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Maths Week Jokes. Have you heard the one about….
Oct 20th
Q: What do you call a man who spent all summer at the beach?
A: A Tangent
Q: What do you call an angle that is adorable?
A: a-cute angle
Q: What do you call a destroyed angle?
A: A Rect-angle
Q: Why did the student get upset when his teacher called him average?
A: It was a ‘mean’ thing to say!
Q: Why does nobody talk to circles?
A: Because there is no point!
Q: What is a math teacher’s favorite type of tree?
A: A “Geome-tree”
Q: Why is the obtuse triangle always upset?
A: Because it is never right.
Q: Why did the 30-60-90 triangle marry the 45-45-90 triangle?
A: They were right for each other
Q: Why didn’t the Romans find algebra very challenging?
A: Because X was always 10
Q. Why was the math book sad?
A. Because it had so many problems.
Q: What is a bird’s favorite type of maths?
A: Owl-gebra
Q: Why did the obtuse angle go to the beach?
A: Because it was over 90 degrees
Q: Why do plants hate math?
A: Because it gives them square roots.
Q: What do you call a destroyed angle?
A: A Rect-angle
Q: Why did the student get upset when his teacher called him average?
A: It was a ‘mean’ thing to say!
Q. What do you get if you cross a math teacher and a clock?
A. Arithma-ticks!
School Debating League
Oct 13th
The Letterkenny Debating League Round 1 event is scheduled for Thursday, Oct 26th. Lurgybrack N.S. are our opposition on the day. Kilmacrennan will present the argument that ‘Social Media is a bad influence on children’.
School Closure
Oct 13th
Kilmacrennan N.S. will be closed on Monday, 6th November for staff training on the New Language Curriculum – this is the Monday immediately following the Mid-Term break.
School Photographer
Sep 19th
The School photographer is scheduled to call on Monday, 2nd October 2017.
Contact details
Sep 19th
We recently sent an introductory text to all parents on our school text service- please inform the school if you haven’t received this message.
School Newsletter
Sep 4th
September 4th, 2017
Dear Parent
The new school year is up-and-running and I wish to offer a particular warm welcome all our students, inclusive of 20 newly enrolled Junior Infant pupils. There are 212 pupils on our roll this school year.
SCHOOL OPENING
We wish to remind parents that the School Opening time is 9.10am daily and that members of staff supervise from that time only onwards. Pupils go to their classes at 9.20a.m. We respectfully ask that you do not leave your child/ren unsupervised at the school before/ after school opening/closing times.
It is important too that you inform us if your child is due to arrive to school at a slightly later time as your child may be marked absent for the day.
From Monday, 11th September, Junior Infants will finish at 2pm each day.
SCHOOL PARKING
I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of a few issues. We introduced parking restrictions in the car park outside the school gates a couple of years ago as we felt that there was traffic congestion there and there was an accompanying increased risk to pupil safety as a result. Therefore,
- the school car park is for staff and school bus parking only. In the interests of fairness to all, I respectfully ask all parents to co-operate with this request.
- We also request that parents use the car park between the Old School and the Chapel, or use the Chapel Road area, observing yellow line parking restrictions.
- Please accompany your child to/from the school gates at all times, using the designated pedestrian crossing point, exercising caution at all times.
- Please inform any other people who leave/collect your child to/from the school gates of these arrangements.
ATTENDANCE
Please note that the school informs the National Educational Welfare Board of pupil absences each year, and that notification of cumulative pupil absences of 20 days or more are forwarded to the relevant authorities. Please inform us of the reason for any such absences, as this information can also be relayed.
SCHOOL TEXT SERVICE
We operate a school web text service whereby we occasionally send messages to individual classes/ whole school groups. We will send an introductory text message to all classes this week. Please inform us on Friday of this week if you haven’t received this text. It is essential that the school is informed of any changes to your mobile contact details.
HEALTHY EATING POLICY/ LABELLING SCHOOL ITEMS
Please ensure that all items (jumpers, coats, lunchboxes, etc) are labelled with your child’s name. We request that all pupils comply with the school Healthy Eating Policy.
Finally, the children have all settled in well and are working hard. Please encourage them with their work. Please feel free to contact the school at the earliest opportunity if you have any queries/concerns/require any information etc.
On occasion, we use our school website www.kilmacrennanschool.com to post notices/pupil work etc. Please feel free to visit the site.
Regards,
John Devenney.
2017 County Rounders Champions
Jun 21st
Kilmacrennan NS won their first Cumann na mBunscol title in rounders in 2017. Congratulations are due to Ms Ferry and her team on an excellent performance in the County Finals, which were held in Burt.
The achievement capped off a fine week which saw the school capture their third cup.
2017 Letterkenny Soccer Cup Champions
Jun 16th
Congratulations to our school soccer team who won the Letterkenny Primary School’s Soccer Cup in June, overcoming a determined and skillful Glenswilly outfit in a free flowing final. Kilmacrennan played an attractive brand of football and were worthy winners in the end.
Congratulations to Master O Donnell and his team on a magnificent achievement.
2017 County GAA Champions
Jun 16th
Congratulations are due to the school Gaelic team who captured the Cumann na mBunscol GAA title in style by overcoming Muff, the Inishowen champions in Glenswilly. Muff settled best and opened with four unanswered points. Kilmacrennan responded with a couple of goals and points, leaving a two point margin in our favour at half time.
Aided by the wind, Kilmac setteld well in the second half but were made to work hard by a determined Muff team. Kilmac though had enough armour in their tanks to complete the task at hand and were worthy winners of the coveted title.
Congratulations to Master Gallagher and his team.
Concern in Kilmac as ‘Ireland should leave the EU’ debate stirs
Jun 14th
Congrats are due to the school debating team who have qualified for the finals of the Ulster/ Connacht/ Midland counties Concern Debating Finals.
The school qualified for the final, having defeated the County Sligo champions in an event at the Great Northern Hotel in Bundoran on Tuesday, 13th June 2017. Kilmacrennan NS successfully carried the motion that ‘Social Media is a bad influence on children’.
Our school will face the County Roscommon champions in the final, pencilled in for Bundoran on Tuesday, 20th June. We face a weightier motion this time as we will oppose the proposal that ‘Ireland should leave the EU!’
