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First Class have been learning about length so today they measured how far they could throw teabags!

Some of the amazing houses made my First Class as part of their Oral Language homework.

We had lots of cool characters in First Class today!

We had a great World Book Day. First of all each pupil introduced the book character they were dressed up as. We did drawing and writing about our favourite books. Teacher read some of the books people had brought in. Then third class came to read books to us.

We have been learning about farms this week. Thank you to Molly's dad Eamon who came in to tell us about his farm.

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

We made pancakes today at school. Here is a little video in case you need a recipe to make them at home.

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

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.

4th class have been developing their skipping skills this term. We practice most days and have really seen improvements in what we can do. Here is a quick video of what we can do so far!

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.

There is great chat and work going on this month with our Oral Language topic "Houses and Homes". Here is some of the creations pupils brought in from home: Conaill's Lego house Art in the style of Karla Gerard. Can you spot the hidden animal? Art in the style of Karla Gerard (can you spot the Mayo house?)

We had an empty box week at school and we had fun getting creative with boxes of all sizes! We had a weather studio last week. Do you like our Shape Pictures?