Happy Easter
We would like to wish everyone in the school community a Happy Easter! We hope everyone enjoys their break and we cannot wait to see everyone after the the Easter break.
Green Day
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day all the pupils in the school wore green. Everyone went to great effort to celebrate.
Cumann na mBunscol
Cumann na mBunscol hurling matches have started back up again. While the boys team have started their matches, the girls team will not start their matches until after Easter. Both teams are training hard and we wish them the best in their campaigns.
First Confession
Congratulations to the pupils in Second Class who completed their First Confession in Killasmeestia Church on Thursday 7th March. The mass was celebrated by Fr. Robinson. The pupils were amazing on the night and everyone is very proud of them
Chess
First to Fourth classes will be taking part in chess lessons. The pupils will be learning the rules of the game and how to play it. The pupils are looking forward to developing their chess skills over the next few weeks.
Athletics
All classes are currently taking part in Athletics. The sessions will take place over the next few weeks on the run up to Easter. Everyone is loving taking part in the lessons.
Tag Rugby
Over the next five weeks all classes will be taking part in tag rugby as part of P.E. Everyone is looking forward to improving and learning new skills.
School Enrolment
We are now enrolling for the 2024/2025 school year. Please email the school at [email protected] or contact the school on 0505-44236 for an enrolment pack. Please find admissions notice below.
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Swimming
Third to Sixth Classes are currently taking part in swimming lessons each Friday in Roscrea Leisure Centre. All the pupils are greatly enjoying their lessons and improving their swimming skills.
Visit from Santa Claus
Halloween Dress-Up
School Garden
Our school garden is starting to bloom.
Athletics
All classes are currently taking part in athletics as part of PE. Everyone is really enjoying it.
Rugby Blitz
On Friday 28th April Fifth and Sixth Class took part in a rugby blitz which took place in Roscrea Rugby club. All classes took part in tag rugby as part of PE.
Goodbye to Olive
On Friday 28th April the pupils gathered to say goodbye to Olive who has driven the school bus for many years.
Bake Sale
Fifth and Sixth Class baked some delicious bun and cakes for their annual bake sale.
Sam Maguire visit 06/03/2023
Cumann na mBunscol Roinn 1 Winners 2022
16/05/22 - Blue and White Day - in support of Laois minors
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Our May Altar
Active Schools Week
Active Schools Week took place from the 26th to the 30th April 2021. Everyone enjoyed being active and taking part in the many different fun activities that took place.
Letter from Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Please click on the link below to read a letter from the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn to parents and guardians on the return to school.
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Enrolments for 2021/2022
We are now enrolling for the 2021/2022 school year. Please email the school at [email protected] or contact the school on 0505-44236 for an enrolment pack. Please see below for the enrolment application form, consent form and admissions notice.
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Special Visitor
We had a very special visit from Santa Claus today who arrived to school on his sleigh. He dropped off a selection box for all the children in the school.
Christmas Jumper Day
Many thanks to everyone for supporting our Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 11th December in aid of Crumlin Children's Hospital. We are delighted at the money we raised for hospital. Take a look below to see the children in their Christmas jumpers.
The Daily Mile Flag
As part of our Active Schools, we have been taking part in The Daily Mile. We are delighted that after so much running and effort by the children we have received our flag for doing The Daily Mile. All the classes love running every day using our Active Schools Walkway. Take a look below at our Active Schools Committee with our new flag.
Happy Halloween
We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween and Mid Term Break. Take a look at the amazing costumes that the children wore for Halloween.
School Calendar
Please click on the link below to download the school calendar for the academic year 2020 - 2021
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Welcome Back
We are delighted to welcome everyone back to school for the new school year. You can find information regarding our return to school this year and the procedures in place on the Return to School 2020 section of our website. Please click on the button below to go to the page.
Letter to Parents
Please click on the document below to read a letter addressed to parents from Minister Norma Foley about returning to school this year. There is also a link to a new page of the website in which any relevant details around returning to school this year will be put.
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Booklists 2020 - 2021
Please click on the button below to access the booklists for the different classes for the academic year 2020 - 2021.
