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Glanmore Foods, who provides our Hot School Meals, donated an Easter Egg Hamper for an Easter Raffle in the school. SuperValu in Cavan donated 8 Easter Eggs for our Raffle also. We wish to thank Niall from Glanmore and Daniel (Kajetan's dad) from SuperValu for their generous donations. Tickets are on sale in each of the classrooms at 20c each or a strip for €1 and the raffle will take place next Friday, 11th of April, in the school. A child in each class will win the East

The fifth class pupils visit the Junior and Senior Infants every Tuesday and Thursday for some Peered Reading and Peered Play activities. The infant classes love to see the senior pupils visit their classrooms and engage with them in a positive and fun way.

The Parents Association will be holding their annual sponsored walk on Sunday 6th of April at 11am in Killygarry GAA Grounds. Please return all your sponsorship cards and money by Friday 4th of April to be entered into a draw for a huge array of prizes on the day. Bring family and friends along with you for a nice Sunday walk around the football pitch. Refreshments will be served afterwards. A sincere word of thanks to all our sponsors and families for supporting us and t

Today, we went for a spring walk. We seen daffodils, buds and went to visit some baby lambs! Senior infants created 3-D watering cans and painted colourful rainbows.

Bhí na phaistí ar fheabhas ag ár gCeolchoirm Seachtain na Gaeilge. Chan na naíonáin shóisearcha agus na naíonáin shinsearacha amhrán. Chan rang a haon agus rang a dó amhrán freisin. Rinne rang a trí an Haka Gaelach agus chan rang a ceathair Amhrán na gCupáin. Chan rang a cúig amhrán pop agus sheinn rang a sé an fheadóg stáin. Chríochnaigh an cheolchoirm le Amhrán na bhFiann. Bhí duiseanna do chuid páistí i gcomortáis 'Gaeilgeoir na Seactaine' agus Comortás Scríbhneoireacht

This week in maths, we focused on measurements. We discussed what containers holds more/holds less. We measured the length of various items using interlocking cubes. We coloured by sight words. We made our very own leprechauns. Children presented their creations made at home for oral language. We loved hearing about all the different creations - drawings, board games, prints and constructions. Some pictures from play.

We had a lovely day today. First, each pupil introduced the book character they were dressed up as. In the afternoon, 5th class read our favourite books which we brought in from home.

Today we celebrated Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, in the school with a prayer service in the GP room. Fr. Mac Gabhann gave us some blessed ashes which we blessed the children with. The Prayer Service was organised by our two Assistant Principals, Ms. O'Neill and Mrs. Mc Caughey.

All the pupils in the school got to make, decorate and eat pancakes for Shrove Tuesday in the school. Ms. White and Ms. O'Neill made the pancakes in their own classrooms and Mrs. Keogh, Mrs. Mc Cabe and Mr. Lynch made pancakes for the rest of the pupils in the kitchen and GP room. All pupils got to fill their pancakes with lemon, sugar, chocolate spread or marshmallows and they really enjoyed eating their creations. Well done to the sixth class pupils who helped out on the

Today 5th class started shared reading with senior infants - we enjoyed reading and listening to lots of different stories.

The Parents Association has set up a new Facebook and Instagram page. The Facebook page can be accessed by clicking here The Instagram page can be accessed by clicking here They have also set up a QR Code for making payments directly to their bank account and this can be found below. If you are making a donation to the Parents Association please complete the form here If you wish to may a payment via PayPal please use the following details: Email: killygarryparentsassociati

Killygarry National School has been named Healthy Heroes Star School for February 2025 for their efforts in promoting healthy eating. Our school has come first among hundreds of primary schools across Ireland also participating in the Healthy Heroes initiative, supported by the Irish Bread Bakers Association (IBBA) and Bord Bia. The programme aims to educate children on nutrition, physical activity and how to maintain and enjoy healthy lunchtime habits, in school and at home.

The Parent's Association are holding a table quiz on Friday 7th of March at 7:30pm in the Meadow View Bar and Restaurant in Cavan. Each team will consist of 4 members and will cost €40 per team. There will be a raffle at half time, prizes for the winning team and refreshments served. The Parents Association would greatly appreciate it if every family could put in a team and if prizes for the raffle could be donated. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Our clothes shop was very busy today - trying on outfits and dealing with the customers. In the sand, the children found different items of clothes and considered when they would wear these items. With the wooden blocks, the children built a town with a butchers, pharmacy and lots of different types of shops. In maths, we are working on our numbers. We have created different number sentences and we are comparing numbers. Some more snippets from Senior Infants!