News & Events

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 at St. Kilian’s Junior School from 24th to 28th April. The children had a day of Cricket with Naomi, gymnastics with Ms. O’Hara, football with Héctor and GAA with Paddy. They did active homework each evening … Continue reading

The 2023 competition took place in the school on Wednesday 29th March, and the theme this year was ‘Under the Sea’. We were overwhelmed by the variety and creativity of all the projects, very well done to all who participated. … Continue reading

We love gardening in St. Kilian’s JS. We are very fortunate to have lots of gardens to tend. First Class participated in Woodie’s Budding Gardener’s Challenge and had great fun being gardeners planting and tending to their plants. Senior Infants … Continue reading

The boys and girls had a wonderful day when Dave’s Jungle visited St. Kilian’s JS on Tuesday 18th April They met Brian the snake, Sharon the tarantula, Dermot the frog, Spike the turtle and of course Phyllis the iguana! They … Continue reading

All the boys and girls throughout the school participated in active science workshops in February and March where they were given the opportunity to experiment with our new science equipment. They had great fun working in groups making marble runs, floating and sinking submarines and rafts, … Continue reading

We had a fantastic time in March celebrating all things Irish! ​ The children enjoyed a variety of events from listening to Irish Myths and Legends, learning traditional Irish songs(I’ll tell my ma and Molly Malone , playing bingo, learning Irish dancing, a visit to the … Continue reading

Engineering Week 2023 Engineering Week took place in St. Kilian’s JS from the 6th to the 10th of March. Our visiting engineer Tom Murray gave a very informative presentation to second class on the work of an engineer. All of … Continue reading

The mobile music school came to St. Kilian’s Junior School on Thursday 2nd March as we began our Seachtain na Gaeilge activities. The drumming workshops gave every child the opportunity to perform and drum together for the duration of the … Continue reading

The children celebrated Friendship Week  from 7th-10th February last and enjoyed a week of activities to promote the importance of friendship. All our activities focused on the children’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.  They continued with our mindfulness programme which … Continue reading

Internet Safety Day St. Kilian’s JS took part in internet safety day which took place on the 7th of February. Parents were invited to take part in webinars discussing internet safety at home. Our first and second classes completed the … Continue reading

As part of our journey to earn our 8th Green Flag on the theme of ~The Marine Environment, children were invited to create a picture and slogan to help raise awareness about the importance of the marine environment and how … Continue reading