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April 9, 2022School Lifeby Elaine O' Sullivan

Collection for Ukraine

Collection for Ukraine – March 4th 2022 Ar scáth a chéile a mhairimid. The pupils of Meenkilly NS, Preschool & School Community showed exemplary Global Citizenship this week for their collection for the people of the Ukraine 🇺🇦. Two van loads from our school community …

April 8, 2022School Lifeby Elaine O' Sullivan

Pancake Tuesday

Pancake Tuesday – March 1st 2022 As part of our Junior Entrepreneur (JEP) Programme & Green Schools Initiative, our local Dragon’s Den judge, Maura Murphy O’Connell from Murphy’s Bakery was on hand to help. Third to sixth class pupils thoroughly enjoyed the pancakes! Hats off …

March 20, 2022School Lifeby Meenkilly National School

Lá Glas 2022

Lá Glas 2022. As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge here in Meenkilly we celebrated Lá Glas. All of the páistí in our school dressed up in green & we danced the morning away with a Meenkilly Céilí.

March 4, 2022School Lifeby Elaine O' Sullivan

World Book Day

World Book Day – March 4th 2022 On Friday March 4th, all pupils in Meenkilly National School dressed up as their favourite character to celebrate World Book Day 2022.

December 27, 2021School Lifeby Meenkilly National School

Christmas Message 2021

Meenkilly Christmas Message 2021 https://youtu.be/ePIs8s-Z8ro

December 16, 2021Active Schools, Activities, Physical Activity, School Lifeby Meenkilly National School

Santa Dash

Christmas at Meenkilly National School Santa Dash concludes with Special Guests! As part of our Active Schools Programme and in anticipation of the school holidays, the students of Meenkilly dressed up in Christmas jumpers, Santa hats and hi-vis for some “Santa Dash” fun. This involved …

December 14, 2021Events, Other Activities, School Lifeby Meenkilly National School

Junior Entrepreneur Programme

Junior Entrepreneur Programme As a part of this programme, 5th and 6th class students work together as a team to develop a new product that they feel meets a niche in the market place or provides a solution to an everyday problem. Skills such as …

December 12, 2021Active Schools, School Lifeby Meenkilly National School

Active Schools

Active Schools Active School Flag Award We are currently working towards the Active School Flag Award. The Active School Flag is awarded to schools which strive to achieve a physically educated and active school community. In November as part of working towards achieving the Active …

December 6, 2021Classes, News, Other Activities, School Lifeby Meenkilly National School

Aistear

Aistear Aistear is the early childhood curriculum framework for all children from birth to 6 years in Ireland. The framework uses four interconnected themes to describe children’s learning and development: Well-being; Identity and Belonging; Communicating; and Exploring and Thinking. Aistear provides information to assist practitioners, including …

November 30, 2021Activities, Classes, School Lifeby Meenkilly National School

Adventures of 1st and 2nd Class

Adventures of 1st & 2nd Class We have 13 pupils in First class and 14 pupils in Second Class. Our teacher’s name is Linda Gleeson. We went on two walks around Caherhayes where we explored all the flora and fauna it has to offer. We …