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Welcome to our school website. 
Clonbonny National school is situated about 3 miles from Athlone town, about a half a mile from the Michael Moore Garage on the Old Dublin Road. We are a small country school with 118 children . We cater for boys and girls from infants to sixth class. Our principal is Ms Joan Donnelly  .

School Year 2023/24

Note from the HSE National Immunisation Office regarding Measles

Clonbonny National School  Application form 2024/2025 here 

School Year 2022/23

OPEN DAY
Saturday 11th February 
10.30-12 

Important Information from HSE to parents ( 18/01/23) part 1   part 2 

Letter to Parents from HSE ( January 2023) here 

Letter to Parents from HSE ( Dec '22) here  .

Parents 
Please fill out both surveys . Thank you .
Social Media 

Well- Being 
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​School Closures 2022-2023 

Have a look at all the wonderful things we have been up to this term .

Junior Infants                      Senior Infants                             1st and 2nd Class
3rd and 4th Class                5th and 6th Class 

Clonbonny's Newest Pupils 

There was great excitement this week.  Our cat has found a lovely new home . We contacted the local wildlife rescue , who brought our hedgehog for examination . Unfortunately  though he didn't make it . If you find a hedgehog out during the day , please contact this wonderful service as they are more than likely disorientated, injured or dehydrated . 

Booklists for September 2022 

Junior Infants   Ms. Donohoe 

​Senior Infants   Ms Lynam 

1st and 2nd Class    Ms Dillane    1st Class Booklist      2nd Class Booklist 

3rd and 4th Class    Ms Boland 

5th and 6th Class  Ms Donnelly 

Clonbonny National School Application Form 2022/2023

Please find our Application Form here

3rd and 4th Class at a recent blitz .

6th Class Graduation 

All in Clonbonny would like to say goodbye to our wonderful 6th class. They are an amazing bunch of boys and girls and we are going to miss them . We wish them the very best as they start their new journeys in secondary school . Here are some pictures of their journey through Clonbonny National School. 

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Have a look in the 6th Class section for more photos from the graduation day . 

Sports Day 

Junior Infants

Senior Infants and 1st Class

2nd and 3rd class

4th and 5th Class

6th Class 

Junior Mayor accepting our prize for best diagnostic analysis in climate change project. Thanks to Aracadia Business Park for sponsoring the event .

Well done to our footballers , who were runners up at the Garda sports day  football blitz.

School Tours May /June 2022 

Junior, Senior and First Class 
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4th , 5th and 6th Classes 

Congratulations 

Congratulations to the children in 6th Class you received their Confirmation recently .

Congratulations 

Congratulations to the children in 2nd class who made their First Holy Communion  recently . 

Look at who we met at a recent football blitz.

6th Class Trip to Dáil Éireann

View picures here 

Easter Raffle 

It was great to have our Easter Raffle back this year . Thank you to everyone who supported it and well done to all winners 

Junior Mayor Initiative 

6th Class participated in the Junior Mayor Initiative , where the project was focused on the theme of recycling. Lauryn, our junior mayor attended a meeting with Frankie Keena and Duncan Stewart to discuss our project and findings .

Rugby Blitz 

Children from 4th-6th Classes taking part in a recent rugby blitz in Buccaneers Rugby pitch . 

Easter Competition  for Moate Library .

Well done to all who entered the Moate Easter Library Competition . Juniors- 2nd designed and coloured and Easter Egg . 3rd -6th Composed and Easter poem .

Junior Infants       Seniors/1st        2nd/3rd class  ​   4th/5th Class       6th Class

Students Council 

Clonbonny's Student Council was formed in October 2021. Our student council allows the students a voice . the students council was was elected by the students. We have so far achieved an art competition, a Christmas  jumper fundraiser for nets for the goalposts. Thank you to the board of management who are organizing a bingo fundraiser and talent show. 

Lá Glas

Have a look at our amazing St. Patrick's Day Parade , more pictures can be found on class pages . 

Juniors    2nd/3rd 
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit

World Book Day 

Well Done everyone for the fantastic effort put in for World Book Day . 

​Junior Infants       Seniors/1st        2nd/3rd 

Pancake Tuesday 

Junior Infants          Seniors/1st     2nd/3rd Class 

Project Work 

2nd/3rd           4th/5th 

Parental Declaration Form 


This form will need to be filled in when children are returning to Clonbonny NS after any absence and school closure .

Parental Declaration Form
Staff Declaration form 

Information from the HSE.

Please find below, information that the Department of Education have asked schools to forward to parents/ guardians.

