Killeen National School - Marine Environment

Sun, sand and sea safari

27/5/2026

We had a Super Sea Safari in the sun!

We saw:
Giant Alaria seaweed

A mussel family

A big crab

Tiny cowrie shells

Painted topshells

Báirneachs

A barnacle-covered báirneach!

Carraigín

Clams

Whelks

Shrimp

Bladderwrack

Channelled wrack

Lots of kelp

Japanese sargassum seaweed (an invasive species)

Beadlet anemones

Small Changes - Big Waves

20/3/2026

Killeen Kids Care For The Ocean

Watch video here ⬇️

We are learning to: use less plastic.

We are surveying our school community to get ideas from you about how to use less plastic. What swaps can we make? Tell us your best ideas and what has worked for you.

The survey has been sent to the school community via Aladdin. Please fill it in!

Making Waves With Words

27/2/2026

We are very pleased to have three new booklets in our school library today, packed with stories and poems written by the children for the National Marine Creative Writing Competition 2026.

NINE entries have been selected to be entered into the national competition, comprising short stories, raps, poems and messages.

Bualadh bos mór to Jesse (1st class), Katelyn (2nd class), James G (2nd class), Niall (3rd class), Reeva (4th class), Kieran (4th class), Rory (5th class), Rose (5th class) and Clíona (6th class) on their excellent entries.

They brought the theme of "A message from the waves" to life with great imagination.

7. Comhghairdeas le Liliana!

10/12/2025

Congratulations to our award-winning artist, Liliana Austin!

We are delighted to celebrate the achievement of our student, Liliana Austin, who has won the Art Competition in conjunction with Green Schools: Marine Environment. This year’s theme, “Every Sea Tells a Story,” invited students to reflect on the importance of our oceans — and Liliana’s artwork captured this message with creativity and depth.

Liliana has been awarded a €100 voucher and a family hotel stay in Dublin the night before the awards ceremony. Bualadh bos mór di 👏

6. Every Sea Tells A Story: our young artists imagine the future of our oceans.

22/10/2025

The young boys and girls have been diving deep into their imaginations for the Every Sea Tells A Story art competition.

Have a look at our visions of what our marine world might look like in the future.

Click this link to see the art work on our school blog page:

ART WORK

5. Plastic trouble in the sea: A Guillemot's Tale

10/10/2025

Green Schools Meeting Uimhir a 4

Ask your child to tell you the story of the guillemot who was found very weak on Carramore Beach.

The poor sea bird had eaten what looked like food- but it wasn't food at all. When Louise looked inside his crop, she found only blue plastic and black plastic.

Sadly, the guillemot died bcause his tummy was full of things he couldn't digest.

Plastic litter in the sea can look shiny and tasty to birds. But it hurts them instead of helping them.

Let's play our part to keep our oceans plastic free: by picking rubbish and using less plastic.

That way, guillemots and all their sea friends can live safely.

4. All aboard! Introducing our new Green Schools Marine Team:

7/10/2025

3. Survey says......It's time to protect our seas.

7/10/2025

Meeting uimhir a dó

September 2025

Learning about marine litter together

Here's what we said:

2. "Sea" what we know.......students and staff fill out the marine litter awareness survey.

7/10/2025

Meeting uimhir a h-aon

September 2025

Exploring the world of marine litter

Let's see what we know!

1. Sea-ing the change! Our Green Schools Marine Environment adventure begins!

7/10/2025

The West Mayo / Maigh Eo Thiar Scór competition took place in Kilmeena yesterday evening and our school was very well represented by Áine Conneely, Ellen Dyar, Jasmine O'Malley and Róisín Keating.

Comhghairdeas mór do Jasmine who WON the solo singing category and now proceeds to Scór na bPáistí County Final on Saturday 8th March.

Very well done to Áine in the sean-nós dancing category and also to Ellen, Rósín, Áine and Jasmine in the instrumental category which was of a very high standard. There is no shortage of exceptional talent here in West Mayo in music, song and dance.

Míle buíochas to the parents of the children for getting them together to practise. Warm thanks to Christina and past pupil Seamie for their musical arrangements and tuition.

Go n-éirí le Jasmine sa county final!