Congratulations to the eleven pupils from Cloontagh NS who won prizes for their entries to the Scríobh Leabhar competition. This is a great achievement for such a small school. Pictured below are some of their children receiving their prizes at Carrick on Shannon Education Centre recently. Well done to all involved.
Continue ReadingThe pupils did a six week programme with Teacher/Artist Edwina Guckian. They learned many Sean-nós dances as well as the history and traditions associated with each dance. The pupils held a Céilí in the school on Friday 15th March 2019 for their parents and families. They even got their parents to join in in some […]
Continue ReadingSenior class pupils wrote simile poems. A simile compares two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Continue ReadingWe went on a travel journey to Knights and Conquests in Granard, Co Longford to learn about the history of Normans in Ireland. When we arrived in Granard at the interpretive centre we were greeted by our tour guide Tara. The journey began by entering a room where we would turn into Normans. I mean […]
Continue ReadingThe theme of “Siopadóireacht” was brought to life with drama of shopping sketches in the classroom. We learned many phrases, here are a few: Cé mhéad atá ar an? Cad atá uaít? Tá _____ uáim. Seo duit do shóinséail. The theme of Éadaí was explored by a fun competition. Each group dressed in as many […]
Continue ReadingSenior class pupils learned about equivalent fractions and improper fractions when they cooked and cut up pizzas. Oh, they enjoyed eating them too!! A fun board game was another resource used in learning about fractions 4th Class pupils used bare ten materials to learn multiplication and division of three digit numbers.
Continue ReadingSenior class pupils made pinch pots. Each one is unique and now beautifully painted and glazed. Modelling clay was used to create a matte and bailey which Granard Knights and Conquests Centre have requested for display on their website.
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Continue ReadingWe had a lovely prayer service in Cloontagh NS on Friday, February 1st to celebrate St Brigid’s Day and to celebrate our Grandparents. We invited our Grandparents to share in our celebration and we were delighted that so many people turned up. Fr T opened the service and welcomed everyone. Amy and her grandmother, Nuala, […]
Continue ReadingThe children in the junior room had great fun investigating Fabric and Fibre. They deconstructed fabric to find out how materials are made. They learned about the clothes their grandparents and great grandparents would have worn. They played in their Siopa Éadaí and learned all about clothes in Irish. They learned the difference between natural […]
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