winners – Christmas 2016
Planning Kiltealy Playground!!
(Nov 2016)
Well done to all the pupils of Kiltealy NS who did a great job planning and designing the future Kiltealy playground!!
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Christmas Shoe-box Collection!
(Nov 2016)
Well done to all our pupils who took part our annual shoe-box collection.
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Problem Solving Winners Term 1
3rd & 4th Class: The Rocking Calculators: Ellie, Niamh, Róisín, Tiernen
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Story Writing Winners
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Art Competition Winners
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Halloween Walk
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Science Week!!!
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Funky Kids – T-shirt Time!!!
Maths Week!!!
(Oct 2016)
Project Maths in 3rd and 4th!!!!
Maths Trail!!! 1st-4th class went on a maths trail!
Tangrams!!!
Children from 1st -6th class enjoyed harvesting the lovely vegetables sown last Spring. 4th & 5th class pupils were very eager to see the produce from their mini garden which they cared for so well since the Spring. Thank you to Jim Hanrahan who helped set up and maintain our garden. Jim passed on lots of gardening knowledge to our garden carers. Well done to all involved. Enjoy our photos below.
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An Post Rás na mBan 2016 Best Supporters !!!
(Sept 2016)
There was great excitement as the pupils of Kiltealy N.S. were asked to cheer on the An Post Rás na mBan participants as they whizzed past our school on Friday afternoon.
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3rd and 4th class 2016/2017
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Firemen visit 3rd and 4th Class !
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We learn how to play the bagpipes !
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Spring Clean Fun !
Veteran and Army Appreciation Mass/ Army Visit Kiltealy N.S.
All Classes really enjoyed having the bricks for kids team in our school. The children and teachers enjoyed building Lego models.
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Welcome ” Incredible Edibles” to Kiltealy N.S.
Third and Fourth Class are taking part in the Incredible Edibles Programme. Incredible Edibles is a healthy eating initiative for Primary School pupils. It encourages schools across the country to get busy growing carrots, lettuce, potatoes, strawberries and turnips. Schools are supplied with grow packs containing everything they needed to grow a veritable feast of healthy foods!
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Firemen visit 3rd and 4th Class
Fire officers called to the school last week to talk to our 3rd and 4th class students about fire safety. The children really enjoyed it and had lots of questions for the officers.
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Valentines day Art !!
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Healthy Eating Week in 3rd and 4th Class
We learned all about the food pyramid and sugars in our food.
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Coin Collection Update!!
Thank you to all who supported our Brown Coin Collection. We have had an amazing response. Third and Fourth Class been working hard sorting and counting all your coins. We are delighted to announce we have collected €626 so far and we still have some coins to count.
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All classes had great fun for science week. We took part in lots of experiments and fun science lessons.
3rd and 4th Class made paper air-planes and had an throwing contest!!
We took part in experiments on how to grow mould and had great fun with balloons and static electricity!!
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All teachers and pupils are having great fun trying out our new yoga poses. Check in with us next week to see our progress !!?
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Zumba Fun !
3rd & 4th class had great fun learning Zumba dancing for active week.
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The Marrog
3rd & 4th class had great fun learning the poem ” The Marrog”.
They used this poem as a stimulus for an art lesson and created a picture how they envisaged the Marrog looked.
The children also writing a creative story about the Marrog visiting their class!
Have a look at some of their work……..
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Na Séisúir
D’fhoglaim na páistí faoin aimsir atá sa gach séasúr as gaeilge agus tharraing said pictúir ……………Féach………………..
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The Story of a River
3rd & 4th class learned all about the story of a river, from it’s source to where it enters the sea. They can also identify meanders in a river. Have a look at some of their lovely drawings…….
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Reduce , Re-use, Recycle
3rd and 4th class are learning all about how we can help our environment by reducing out waste, re-using materials and recycling materials. They have made campaign posters for the Green Schools to encourage everyone to Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
This year , 3rd and 4th class read the novel ” Diary of a Wimpy Kid”.
They decided to design their own book cover for the novel , I think these are very creative and interesting….have a look….
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The Celts
3rd and 4th class have been learning all about the lives of the Celts. They have learned about the clothes the Celts wore, the houses they lived in, how they hunted, what beliefs and traditions they had, what children did during this era. Here are pictures of our “Celtic Factfile ” display
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