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Our Senior Infants have been busy constructing art over the past two weeks. They had some help from children in 5th class. Using recycled cardboard, they designed and built their very own houses. Some children worked together in groups. Everyone had different ideas, some colourful, some cosy, and a few that are even a little spooky! Look at their wonderful creations.

Our sixth class pupils are organising a fundraiser to raise money to purchase Leaver Hoodies for their class. They are looking for families to donate their used Halloween Costumes and they will sell them in the school on the 16th of October for €5 each. Please drop in any costumes to the school on the 13th to 15th of October and thank you for your support.

Here are all our classes of the 2025-26 academic year. All our students are settling in well to school and working really hard while also having lots of fun with their friends. Junior Infants Senior Infants First Class Second Class Third Class Fourth Class Fifth Class Sixth Class

Killygarry National School will be accepting applications for enrolment from Monday 6th of October to Friday the 24th of October online through our school website or using the QR Code below. Applications will open from 9am on Monday 6th of October.

All the children had a great day on Thursday as they participated in a Skipping Workshop organised by Ms. Wynne and funded from money raised last year by the School Marathon. We ended the day with an ice cream or a slushie in the 25C sunshine.

Well done to all the pupils who participated in our School Sports Day on the 3G Pitch at Breffni Park on Monday 16th of June. It was a beautiful day and so well organised by Mrs. White, Deputy Principal.

Senior infants have been checking passports and catching flights at the airport. Others have made their own creations, including binoculars to watch the planes.

Today, we had great fun doing egg and spoon races. In maths, we have been working on time. We had discussions on different things that we feel take a short/long time. We made our own clocks and we are learning all about o’clock.

Senior Infants are beach ready with their flip flops!

Senior infants had a lovely day at GR8. Between football, soft play, bowling, Lego and gaming there was lots to enjoy!

Today we had a great celebration of music at the school with our Music Generation Tin Whistle players, our School Trad Group who performed in Arás an Uachtaráin in December, Eibhlín on Guitar, Faolán on the fiddle, Willow on Electric Guitar, Clara doing some Irish Dancing and Danielis and Kajetan telling us a few jokes. The Music on Wheels tour is organised by Music Generation and our wonderful Music Teacher, Aishling O'Reilly. A sincere word of thanks to all involved. Wha

We have had a busy start back this term with Zumba beginning today. We have been trying lots of different fruit and vegetables as part of the Food Dudes programme. We have been looking at the food pyramid. Furthermore, we have been sorting foods into those we should be eating regularly and those that are a treat! In maths, we have started our new topic - money.

Well done to all the children who won an Easter Egg in their class raffle and to Patrick in Senior Infants who won the Easter Egg Hamper. Congratulations to the five children who won an Easter Egg and a voucher for Café Mana, Smith's Diner or Cavan Swimming Pool for raising so much money in the Parents Association Sponsored Walk. The school raised €280 for Unicef last week with our colourful Friendship Day so well do everyone who supported it too.

Senior Infants had a great day at the forest school!

The Senior Infant pupils, along with their teacher Ms. Finnegan and their SNA Grainne, are off to Croí Forest School on this beautiful sunny day for a day full of discovery and adventure.

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.