Active Home Week
Normally Active School Week would take place at this time of the year however this year that is sadly not possible. So the Active Home Week Challenge has been set up. According to the World Health Organisation children and young people need at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. The aim of the challenge is for every child to do at least 60 minutes of exercise each day for a week. You can keep track of the activity using the chart below. Lots of ideas of how to keep active and more information about the challenge have been included below. Also included below is the Daily Mile at Home Challenge which could be completed as part of the 60 minutes of daily activity. We want to see if you can complete a mile every day. 2000 steps equals 1 mile.
April 3rd
Dear Parents,
Thank you for engaging with us for the past three weeks with distance learning. It hasn't been easy but we appreciate the efforts put in by everybody involved. We now have come to our Easter holidays and we are free until the 20th April. By then we will know if this form of learning will be continuing. It has been good to keep in contact with the children and those who have not made contact with us, will be contacted directly once learning resumes.
The important thing is that we all follow the guidelines of social distancing and washing our hands. Easter will be a different celebration for us all this year but once everybody is safe and well that is all that matters. There are plenty of ideas up on the parents page if you are stuck for things to do over the break and we will continue to update it as the need arises.
Finally we would like to wish everybody a happy and safe Easter and that the weather remains good so we can be outside over the next two weeks.
Beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh.
Killadooley N.S staff.
Thank you for engaging with us for the past three weeks with distance learning. It hasn't been easy but we appreciate the efforts put in by everybody involved. We now have come to our Easter holidays and we are free until the 20th April. By then we will know if this form of learning will be continuing. It has been good to keep in contact with the children and those who have not made contact with us, will be contacted directly once learning resumes.
The important thing is that we all follow the guidelines of social distancing and washing our hands. Easter will be a different celebration for us all this year but once everybody is safe and well that is all that matters. There are plenty of ideas up on the parents page if you are stuck for things to do over the break and we will continue to update it as the need arises.
Finally we would like to wish everybody a happy and safe Easter and that the weather remains good so we can be outside over the next two weeks.
Beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh.
Killadooley N.S staff.
Note to Parents
Dear Parents,
Suggested work and learning activities have been given to all children on the 12th March. Most children will be aware of the school routine and will be able to follow that.
Junior infants to 2nd class received activities in worksheet form on Thursday 12th to cover the two weeks. Please encourage your child to read every day. The 3rd and 4th class teacher will be in touch with her class through Class Dojo and there is a link in the parents section for 5th and 6th class work. We have also put up ideas for extra work and exercises which the children can partake in. For the younger children try to read with them every day and talk about what you have read. Remember to follow the social distancing guidelines as detailed in the Department of Education guidelines.
The school building and grounds will not be open during these two weeks.
Best wishes for the good health of you and your families.
Suggested work and learning activities have been given to all children on the 12th March. Most children will be aware of the school routine and will be able to follow that.
Junior infants to 2nd class received activities in worksheet form on Thursday 12th to cover the two weeks. Please encourage your child to read every day. The 3rd and 4th class teacher will be in touch with her class through Class Dojo and there is a link in the parents section for 5th and 6th class work. We have also put up ideas for extra work and exercises which the children can partake in. For the younger children try to read with them every day and talk about what you have read. Remember to follow the social distancing guidelines as detailed in the Department of Education guidelines.
The school building and grounds will not be open during these two weeks.
Best wishes for the good health of you and your families.
COVID-19
As per the statement made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD the school will remain closed until 29th March 2019. Please click on the link below to read the statement made by Department of Education and Skills for further information.
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Green Day
On Thursday 12th March we had a Green Day in school as part of our Green Schools Flag which we are working on. It also allowed us to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. All the children wore some green into school and donated €2. The money collected will go towards Concern. We also had some competitions. The entered a competition to design our Green Schools Code. The winner was Lucy Kelly with "We are going green to keep the world clean." The children also designed hats from recycled materials. The children went to great effort and all the entries were amazing. It was hard to pick winners. Aoife Nangle won the junior competition with Eimear Hickey and Alannah Moore as runners up. While Charlotte Roe won the senior competition with Eimear Whelan and Ellen Scully as runners up. Take a look at some of our pictures from a great day.
Hurling
We are delighted that hurling is back for all classes. Starting on Wednesday 11th March Trevor Moore will be coming to the school to give hurling lessons to the children. We will be focusing on developing and improving the hurling skills of all the children in the school.
Book Fair
The book fair is back from Thursday 5th March to Thursday 12th March. We hope everyone enjoys the book fair and get some new and interesting books to read.
