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Week one of our cycling programme 🚲

Today junior infants, senior infants and first class went on a trip to a local farm. We had the most amazing day, learning about how the farm works, tagging calves and even seeing a calf with a cast. Some of our staff even got to hold a lamb 🐑 We finished off our trip with a visit to the Cosy Cow with a good luck card ❤️ Thank you to Shauna and her family for allowing us to visit her farm and to Mags for the lovely treat in the park !

Some sunglasses have been spotted on yard … hoping for more weather like this soon ☀️

Ms. Condon and our student council committee have been organising a litter picking initiative throughout our school. The junior infants cleaned up our school grounds.

The junior infants have been learning about money. We took a trip to the post office to understand the value of €2. Thank you to Rena in the post office for her kindness ❤️

Fourth class pupils were busy planting their potatoes today. Thanks to Paudie for freshening up our raised beds! We look forward to a fine crop of potatoes in June 🌞🥔

Well done to the 2nd Class pupils who planted potatoes & flower seeds in Páirc an Phobail recently. This initiative was organised by the Kilcummin Looking Good group & the pupils were helped by the Community Employment Participants who are supported by the Department of Social Protection. They had great fun despite the rain! ☔️

Continuing on from the major successes of Ms.Ke lliher’s book club we have started a Board Game Club every Friday with Ms. Kemple. All students are welcome to join in the fun at big lunch 🃏🎲 If anyone has any spare/unused board games we would be so grateful for the donation. See you all next Friday and thank you so much to all who joined in today !!

Today we celebrated World Down Syndrome Day with their Lots of Socks Campaign 🧦 Below are some pictures of junior infants, senior infants and first and lots more to come. Thank you so much to all your getting involved and for your hugely generous donations to such an amazing cause. Go raibh mile maith agat 🌟

Taking full advantage of the nice weather we have been having, the junior infants, senior infants and first class had an Easter Egg Hunt today! Lots of fun outside today and all enjoyed finding their eggs 🍫🐣

Our school celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge with lots of activities throughout the week ending with our Lá Glas on Friday. Each class performed for the school with dancing, musicians, poems and much more. Thank you to Ms. O’Donovan for all her hard work on preparing the ceilí and to Ms. Condon for her help preparing our musicians. Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit ! ☘️☘️

All throughout the school we have been working on a new STEM task Lego Spike. The fourth, fifth and sixth class have been helping our junior infants to get started 😁 Thank you again to Ms. O’Donovan and Ms. Kelliher !!

We are delighted to celebrate World Book Day again this Year. Our pupils transformed our school into a literary festival on World Book Day! It was a great time to meet with so many different characters from the children's favourite books!

Our current Junior Infants Class welcoming next years Junior Infants! We held our Open Day for our New Junior Infants Class on Friday the 27th February and are looking forward to welcome them all to big school in September. Enrolment Forms can be found on our website or can be collected in the school office.

Pancake Tuesday was a great success in Kilcummin NS. All our pupils and Staff were treaded to delicious Pancakes on the Day!

Our 4th to 6th Class Pupils enjoyed a great afternoon in the INEC when they went to see "All Shook Up" performed by the Killarney Musical Society. Our pupils even recognised some familiar faces on stage as some of our parents are part of the assemble. A great day was had by all attending.

Kilcummin NS took part in the Fittest School Week. All our Pupils did different sports activities on a daily basis.

Recent work with our resident artist Cathy Eastmann from the TAP Artist. We really enjoyed