2025/2026

There are 29 pupils in our school. Fiona O’Neill, the Principal, teaches 3rd to 6th Class and Grainne Strumble teaches Junior Infants to 2nd Class. Lisa Quigley is our Special Education teacher and she also teaches in the Junior Room two days per week. Brendan Deehan is our Special Needs Assistant.

We are a committed Green School and we have 13 Green Flags. We are now on our Climate Ambassadors Project.

We complete computer classes in school during the first term. The classes run for 7 weeks and include Scratch Programming.

We take part in Science Blast, Stripe Young Scientist, Stemtacular, Microsoft Dreamspace and the Junior Entrepreneur Programme which we thoroughly enjoy.

We receive Hot School Lunches each day which are provided by Foodies. The pupils get to order what they would like each day (free of charge). This programme is a great addition to our school day.

Physical activity is an integral part of everyday. Paul comes for Gaelic every Thursday. We take part in many different sports and games throughout the school year. Our pupils were winners of Cumann na mBunscol last year.

The pupils in our school love music. We learn many songs and we also learn the tin-whistle each week. We take part in many events such as the Clonown Variety show, Feile na Sionainne Music Festival and the Feile Ceoil. We are delighted to be part of the Music Generation programme. We each have our own instrument supplied by Music Generation and we are learning fiddle/mandolin/banjo in school each week with Cian. This year we performed in Teleflex and TUS as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge.

We are taking part in the Accelerated Reader programme. We go to the library throughout the year and the children love this outing. We attend story-telling events at the library during the year also. We invite an author and a poet to our school each year. We compile a book of our pupils short stories every second year. Our pupils write the School News in the Parish Newsletter evert month. Each pupil has a log in for Reading Eggs programme. This complements our phonics, spelling and reading programmes in school. Pupils in the Senior Room receive a copy of the Newsflash magazine every month.

We also take part in the IXL online Maths programme. Each pupil has his/her own login which is provided by the school free of charge. The teacher can monitor/track the children’s progress and all our pupils love working on their chrome books to complement our Maths curriculum. We love Chess and we play as often as we can, both competitively and for enjoyment.

We enjoy trips to the Dean Crowe Theatre, the Luan Gallery, Athlone Castle, Glendeer Pet Farm, Athlone Community Radio, the Viking Boat, TUS and Roscommon Arts Centre. We are also taking part in the Science Blast at the RDS for our seventh year in a row and Stripe Young Scientist for our third year.

We were delighted when we were chosen as a pilot school for the O.K. Kids Anti-Bullying Programme.. The Care Plan fits in perfectly in our school as we all look after one another. We take part in Anti-Bullying lessons in school every month. We also invite guest speakers to our school as often as possible.

We are immensely proud of our school and of the unique experience we give to the children in our care, in a relaxed and friendly environment.