A large crowd of parents and supporters turned out to watch our Rounders and Basketball finals at the end of Active Week. The four teams involved had battled it out through a thrilling league campaign to earn their place in this years final. With the field, Rounders teams and referee, Mrs. Prendergast ready to go the first of the afternoon’s finals got underway. The Yellow team, led by Aoife Byrne stepped up to bat and the Red team, captained by Anna Kelly took their places outfield. The game came down to the wire as each and every player did their team proud and the Yellow team were victorious in the end.

The Yellow team, Reece, Conor, Aoife, Amy, Eoin, Leah, Conor and Charley.

The Red team, Lisa, Jamie, Anna, Harry, Amy, Nathan, Leah and Ella.

The winning team with their Rounders Shield, and Rounders Co-ordinator, Mrs. Prendergast.

After the wonderful skills on display from the Rounders teams, the Basketball final had a lot to live up to…And the second final of the day didn’t disappoint! Team Captains Kevin Eustace and Keri McConville can be very proud of the display that their teams gave on the day. The first half was a thrilling spectacle with Keri’s team leading the way with brilliant defensive play as Kevin’s team continued to push forward. The first half over, spectators and teachers knew that a scintillating second half loomed. Kevin’s team just proved a little stronger in the end but Keri’s team can be very proud of their team performance.

The blue team..Alex, Marcella, Keri, Amber, Alex and Liam.

The Yellow team.. Kayla, Kevin, Damien, Erica, Sarah, Lee and Amy.

We have an action packed week planned for our Active Week which will begin on Monday, 22nd June.
Activities will include;
Monday:
Football/hurling workshops with Declan O’Toole, Kildare G.A.A. Development Officer, Basketball Semi-Finals.
Tuesday:
Bouncy Castle Fun Day, and a visit from the ice-cream van!
Free Throw Competitions for Fourth/Fifth/sixth classes
Wednesday:
1st/2nd/3rd Class Tour to Nore Valley Park. Activities include Go-Karting,3D Maze,trailer rides and active play area.
Novelty Sports Day for Senior classes.
Playgound games and activities for Junior/Senior Infants including obstacle course and parachute games.
Thursday:
Junior/Senior Infant tour to Stonebrook Farm. Activities include a wonderful guided animal tour and fantastic play area for the children to explore.
Senior tour to Baysports, Athlone. The children will enjoy a fun-filled and action packed day with a Chinese Dragon boat paddle challenge to Pinnacle Rock, Archery, Kayaking and Currach Rowing, Pier Jumping, Inflatable Waterpark and Bushcraft Survival Skills.
1st/2nd and 3rd Class Novelty Sports Day.
Friday:
Presentation of Swimming Certificates for 2nd-6th classes.
Sports Day for Junior and Senior Infants
Rounders Final 1pm
Basketball Final 1.30pm approx
Presentation of medals in the hall afterwards. Parents are welcome to attend the games from 1pm onwards.
We hope that Active Week will be a successful and enjoyable week for all the children..And a peaceful one for the parents as hopefully the children will be nicely tired out by bedtime!!

LAST CHANCE TO USE ACTIVE WEEK SWIMMING VOUCHERS!


To help us celebrate Active Week in our school, K-Leisure, Athy have kindly sponsored one free swimming session for each child in our school!

To avail of this fantastic offer, parents must present their voucher to a member of K-Leisure staff.

This voucher can be used on any one of the following Fridays:

Friday, 5th, 12th and 19th June 2015.

6th Class are holding a cake sale in the school on Friday, 19th June to raise money for the Jack and Jill Foundation. The children from fifth and sixth classes will be going head to head to create some delicious treats and bakes for all to enjoy.
Children from all classes will be given an opportunity to purchase some cakes/buns etc. on the day, with prices from 10c upwards. The Jack and Jill Foundation is a wonderful charity so please lend your support to sixth class on the day. So…Children…

On Your Marks…
Get Set…
BAKE!!!!

Our U10’s football team travelled to Hawkfield on Thursday, 11th June to take part in the annual Schools’ blitz. The children had an enjoyable day, practising their football skills, meeting new friends, and….they even got to play one of their games on an inflatable football pitch! Thanks to Mr.O’Sullivan for coaching the team on the day and to our SNA, Niamh for travelling to support the children.

Kilberry’s Finest!! Our U10 School Team

Fun on the inflatable pitch!!

Monday 22nd June – Friday 26th June
Kilberry N.S. Active Week will take place from Monday 22nd June to Friday 26th June. This week aims to further promote sport and activity within our school.
During the week each class will have at least one activity each day.
Children may wear their school tracksuit each day. Parents are asked to ensure that their children wear appropriate water-proof footwear and rain jackets each day as required as we hope to go ahead with all planned activities as best we can!
Our Basketball and Rounders Finals will be held on Friday 26th June.
Further Details about Active Week activities will be available on our school website.

Fr. Tanham celebrated a very special mass in our school for the First Communicants on Monday, 25th May. It was a beautiful mass, enriched by the children’s readings, prayers, and by the lovely songs that were sung.
Congratulations and well done to all involved.

Second Class with their teacher, Mrs. Prendergast and Fr, Tanham.

Receiving the Eucharist at our school mass.

Congratulations to Skye Maher, Amy Walsh, Charley Johnson, Erin Bartley, Nathan Coughlan, David Lawlor, Paidí Kelly, Conor Mulhall, Simon Webb, James mcEvoy, Eoin Delaney and Cameron Day on receiving the sacrament of First Holy Communion yesterday.
It was a wonderful occasion and we were very proud of all our children, each of whom had a special job to do during the ceremony. A very special thank you goes to Mrs. Pendergast for having the children so well prepared for their special day, and to all the parents for their support and encouragement throughout the year.
We wish each and every family a wonderful weekend and look forward to our children’s Communion Mass on Monday at 7pm in the school.

‘Comhghairdeas’ and well done to all the children who participated in the Cumann na mBunscol U10 Football League this year. The children represented Kilberry N.S. wonderfully and enjoyed playing the children from our local schools. This year we played Kildangan N.S., Churchtown N.S. and Grange N.S. The league was played in a great spirit of friendship and co-operation and as always we would like to thank Tom Moran for the work he does with all the school football teams.

Our fantastic U10 Football team..

The all-important half time team talk!!