We are delighted to be back to our music lessons in school after the Christmas holidays. We learn the tin-whistle every week with James Donohue (Junior Room) and Fiona O’Neill (Senior Room). Lisa Quigley teaches the Ukulele in the Junior Room also. We are very proud to be part of Music Generation. Cian Cunniffe comes […]
Category Archives: News & Activities
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Jan
Jan
There was great excitement in our school today with the arrival of the snow! Our pupils had great fun playing outside together.
15
Jan
Jan
We are working towards our 13th Green Flag. Our theme this time is Global Citizenship – Food and Biodiversity. At the moment we are learning about where our food comes from and our theme is ‘From Farm to Fork’. We are learning about the journey that our food makes from the farm to our plate. […]
10
Jan
Jan
We had a lovely afternoon making animals out of clay, inspired by our resident artist, Brendan. We are very lucky to have such a talented SNA in our school. Some pupils made cats, others dogs; there were a few bears also and even a fish. We are going to paint them as soon as they […]
21
Dec
Dec
We had a great time exchanging gifts during Secret Santa today. We wish all our pupils and their families a very happy Christmas and all the very best for 2023. The school will reopen on Thursday 5th January.
21
Dec
Dec
Our Christmas Show was a huge success. The children were absolutely brilliant and we were very proud of them. We raised 685 euro in the raffle and all proceeds go towards our lovely Community Centre. Thanks a million to all those who donated prizes, bought tickets, to the Parents Assocation for all their hard work […]
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Dec
Dec
We are very proud to be part of Music Generation Roscommon. Cian comes every Wednesday and teaches mandolin, fiddle and banjo to our pupils. As a special treat, Cian held two special Christmas Ukulele lessons in our school on the run-up to the holidays. The pupils had great fun and really enjoyed learning this instrument. […]
08
Dec
Dec
It’s starting to feel alot like Christmas here in Clonown N.S.! Pupils in the Junior Room and 3rd class went to a show in the Dean Crowe Theatre yesterday, Rudolf Saves Christmas. We are busy rehearsing for our own Christmas Nativity Show which we will present on 20th December. We hope you can come. We are […]
18
Nov
Nov
We completed lots of fun activities during Science Week. Micheál Coughlan came on Thursday for a Biodiversity and Biology workshop with all pupils in our school. This workshop was funded by Roscommon County Council. Pupils in the Senior Room carried out a Scientific Survey to investigate whether taller people have larger feet. We predicted, measured, […]
17
Nov
Nov
We were very lucky when the army band visited our Community Centre to perform for us on Wednesday. We thoroughly enjoyed it. They played lots of well-known songs that we recognised. They taught us about the different families of instruments and we got to hear each instrument playing on its own. Some of our pupils […]