On Friday we celebrated Culture Night during the day in school! Laureate na nÓg Áine Ní Ghlinn and the Arts Council produced a fun and interactive online event especially for primary schools. Ag Buzzáil leis an Laureate was a bilingual poetry and drawing workshop presented by Laureate na nÓg Áine Ní Ghlinn with special guest […]
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Sep
Sep
We are all settled back to school and very happy to see our friends again. We are delighted to welcome our four new pupils to our school. We are a committed Green School and every Wednesday we walk to and from school together. It is brilliant fun and we enjoy one another’s company on the […]
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Jun
Jun
We were awarded our 12th Green Flag from An Taisce recently. As a committed Green School, the staff and pupils worked hard on their recent project, Global Citizenship – Travel. We celebrated our award with a trip on the Viking Boat. What better way to spend an afternoon together 🙂
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Jun
Jun
We were honoured and delighted that members of Clann na nGael Club came to our school today to congratulate us on our school centenary. Among them was past-pupil David Flynn and he presented us with a fabulous photo of him lifting the Tom Markham cup in the 2006 All-Ireland Minor Final. It will take pride […]
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Jun
Jun
Pupils in the Junior Room had a great day at the A.I.T. today for the Let’s Go School Tour.
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Jun
Jun
We celebrated our school centenary on Friday – 100 years of Clonown N.S. We had a marquee at the back of the school and parents, neighbours, past-pupils and friends came to join us. Speakers on the day were Eva Dalton (6th class), Jackie Cunningham (past-pupil) and Rosaleen Fallon (local historian and friend of the school). […]
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Jun
Jun
Pupils in the Senior Room went to David Walliams’ ‘Gansta Granny’ in the Olympia Theatre. It was a brilliant show. We went to ‘Billionaire Boy’a couple of years ago and loved that too. We can’t wait for the next production. There is nothing like a live performance.
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Jun
Jun
We had a brilliant Sports Day again this year. We had full use of Clonown Sports Field and the Community Centre and we were very grateful. The children took part in soccer, Gaelic, rounders, races (running, egg & spoon, sack race and three-legged race), musical chairs and olympic handball. Lauren from Rinka also came and […]
01
Jun
Jun
3rd to 6th class really enjoyed their school tour today to Tayto Park. It was a lovely, sunny day and everything went so well. We went on lots of the amusement rides, enjoyed looking at the animals in the zoo and had fun in the playground. We’ll all sleep tonight! 🙂
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May
May
Our pupils in 2nd – 6th Class enjoyed a day out at TUS Athlone recently when they attended a ‘Sing Ireland’ Workshop there. It was brilliant. Music is a very important part of our lives at Clonown N.S. We take part in Music Generation and all pupils get the opportunity to learn a string instrument […]