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Peace Proms

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Our Choir for Peace Proms 2025

Practise the songs below

Playlist of songs on youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNTTT3RV5Ur937Qhvon-Z6e-50eYYEiQV (Select the tracks with VOCALS in the title)

We are delighted to be taking part in Peace Proms this year. We have started practicing this week and will perform in the UL Sports Arena on Sunday 9th February 2025 with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland and lots of other schools. Tickets will be available for parents to purchase in November.

Pupils in the choir can practise the songs using the link above as much as possible at home.

Weekly Blog- 2nd October 2024

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Last week it was miserable weather. So it was all indoor activities! 5th Class went around and did surveys in all classes for maths. From 3rd to 6th class are doing Peace Proms in the University of Limerick on the 9th of February 2025, Including Mrs. Dynan and Mrs. Carroll. Now we are all very excited now because we got our very own song list of songs we have to sing for it. Look out for our very own Broadway singers(:

We want to wish our Gaelic team a very best of luck because they are going head to head against Rath in Carrig tomorrow . Well done to Matthew Carey who competed in the Hurling part of the skills competition. We also want to wish MacDarragh Kennedy the best of luck as he is representing the school in the Gaelic football in Clara today. See you next week, enjoy the weekend! (:

Killeen Blog- Welcome Back to School!

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Welcome back to Killeen National School! This year we have many new students. A warm welcome to them and their parents. We hope they get on well with others. New students shall have a great time during their time in our school.

Last Friday, the 5th and 6th class went up to the the garden to fix the overgrown weeds, painted the benches, fixed the flower beds, polytunnel and the sensory beds etc.. First, they were put into groups. There were 2-4 in each group. Now the flower beds are more awake then ever!

Hurling has stared again this year with Ryan from Juniors to sixth- Rugby is also starting soon on the 5th of November. The 4th to 6th class had a Gaelic match on Tuesday the 16th. In disappointment we lost to Kinnitty but we will win the next one!

Junior Infants, Senior Infants, First and Second had a yoga class with Ms.Harding. 1st and 2nd also had show and tell with Mrs. Parsons. Some brought in toys, others brought in their special things, including teddys, etc.

Every Friday, from 2nd class up, we do a Grúpa Cheoil. Some play piano, tin whistle, flute, accordian and guitar. We learn a new song most of the time while other times we go back over to perfect the song. So make sure you bring in your instrument every Friday! 🙂

We’ll be back with you next week, Enjoy! 😀

Tennis Final Winners from Killeen NS

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Birr Wilmer Tennis club holds an annual tournament for Junior members. It is called the John Joe Sheeran Doubles tournament. There is a yellow ball section for older children and orange ball section for the younger children.

In November, 2023 four pupils from our school won the finals and got a trophy. YES, that’s right… FOUR pupils!!! Out of 6 winners in total from all of Birr, FOUR of them come to our school! We are amazed and proud of their fantastic tennis skills and can’t wait to see them play in Wimbledon in the future!!

Here they are with their trophies! Maith sibh!

Páidí King (5th Class), Anna Lyons (4th Class), Eve Dynan (3rd Class), Jamie O’ Donoghue (5th Class-)