Archive | 2016

It has been a busy time for students in the build up to Christmas. Apart from preparing for and doing Christmas exams students and teachers have been involved in a number of very noteworthy activities. The school music group represented the school with great distinction when they performed in the Carmellite Church to raise funds […]

Scoil Aireagail students were more numerically engaged than usual during Maths Week in the school. Daily quizzes challenged all students to solve different mathematical problems and to gain a better appreciation for the relevance Maths in our day to day lives. The students also enjoyed trying out new approaches to learning Maths in the classroom. […]

3rd and 6th year students were busy creating cakes this week for a competition for the ‘Savour Kilkenny Food Festival’. The theme of the competition was “literacy” and students had to design and make cakes inspired by a book or author. The students based their cakes on some of their favourite childhood books. They worked really hard and put in a […]

First years enjoyed a Halloween themed face painting workshop during the long lunch break on Wednesday this week. The art room was open for first years to come in and learn some face painting techniques and get some ideas for Halloween. Ms. Bolger showed the students how to create scars very easily by applying a mixture of flour […]

The Scoil Aireagail Camogie team secured a convincing victory over Waterpark in a recent challenge game. Girls from all years featured at some stage during the match, all doing the school proud. The girls have been training hard since returning to school under the watchful eyes of Ms. Murphy and Ms. Maher. No doubt some […]

The Student Council held the annual ‘Childline Breakfast Morning’ on Wednesday 19 October. The whole school community gets involved in the effort to raise money for the charity; teachers provide the food and juices, the Student Council organises the event and the Transition Year students help on the morning with preparing the breakfasts. Well done […]

Camogie players from Kilkenny’s successful All-Ireland season visited the school on Tuesday, 18 October with the O’Duffy and McGrath cups. These were no ordinary players however, both won the Player of the Match award in their respective All-Ireland final matches and both are former students of Scoil Aireagail. Julianne Malone won her Player of the […]

To find out what has been going on in Scoil Aireagail in September our Newsletter can be downloaded by clicking on the link below newsletter-september-2016  

Open Night for 5th and 6th class students will take place on Tuesday 4 October from 7-9 pm. Come along to view our excellent facilities and to meet our teachers and pupils. The principal’s address will begin at 7 pm. Students and parents will then be given a guided tour of the school and participate […]

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