Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween from all at Lumcloon NS! Enjoy your Midterm break.
Tag Rugby
The boys and girls from 2nd to 6th class had a great time last Wed representing the school in a tag rugby blitz. They travelled to West Offaly Loins rugby club to play local teams and really enjoyed themselves. A massive thanks to Rachel Jordan and the TY students from Gallen Community College for hosting…
Cuman na mBunscol
We are delighted to announce that Lumcloon NS are back up and running in the Cuman na mBunscol competitions. We are extremely grateful to our neighbouring school St Marys NS Cloghan for giving us the opportunity to join with them and allow our boys and girls represent our school on the football field. The girls…
Eileen Kerin – RIP
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing of Eileen Kerin. Eileen Kerin was a much beloved teacher in Lumcloon NS, her kindness and knowledge will long be remembered by Lumcloon NS and all the students and families that have left the school since. We here at Lumcloon NS will be forever grateful…
Admissions Notice (Enrolment Open)
Please find below the Admissions Notice for 26/27 and links for enrolment forms.
Notification regarding the Board of Managements review of the Child Safeguarding Statement.
60th Anniversary Mass
There will be a special Mass in the school on Wednesday, May 7th at 12.30 pm to mark the 60th Anniversary of the opening of Lumcloon NS and the 20th Anniversary of the opening of our new classrooms. The mass will be celebrated by Paul Connell, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois and will be followed by…
Chickenpox: Management of Infectious Disease in Schools
What is chickenpox? Chickenpox is a common childhood illness. Fever and cold symptoms are often the first signs of illness and are followed by the appearance of the typical rash. The rash starts as small pink bumps, often around the neck, ears, back and stomach. These develop a little water blister, which in turn becomes…
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Confirmation 2025
Our sixth class made their Confirmation on Friday, February 14th in St. Rynagh’s Church, Banagher. Bishop Paul Connell was the celebrant and he confirmed a total of 48 pupils from Lumcloon NS, St. Mary’s NS and St. Rynagh’s NS. The Bishop took time to speak to each person being confirmed and the ceremony was very…
Messaging Module on the Eolas App
A new messaging module has been added to the Eolas app. This allows parents communicate with the school via the app indicating upcoming absences or other general messages. This video outlines how to use the new module.
Fundraising Raffle
We are holding a fundraising raffle this year to mark the opening of our school in 1964. Our new classrooms were opened in 2005 so the 2024/2025 school year will be a year of anniversaries. The main prize for the raffle is a €1000 voucher for Center Parcs First Park in Longford. Tickets are available…
Install The DataBiz Eolas App
iPhones Open the App Store on your iPhone and search for DataBiz Eolas and then choose the DataBiz Eolas app and click Get to install it on your phone. Please see image below to ensure you install the correct app. Please accept the requested permissions to allow you to receive notifications. Alternatively, if you are…
Log into the DataBiz Eolas App
Open the Eolas App once it has successfully installed. The Login Screen will be displayed. Option 1: For Users who have not previously logged in to the DataBiz App on the databizsolutions.ie website. If you don’t have an email address and password or if the system rejects what you have entered then you will need…
Back to School – 2024/2025
Arrangement for School Books 2024/2025 The cost of schoolbooks and copies for all classes will be covered by Department of Education Grants Please do not write or put your child’s name on books, books will be numbered, and the number of your child’s books will be recorded at the beginning of each year. You do…
HSE – Management of Infectious Disease in Schools
SCARLET FEVER Date: 09/05/2024 Dear Parent or Guardian, There has been a case of scarlet fever within your child’s school and your child may have been exposed. What is scarlet fever? Scarlet fever is a scattered red rash and high temperature caused by bacteria (Group A streptococci). Occasionally these bacteria can cause kidney or heart…
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Schoolbooks for for pupils pupils in in recognised recognised Primary Primary and and Special Special Schools 2024/25
Department of EducationAn Roinn Oideachais 8 May 2024 Dear Parent/Guardian, In Budget 2023, I was delighted to secure funding for a landmark new scheme that provided, for for the the first time ever, free schoolbooks for all children and young people enrolled in recognised primary schools and special schools. Year 1 of this valuable scheme…
Keeping Childhood Smartphone Free
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.
Paddy Gilligan – RIP
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…
School Closures for School Year 2023/2024
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…
Banagher to Bantry and Back
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….
The new primary curriculum:
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…
Newsletter June 2023
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…
Vaping Among Children and Young People
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…
Teena Guinan RIP – Our Forever Friend
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…
Newsletter – April 2023
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,…
March Newsletter – 2023
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 & Ash Wednesday
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…
Laois Education Support Centre Webinar – ASD Parent Support Group
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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Adrian’s Farm
We went to Adrian’s farm from 11.00 am to 12.00 pm and it was great. First we walked to his farm when we got there there were 3 sheds, all of them had cows. First we went into the calves we looked at the calves we got to rub them. It felt so nice. We…
The Farm Walk
We went on a walk to a Farm for the day. It was really fun. We saw cows and calves. If you stuck your fingers into the calves’ mouths they would suck your fingers . Next we saw the milking parlour and he showed us how everything works . Then we saw the cows. The…
Important letter from HSE – Significant Increase in Viral Infections
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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Important Memo from the HSE
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…
Christmas Bazaar 2022
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…
Green Schools Flag – Water Theme
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…
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFM)
Public Health Medicine Communicable Disease Group HSE – Management of Infectious Disease in Schools (Enteroviral infection) Click here to download this document. This is generally a mild illness, caused by a type of virus known as enterovirus. The child develops a fever and rash with blisters, which appear especially in the mouth and on the…