Active Flag Award

Active Flag Award

Active Flag Award

Active Flag 🏆🏃‍♀️

We were delighted to receive the news yesterday that we have been awarded another Active Flag. We maintain the recognition of being an Active School. A huge well done must go to our Active Leaders, they have been fantastic throughout the three year process.  Last years, Active School Committee deserve special praise as they gave an amazing presentation to the Active Flag Accreditor recently The Commitee are as follows; Emilie Draper and Matthew Kelleher of 6th Class, Ella Coakley and Ciabhan Murphy of 5th Class, Noah Buttimer and Leah Deasy of 4th Class, Emer Cullinane and Riley O’Leary of 3rd Class, Siún O Meara and Tomás Hayes of 2nd Class and finally Louise Walsh and Robin Noonan of 1st Class.

We’d like to thank all teachers and staff who have helped organise the activities within each class too.🙏

#Activeschools #activeflag

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Knockskeagh receive Primary Science and Maths Award

Our school has just received its eighth ‘Award of Science and Maths Excellence’. We are extremely proud of this award, as it once again recognises the work done in Science & Maths throughout the school. Congratulations to all staff and pupils who participated in...

Knockskeagh awarded its 6th Green Schools Flag

Green Schools Flag Last week, we received our 6th  Green Flag for our school. This flag was for Global Citizenship; Litter and Waste.  This theme enables schools to discover how their work positively influences our global community. We worked very hard in several...

Step One: Science

Experiment One Strand: Living Things Class: 2nd Class Activity: Mini Beast HuntExperiment Two Strand: Energy and Forces Class: Senior Infants Activity: MagnetsExperiment Three Strand: Materials Class: 6th Class Activity: Design and make a Lava LampExperiment Four...

Step Two: Technology

IPads Our school uses iPads for two classes per week per class group from Junior Infants to 6th class! Each class uses the IPads to; access information for project work, access an abundance of different programs or play educational games. They really are a fantastic...

Green Schools Award 2020

We were delighted to hear that we received our 6th Green Flag this year for our work in Global Citizenship: Litter and Waste. The theme enables schools to discover how their work positively influences our global community. Our main aims and results when working...

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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...

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Dare to Believe Award

We were delighted to be awarded a Dare to Believe flag this week. We received this as our 2nd Class have engaged with the Dare to Believe Olympic Values programme which brings the Olympics to the classroom and inspires students to Dare to Believe in themselves.
As well as this, our whole school have engaged with Olympic movement breaks in each classroom and all received an inspiring virtual visit from Irish rower Aifric Keogh through this programme. Also, we held our own Knockskeagh Olympics this year where the Olympic values in the programme were a central theme for our games. Well done to all involved.
#daretobelieve #teamireland @team_ireland_olympic

 

 

Knockskeagh receive Primary Science and Maths Award

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Clonakilty Parish Athletics 2024

Clonakilty Parish Athletics 2024

Clonakilty Parish Athletics 2024

Clonakilty Parish Athletics

It was a very proud day for Knockskeagh NS in the Clonakilty Parish Athletics today.

All our boys and girls ran so well and we are so proud of each and every one of them!

Well done to all participants!

A massive well done to our students from Rang Lír and Seoidín who competed in the Clonakilty Parish Schools Athletics Day today as well.
They were tremendous and represented the school fantastically well!!

Huge thanks to the judges who we couldn’t have the event without – ye were amazing!

Thank you very much to all organisers, Clonakilty Mayor Conan O’Donovan, Padraig O’Reilly and John Collins in Ahamilla.

Also, we would like to thank Sinéad McCarthy and the Dunmanway/Clonakilty Credit Union for their generous donation of prizes for the event.

Knockskeagh Abú🥳🤗

Beir Bua!!

 

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Step Two: Technology

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Sports Day and Medal Presentation 2024

Sports Day and Medal Presentation 2024

Sports Day and Medal Presentation 2024

Sports Day 2024

 

An action-packed sports day in Knockskeagh NS today, many thanks to all our staff for arranging such fun activities all around our school. #activeschools

Sports Day Medal and Olympic Games Presentation 

We were delighted to welcome our former pupil and current u16 Cork Ladies footballer Roisín Duggan back to Knockskeagh NS today. Róisín presented medals to our Sports Day teams. As well as this, Róisín presented certificates for our recent Knockskeagh Olympic Games. Thank you Róisín for inspiring our pupils with your words of encouragement and advice today 🔴⚪️ #activeschools
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read more
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Cork School Sports

Cork School Sports

Cork School Sports

Cork School Sports

What a day for our girls and boys squads in MTU today!!

