Scoil Mhuire na Dea Chomhairle Phone 061 367289

Kilkishen Email:
Co. Clare kilkishennationalschool@gmail.com
Roll Number: 13870E Website: kilkishen.weebly.com
Twitter: @kilkishenns

June 2023 Newsletter

Dear Parents/Guardians,

I would like to bring the following announcements to your attention

Confirmation: Congratulations to Sixth Class pupils that made their Confirmation at Kilkishen church on
Friday June 9. Thank you to Fr. Donal for celebrating the ceremony and to Ms. McNamara for co-ordinating
the beautiful music and singing on the day. The school staff hosted a reception for families back at Kilkihsen
N.S. where food donated by parents was enjoyed by all. Thank you to parents, pupils, teachers and extended
families for making the day such a memorable and special occasion.

Cumann na mBunscol Camogie Champions: Kilkishen/O'Callaghans Mills were crowned Division 2

Cumann na mBunscol champions with a stunning performance and victory over Sixmilebridge at Cusack
Park on Thursday June 15. The girls saved their best performance of the year for the final and recorded a
famous victory to add to the Division 3 title won last year. Congratulations to all the girls involved.
The following day the team received a heroes’ welcome as they paraded the Division 2 camogie shield
through Kilkishen village. Young and old lined the village to show their appreciation for a wonderful
performance and victory. The panel of girls were introduced and spoke with supporters at the G.A.A.
clubhouse. Thank you to all that were available to attend and help celebrate this special achievement.

School Tours: Pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th classes headed to Tralee Co Kerry on their school tour on
Wednesday June 14. The tour started with a visit to the Kerry County Museum in Tralee where pupils
enjoyed the medieval experience of learning about the history of the town. They were treated to an
archaeological activity where they examined an ancient find. Pupils enjoyed the wonderful Tralee Park in
the centre of town before enjoying the water activities at the Aquadome in Tralee. Thank you to all staff and
pupils for making the very special day possible.

1st, 2nd and 3rd classes had a fantastic day out on Thursday June 15 when they headed off on their school
tour to Turoe Pet Farm. They started the day in Inflatable city, they then headed to play in Jungle Town,
they got to feed and pet all the animals on the farm and played in both playgrounds. They finished the day
on a high by coming back to Cusack Park to support the schools camogie team in winning the Cumann na
mBunscol Final.

Class Allocation for 2023-24: The school enrolment figures for 2023/2024 have resulted in the continued
mainstream teacher allocation of 5 mainstream teachers. A second Special Class will open with the addition
of two permanent teaching positions. Mr. Ciarán Morrissey and Ms. Emma Glesson have been appointed to
these positions and we hope they will enjoy their time teaching at Kilkishen N.S. We welcome them to our
school and wish them the very best in their new roles.

To ensure the lowest pupil teacher ratio across the entire school the current Junior Infant class and Fourth
class will be reconstituted for the coming year. A separate letter will issue to parents of pupils in both these
classes detailing their allocation for the coming year. The following are the teaching arrangements for the
2023-2024.

Class Teacher Special Education Teacher

Junior and Senior Ms. Kelly MacLean Mrs. Valerie O’Shea
Infants
Senior Infants and First Mr. Aidan Keane Mrs. Valerie O’Shea
Class
Second and Third Class Mr. Declan Walsh Ms. Martha Clancy
Fourth and Fifth Class Ms. Michelle Fawl Ms. Martha Clancy
Fifth and Sixth Class *Mr. Ciarán Morrissey *Ms. Emma Gleeson
Special Class 1 Mrs. Deirdre Maxted
Special Class 2 Ms. Amy McNamara
* Mr. Ciarán Morrissey will be on career break for 2023-24. Fixed-term position to be filled in July.
* Ms. Emma Gleeson shared S.E.T. with SCR Cloughleigh commencing 11:30am-2:40pm daily.
Sports Day: Weather permitting the school sports day takes place on Friday June 23. A timetable of events
for all classes is attached below. The Parents Association have organised an inflatable obstacle course which
all classes will have access to during the day. We are delighted to welcome past pupil, Seán Boyce, as our
guest of honour on the day. Seán is a member of the victorious minor hurling All-Ireland and Munster
champions and both trophies will be in attendance on the day. Seán will present out camogie champions
with their medals and help raise our Green Flag for Biodiversity which the school were awarded in May. We
invite parents to our presentations from 1pm at the school astro-turf.

Sports Day Timetable

Time Junior and Senior 1st and 2nd 2nd and 3rd 4th and 5th 5th & 6th
Infants
9:00-9:30 Preschool using Obstacle Course
Preparation Time
9.30-10.00 Fun Games
Skills with Killian Novelty Races Tug of War Obstacle Course
10.00-10.30 Fun Games Obstacle Course Novelty Races
Skills with Killian Parachute Games
10.30-11.00 Obstacle Course Skills with Killian Skills
Parachute Games Novelty Races Competition

11.00-11.10 Sos Sos Sos Sos Sos

11.10-11.45 Novelty Races Obstacle Course Fun Games Skills with Killian
Tug of War
11.45-12.30 Medal Races
Boys and Girls
12:30-1:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

1:00-2:00 Presentations
All-Ireland and Munster Cup with Seán Boyce
Green Flag Ceremony
Astro-Turf Extension: Over the summer break the planned extension to our Astro-Turf and Ball Wall will
commence. The new extension will ensure that all classes will have a designated area on the astro-turf at
each break and lunch-time each day. This will ensure any classes that have had to be split will be together at
each break.

Dates for your Diary:

 Sports Day: Friday June 23.

 School Closes on Thursday June 29 at 12 noon.
 School planning day and New Primary Language training for teachers on Thursday June 29 from
12:15pm and continues Friday June 30 from 9:00 to 12 noon.

A reminder school finishes on Thursday June 29 at 12 noon and not Friday as previously communicated.
The 2022/23 and 2023/24 school calendars are attached below. If you have any queries, please do not
hesitate to contact me by email (principalkilkishenns@gmail.com) or by phone (061 367289) and I will get
back to you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Principal Kilkishen N.S.

 Kilkishen N.S. School Calendar 2022-2023
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June

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July

School Reopens
Wednesday August 31
Standardised Closures Bank Holidays Closes Friday June 30 Weekends Staff Return
 Kilkishen N.S. Calendar 2023-2024
2023-24 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T
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May

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June

School Reopens/Ends for Pupils School Holidays Bank Holidays Weekends Staff Return on Tuesday August 29