Updates for: General News

We were delighted to welcome Buddy Bear back to our school on Wednesday 29th June to say hello to all the children and congratulate them on their great efforts to be kind during the year. One child was chosen from … Continue reading

Congratulations to the children from second class who took part in their graduation assembly on Tuesday 28th June. The children have spent four wonderful years at St. Kilian’s Junior school and many of them talked about their best memories of … Continue reading

We held our Sports Day on Friday 10th June. It was a great day, the children were actively involved and really enjoyed the day. Huge thanks to all our visiting coaches, Ann and Orlagh for cricket, Glenn for tag rugby, … Continue reading

Enrolment for Junior Infant pupils takes place in the October/November of the school year before the child is due to start. See our information on enrolment and tips for parents who have a child starting school. You should ensure that … Continue reading

Active Week took place in St. Kilian’s Junior School between 9th and 13th May. The children enjoyed Hip Hop with Ann on Monday and their Mindfulness sessions with Ms. Rafferty on Tuesday. Hector worked with them on their football skills … Continue reading

Congratulations to Kapish Bansal, from Room 11, Ms. Hayes’ class who won the under 9 category in the South Dublin County Council Environment Poster Competition 2022. Kapish designed his poster on the theme Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. He was presented … Continue reading

Many thanks to all the families who baked and sent in baked goods to the school for our cake sale in aid of the Ukrainian Red Cross.  The children really enjoyed buying and eating their cakes. Huge thanks to Gillian … Continue reading

  We wish all our pupils and their families a very happy Easter. Our Easter newsletter is available here: Easter Newsletter 2022  

Many congratulations to Emily Leeper in Junior Infants Room 3 for winning the infant category of the competition with her wonderful “Baa Baa Black Sheep”. Congratulations to Orlagh Fitzpatrick in Room 10, second class for her fabulous horse. See details … Continue reading

We worked on the theme Hedgerows and habitats, see us below out and about investigating. We also took part in the Woodies Budding Gardeners Challenge, see photos below We investigated  a bird’s nest.

Second Class made marble runs and tested their structures to see what designs worked best. We investigated magnets and went all around the school looking for surfaces that our magnets would stick to.

Junior Infants made butter, shaking the milk until it turned into butter. Second class used different sizes and textures of sweet things to make their constructions, it was a yummy challenge! See photos below: