- 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…
- Messaging Module on the Eolas AppA 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 RaffleWe 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 AppiPhones 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 AppOpen 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 – 2024/2025Arrangement 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…
- Sports Day 2024Our Sports Day takes place tomorrow, Friday, June 7th. We are hoping for reasonably good weather and a great day of fun activities. Crinkle Sports will be visiting us again and like last year some of the activities will involve water so it is important that pupils have a towel and change of clothes as…
- HSE – Management of Infectious Disease in SchoolsSCARLET 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 2024/25Department 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…
- Community Games Art CompetitionSome of our pupils were presented with medals by the local Community Games Committee. The medals were awarded for their art work which was entered in the Art Competition last year. Well done! Many thanks to the Committee for all their hard work and congratulations to all the children who were awarded medals at the…
- January NewsletterWelcome back to a New Year and a new school term. Our Christmas Show was a great success and well done to all involved. Now we look forward to a busy term leading up to Easter. Some of our pupils are getting ready for Confirmation and First Confession which all happen in March. Easter is…
- Keeping Childhood Smartphone FreeMinister 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.
- Welcome Back to a New School YearWelcome 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:…
- Paddy Gilligan – RIPIt 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 2023/2024The 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 BackJoin 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 2023It’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 PeopleTO: 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 FriendIt 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 2023We 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 – 2023A 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 WednesdayPancake 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 GroupASD 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…
- Adrian’s Dairy FarmWhen we went to Adrian’s farm the first thing we saw were calves. One of the calves was premature, which means they were born before they were supposed to, which in cows can cause them to be smaller and sometimes have less or no fur, so this little calf had a blanket or a rug…
- The Farm WalkWe 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 InfectionsTO: 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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- Christmas Show 2022Our first live Christmas Show since 2019 took place on Monday night in the school. We had a great time getting ready and we were very pleased with how many parents and friends came to see us. As part of our show, Jared recorded some of our thoughts and hopes and created video presentations which…
- Important Memo from the HSEThe 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 2022Our 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…
- School ReopensOur school reopens for all pupils on Monday, August 29th. We are looking forward to meeting everyone after their summer break and planning for an exciting year ahead.
- Fifth Class – Mainstream5th & 6th Classes work on a two year cycle.This year both classes will use certain books from the 6th Class programme. Spellings for Me Workbook – €8.50 payable to the school Abair Liom H (6th Class) Ready to Write Joined Script G (Edco) Master Your Maths 5 (C.J. Fallon) Homework Journal Tables Book Mindful…
- Fourth Class – Mainstream3rd & 4th Classes work on a two year cycle.This year both classes will use certain books from the 4th Class programme. Spellings for Me Workbook – €8.50 payable to the school Abair Liom F (4th Class) Ready to Write Joined Script F (Edco) Master Your Maths 4 (C.J. Fallon) Homework Journal Tables Book Mindful…
- Second Class – MainstreamTextbooks Bua na Cainte 2 Wonderland Skills Book G Wonderland Skills Book H Sounds in Action Second Class Just Handwriting Script Second Class Spell Well 2 Planet Maths Textbook Second Class Master Your Maths 2 Fallon’s Tables Book Mindful Matters 2 Getting Ready for My First Holy Communion Folens Homework Diary Your child will also…
- Third Class – Mainstream3rd & 4th Classes work on a two year cycle.This year both classes will use certain books from the 4th Class programme. Spellings for Me Workbook – €8.50 payable to the school Abair Liom F (4th Class) Ready to Write Joined Script E (Edco) Master Your Maths 3 (C.J. Fallon) Homework Journal Tables Book Mindful…
- Senior Infants – MainstreamTextbooks Wonderland Skills Book C Wonderland Skills Book D Planet Maths Senior Infant Set Figure it Out Senior Infants Sounds in Action Senior Infants Just Handwriting Script Senior Infants Bua na Cainte B Mindful Matters B Homework Diary – Folens Your child will also need: Pencil case 2 hand hugger pencils 1 eraser 1 wide…
- Booklists 2022Below are links to our Booklists for the coming year. These are the books pupils in our mainstream classes will be using. Pupils in our Le Chéile classes will have received individualised booklists. If you require a copy of the booklist for your child please contact us at office@lumcloonns.ie and we will email your child’s…
- Sixth Class – Mainstream5th & 6th Classes work on a two year cycle.This year both classes will use certain books from the 6th Class programme. Spellings for Me Workbook – €8.50 payable to the school Abair Liom H (6th Class) Ready to Write Joined Script H (Edco) Master Your Maths 6 (C.J. Fallon) Homework Journal Tables Book Mindful…
- Junior Infants – MainstreamTextbooks Wonderland Introductory Skills Book Wonderland Skills Book B Planet Maths Junior Infant Set Figure it Out Junior Infants Sounds in Action Junior Infants Just Handwriting Script Junior Infants Bua na Cainte B Mindful Matters B Homework Diary – Folens Your child will also need: Pencil case 2 hand hugger pencils 1 eraser 1 wide…
- First Class – MainstreamTextbooks Bua na Cainte 2 Planet Maths Textbook First Class Just Handwriting Script First Class Sounds in Action Book A First Class Wonderland Skills Book E Wonderland Skills Book F Master your Maths 1 Fallon’s Tables Book Folens Homework Diary Spell Well 1 Mindful Matters 2 Your child will also need: Pencil case 2 pencils…
- Statement of Strategy on AttendanceName of school Lumcloon National School Address Lumcloon, Cloghan, Birr, Co. Offaly Roll Number 18777Q The school’s vision and values in relation to attendance The Board of Management, teachers and staff of Lumcloon National School are committed to providing a positive and caring school atmosphere which is conducive to promoting good school attendance. The school’s…
- Policy on AttendanceChanging social habits and patterns necessitated the updating of the school’s attendance policy. The redrafting was a collaborative school process involving staff and Board of Management, following initial drafting by a representative group. Rationale The main factors contributing to the formulation of a revised policy can be summarised as follows: Aims and Objectives The revised policy…
- Coffee Morning in Lumcloon NSOn Wednesday, March 16th our Parents’ Association organised a Coffee Morning to raise funds for the Irish Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal. Pupils, parents and friends of the school all contributed to the fund and at the end of the morning we had raised €1010.
