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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…
Some 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…
Welcome 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…
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.
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:…
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…
