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 .
Parental Declaration Form
Please ensure that you complete this form now for each child from Infants to Second Class who will be returning to school on March 1st 2021
This form will need to be filled out for children from 3rd-6th in the week before they return to school(8th-12th March)
This form will need to be filled in again when children are returning to Clonbonny NS after any absence .
Click here for form . Parental Declaration Form
Dear Parents,
Please read the attached letter from the Minister for Education , Norma Foley, regarding the phased reopening of schools.Thank you.
letter_to_parents_and_guardians_24_feb.pdf
Please read the attached letter from the Minister for Education , Norma Foley, regarding the phased reopening of schools.Thank you.
letter_to_parents_and_guardians_24_feb.pdf
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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 . docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd05WaTZj9kaZ3zPYuPRHrpLnM-Tvm-gQ1Y1J9hUndVdC8ZNQ/viewform?usp=sf_link |
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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
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 .
We hope everyone has a lovely Halloween break.We are back to school on the 2nd of November , until then stay safe .
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Please read the updated advice from the HSE regarding isolation . Link can be found here
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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!
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
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 !!
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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 )
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Junior Infants 2019 from The Westmeath Independant .
Our Annual Sponsored Walk Fancy Dress is taking place next week . |
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Parents Association Raffle .
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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 .
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School is closed Tuesday October 15th for teachers literacy inservice day . |
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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
- 5th/6th Class: Ms Joan Donnelly
- 3rd/4th Class: Ms Sharon Donohoe
- 1st/2nd Class : Ms Edel Moran
- Senior Infants: Ms Caitriona Lynam
- Junior Infants : Ms Olivia Boland
- SET: Mrs Jacgueline Nevin and Ms Anne-Marie Golden
- SNA: Pat Fitzsimons, Niamh Gough, Kevin Nolan .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
Work is shortly going to begin on our sensory garden . We will keep you posted on all developments as soon as they happen .
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Come and support the Parents Association Walk on 7th April at 12 am.(Registration from 11am ) |
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE WONDERFUL MAMMIES.
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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 .
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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
The Parents Association recently ran a very successful quiz night. Pictures are in the parents section . Thank You to all that supported it .
For the most recent news from the Parents Association , a copy of their newsletter is available here .
For the most recent news from the Parents Association , a copy of their newsletter is available here .
For the latest newsletters , please find them here .
Digital Flag celebrations
First Aid Training
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The staff of Clonbonny NS completed First Aid and Epilepsy Awareness training recently .
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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 . |
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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 .
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