Active Week 2025

Active Flag Week 

We had a blast in Knockskeagh NS this week. Many thanks to all the Active Leaders for organising our Morning Shake Ups, feel good music during every lunchbreak and active stations in our junior class yards.
All our pupils took part in GAA sessions, cycling, a skip-a-thon and much more movement during the week  #asw25
Well done to our Active Schools Team for all their organisation of the week👏

 

Skip-a-thon for Pieta House

As part of Active Flag week – All our classes took part in a Skip-a-thon. Skipping in each class everyday during Active Week helped raise 233euro for Pieta House. Many thanks to all who supported our fundraising initiative. 

Staff Race 2025

As part of the week, our Active Flag Team organised and officiated a Staff Skipping relay.

Our staff can be very proud of their skipping efforts. laughing

Well done to our winners for this year and of course our Active Leaders for officiating the relay.

 

Green Schools Action Day

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Congratulations to our Award Winners for the month of March 😊   Class Mathematician of the month Computer Star Artist of the Month PE Star Junior Infants Sam Harrington Oscar Mia Buttimer Bobby Scott Senior Infants Charlie O'Donovan Cian Crowley Gracie Kelleher...

Engineers Week 2021

We marked 'Engineers Week' from Monday 1st of March to Friday 5th 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,...

Engineer Zoom Call

On Friday last as part of Engineers Week, Paul McCarthy Engineer with Pepsi in Cork spoke to both Senior Infants and 2nd Class via a Zoom Call. Thank you Paul for the very informative presentation about all things engineering. It was great fun and it certainly sparked...

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Our annual "Science Showcase" involving the 6th class was a little different this year. The 6th class working in their pods completed some video-recorded experiments in their classroom. They explained and demonstrated each of their experiments.  Then, the recording...

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We marked 'Maths Week' from Monday  12th October to Friday 16th October.   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, Engineering...

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