Monthly Archives: January 2015

Pupils, teachers and parents of Clonown N.S. held a reception for Canon Liam Devine to celebrate his new position as Vicar General of our Diocese of Elphin. The pupils presented Canon with a St. Brigid’s cross which they made. It was fastened to a beautiful wooden surround created by Padraig Duncan on behalf of the […]

We were very privileged when Bishop Kevin Doran visited our school. He met all the children, the teachers and some parents. He spoke to us about the Holy Spirit and preparing for our sacraments. The pupils sang a hymn for the Bishop and played a polka on the tin whistle for him too. One of our […]

Pupils in the Senior room are doing the Junior Entrepreneur programme at the moment. This innovative programme opens the minds of primary school pupils to the joy of entrepreneurship at a time in their lives when they are full of imagination and open to new possibilities. The programme helps participating pupils to develop a number […]

Pupils in the Senior Room visited Ericsson as part of our Discover Primary Science Project. We learned about Ericsson and what this company does. We learned about the role of the engineer and we met software engineers; they told us about their jobs in Ericsson. The engineers highlighted the importance of Mathematics in Primary School  […]

We have a Christmas Nativity Show every year. Everyone takes part from Junior Infants to 6th Class. We sing songs also which really adds to our show. All the parents and many neighbours came. We asked everyone for a small donation and we managed to raise €132.07 for the Midland Simon Community. We were thrilled […]