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Cash for Clobber – Monday 6th -Friday 10th November
The Parent’s Association has set the date for its next Cash for Clobber event which will commence after the midterm – details below. Thank you to all who contributed to last year’s successful event which resulted in our school winning the national prize for the thrid year in a row. All proceeds goes towards worthwhile additional resourves, events and projects within the school which benefit all our children! Thank you for your support!
East Clare Schools Cross Country Competition 2017-18
A number of children from Clarecastle NS had a great day in Lees Road on Thursday 14th September as they took part in the 2017/18 East Clare Schools Cross-Country running competition. The atmosphere was fantastic and each of the competitors who ran for our school did themselves and Clarecastle NS proud – well done to all our runners!!
Four of those that took part received medals and will progress to the All Clare competition in Lees Road on 15th November 2017. Aimee Barrett came 5th in girls over 10 competition, Cian O’Dell came 3rd in boys over 10, Hayley Barrett came 4th in the girls under 10 and Toby Akinnagbe came 6th in the boys under 8 race. Congratulations girls and boys!
Booklists 2017-2018
Booklists for September 2017 are available on the individual Class Blogs on the website.
Wishing everyone a very safe, relaxing and happy summer holiday!
Moo Crew Competition Winners
Congratulations to the boys and girls in 4th class who participated in the Moo Crew Competition to promote the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity. They won one of two county prizes, awarded nationally, for the standard of their entries. The children received a €100 sports voucher and they have chosen to use this towards a new set of basketballs with a carrier bag, for the school. Well done to the children who took part in this great initiative.
Trad Group takes part in Fleadh Nua 2017
In beautiful sunshine, Clarecastle NS’s Trad Group entertained tourists and locals playing a few tunes in Ennis yesterday, Sunday 28th May, as part of Fleadh Nua.
Cycle Right
Fifth class pupils are taking part in the Cycle Right programme to learn how to cycle safely on our roads. Pupils are enjoying the lessons so far and will no doubt benefit from the sound advice and tips that they receive.
Yoga starts
Clarecastle National School’s Parents Association is funding a series of sessions of yoga for all the children from second class to sixth class. The first day was yesterday and there were lots of happy faces after their half an hour of stretching, relaxation and learning about the origins of yoga.
First Holy Communion – Saturday 6th May
Congratulations to our second class pupils who celebrated the sacrament of First Holy Communion last Saturday!
School choir in Navan – 3rd May 2017
Our school choir took part in the Navan Choral Festival on 3rd May. They did the school proud and learned a lot from the whole experience. A great day was had by all!
Seinn na N-Óg Concert – Ennis Cathedral 30 March 2017
The Clarecastle Trad Group and their teacher Ms McGeown took part in the second annual Seinn na N-Óg concert in Ennis Cathedral last night. After weeks of practice, they played a whole series of tunes alongside their counterparts from a range of other schools from across the County as well as a number of professional musicians. It was a most entertaining evening both for the children themselves and the audience and a fantastic showcase of the great musical talent we have in County Clare.
Joe Searson, Diocesan Advisor for the Killaloe Diocese and Traditional Musician, Karen Vaughan Primary School Teacher, Traditional Musician and Part-time Music Lecturer at Mary Immaculate College are passionate advocates for traditional Irish music for young children and believe in the power of music to enrich children’s lives and spiritual well being. They have put together a very rich, stimulating yet simple program of music for the Seinn na N-Óg project.
STANDARDISED SCHOOL YEAR 17-18 to 19-20
Department of Education and Skills Circular 0009/2017 outlines the standardised closures for schools from the 17/18 school year to the 19/20 school year. The details of same as issued by the department are available through the link below.
Standaridsed School Closures 17-18 to 19-20
School Choir Wins Limerick Choral Festival
On Friday March 3rd the school choir competed in the Limerick Choral Festival and won 1st place for the second year in a row. Well done to all the boys and girls for their tremendous performance. Take a look at the Choir page for more photos and to read about the Peace Proms Concert in which the children participated on Sunday March 5th.
Travel Challenge 2017
The Green School’s Committee organised our recent Travel Challenge. They encouraged everyone to walk to school or to ‘Park and Stride’ from Clarecastle Church. Over 180 children walked to school on Friday 17th February. Well done to all the boys and girls who took part. Keep it up everyone!!
Operation Transformation: 10@10!
On Friday February 10th the boys and girls took part in the Operation Transformation 10 @ 10 initiative which encouraged school children across the country to get active for 10 minutes at 10am! Take a look at Clarecastle NS getting active!
Peace Proms 2017
In preparation for the Peace Proms Concert, which will take place on March 5th, the children had a rehearsal in UL Arena with 25 other schools. For pictures of the event please check out the choir page. Here’s a little sneak preview of part of the Disney medley recorded by the organisers at the rehearsal!
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