Girls 

The girls started the action today and they all represented our school so well!!
In the sprints, both Keelin Collins and Kitty May Walsh took home gold.
Holly Wicks, Aideen Murphy, Eabha O’Leary and Zara Murphy took home silver in their races. While Isobel McCarthy won bronze in her race 👏
Our Girls relay team of Kitty May Walsh, Ruby McCarthy, Aideen Murphy, and Ella Coakley ran their hearts out and took home the gold for Knockskeagh NS🥇
Our girls squad can be very proud of all their performances, it was truly a team effort 🟢🟣🏆

Boys 

In the afternoon, it was the turn of our boys squad.
We are very proud of each and everyone of them.
In the sprint races, Daithí O Brien took home silver in his race.
While our boys relay team of Matthew Kelleher, Michael Collins, Tim Crowley, and Patrick O Leary brought home silver in a very close relay race 🏆
Magnificent performances by all and all fantastic ambassadors for our school today. Well done! 👏 🏆🟣🟢

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Knockskeagh receive Primary Science and Maths Award

Our school has just received its eighth ‘Award of Science and Maths Excellence’. We are extremely proud of this award, as it once again recognises the work done in Science & Maths throughout the school. Congratulations to all staff and pupils who participated in...

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Experiment One Strand: Living Things Class: 2nd Class Activity: Mini Beast HuntExperiment Two Strand: Energy and Forces Class: Senior Infants Activity: MagnetsExperiment Three Strand: Materials Class: 6th Class Activity: Design and make a Lava LampExperiment Four...

Step Two: Technology

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read more
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Knockskeagh Olympic Games 2024

Knockskeagh Olympic Games 2024

Knockskeagh Olympic Games 2024

Knockskeagh Olympic Games 2024

Our Active Team launched the Knockskeagh Olympic Games by visiting all classes during the week. They spoke about the Knockskeagh NS Olympic values of respect, fair play, joy of effort, and pursuit of excellence which were inspired by the Dare to Believe Programme.
  
Each class will be divided into teams over the next few weeks and they will take part in different events related to our focus strand Atlethics. Each pupil will be awarded points for their team depending on their placing in each event. The culmination of our games this year will be our Sports Day on Tuesday June 11th.
Let the games begin!! 🥇🏅
#activeflag #daretobelieve @active_school_flag

 

 

Knockskeagh receive Primary Science and Maths Award

Our school has just received its eighth ‘Award of Science and Maths Excellence’. We are extremely proud of this award, as it once again recognises the work done in Science & Maths throughout the school. Congratulations to all staff and pupils who participated in...

Knockskeagh awarded its 6th Green Schools Flag

Green Schools Flag Last week, we received our 6th  Green Flag for our school. This flag was for Global Citizenship; Litter and Waste.  This theme enables schools to discover how their work positively influences our global community. We worked very hard in several...

Step One: Science

Experiment One Strand: Living Things Class: 2nd Class Activity: Mini Beast HuntExperiment Two Strand: Energy and Forces Class: Senior Infants Activity: MagnetsExperiment Three Strand: Materials Class: 6th Class Activity: Design and make a Lava LampExperiment Four...

Step Two: Technology

IPads Our school uses iPads for two classes per week per class group from Junior Infants to 6th class! Each class uses the IPads to; access information for project work, access an abundance of different programs or play educational games. They really are a fantastic...

Green Schools Award 2020

We were delighted to hear that we received our 6th Green Flag this year for our work in Global Citizenship: Litter and Waste. The theme enables schools to discover how their work positively influences our global community. Our main aims and results when working...

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...

Latest News

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read more
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Many thanks to rugby coach Finny O’Regan and transition years students Harry and Matt for coaching our first to sixth...

read more
Knockskeagh Art Exhibition

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read more