Knockskeagh Art Exhibition

Knockskeagh Art Exhibition

Knockskeagh Art Exhibition

Knockskeagh Art Exhibition

This video is a walk-through of the beautiful art exhibit in our school and gives a taste of the artwork that has taken place from September to December 2023. 

Our exhibit displays a variety of strands in the art curriculum.

Shauna and Rosie of 6th Class presented our art exhibit and I think you’ll agree, they did a fantastic job.

We hope you enjoy it, well done everybody. smile

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5th Class sang beautifully and came up with amazing ideas as to what we could do for the video. The video was recorded and put together. We got the amazing news that we were one fo the 10 winners in the whole country and that we have won €1,000!

Well done to all involved, you did Knockskeagh proud! 😀

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An Nuacht

An Nuacht

An Nuacht

An Nuacht

Tá an Nuacht ar áis! smile Rinne na páistí An Nuacht inniu, ár gcéad Nuacht don bhliain seo. 📰

Maith sibh! 👋

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