Congratulations to the 5th & 6th class pupils on an outstanding performance in the recent Schools Football Blitz in Coolree. There were 6 teams presetn on the day. Kiltealy topped the table on points by the end of the 5th round having won four of their games and drawing just one against near rivals Caim. they met came again in the A final but unfortunately lost our to a good Caim side. Kiltealy were gracious as ever in defeat.

Well done to all involved and a big thank you to Jim Copper for attending on the day as part of our GAA management team.

Jim presented the runner-up medals to the Kiltealy Team the next morning during their weekly training session.

Congratulations to all who took part in the recent Co. Wexford Primary School Sports Day held in Enniscorthy Sports Hub.

Our big winner on the day was Dannan Long who won gold in the U12 high jump competition. This is a huge achievement and we are all very proud of Dannan.

All competitors put in great performances and we were unlucky not to qualify to the finals in a number of events.

A great time was had by all on our recent school tour. 3rd-6th classes descended on Dublin for the day. First stop was Dublin Zoo. We had fabulous weather while there. We then traveled on to Croke Park for a guided tour. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed visiting the dressing rooms and and players lounge.

Dublin Zoo

Photo Fun

Croke Park

Active Week – Day 5 – Outdoor & Adventure

Today is our last day of Active Week and we focused on Outdoor & Adventure activities. We worked in groups, reading maps and finding different tags around the school. The children showed great team work and communication skills and had lots of fun along the way. Here are some photos or our adventures!

3rd & 4th Class

Whole School Running Initiative!  

The whole school are taking part in a fun running initiative. The children are running from Malin Head to Mizen Head plotting their journey along the way. This is a whole school initiative with a fun interactive notice board to plot their journey. The classes enjoy pin pointing where exactly they are on the map. There are a number of main towns marked on the map which they have to go through before they reach their final destination, Mizen Head. The whole school love working in their class groups to get as far as they can along the route.

Active Week – Day 4 – Dance

Today we focused on the Dance strand. We danced to music using the interactive whiteboard. We danced along to go noodle and just dance for kids! Then we made up dance moves in groups to a certain songs and performed to for other classes. It was great fun! Here are some pictures of the kids in action! 🙂

3rd & 4th Class

Active Week – Day 3 – Gymnastics

Today we focused on the gymnastics strand. We has lots of fun learning different rolls for example the pencil roll, the egg roll, the James Bond roll, the forward roll and the teddy bear roll. Even some of the teachers had a go! 🙂 Some of the children who do gymnastics outside school got the chance to show us some of their routines too! It was great fun!

3rd & 4th Class

5th & 6th Classes

Active Week – day 2 – Games

Today we focused on the Games strand. All classes had lots of fun playing all sorts of games for example hurling, soccer, basketball, badminton, ball games, parachute games and much, much more! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

3rd &4th Class

5th & 6th Classes

Active Week – Day 1 – Athletics

Active Week began today! Well done to all who took part.

We made the most of the weather and had lots of fun! Today we focused on Athletics. We ran, sprinted, did relays and took part in lots of fun races like the egg and spoon race, the sack race, the three legged race and much, much more! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy! 🙂

3rd&4th Class

The parish were treated to a great display of hurling and camogie in the Rackard League Finals in St. Patrick’s Park lastnight, Wednesday, 31st May.

The school camogie team made up of pupils from Kiltealy, Ballindaggin and Caim were first to take to the field in the Roinn B Rackard League County Final. They were up against the tough opposition of Loreto Gorey and Loreto showed just what they were worth in the opening half with 3 consecutive scores without a reply from Ballindaggin . Despite creating plenty of scoring opportunities in the first half, and a very strong performance, Ballindaggin found themselves trailing at halftime. Halftime score Loreto Gorey 3-1 Ballindaggin 0-1.

The Ballindaggin team thundered into the second half and showed great skill and determination to claw the game back to level scores after 15 mins, with goals from Lauren Smyth, Róisín Dobbs and Emma Healy. Anna Roban put in a powerful performance in the second half , getting back to clear the goal-line and scoring the winning goal 5 minutes from the end. The girls defended superbly in the closing stages of the game to hold onto this lead. Final Score Ballindaggin 4-01 Loreto Gorey 3-01.

The team put in a massive effort to turn the game around and deserve huge credit for their perseverance in winning this title. Captain Isobel Kavanagh was monumental at center back throughout the game. Katie Bowe put in an outstanding defensive performance while Róisín Dobbs and Lauren Smyth were fantastic in attack.

Great credit also goes out to the management team of Maeve Duff, Jim Cooper and Jim Hanrahan.

Kiltealy pupils who all played fantastically on the day and throughout the campaign were, Heather Boyce, Rebecca Codd, Emma Healy, Katie Bowe and Lauren Smyth.

Ballindaggin Team: Anna Kinsella, Eimer Tobin, Heather Boyce, Katie Bowe, Isobel Kavanagh, Anna Roben, Rebecca Codd, Cerys Fortune, Lauren Smyth, Róisín Dobbs, Emma Healy, Niamh Doyle. Subs: Tamara Kelly, Caitlin Doyle and Naomi Kavanagh Mc Carthy.

The hurling team were next to take to the field and took great encouragement from the girls win moments before. Our school team were up against Rosslare in this Roinn C Rackard League Final. Rosslare held a 2 point lead five minutes into the game. Ballindaggin clawed back into the lead with scores from Kian Murphy and James Lawless. Ballindaggin took control from here tormenting the opposition, leading to the sin-binning of a Rosslare midfielder 10mins into the game. Ballindaggin then pushed into a lead of 1-7 to 0-2 by halftime.

Ballindaggin looked comfortable at the start of the second half with scores coming from Kian Murphy and Robbie Chapman. Scores were traded between the teams and despite 2 goals from Rosslare, Ballindaggin persevered to a 1-11 to 2-04 victory.

David Nolan made some great saves throughout the game. Captain Danny Fitzhenry put in an outstanding display in defense alongside James Aylward and Noel Cowman. Kian Murphy was powerful at midfield while James Lawless was consistent in attack.

Kiltealy pupils who contributed tremendously on the day and throughout the campaign were Padraig Waters, Noel Cowman, Michael Murphy, James Aylward, Ryan Purcell, Jacques Neville, Tomás Murphy , Cillian Hanrahan, Danny Fitzhenry, Dylan Purcell, David Nolan and Ciarán Murphy.

Well done to the boys and their management team of Conor Mc Donald, Aidan Lawless and John Kavanagh.

Ballindaggin Team: David Nolan, James Aylward, Padraig Waters, Ciarán Murphy, Danny Fitzhenry, Noel Cowman, James Lawless, Kian Murphy, Josh Doyle, Robbie Chapman, Dylan Purcell, Michael Murphy, Ryan Purcell. Subs: Sean Hyland, Liam redmond, Brian Roban, Blaise Kearney, Tomás Murphy, Cillian Hanrahan, James McHugh, Brian Murphy, James Murphy, James Sheridan, Sean Redmond, Killian Walsh, Mikey Quigley, Ray Barnes, Tom Cloney, John Kavanagh, Tomas Walsh and Jacques Neville.

A special thanks to Jim Cooper and Jim Hanrahan for their weekly coaching since September here in Kiltealy N.S. They have great knowledge of the game and show huge spirit and passion which transfers onto the players. A word of thanks to Keith Murphy who joined the coaching team in the school in recent months. Their time and effort is greatly appreciated!