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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.
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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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…
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.
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…
