Knockskeagh Medal Presentation

Today we had the honour of welcoming back our past pupil Moya Knowles to Knockskeagh NS to present medals for recent sporting activities in our school.

Moya rows for the esteemed Skibbereen Rowing Club where she has etched out a very successful sporting career so far on both national and international waters. Her success has recently culminated in representing Ireland in the World Rowing Championships where Moya and her crew finished an incredible 9th. We know Moya is destined for greatness and we thank her for taking time to visit us today. We wish her all the best in the future 🚣‍♀️

Moya presented medals to our recent Sports Day teams and our 6th class Superstars Competition winners, Tristan Elliott, Mattie Coffey and Brian Crowley.

As well as this, she presented medals to our Carbery Cup football winners which was a boys football competition involving 4th, 5th and 6th. As well as this, she presented medals to our Rainbow Cup winners which was a girls football competition played recently involving girls from 4th, 5th and 6th classes.

Huge well done to all award recipients today.

Engineers Week 2020

We marked 'Engineers Week' from Monday 2nd March to Friday 6th March this year. We are presently working towards the Discover Primary Science Plaque of STEM Excellence which is awarded to schools in recognition of their extensive work in Science, Technology,...

Knockskeagh General Election

We held our very own general election in February 2020 this year.Each 6th class member was assigned a candidate in the Cork South West general election. The morning begun with all 6th class canvassing the school yard! Then they moved onto their speeches in the school...

2nd Class Maths Activities

2nd Class recently engaged in the Maths strand of Data. They explored many types of graphs including pictograms and bar graphs. Firstly, they explored their birthday months and made a whole class pictogram. Secondly, they investigated the variety of colours in packets...

Our Mad Scientist Showcase Event

We had a Mad Scientist Day during Science Week where children from 4th, 5th and 6th class in small groups were encouraged to research their own experiments and showcase them to the younger classes in our school hall. The groups put a lot of time and effort into...

Tree Planting Initiative

During Science Week this year, each class of our school planted a tree. The classes learned about; the importance of trees in our environment, choosing the right tree for the right place and how to plant a tree. Our County Mayor Christopher O'Sullivan visited our...

Science Speaker Visits Knockskeagh

During Science Week 2019, we were delighted to welcome Orla Rice to 2nd class in Knockskeagh National School. Orla spoke about her job with MSD in nearby Brinny, Co.Cork. She mentioned the importance of STEM subjects in her job. Also, Orla demonstrated some fun...

CSI Forensic Science Workshop in Knockskeagh

On Monday the 18th of November all children from 1st to 6th class engaged in a Forensic Science Workshop. The children learned about DNA, fingerprints, footprints & fibres. After, the children entered a crime scene. Working in groups, they tried to piece together...

Mayor of Cork County Visits Knockskeagh

On Thursday the 14th of November, Cork County Mayor Cllr. Christopher O'Sullivan visited Knockskeagh National School as part of Science Week 2019.The theme for Science Week was Climate Change. Mayor O'Sullivan spoke about all that we can do to limit our 'carbon...

Windfarm Visit by 5th Class

On Friday 11th October, 5th class visited a wind farm in the Ballyhoura Mountains . All the children were really excited to see how wind energy is generated and used as a renewable source of energy in our country. This means that the power of the wind can be used in...