School Community Mass

School Community Mass

School Community Mass

Community, Christ, and Children celebrated at School Community Masses

Bishop Fintan Gavin welcomed school principals, teachers, SNAs, chairpersons and members of Boards of Management and parent representatives across the 174 catholic schools in the Diocese of Cork and Ross to two masses for the opening of the school year in Clonakilty and in the North Cathedral.
Bishop Fintan said that our schools are communities that in the spirit of Christ welcome the stranger and invite them to be friends. “Our faith identity as a Christian community is built on the gospel values of welcome, respect and inclusion,” he said.
🎵Knockskeagh NS were chosen to co-ordinate the music for the mass for the Diocese of Ross that was held in Clonakilty on Monday 14th October, 2024. The choir was represented by 5th and 6th class pupils and they performed phenomenally.🎵
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On Monday 20th May, we were very lucky to have the West Cork Rapid Response Critical Care jeep visit us in school. 🚑 This is a fantastic resource in our community and it is completely voluntary. How lucky are we to have this resource on our doorstep if we need it?

All children were invited to explore the jeep and see each of the different compartments that the jeep has. It was smiles all around! 😊

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Clonakilty Historical Walking Tour

Clonakilty Historical Walking Tour

Clonakilty Walking Historical Tour 🚶🏻‍♂️

On Monday 22nd April, 5th Class went on a historical walking tour of Clonakilty. They heard so many fascinating stories about different parts of the town and they were amazed with some of the facts they learned.

The weather was amazing and it was a fantastic day out. A massive thank you to Fachtna who was a wealth of knowledge and he told us all those informative stories!

 

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School Show 2024 – Barbie

Wow! 🎭 What an amazing 2 shows we had in Rossmore Hall on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st March. This year, our whole school show was “Barbie” 🩷 and the cast and crew were absolutely out of this world!  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Classes have been busy over the last few weeks rehearsing and all this hard work definitely showed during both performances. They absolutely nailed all aspects of the show, including the acting, singing and dancing and without a doubt, there is a bright future in showbiz for those who want it! 🎭

On both nights, staff and audience members were invited to were pink and we were blown away when Rossmore Hall was filled with all the different shades over the 2 nights. 🩷 

The performance was recorded both nights by Greg Mulcahy and once the final editing has been completed, we hope to take 6th class to the Park Cinema for a special screening. We are all looking forward to seeing the finished product and details of how the recording can be accessed will be forwarded when available. We are also very grateful to Mark Coombes for once again photographing the performance. 

We would also like to send a massive thank you to the Hall committee in Rossmore who were excellent in answering any questions we had. As always, this year’s production has been a real team effort with 6th class pupils and staff putting in trojan work. Huge thanks to everyone for their hard work and well done! 👏🏻

 

“You’re braver than you think!” Barbie 🩷

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Carol Singing 2023

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Carol Singing 2023

Many of our classes have represented our school by carol singing in a number of local areas recently.

Our 5th and 6th classes raised €357.40 for The West Cork Animal Welfare when they were carol singing at the Post Office in Clonakilty on Friday 8th of December.

Our 2nd and 3rd Classes fundraised vital funds for Saint Vincent DePaul by carol singing in Clonakilty town on Friday 15th of December. They raised an impressive €275 for the worthy cause.

Finally, 1st and 4th classess entertained the shoppers down in Astna Square when they were carol singing on Thursday 21st December. They raised €151.20 for their chosen charity.

Well done to all involved in these recitals. You did Knockskeagh proud! 😀

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