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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.

The school boys soccer team are participating in the soccer blitz today in Bailieborough. They played lots of games and played extremely well. Well done to their coach Ms. Coey and thank you to Lisa for helping out today also.

Well done to all our girls who participated in the FAI Soccer Blitz in Bailieborough today and to their coach Ms. Keaney and to Ms. Whelan who helped out on the day too. The team played exceptionally well and we are very proud of each and every one of them. FAI GIRLS SOCCER TEAMS 2025

A huge thank you to Garda Seamus and Garda Sharon for their visit to 6th class today. Both gardaí spoke to the class about the danger of online profiles, cyber bullying and how to keep yourself safe online. It was a very informative chat, 6th class had plenty of questions and were able to improve their understanding of the topic.

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 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

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

Total Football is a new show on RTE dedicated to all things football. Each week they release a new challenge for their viewers to try out at home. Check out some our 6th class pupils take on the challenge! #RTETotalfootball https://youtu.be/Zfsi70KL0CI

Lot's of fantastic book characters were represented in 6th class this World Book Day. Well done to everyone for making such a great effort and showing off their creative skills. The class showed off their amazing outfits, spoke about their book and their character, took part in a book themed quiz and completed paired reading with second class. A very enjoyable day!

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

Well done to Ms. Wynne who organised and co-hosted the Ficheall Chess Tournament in Killygarry N.S. today. We had 112 pupils participating in the event from St. Brigid's N.S. Laragh, St. Brigid's N.S. Killygarry, St. Mary's N.S. Virginia and Billis N.S. The children played extremely well in a very sporting manner. Thank you to our host of the day Tony also. A great day was had by all!

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.

Well done to our four school quiz teams who took part in the Credit Union Quiz on Sunday last in the Cavan Crystal Hotel. Also, we want to wish our Cumann na mBunscol Quiz teams the best of luck in the quiz on Thursday in the Hotel Kilmore. A sincere word of thanks to Mrs. Whelan, Mrs. Keogh and Mrs. Mc Cabe for coaching the quiz teams for the past five weeks after school.