Kiltealy NS partook in the School Incubator Project under the guidance of Nore Valley Park. An incubator was delivered to the school with seven eggs. An educational talk was presented to the students about the development and life-cycle of a chick. Farmer Brian told the children how to care for the chicks at all stages of their development. The care included; using your quiet voice when around the chicks, not to knock or bang on the incubator and not to scare the chicks.

Third & Fourth Class were given special instructions of how to care for the chicks as they would be staying in their classroom for four weeks!

We were worried about our eggs during the Beast from the East, but they were visited many times to insure they were warm enough to incubate, thanks to our diligent school staff.

After two weeks Farmer Brian came back to visit and check on our eggs. He brought our eggs out into a dark room and held them under a bright light. This process is called candling. The light shows how the chick is developing. Unfortunately two of the eggs died in the early stages of development. Farmer Brian told the children that this was a normal part of life. Five out of seven chicks were developing normally.

After 21 days the chicks began to hatch. There was much excitement in 3rd and 4th class when 4 out of the 5 remaining chicks hatched. Unfortunately one of the chicks did not hatch.

Emma, JJ, Flapjack and LeeChick).

Once the chick hatched we left it in the incubator for a few hours to rest and dry out. After this time, when it was strong enough it was placed into the brood box which had a heat pad in it to keep it warm.

After a few days we fed the chicks and gave them water.

All of the classrooms got involved and visited the newly born chicks. They were so adorable that the children decided to name them all.

Junior & Senior Infants

First & Second Class

Third & Fourth Class

Fifth & Sixth Class

This project generated much excitement and opportunities for learning in our school. Many people from the local community even called in to meet our chicks also.

Congratulations to the students who won a prize for creating a wonderful book cover of their favourite book.

This was the winner from Junior Infants

This was the winner from Senior infants.

These were  the First Class and Second  Class winners.

Well done to Third and Fourth winners.

Cogratulations to Fifth and Sixth Class winners.

Our school celebrated Engineer’s Week from the 6th-9th of March.

Brick 4 Kidz offer a fun and unique opportunity to learn principles of science, technology, engineering and maths using lego bricks. A big thank you to the fantastic team who visited during the week.

Each class engaged in an interesting and interactive learning program. The pupils had great fun designing models, playing games and exploring the world of engineering.

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We are delighted to welcome you to our celebration of World Book Day at Kiltealy NS. World Book Day is a day for celebrating the wonderful gift of reading. All of our pupils selected their favourite book and dressed up as their chosen character. The day reminds us of how much we love reading and the importance of books in our school. This is now an annual event in our school. There was a lot of enjoyment on the day.

As part of World Book Day, Ms Kehoe launched the annual readathon. The pupils are looking forward to reading a lot of new books. There were 320 books read last year and we hope to exceed that this year.

Staff and pupils of Kiltealy NS, along with many members of the parish and wider community, recently marked the retirement of Mrs. Biddy O’ Leary as caretaker of our primary school.

A mass in celebration of Mrs. O’ Leary’s retirement was held on Friday, February 2^nd in St. Patrick’s Church, Kiltealy. It was fitting that the mass also celebrated Grandparents’ Day, as Biddy is a much loved grandparent herself. Fr. James Fegan presided over the mass while prayers, readings, music and singing was led by the senior pupils of Kiltealy NS.

On this heart-warming occasion, a warm welcome was extended to Mrs. O’ Leary and members of her family at the mass. Mrs O’ Leary, or Biddy, as she is fondly known, has spent over 40 years cleaning and caring for Kiltealy NS. It was noted how lovely it has been for all pupils and staff to walk into a sparkling clean school every morning as Biddy was acknowledged for all she has done for the school over the years.

In her words of thanks, Mrs. Mary Carroll, Principal thanked Biddy, wishing her the very best in her retirement as she deserves a well-earned rest. However, she was reminded that the school door will always be open to her and it is hoped that she will continue to call in to see all the staff and pupils.

As mass came to a close, a presentation was made on behalf of the Board of Management, the staff and the pupils of Kiltealy NS. Celebrations continued with refreshments in the school, where members of our Parents Association catered for all those in attendance.

Biddy thoroughly enjoyed her special day and once again we publicly acknowledge her contribution to Kiltealy NS and wish her the very best in her retirement.

Congratulations to the boys from 5th & 6th Class who received their District Rackard League and Roinn C County Rackard League Medals last Wednesday evening in Caim NS.

Wexford Football All-star Matty Forde was in attendance to present the medals. A great evening was had by all.