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Principal: Fíona Lynch
Class Teachers: Mary McNally, Eimear Donohoe, Tara Kelly and Fiona Hammond
Learning Support/ Resource Teacher: Caroline Moore and Áine O'Dowd
Special Needs Assistant:
Caretaker: Emma Cooney
Secretary: Theresa Gibson
Phone queries are not available during school closures.
Please use this email address for communication: office@killns.ie
Chairperson: Lisa Bannon
Secretary: Fíona Lynch
Teachers’ Nominee: Caroline Moore
Community Representatives: Breda O' Brien, Gerard Denneher
Parents' Nominees: Emma Mc Mullen, Conor Mc Carey
Bishop’s Nominee: Fr. Yusuf Bamai
The Parents' Association Committee are:
Chairperson: Brian Conlan
Secretary: Sharon Brady
Treasurer: Sinéad McMenamin
Prior to 1972 there were four schools in the parish- Tullyvin NS which was a two teacher school, Kill N.S., Drumnatrade NS, and Cornasaus NS were all one teacher schools. In those days the resources for teaching were very limited – blackboard and easel, a few maps and some cailc and márla. The teachers had to light the fire in the morning and keep the floors swept and furniture dusted with a little help from the obliging pupils.
In the late 1960’s it was the department’s policy to close small schools and build a central school. The new school was named after the patroness of the parish so in 1972 St. Brigid’s NS, Kill or Scoil Bríde a three teacher school was born. As Kill is a fairly extensive parish it was necessary to have two buses to transport the children to the new school. The three teachers appointed to the new school were the existing teacher in Kill NS and two from Tullyvin NS. The teacher from Drumnatrade retired and the teacher from Cornasaus was a temporary teacher at the time. For over a decade St. Brigid’s continued as a three teacher school. Enrolment gradually increased and eventually a fourth teacher joined the staff. After many years of trying a Remedial (Learning Support) teacher was appointed in 1998.
St Brigid’s National School is a Catholic Primary School under the patronage of the Bishop of Kilmore. It is managed by a board of management which is representative of the community in which it serves.
The board is elected for a four year term 2011-2015 and is very active in ensuring that the school be maintained to a high standard and that the children are given the best education possible.
Our motto is “Ag Obair le Cheile” and this is our fundamental philosophy, where pupils, parents, staff, management and community work together in partnership to strive to make our school the best that it can be.
It is our policy to ensure that the children come first. Thereby, we strive to ensure that the children are taught in a safe, friendly and well disciplined environment so that each child may learn to 3their full potential.
The fact that we are a small rural school means that the children know each other and that there is an atmosphere of friendliness and an ethos of care where the older look after the younger. Our small classes allow for more individual attention which also creates a more friendly environment for learning.
Our Crest is in the shape of a circle which represents the world. We try to mindful of our global responsibility, to be mindful of the planet and all that lives on it.
At the centre is our St Brigid’s Cross. This is to remind us of our Christian heritage and our Christian faith. Brigidine Spirituality was always mindful of creation and nature. It also reminds us of the name of our school.
The Irish words remind us of our Irish culture, our Irish language in particular. We try to stress a love of our language in this school. “An Chill” means the church (Kill) and again it reminds us of our Christian faith. “Ag Obair le chéile” means working together and this is something that we try to instil in our pupils. It also relates to the fact that all in the community need to work together to help our young people.
The symbols around the cross remind us of the activities we do at Kill NS. We are proud of our endeavours in all the curricular areas and these are represented by books, letters, music symbols, science beaker, ball, sliotar and hurleys. Our green flag also takes pride of place as we continue to be greener.
The hands reminds us that we are a friendly place where all are accepted and welcomed.