COVID-19
Please click on the link below to find information provided by the Department of Education and Skills in relation to COVID-19.
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Swimming
The pupils from Third to Sixth Classes are participating in swimming lessons for 6 weeks in Roscrea Leisure Centre. We hope all the children going enjoy these sessions as well as learning and improving their skills in the water.
Global Citizenship Day
As part of Green Schools we had a global action day recently. We are currently working towards our sixth flag, Global Citizenship - Litter and Waste. Each class received a talk on active global citizenship.
Science Workshop
On Tuesday 11th February each class took part in a Science Workshop called Colourful Chemistry. The junior classes looked at making magical paintings with acid and base paints. While the senior classes guessed the mystery liquid by carrying out a number of chemical reactions.
Internet Safety Day
Tuesday 11th February was Internet Safety Day. All the classes completed some lessons on keeping safe on the internet and created posters about internet safety.
Grandparents/St. Brigid's Day Mass
We were delighted to welcome everyone to our Grandparents/St. Brigid's Day Mass last Friday 7th February. We learned some lovely songs for the occasion and completed some special art too.
Grandparents/St. Brigid's Day Mass
A mass will take place on Friday 7th February 2020 at 12pm in the church in Killasmeestia for grandparents/St. Brigid's Day. Tea and coffee will be available in the school afterwards.
Road Safety
On Thursday 16th January all classes had a road safety talk from the Road Safety Authority. Everyone learned the importance of staying safe on the roads while cycling, walking and travelling by car.
Badminton
On Tuesday 14th January some pupils from Third and Fourth Class took part in a badminton competition over in St. Mary's Hall in Portlaoise. The children competed against pupils from other primary schools around Laois. All the players did very well reaching the semi-final and finals of their respective competitions, with some of the pupils even winning. Congratulations to all involved, we are very proud of their achievement here in the school
Christmas Songs
On Thursday 12th December First to Fourth Classes performed some Christmas songs which they learned with Nuala Kelly. Nuala comes into the school each week as part of Music Generation and does singing with the children.
A Special Visitor
On Wednesday 11th December we had a very special visit from Santa Claus. He came to school to check everyone has being good. He also gave everyone a lovely selection box to bring home.
Errill Tractor Run
Many thanks to the Errill Tractor Run who donated €400 to the school. We are very grateful to Derek and Eilish Campion and the Errill Tractor Run Committee.
GAA Training
On Friday 29th November Fifth and Sixth Class took part in a GAA session to build their leadership skills as well as teaching them skills and games which they can teach the younger classes as part of PE.
Recycling
As part of our Green Schools Flag we are back collecting batteries for recycling with WEEE Ireland for LauraLynn. TheThere is a box in everyone classroom to collect the batteries. If you have any used batteries at home which you would like to get recycled please bring them in.
Water Safety
On Thursday 28th November Third and Fourth Class had a very important chat about water safety from Irish Water Safety. They learned some very important rules about staying safe around water at home and in the local area.
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Science Week Trip to Teagasc
As part of Science Week Fifth and Sixth Class visited Teagasc down in Carlow on Tuesday 12th November. Many thanks to Helena Meally for organising the trip and to all down in Teagasc. We had an amazing trip and we learned so many new things during the trip. We extracted DNA from plants and investigated different diseases and insects which affect plant growth. We also got to have a look inside their greenhouse and their laboratory. We finished the day we a quiz.
Parent Teacher Meetings
Parent teacher meetings will be taking place on Tuesday 12th November and Thursday 14th November from 3pm to 5.30pm. We look forward to meeting everyone.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Many thanks to all those who supported Team Hope's Christmas Shoebox Appeal. The shoeboxes will be sent to children in Africa and Eastern Europe.
Badminton
We are delighted that Third and Fourth Class have started badminton lessons in partnership with Laois Sports Partnership for a few weeks. Third and Fourth Class started badminton last year with their teacher. These lessons will build upon the skills they have already learned.
Halloween Dress Up
Some very scary people came to school today in Killadooley. Take a look at the picture below to have a look at the frightening people who came to school today.
Halloween Newsletter
Please click on the link below to view our Halloween newsletter.
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Enterprise Ireland
Fifth and Sixth Class had a visit from Enterprise Ireland on Thursday 24th November. The talk sparked great curiosity among the children.
Laois Today
We were delighed to show off our club colours for Laois Today who visited the school on Thursday 17th November ahead of the County Final.