HSE information 

Design a Christmas Jumper 

Congratulations to the winners of our recent Design a Christmas Jumper Competition 

Christmas Jumper Day 

Well done again to everyone who participated and donated so generously to Christmas Jumper Day. Here is Lauryn from the Students Council , presenting a cheque for €200 to Fiona from the St. Vincent de Paul.

A visit from Santa Claus 

There was great excitement yesterday when Santa came to visit .

Christmas Jumper Day 

 Well Done to our Students Council , who organised a Christmas Jumper Day . They have chosen St. Vincent de Paul as their chosen charity . Well done everyone for making such a fantastic effort .  
More Pictures. 
​Juniors            Seniors/1st            2nd/3rd

Pat's Retirement 

On Wednesday last , we all gathered to say goodbye to Pat as she begins her retirement . Pat has been a much loved member of Clonbonny National School for over 20 years . We sang songs and remembered the good times we shared with her here in school . We wish her well in her retirement and her new adventures in Dungarven and  in Spain . 

Chief Medical Officer's Letter to Parents 

Please find letter here 

Guildlines on Mask Wearing 

Please find letter here 

Dept of Education letter to parents, re Antigen Testing 

Please find letter here 

HSE Isolation guide 

Please click the link below for the HSE isolation guidelines for children ages 3months - 13 years of age .

HSE GUIDELINES 

All-Ireland Success 

Thanks to Grace Halligan and her teammate , Aoife Connolly for bringing the Intermediate All Ireland cup to show the children of Clonbonny. Congrats to both girls and their team on this outstanding achievement .

Seniors and 1st Science Experiments

Seniors and 1st Banana Bread 

Seniors and 1st Skipping 

Seniors and 1st Class Maths Stations 

6th Class Skipping 

4th and 5th Class Skipping 

2nd and 3rd Construction 

2nd and 3rd class Art Work 

Happy Halloween Everyone! 

Midterm break is 25th-29th of October , school reopens on Monday 1st November . Have a look at the amazing costumes in the classroom news section .
Junior Infants       Senior Inf/1st     2nd/3rd     4th/5th      6th Class

Congratulations to 3rd Class on making their First Holy Communion recently .

Darkness into Light 2021 

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Please read the attached letter from the  Minister for Education , Norma Foley, regarding the phased reopening of schools.Thank you.
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Dear Parents, 
Please complete this survey to give us an idea of how we can improve or help you and your child better with their distance learning.Please note , all responses are anonymous. Thank you .  

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Congrats to out 3rd class pupils who finally received their First Holy Communion on 23/12/2020. We are delighted you got to have your special day/night and are very proud of all of you. ​

Happy Halloween 

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Happy Halloween everyone ! We had a lovely, sunny day for our annual  Halloween walk . Have a look at some of the pictures under the classroom news section . 
We hope everyone has a lovely Halloween break.We are back to school on the 2nd of November , until then stay safe .
Please read the updated advice from the HSE regarding isolation .  Link can be found here 

Thank you so much to Alex ( David, Robert and Bianca's sister ) who  transformed our shed over the weekend. It is such a wonderful asset to our sensory garden .

Letter to parents      20th August 2020

Return to School Letter     18th August 2020 

Grandparents Day 

Table Quiz

Fantastic night at our Parent's Association Table Quiz. Huge thank you to all who came on the night, sponsored tables and donated prizes. Congratulations to the winning team who kindly donated their winnings back to the school. 
Clonbonny N.S. Parent's Association greatly appreciate all of your support! 

Our student raffle for the Table Quiz 

Open Day 

Open Day for new infants wishing to enroll for 2020/2021 on Sat 15th Feb 2020 from 10am-12pm. 
All Welcome 

Attendance Certificates 

Christmas Concert - Junior and Senior Infants 

On Tuesday 17th December , Junior and Senior Infants performed The Nativity for their parents . The children put on an amazing show and showcased their great acting and singing talents . Well Done Everyone!!

Carol Singing in St Mary's Church 

On Tuesday 17th December, 1st to 6th classes put on a fantastic carol service in St. Mary's Church . Well Done Everyone !!

Students Council 2019/2020 

A huge thank you to the Parents Association in particular Aoife Claffey , who has provided us with badly needed P.E. equipment  from funds raised by the recent rugby jersey raffle . We will all have an active start to the New Year. 

We have been very busy during Science Week . Take a look in Classroom News .

Happy Halloween Everyone !! Midterm Break October 28th-1st November ( School Reopens Monday 4th November )
Have a look at the wonderful costumes in our Classroom News Section , 

Junior Infants 2019 from The Westmeath Independant .

Our Annual Sponsored Walk Fancy Dress is taking place next week . 

 Parents Association Raffle .

