Thursday 21 June 2012

Friday 15 June 2012

Sligo Cumann na mBunscol

Hard luck to our team who were not successful this year in the  Cumann na mBunscol 1/2 Teacher Mixed Final in Markievicz Park on Saturday 16th June.  We were playing Kilrusheighter N.S. in the County Final for the third year in a row.   It was third time lucky for Kilrusheighter....but some famous last words.........WE'LL BE BACK!!!!


This is what Diarmuid (2nd Class) had to say:


On Saturday 16th of June, our school played in the Cumann na mBunscol Final in Markievicz Park in Sligo.  It was a Gaelic match.  The ref tossed a coin in the air to see who wore the green and yellow jerseys because Kilrusheighter N.S. and our school both had blue and white jerseys.  We had to wear the green and yellow jerseys.  I played in the 2nd half. At the end of the match, Kilrusheighter won. We got silver medals and Kilrusheighter N.S. got gold medals and the shield.  After, we went to McDonald's. It was great fun for my first time playing.  







Thursday 14 June 2012

Cloonloo Honours Sr. Marguerite O'Beirne

On the first of July, St. Ronan's National School, Cloonloo, will honour Sr. Marguerite O'Beirne OSF, one of its most celebrated past pupils.  The day will begin with a tree planting ceremony, followed by a mass at 1.30 p.m. and then the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and some refreshments.  There is an open invitation to all members of the local community and past pupils of the school.

Sr. Marguerite is the Vice President of Neumann University in Pennsylvania.  She has made a huge contribution to education in the U.S.A. and is regarded as one of the top Irish/American Educators.  She has received numerous awards and honours ranging from Ancient Order of Hibernian Woman of the Year to St. Patricks Day Parade Grand Marshal.

Sr. Marguerite is very proud of Cloonloo National School where her formal education began, "A school that has been a vital part of the community and that has helped to shape the lives of so many down through the years." Her life as an educator had its beginnings "under the compassionate care and expert educational direction of the school mistress, Mrs. Crummy". 

Sr. Marguerite has agreed to become an ambassador for Cloonloo N.S. because she believes, "education is an effort of a community to recreate itself with the rise of each new generation and to perpetuate itself in historic time.  The local school is vital for the long term good of the larger community."

Monday 4 June 2012

Open Day for New Pupils

Just a reminder than any new children starting in the school in September are invited to come in on Friday 8th, Friday 15th and Friday 22nd.  The children can come in all three days or just one or two of the days, if they wish and they can come in for the full day, half a day, the afternoon etc whatever suits the parents.  The invite is also open to any parents who have yet to make a final decision about where they are sending their child.