Cumann na mBunscol
Congratulations to the boys football team who reached the semi-final of the shield. It was a hard fought match in which the boys played with great heart and skill. We are very proud of them here in the school.
Running
We are delighted to be back doing our daily kilometre challenge. Three pupils from Sixth Class are keeping track of how far we are running. We hope to run further than we did in June, when we last completed the challenge.
Skip n Rope
We were delighted to have more skipping lessons with Skip n Rope on Wednesday 2nd October. We built upon the skills we learned last year. We learned lots of new skills and tricks which we cannot wait to practise and perfect.
Aldi Stickers
We are back collecting the Aldi stickers again. Many thanks to all those who have already brought in some stickers. We are on our way to completing our 300 sticker goal. Once we have 300 stickers we can get some free sports equipment for our school and be in with the possibility of winning €50,000 towards sports equipment for our school.
Cross Country
- On Wednesday 25th September we once again competed in the Laois Cross Country competition which this year took place in Emo. Both boys and girls in Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Class took part in the competition. Everyone did really well and we even came home with two medals.
5km Fun Run and Walk
The Parents' Association have organised a 5km fun run and walk for Saturday 5th October at 4pm. Entrance is €10 for adults and children are free. Please come out and support if you are able.
Gaelic Football
We are delighted to have Andrew Kavanagh come to the school to train the 5th and 6th class in Gaelic Football. We hope the skills they learn will be used in the Cumann na mBunscol.
Cumann na mBunscol
The Cumann na mBunscol Football competition has started again. Both the boys and the girls are competing in the competition. We would like to wish both teams the best in the competition.
Back to School
We would like to welcome back everyone for a new school year. We are delighted to see all the happy faces again. We would especially like to welcome back our twenty four new Junior Infants.
Visit from Laois Today
On Wednesday 25th June we had a visit from Laois Today to show our support for the Laois hurlers reaching the Joe McDonagh final. We all dressed up in our Laois colours and decorated the school. Have a look at the photos from the day.
Hurling Finals
We kicked off our Active Week with the finals of our school hurling leagues. Despite the rain each class managed to play their finals. Afterwards we had our medal presentation and ceremony. We were delighted to have Laois hurler and former past pupil of the school Matthew Whelan on hand to present the children with their medals. We had a little party then to celebrate all the hard work put in by the children to develop their hurling skills throughout the league and the school year. Many thanks to Trevor Moore and Diarmuid Quinlan from the local club Borris-Kilcotton for all the hard work they have put into this league and this year in the school.
Active School Week
We have started our Active School Week here in the school. Active School Week is part of our attempts to gain an Active School Flag here in the school. It will run from Friday 14th June until Thursday 20th June. Throughout this week we will be making an extra effort to be active in school. We have lots of different fun activities planned for the week. Our Active Week will finish with our annual school Sports Day on Thursday. Please click on the buttons below to find out more about our Active Schools and Active School Week.
Fifth and Sixth Class School Tour
Fifth and Sixth Class went on their school tour to the UL Sport Adventure Centre in Killaloe. They got to try windsurfing, kayaking, sailing, archery, team challenges, climbing walls and many more fun activities. Everyone really enjoyed themselves. It will be a day we will not forget.
Welcome to the New Infants
Welcome to the new Junior Infants who will be coming in Friday 7th June to have a look around the school and their classroom for September. We are looking forward to welcoming both children and parents.
Bake Sale
Fifth and Sixth class were busy baking all evening for the Bake Sale they put on this morning. The smell in the room was amazing and everything looked delicious. Well done to all the children and parents who put in so much effort to create an amazing Bake Sale.
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School Tours
School tours will be taking place soon in the school. We cannot wait for them. Here is a quick reminder of dates.
Fifth and Sixth Class - Tuesday 11th June
Third and Fourth Class - Wednesday 12th June
First and Second Class - Thursday 13th June
Junior and Senior Infants - Friday 21st June
Fifth and Sixth Class - Tuesday 11th June
Third and Fourth Class - Wednesday 12th June
First and Second Class - Thursday 13th June
Junior and Senior Infants - Friday 21st June
Running Challenge
During the month of June, as part of our Active Schools, we will be taking part in a running challenge. We are going to be doing the Daily Km. Each class are going to see whether they can run a km or part of a km. We will be keeping a track of how far each classroom run. These totals will be added together to see how far into Europe our school can run. Our challenge is to see if we can run as far as London as a school.
