In the Classrooms at Kilcolgan ET NS

Getting stuck in a book - the children made bookworm bookmarks

First day of school - welcome to all the new boys and girls and their parents!

School Year 2009/ 2010

: Kimiko from Japan came in to do origami with the children.

: The children had a salad using lettuce, radishes, rocket and edible flowers from the garden. They used chives from the garden mixed in with cottage cheese on crackers. They have also been out weeding in preparation for the Summer Fair.

: Anna visited with her new baby and talked to the junior classes about caring for a baby

: The children celebrated International Day where the different nationalities from the school were highlighted as well as some more.

: Junior infants, senior infants and first class visited Kilcolgan Castle where they had a tour of the castle, the farm, saw the bell and of course had lots of fun on the grounds.

: Pony rides were only part of the attraction. Big thanks to Karen, Tony and Orla for a memorable day.

: And the chess tournament begins! Chess club is run by one of our parents for the children during break on Thursdays.

: Harvesting the first of the vegetables we planted

: Eimear’s class staged an impromptu busking session as they waited for their teacher one morning.

: Peter Lochmann came to talk to the children about dental hygiene. The children then checked their own hygiene by using disclosure tablets which stained plaque in their mouth blue!

: As part of the Science Outreach Programme, Applied Optics scientists visited the children in Eimear’s class.

: Local musician and father, John Conneely entertains the children with his guitar.

: The children visited the nursing home and entertained the residents with a selection of Irish songs.

: Eimear’s class planting vegetables.

: The children also made Barfi – sticky Indian sweets to mark Holi

: As part of Holi (the Hindu spring festival of colour) the children painted each others faces. Hindus throw coloured powder and water at each other at this time.

: Junior Infants learned all about birthday celebrations around the world. Here they are smashing their pinata.

: On the first of February the children learned all about St. Brigid and made crosses out of rushes. See our display on the stairs.

: Junior infants enjoy getting their hands sticky doing paper maché

: Local garda Philip Gleeson talks to the children about the work of an Garda Síochána.

: Eimear’s class proudly raised over 90 euro for Haiti. Well done everyone!

: First class compile a bar graph of the different materials their toys are made of.

: Pirates ahoy during a drama class

: Fionnuala’s Junior Infants enjoying their yoga class

: Even teachers go to schoool! Mary organised science training for teachers on a Saturday and we came back to school to test our thinking skills and experiment with scientific concepts. The course was very kindly run by Lorraine McCormack who is undertaking her PhD in CASE (Cognitive Accelaeration through Science Education)

: Eimear’s class took us to the Caribbean for our End of Term Concert and brought us back home with some seasonal songs played on the fiddle.

: Fionnuala’s class singing Frosty the Snowman at our End of Term concert

: A special visitor came to talk to the children

: Anna’s class made a paper maché Frosty the Snowman

: Eimear’s class visited Telegael and TG4 and the children had a chance to read ‘An Nuacht’

: The mayor visits our geology stand at the Galway Science and Technology Festival. Well done to the teachers and children for a great display!

: Shared reading taking place in the classroom

: Eimear’s class searching Trácht for samples to use in their geology exhibition at the Galway Science and Technology Festival

: Happy Halloween from Senior Infants and First class

The children enjoy some board games as part of National Board Game Playing Week and raise money for local charity 'Voices for Galway' in the process.

Cartoonist and sculptor Ken Lee shows the children some sculpting basics

A maths trail around the school was also part of maths week. In this photo skills in algebra are tested as the children create a pattern as outlined on a challenge card.

As part of maths week the children in Eimear's class visited the other classrooms to play maths games with the younger children. Great fun was had by all and of course there were plenty of learning opportunities.

As part of the themes 'food' and 'harvest', the children in Anna's class baked brown scones to share. They also made their own butter. Because it was maths week too, they learned all about measuring and weighing looking at lots of different scales and carefully measuring out ingredients.

Poet Terry McDonagh visits the school and teaches the children all about the writing process

Eimear's class in Kilcornan where they are working with adults with learning disabilities in the creation of an art project for the centre

A giant shark is only a small part of our 'Sense of the Sea' art exhibition which is part of the Clarinbridge Arts Festival. Do visit the school to take an adventurous trip to the underwater deep.

The children enjoy their lunch in our sukkah. A big thanks to Aoife and Philip for their help with the building of it.

Coole Park Ranger, Raymond Stevens, talks to the children about bats.

Sylvia doing yoga with the children.

Local harpist and music teacher plays for the children

Local harpist and music teacher Úna Ní Fhlannagain plays for the children

: First day of school

School Year 2008/ 2009

: Our Sports Day

Celebrating our Award of Science Excellence

'We're going on a bug hunt'

Alexis came to talk to the children about photography. They then put his advice to good use and took their own photographs which were exhibited.

Following a parent's talk to the children about geology we went to visit the geological exhibition in the University of Galway. We were so enthusiastic we even set up our own exhibition in school.