Our Parents Association are holding a raffle  for a signed Irish jersey . The Jersey is signed by the team that won the Triple Crown inn 2006.  The draw is on Saturday , November 2nd  at 9:40 a.m.  Tickets are available from the Bounty Bar of contact ( 086) 1686104 .

School is closed Tuesday October 15th for teachers literacy inservice day . 

A warm welcome back to all parents and children and a special welcome to our new Junior Infants .

Our Sensory garden has flourished over the Summer months. In our orchard we now have pear, apple and cherry trees. 

A Special Thank you to Mary from the RNLI for chatting to us about water safety and the work of the RNLI.


CONGRATULATIONS to our new principal Ms Joan Donnelly. We wish her every success in her new role starting On August 28th. 

Class Allocation for 2019/2020 
Booklists Click on relevant class  

School Reopens Wednesday 28th August . ( Junior Infants finish at 12pm on 28th, 28thand 30th August . 

Well Done 100% attendance 

Well done on regular and consistent attendance 

All in Clonbonny would like to wish Mrs Kenny many many years of health, happiness and enjoyment in her retirement . We are all so grateful for her 23 years service to Clonbonny N.S. 

Well Done to all the 3rd-6th Class girls who participated in the girls football blitz.

Community Mass /6th Class Graduation 

Our Sensory Garden 

We are delighted with our Sensory Garden here in Clonbonny. It has a variety of plants with different texture and smells and the children have really enjoyed smelling , touching  and learning about them . We hope it will increase bio-diversity around the school by attracting bees and insects of all kinds . We are awaiting a bug hotel and some chimes for this area also .
A  huge thanks to Anne- Marie Golden ( Joe, Julia and Dan's mum) our  project leader . Also to Pat Donohoe ( Ms. Donohoe's  dad ) and Liam Broderick for making the fabulous raised beds . And finally to Kathleen Earl ( Cian and Lucas granny ) and her sister Anne for their great gardening knowledge.

We would love to say a big thank you to Milad and Suzanne ( Lavonder's dad and mum) for presenting us with a pear and plum tree . This is the next stage of our ever growing sensory garden . 

CHICK WATCH 

*UPDATE *
24/5 We have 5 lovely chicks !
22/5 There was great excitement in 1st and 2nd class today so far we have 2 eggs hatching .
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1st and 2nd class are eagerly waiting for their chickens to hatch from the incubator . We are hoping to have our first chicks our on Wednesday next the 22nd of May . Any updates will be posted here .

CONGRATULATIONS to 6th class and 2nd class on receiving  their  Confirmation and First Holy Communion recently . 

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HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE 

Easter Raffle 

Easter Egg Hunt

Clonbonny N.S. Students Council 2019

Hut Building Season in Clonbonny 

Gardening in Clonbonny .

We are on our second season of growing fruit and vegetables here in Clonbonny.  Our polytunnel  has been a fantastic addition to our school and the children are learning so much from using it . We would like to thank Justin Claffey ( Evin  and Laoise's dad) for giving us the land on which the polytunnel is on and also Ollie Galvin ( Sean, Paddy, Eddie and Orlaith's dad) for providing us with a water tank . We all here are most grateful . 
Work is shortly going to begin on our sensory garden . We will keep you posted on all developments as soon as they happen . 

Come and support the Parents Association Walk  on 7th April at 12 am.(Registration from  11am )

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE WONDERFUL MAMMIES.

Have a look at some of the fabulous costumes we had for World book Day under classroom news . Well done everyone. 

Great Work Everyone! We are hoping to fill another poster so stay collecting !

We are collecting these , if you are shopping in Lidl or Aldi , please pick up the  rugby stickers and food pots and drop them into school . Thank You . 

A huge thank you to local  artist, Anna Boles ( Jake, Katie and Sophie's mum) for doing a fantastic job on our school windows . 

Parents Association 
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The Parents Association recently ran a very successful quiz night. Pictures are in the parents section . Thank  You to all that supported it . 
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For the most recent news from the Parents Association , a copy of their newsletter is available here .
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For the latest newsletters , please find them here . 

Digital Flag celebrations 

First Aid Training 

The staff of Clonbonny NS completed First Aid  and Epilepsy Awareness training  recently . 

100% Attendance Certificate winners ! Well done everyone !

Our Christmas Shows are in full swing . Have a  look at  some of our great performances under classroom news   . 

We have been very busy here in Clonbonny . Have a look at under classroom news to see some of the great work happening  here recently .

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​Welcome back to all our pupils , particularly to our Junior Infants. We hope you will all be very happy in Clonbonny. 
For School Openings  and Closures 2018/2019 . Click here 
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