Cumann na mBunscol Final
Congratulations to the girls camogie team who won their Roinn 2 final in Cumann ns mBunscol on Wednesday 29th May in O'Moore Park, Portlaoise. They girls played with great skill and heart throughout the match. We are very proud of the girls here at the school.
Hurling League
A hurling league has started in the school. There will be a league running in each classroom over four weeks. Many thanks to Trevor Moore and Diarmuid Quinlan for organising the league for us. We cannot wait to get playing.
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Laois Camogie Team
We had a visit from the All-Ireland winning Laois minor camogie team on Friday 17th May. The team included some past pupils of our school. The children all enjoyed meeting the team and looking at the trophy. Congratulations to the team. We hope it will inspire our girls camogie team in their Cumann na mBunscol final next week.
Book Fair
Many thanks to everyone for supported our Book Fair recently. The money raised is used to buy new books for the school. These book have now been added to the libraries in each classroom.
Clean Up Laois Week
All classes helped and took part in Clean-Up Laois week. We cleaned up around our school yard, the pitch, around the graveyard and around the village of Killasmeestia.
Fun Day
On Thursday 11th April Third and Fourth Class went to a sports fun day in Mountrath Community School along with some other Third and Fourth Classes from neighbouring schools.. The day was organised and set up by the teachers and transition year students in Mountrath Community School. The pupils got a chance to practise their skills in both Hurling and Gaelic Football. In the end the pupils played some matches. Everyone really enjoyed the day. Many thanks to all those involved who put in such great work.
Blitz
The boys and girls from Third and Fourth Class took part in a Blitz in the Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise on Wednesday 10th April. The blitz was set up and run by Cumann na mBunscol. We had two teams of boys and one team of girls. Three Sixth Class pupils were chosen to come and referee some of the matches. Great fun was had by everyone over the day.
Internet Safety Talk
On Wednesday 3rd April the children from First to Sixth class had a talk by all about staying safe on the internet. It was a very informative talk with every child learning new information around this very important topic.
Confirmation
Congratulations to the pupils in Fifth and Sixth class who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday 31st March from Bishop Dermot Farrell.
Pottery
We are delighted that we have Fin O'Hara coming in to our school as part of the Artist in Schools programme. Fin will be visiting our school for six weeks. He will be teaching every class in the school all about pottery. So far we have made a frog and we are starting to make a head. We cannot wait to see how it all turns out and what we will make next.
Basketball
Basketball training is back at the school for three weeks. The children from First to Sixth classes will receiving the training. We will be developing our basketball skills over the three weeks.
Daffodil Day
On Friday 22nd March we had a no uniform day for Daffodil Day in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. Many thanks to everyone for supporting us in raising money. The children also made some daffodils for the occasion.
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Growing Vegetables
Children in the school are busy growing and looking after vegetables at the moment. They are currently growing inside the school. However when they are big enough we hope to plant them out in our lovely school garden.
Energy Workshop
We had a visit from the SEAI on Wednesday 13th March. Each class participated in an energy workshop which explored the topic of energy and sustainability.
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Golf
Third to Sixth classes have started golf lessons here in school. For 4 weeks during the month of March the children will be receiving lessons from Bobby King. They will be focusing on developing the basic skills involved in golf.
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Hurling
Hurling has started back in the school for all classes. Diarmuid Quinlan and Trevor Moore are coming to the school to give hurling lessons to the children. We will be focusing on developing and improving the hurling skills of all the children in the school.
Aldi Stickers
Many thanks to all those who supported us and brought in stickers as part of the promotion with Aldi. We have reached our target of three hundred stickers. We will now be sending about the poster. We will now be sending the poster back to Aldi and will await the results.
Book Fair
The Book Fair was back in our school from Thursday February 28th to Thursday March 7th. Many thanks to all those who supported us during the Book Fair. All the books purchased will help the school buy new books for our libraries.
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Junior Entrepreneur Programme
Congratulations to last years Fifth and Sixth class who took part in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme. They created their own cookbook which they sold. They also had a Cake Sale to coincide with the cookbook. Amazing work was put in by all the students and the venture was very successful.
New School Website
Welcome to our new school website. You will find all the latest news about the school right here.