- Walk to School – March 24thAs part of our Green Schools Flag theme this year which is about travel and how we can cut back on harmful emissions from motor engines, the Green School Committee have organised a Walk to School Day on March 24th. We will gather at Lumcloon ESB Sub-Station at 9.20 am and walk approximately 1.5 km…
- March NewsletterJust a short note about a few upcoming events. Pupils in sixth class will be making their Confirmation in St. Mary’s Church, Cloghan on April 6th. http://www.cloghanbanagherparish.ie/online-mass.html Our Coffee Morning was a great success and raised €1010 for the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal. Our deepest gratitude to all those who kindly supported our fundraiser.
- Pancake Tuesday – 2022We had pancakes in school today. Parents sent in lots of pancakes and some very tasty toppings. They were delicious.
- Antigen Tests for Primary School ChildrenThe following information is an extract from the HSE webpage on Antigen Testing for Primary School Children. You can view the full page with a more detailed explanation on the ordering and administering of antigen tests here. https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/testing/antigen-tests-for-primary-school-children/#when-to-do-the-antigen-tests How many antigen tests to do Antigen testing is more accurate if you do a series of…
- Annual Admission NoticeLumcloon National School Annual Admission Notice in respect of admissions to the 2025/2026 school year Admission Policy and Application Form A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2025/2026 school year is available as follows: – Annual Admission Notice Admission Policy of Lumcloon National School Pre-Enrolment Form for…
- Advice for ParentsThe Department of Education has updated its Advice for Parents page.
- Children First Awareness WeekChildren First Awareness Week is taking place from 1st to 7th November 2021. Children First promotes the protection of children from abuse and neglect, by setting out what individuals and organisations need to do to keep children safe, and how to deal with concerns about a child’s safety or welfare. Society has a duty of…
- Flu Vaccine for ChildrenWe have been asked to bring the following information on Flu Vaccines for children to your attention.
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- Full Reopening of Schools – March 15th11/03/2021 Dear Parents / Guardians, The final phase of reopening of primary school buildings will take place next Monday on March 15th when all remaining classes return to the classroom. Please forgive the repeated reminders that we must all do our best to ensure our school buildings remain open. As I have stated in…
- Adding Improper Fractions and Mixed NumbersThese videos might help when adding Improper Fractions or Mixed Numbers.
- Multiplying Fractions
- Christmas Show 2020Our Christmas show was a virtual affair this year. We recorded scenes from The Donkey Seller and watched the completed video in school on the day of our Christmas Holidays. It was great fun putting it all together but there was a lot of “let’s do that again” before we had a final cut. We…
- Don’t let your child miss out(on a good start in life!) Every child aged between 6 and 16 must receive an education. Your child has a right to an education. “Having a good education means I will be more likely to learn more, develop skills and talents, make and keep friends, have more confidence, do better at exams, avoid getting…
- Improper Fractions and Mixed NumbersA short video to help with understanding and converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers.
- Simple Scratch Quiz
- Your School Email AccountAll the pupils in Lumcloon NS have a school based email address. We use Google Suite for Education as this helps us ensure all online interactions are as safe as possible. You teacher will notify pupils of Google Meets etc through their school email address only. The following video might be of some help when…
- Adding Fractions
- Robin Hood – Cloze Exercise
- Rabbits – A Cloze Exercise
- Bats – A Cloze Exercise
- Short Memory GameClick here for a more challenging Memory Game.
- Longer Memory GameClick here for a shorter Memory Game.
- Division Using your Calculator
- Using SeeSaw – Reece
- Reopening of Our School Update – January 2021Dear Parents, Minister Foley has announced all pupils will now work from home starting Monday. I can only apologise for the lack of clarity and sudden changes to plans which has caused confusion and worry for parents and staff alike. Our school was preparing to open for our Le Chéile classes on Monday. We had…
- Using Google Docs at HomeMs. Keenan has created this video tutorial for using Google Docs at home for online projects and work.
