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Minister Foley has published a Guide for Parents and Parents Associations who wish to engage with their school community regarding internet safety and access to smartphones for primary school children. The guide is available here for download from the Department of Education website.
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing of Paddy Gilligan, the uncle of Mr. Gilligan, our principal. Paddy was a very good friend of Lumcloon National School and was its unpaid caretaker for many years. He watched the school being built from his house across the road and was always ready to…
The following are the days we will be closing during the coming school year. We may have to add to this as the implementation of the new Primary Maths Curriculum may require us to attend in-service during the year. See our school calendar. Autumn Mid-TermClose Friday October 30thReopen Monday November 6th Christmas BreakClose Friday, December…
Join us in McIntyre’s Pub, Shannon Harbour on August 18th at 9.30 pm where Deirdre will sing Abba songs to raise awareness of Leslie’s upcoming charity cycle from “Banagher to Bantry and Back”. Please support Leslie as he gets ready for his Charity Cycle from Banagher to Bantry and Back on August 25th and 26th….
A curriculum sets out what children should learn and and how they can learn it in school. The curriculum that that is used in our our primary and special schools is 24 years old and is now changing. Here are some examples of what the new curriculum will do: The new primary curriculum will include…
It’s hard to believe that this is our last newsletter of the year. We will be closing for the Summer Holidays on June 21st at 12.00 pm. Bus Éireann have confirmed that their busses will run at this time. Our end of year mass will take place on Monday, June 19th at 1.15 pm in…
TO: All Principals, for sharing with parents, guardians and staffFROM: Dr Paul Kavanagh, HSE Tobacco Free IrelandRE: Vaping among children and young peopleDATE: 29/05/2023 Vaping is an emerging risk to the health of children and young people. The purpose of this communication from the HSE is to better inform and support parents and guardians to…
It was with great sadness we learned of the death of Mrs. Teena Guinan, a past principal of Lumcloon National School. She started teaching in Lumcloon in 1966 and retired in 1997. She taught our current principal, Mr. Gilligan and will be sadly missed by her family and good friend and colleague, Eileen Kerin, another…
We are heading into the last couple of months of this school year and as usual a lot has happened and will be happening in our final term. Confirmation took place on March 21st in Cloghan and the boys and girls did a great job. Many thanks to Fr. Pat, Ms. Keenan, Ms. Grant, Sinéad,…
A lot has been happening in school since Christmas. We had a great day out in January at the Peace Proms in Limerick. Our senior pupils attended a Badminton Blitz in Mucklagh and had a great day. Mainstream classes had swimming lessons in Clara Pool and some of our swimmers are making great progress. Most…
Pancake Tuesday is upon us again. As is the tradition we hope you can help us provide some tasty pancake treats on Tuesday, February 21st. If you can send in some pancakes on the day that would be great and if any of you are available to join us on Tuesday to help serve the…
ASD Parent Support Group – Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Date: Tuesday 21st February 2023Time: 7.00 pm – 9.00 pmBooking link: http://bit.ly/3jWNlAX This Support group is for parents of primary and post-primary children with Autism. The aim of the group is to provide support, share ideas and a platform for parents to ask questions. Please note, this webinar…
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TO: All Principals, for sharing with parents, guardians and staff FROM: Dr Eamonn O’Moore, Director National Health Protection; Dr Abigail Collins, National Clinical Lead Child Health Public Health RE: Significant levels of Flu, Covid-19 and RSV currently circulating DATE: 6th January 2023 Significant increase in viral infections We have seen a very significant increase in…
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The following is an important letter from the HSE which we have been asked to bring to the attention of all our parents, guardians and staff. FROM: Dr Eamonn O’Moore, Director National Health Protection; Dr Abigail Collins, National Clinical Lead Child Health Public HealthRE: Significant increase in viral infections and Group A Strep infections There…
Our Christmas Bazaar is back! During Covid-19 we were unable to hold our traditional Christmas Bazaar which took place on the day of the Late Late Toy Show. Happily 2022 will see our first open Bazaar since 2018 and we are all looking forward to it. This year our Parents’ Association are holding a Bake…
Lumcloon National School Annual Admission Notice in respect of admissions to the 2024/2025 school year Admission Policy and Application Form A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2024/2025 school year is available as follows: – Annual Admission Notice Annual Admission Notice Admission Policy of Lumcloon National School…
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We have just been notified that we have awarded a Green Flag for our work on the theme of water in our school Congratulation and well done to Ms. Egan and the Green Schools Committee. The Water theme looks at developing awareness around water conservation and how to effectively manage this important resource in our…
Welcome Back! Welcome back to everyone as we begin another School Year. We especially welcome our new pupils Kai, Aaron, Fionn, Jake, Darragh, Arthur, Lexi, Aaron and Leah. We hope that their time in our school will be happy and productive. School Staffing Arrangements The current staffing arrangements for 2023 – 2024 are as follows:…
