St Brigid is the patron saint of our school. She was born in Faughert, Co Louth around 450AD. Her father was a pagan chieftain and her mother was a Christian slave, possibly abducted from Portugal some years before and brought to Ireland to work-just like St Patrick had been. In her early years, Brigid lived and […]
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2014-15 Opening School Opening: Monday 1st September Mid-Term School Closing: Friday 24th October School Reopening: Monday 3rd November Christmas School Closing: Friday 19th December School Reopening: Monday 5th January Mid-Term School Closing: Wednesday 18th February School Reopening: Monday 23rd February St. Patrick’s Day School Closed: Tuesday 17th March Easter School Closing: Friday 27th March School […]
A grand total of €1300 was raised by the pupils in Killygarry for Ms Kennedyto bring to Gambia. Ms Kennedy would like to sincerely thank all the parents, pupils and staff of Killygarry NS for the huge effort that was made to raise funds for this deserving cause.
Thank you to all the boys and girls who brought in selection boxes for the St Vincent de Paul and food hamper items for TheLions Club. This was done in place of getting Christmas presents for the teachers and we would like to each and every one of you for your generosity.
Kate in first class did us proud by writing the winning ” Letter to Santa” for the Anglo Celt newspaper. Kate won a €100 voucher for Toy Master for herself and another one for the school. Thank you Kate and well done!
Tuesday was our Christmas Arts and Crafts display and samba performances. Thanks to everyone who made the day a great success.
The pupils of Killygarry National School will be having their Christmas Art & Craft Display on Tuesday 18th December from 10am to 3pm in the Community Centre. The following classes will be performing samba on stage at:- 10:00am: Mrs. Keaney’s Class 10:15am: Mrs. White’s Class 10:45am: Miss O’Reilly’s Class 11:00am: Miss Neylon’s Class 11:15am: Mrs. […]
Congratulations to all the children who participated in the Swimming Gala in the Sports Complex last Wednesday. Lots and lots of medals were won and the children had a great day. Here are the medal winners below: Under 8 Back Crawl: Bronze medal to Craig in First Class Under 10 Back Crawl: Silver medal to James in […]
This year, as in previous years, the teachers are asking that instead of giving Christmas gifts to us, you would consider bringing in an item for a hamper that can be passed on to the needy this Christmas. We are also, as usual, collecting wrapped selection boxes for distribution by the St Vincent de Paul. […]
Congratulations to Emma in Sixth Class who has been awarded a prize in “The Book I would take to a Desert Island and Why Competition” as part of the Children’s Book Festival 2012. Emma will receive her prize on Tuesday 11th December @ 7pm in the Johnston Central Library, Cavan. Over 2,400 children took part […]