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The student council did a wonderful job in organizing the baking competition . Thank you to Ms Hallissey and Mrs Murphy for coordinating the event .

The Killarney Primary Schools Athletics Competition took place on Sunday 18th of May in St. Brendan’s College. It was wonderful to see the large number of Fossa students participating over the weekend. There were some brilliant individual and team performances as well as many first-time competitors. Some photos of the event can be found on the Killarney Valley AC Facebook page. Well done to all the participants and medal winners who are listed below: 1st Class: Luke Dennehy – Gold – 60m sprint Liam MacGearailt – Silver – 60m sprint … Read More >>

Thank you to Mikie Galvin and Fiona Hallissey for all the work in making this fantastic video .

The children are really enjoying the hot lunches . Many thanks to Fiona Hallissey for getting this initiative off the ground .

An air of celebration was in the school today as we celebrated Zazu, our My Canine Companion school therapy dogs’s 4th birthday! Lots of cuddles, cards, toys and treats were had in senior infants and beyond. Happy Birthday Zazu!

Report from Mr Russell The East Kerry Primary Schools Boys Skills competition was run today in the Dr Crokes pitch. Fossa  National School was very well represented by Eoin Murphy, Mark O Connor and Séan Doyle. They did really well and won the overall Team event.This was a very competitive skills event and they did really well as the competition was really high. They now go forward to the county final in Tralee on May 21st to represent the school in the Team event.

Report From Miss Keelie O Connor Well done to our Junior girls basketball team who were in top form yesterday evening, showcasing great determination and teamwork. After two nail-biting games both ending in free shots and extra time, the girls secured their spot in the shield final. Thank you to Miss O Connor for coaching the girls .

FAI County Finals

Photos kindly taken by Michelle Cooper Galvin  Last week the children put on a fine display of acting , singing  and dancing  when they performed in The Wizard Of Oz . Every class took part with Sixth and Fifth Classes taking on the acting roles . Fiona Crowley directed the performance with aplomb . For two nights the children all travelled along the yellow brick road and took the parents along for the ride !