4th Class Frida Kahlo artwork

We loved this recent display in 4th class titled “Never apologize for who you are”. There certainly are some fantastic artists in this room. Please see the below gallery for more examples of 4th classes’ amazing artwork during this scheme of work.

Zumba

Zumba We are delighted to be in a position to offer Zumba dancing classes to all school children. The first class was a really enjoyable experience and we are really looking forward to the next few weeks. .Latest News

Halloween Parade 2021

What a day!! Our annual Halloween Parade took place on Friday the 22nd of October this year. All the children put in a huge effort and it was one we certainly won't forget. Our parade took place on our school track this year and it was fantastic entertainment. There...

Amber Flag Award 2021

We were delighted to hear recently that we have been awarded the Amber Flag for 2021. The Amber Flag recognises the efforts of schools to create healthy inclusive environments that support mental health and wellbeing. We would like to express a special thanks to our...

Wellness Week Activities

Our Amber Flag Committee recently planned a series of daily activities to mark our annual Wellness Week in Knockskeagh which took place between Monday 10th to Friday 14th of May this year. Some activities incorporated into Wellness Week encouraged us to look after...

The Worry Tree

Last Thursday 13th of May, we introduced our new Wellness initiative for this year "The Worry Tree". The main goal of this initiative was to make pupils aware of the importance of talking about and sharing their worries with other people. On the day, each class...

Amber Flag Committee

Our Amber Flag Committee for the school year 2020 - 2021 have recently met and have agreed on a date for our annual "Wellness Week". Wellness Week will take place in Knockskeagh National School between Monday 10th and Friday 14th of May. Our Committee members will be...

Looking After Your Mental Health

Today, our 6th Class had a visit from Martina Ryan, Education Officer from the Cork Mental Health Foundation. Martina spoke about the importance of minding your mental health. The focus of the presentation was to provide strategies and ways for the pupils to take care...

Things that make me happy

To introduce our Amber Flag Initiative to all pupils for this school year, each class spoke about "Things that make me happy" recently. The objective of this lesson was that all pupils would be able to identify and adopt strategies to support their own wellbeing in...

Advent of Kindness 2020

Inspired by the sad news of the passing of Béibhinn from Carrigaline aged 9 years old recently. #theheartangel See the following link for more information https://www.theheartangel.com/random-act-of-kindness As part of our Amber Flag application, all pupils are...