Author: Leonie Beirne

Great work done by pupils and posted on Seesaw . 

Comhghairdeas libh !

We learned that area is measured in squares.

As you know, the period of school closure has been extended with the result that the schools will not now reopen during this academic year. We will follow whatever guidelines will be provided by the HSE when we eventually return to school. The teachers will continue to support parents in their provision of homeschooling and […]

In line with the directions given by the Government on Thursday March 12th Cloontagh NS will remained closed for two weeks until Monday March 30th. Parents will be kept informed of any changes or updates to this information as they arise. Work has been sent home with all children so that they can keep up […]

We used concrete materials, i.e. egg carton boxes to figure out fractions. Take a look for yourself.  

Cloontagh NS Board of Management Agreed Report      22/01/2020 The new Board of Management of Cloontagh NS acknowledge the excellent work being done in the school. They expressed their appreciation of the former board, the non-teaching staff and the Parents for their commitment to and unfailing support of the work of the school. They complemented the […]

January and February saw the junior room learning about Bia in Irish and  procedural writing in English. This means we are learning about food, playing in our ‘restaurant’, and reading recipes. Of course, the best part about reading recipes is trying them out. In our first cookery session we made Spanish Omelette with lots of […]

Kathryn McCabe kindly donated some seed bombs to the school. These are little pods that each contain native wildflower seeds. Each child got to plant one in the garden bed. Hopefully they will all grow and we will have a beautiful wildflower garden in the school.

We invited all grandparents and extended family members to join us in celebrating Grandparents Day on Wednesday, 29th January 2020.  It was very well attended and we even had some Great Grandparents attend. Fr Turlough led a beautiful prayer service.  The children read, sang and played their tin whistles.  The were really happy to have […]