General

Parent Zone

Parent-Teacher Meetings

Parent teacher meetings will be held on Thursday 14th of November from 3:15 – 5:45.

After School Homework Club

Please note that Master Gallagher has started an After School Homework Club for pupils from first to sixth class, Monday to Thursday’s inclusive. Please contact Mr Gallagher for further information

First Holy Communion Date 2014.

First Holy Communion for pupils in second class will take place in St. Columba’s Chapel, Kilmacrennan on Sunday, 18th May 2014 at 12.30p.m.

Confirmation Date 2014.

Confirmation for pupils in sixth class will take place on Sunday, 16th February 2014 in St. Columba’s Chapel, Kilmacrennan.

Additional School Closure-Election Date.

Please note that the school will be closed on Friday, 23rd May 2014 to facilitate voting in the forthcoming election.

School’s Cross Country Championship.

The school’s Cross Country Championship was held in the Finn Valley Centre on Wednesday, 25th September 2013. Well done to the 33 pupils involved.

Pupil’s from First Class to Sixth Class are presently undertaking a six-week lunch time fitness programme.

New School Year Info

All children returned to school on Wednesday 28th of August. We wish to welcome all pupils back and offer a particular warm welcome to our 27 new Junior Infant pupils. The current enrolment is 220 pupils.

We wish to remind parents that the official school opening time is 9:10am daily and that members of staff supervise from that time only.

We request that you accompany your child/ren to/from the school gates at all times. We remind you also that the school car park is for staff and school bus parking only.

Please ensure that all items (jumpers, coats, lunchboxes, etc) are labelled with your child’s name.

Please feel free to contact the school at the earliest opportunity if you have any queries/concerns etc.

School diaries are available from class teachers at a cost of €2.50.

A GR8 Day Out

The day broke beautifully as we jumped out of bed early and headed for the shower to get ready for one of the most important days of the school year. Our school, Scoil Cholmcille, Kilmacrennan, had been chosen as one of just four schools nationwide to take part in the Children’s G8 Summit to be held in the Armagh City Hotel.
Each and every one of us had to attend school for 7:50am. Most of us were tired but the excitement of the day and the chance to meet new people knocked the tiredness away. Our teacher, Master Gallagher and our school principal, Master Devenney, made a final head count of twenty four pupils. With seat belts in place, we headed off on our journey.
There we met the three other schools. They were St Mark’s Primary School from the Twinbrook area of Belfast, Gracehill Primary School from outside Ballymena and Griffeen Valley Educate Together from Lucan, Co. Dublin.
Each school had prepared presentations on topics of interest to them. We chose Asylum Seekers and Refugees and Forced Evictions. Other topics discussed included Animal Cruelty, Food Poverty and The Impact of Globalisation in Poor Counties.
After all the talking was completed, we got delicious food while talking and debating with the others schools. At half past one we had to say goodbye to our new friends. A picture of the whole group was taken to remember this momentous day.
All in all it was a great day. We expected the summit to be a bit boring and academic but we learned loads. It really made us think of what is going on around the world. On the way home, we got a treat and our teacher told us he was very proud of Kilmacrennan National School and its pupils. We arrived home at 4pm exhausted but it was worth it.
By, 5th Class, Scoil Cholmcille, Cill Mhic nÉanáin

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Children’s G8 Summit

Kilmacrennan N.S head for the Children’s G8 Summit

5th Class pupils in Kilmacrennan N.S. were delighted to learn recently that they are one of only four school’s nationally to have been chosen to participate in the first ever All-Ireland Children’s G8 Summit. The prestigious event will be held in Armagh this Friday, 14th June. It is a great opportunity for the children to debate issues of national and global importance to them. They look forward to engaging in challenging debates on the day. They have been busy preparing for the event and will set off early on Friday morning armed with laptops, powerpoint presentations, fiddles, accordions etc!

Sports Updates.

May 2013.

Kilmacrennan Boy’s were extremely unlucky in the blitz finals of the Cumann na mBunscol football that was played in Glenswilly recently. In the first game they met Creevy NS from Ballyshannon. This game ebbed and flowed throughout with our boys leading up until the last 3mins. However, a lucky break saw the Creevy boys won on a scoreline of 1-6 to 2-2. The lads were again unlucky to fall to a last minute goal in their second game against Whitecastle. However, the future looks bright with 10 of the squad available for selection next year.

The school soccer team won their opening game in the Letterkenny Schoolboy’s Cup when they defeated Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin, Letterkenny on a 2-0 scoreline at Lurgy Park, Kilmacrennan. They now progress to a quarter final meeting with Ramelton NS in the coming weeks.

Congratulations to our girls soccer team who retained the Fran Fields cup in soccer in Finn Park on Thurs last when they defeated Milford NS in the final on a scoreline of 1-0.

Congratulations to our athletics squad who travelled to Finn Valley recently and claimed 14 medals (5 gold and 9 silver). A truly outstanding achievement considering over 1300 children and 100 schools took part. The school also finished in 2nd place in the large schools section for the second year running which just goes to show what talent we have within our village.

  • School Holidays

    • Easter Holidays
      There will be no school from Monday 25th March for two weeks.

      Re-opening on Monday 8th April.
    • May Bank Holiday
      We are closed on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th May.
    • Enrolment News
       

      We will accept applications for the 2024/25 school year from 8 January until 29 January 2024..

       

      Use the first link for Applications to our Mainstream Junior Infant class & for applications to other Mainstream Classes

      New Enrolments

      Enrolment Application Form  school year

      Please attach a copy of the child's Birth Certificate with the application.

      Please contact the School Office for Information regarding Applications for our ASD Class.

      Forms for Special Class Applications are listed below.

      NCSE-Application-Form-1-Application-for-access-to-SNA-support (9)

      SEN-School-Transport-Application-Form (22)