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Proclamation Day 2016!

Along with every school in the country, NKETNS took part in Proclamation Day on the 15th March, as the school gathered to raise the Tricolor and to listen to the proclamation being read aloud by members of the staff. And while the 15th was the official day to mark the reading of the 1916 Proclamation, this event was the culmination of a huge amount
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Girls’ Soccer Team win Kildare FAI 5-a-Side Competition!

Following fantastic performances by all of our teams in the North Kildare FAI 5-a-side competition, the NKETNS Senior Girls’ team that had qualified for the Kildare finals travelled to Kilcullen on March 1st to face some of the top teams in the county. After finishing top of their group without conceding a goal, the team faced a very strong side from Scoil Diarmada of
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Open Invitation to the First Meeting of the NKETNS Parent Teacher Association

CALLING ALL PARENTS! Dear Parents and Guardians, It has been decided to form a Parent Teacher Association in the North Kildare Educate Together National School (N.K.E.T.N.S.) The main roles of the Association will be: To work in partnership with the Principal, Board of Management and the whole school community for the betterment of the children in the school To support and empower parents to
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School Self-Evaluation

Summary-SSE-handwriting-2014 Summary-SIP-handwriting-2014 Summary SSE Report Problem Solving Web June 2015 Summary-SIP-Problem-Solving-Web-June-2015 Summary-SSE-Report-Well Being May 2019 Summary-SIP-Well being-Web-June-2019


Helping Children With Grief

Grief (Adapted from “Grief in Children: Someone to talk to”. Barnardos p. 64 – 65.) It is acknowledged that while there are distinct stages/phases in the grieving process different people may go through these stages in different sequences and at different paces. Generally the grieving process in adults is thought to take about two years while with children and adolescents it may be over
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Important Safety Notice

A. Dropping children to school – using the set down area Only parents/guardians who do not need to enter the school can use the set-down area – no parking in this area for any length of time as it causes obstruction. (See B.2. below also) Parents/Guardians must ensure children are placed onto the pedestrian walkway (not on the roadside) and then the children must
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First Pictures in NKETS 20 years ago!

20th Anniversary – first school pictures 6 Photos 20th Anniversary art 1 Photos


Congratulations Ray!!!

Congratulations and thanks to Ray Kane who completed the Liffey Descent to raise money to allow children from Junior Infants to First Class to go swimming. Everyone who returns a sponsor card to the school is entered into a fabulous draw with loads of prizes. Full list of prizes below The draw will take place on Friday 10th October Here is the full list of prizes for the raffle in the school on Friday
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What is the SRG

The SRG is the Student Representative Group. It consists of one boy and one girl from Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth classes. There are also substitute members from each class.The children are elected by proportional representation and elections take place twice a year, in September and again in February. The SRG meets regularly with the Principal to discuss issues of concern to students and
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Board of Management meeting postponed

sample post re- BOM