- Returning to School – Advice for ParentsHere are links to different resources provided by the Department of Education and Science and the HSE. Covid-19 assessment and decision-making pathway for all children ≥ 3 months until completion of primary schoo (HSE) Covid-19 Advice for Parents (HSE) Protecting Your Child from Corona Virus (DES) COVID-19: Your questions answered about returning to school (DES)…
- Valentina TereshkovaOn June 16th 1963, Valentina Tersehkova became the first female cosmonaut in space. Read about her journey and life here. Click on the “Open in New Window” button on the bottom right of the PowerPoint to view it in full screen.
- Parish Masses to Mark the End of the School YearFr. Pat is going to say a Mass on Monday 22nd June for all the 6th Class pupils St. Rynagh’s National School, St. Mary’s National School and Lumcloon National schools at 9.30 a.m. You can view the mass online here www.cloghanbanagherparish.ie He is also going to celebrate a Mass for all pupils in the 3 schools…
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- Making Ice-creamI made some ice-cream using our simple recipe. Here’s how it looks. My camera slipped before I started so it looks a little tilted.
- The Baroque Musical PeriodThis is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office.
- School Email Account SetupThis short video shows you how sign into your school email account on your laptop.
- Origami StarsTry make some origami stars using just square sheets of paper. You will need 4 sheets of A4 paper which you will use to make a total of 8 squares (2 from each sheet.) You can colour the paper before you start using crayons or colouring pencils but not markers or paint. If you use…
- Google School Video TutorialsThis short video shows you how sign into your school email account on your laptop. This short video may help you join our Google Meet on your laptop. This short video may help you join our Google Meet on your Apple device. The procedure for an Android device is very similar. I tested it on…
- Timetable for Collection of BooksParents can collect books at the following times tomorrow, Tuesday 19th May. Please ensure you remain a safe distance from other parents who may be on the school grounds. We organized collection alphabetically. See below. 10.00 am to 11.00 am Family names beginning with A to D. 11.00 am to 12.00 pm Family names beginning…
- Spell Well Book 3Week 28 Here are the spellings Week 28. Listen to each one in turn and write the spelling in the Google Forms Spelling Test.
- Spell Well Book 5Week 28 Here are the spellings Week 28. Listen to each one in turn and write the spelling in the Google Forms Spelling Test.
- Worksheets to Download5th & 6th Classes Spitting to Survive Types of Rocks 3rd & 4th Classes Snow Elephants Funny Faces
- Latest Update – May 12thDear Parents/Guardians, It is now almost two months since the schools closed and we started what the Teaching Council are now calling this experiment in distance learning. We continue to provide material online for you and your children. The latest announcement by the Government that school buildings will remain closed for the remainder of this…
- Kahoot ResultsIrish Musical Maestros Kahoot Podium
- TimeSome short videos to help with time The 60 minute rule Adding time (hours and minutes) Subtracting time (hours and minutes)
- PercentagesA short reminder about percentages. Converting fractions to percentages
- Planet Maths 4th ClassTips for estimating when dividing. Here is a short video outlining some short steps you can take to make estimating an answer when diving larger numbers a little easier.
- Green Schools Flag – Water ThemeWe 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…
- Stop Following Me!Here’s a very simple Scratch Project. You can make a sprite follow the arrow around the screen. Try it. Use a different sprite and background and maybe add sound.
- A Mhuire MháthairA Mhuire Mháthair, Sé seo mo ghuí Go maire Íosa Go deo im’ chroí Ave Maria,mo ghrá Ave, Is tusa mo mháthair ‘s máthair Dé. A Mhuire Mháthair, I rith mo shaoil Bí liom mar dhídean Ar gach aon bhaol. A Mhuire Mháthair ‘tá lán de ghrást’ Go raibh tú taobh liom Ar uair mo…
- The AngelusThis is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office.
- Lumcloon National School – UpdateDear Parents, We are now entering our 7th week of emergency measures and school closure. Unfortunately, it does not look like schools will be reopening in the near future and when they do it will be on a phased basis. Until we have notification from the Department of Education and Science, we cannot even guess…
- Senior Infant WorkWeekly Work – Our Final Week Hello everyone, Hello everyone! Well we have finally made it to the last week of school. Thank you for doing as much as was possible at home. It has been such an unusual year! We have all missed the routine and the general world of school. There is a lovely poem…
- Video TutorialsHere is a short tutorial on accessing Folens’ library of online books. Here is a short tutorial on accessing material on Google Classroom.
- Senior Room WorkGeography/Science Trees – pages on Padlet and Google Classroom Maths Maths worksheets on Area All of todays work can be accessed on Google Classroom and through Friday’s Padlet Drop Everything And Read today at 12.00 pm for an hour. If it’s fine, sit outside and enjoy the weather. There’s and end of week Kahoot as…
- Welcome BackDear Parents, We hope you had a reasonably happy Easter and are managing to enjoy the current spell fine of weather. We are now heading into the last term of the school year and as you are aware the current restrictions have been extended until May 5th. We are still unsure of when or if…
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