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Summer Holidays 2021
2021-06-30 12:00 (Europe/Dublin)
St. Conaire’s will close for the 2021 summer holidays at 12 noon on Wednesday, June 30th. We wish all our pupils, staff and parents a safe and happy summer. School will reopen on Tuesday, August 31st.

June Bank Holiday Closure
2021-06-07 - 2021-06-11
St. Conaire’s will be closed from June 7th to June 11th inclusive. School will re-open on Monday, June 14th.

May Bank Holiday 2021
2021-05-03 - 2021-05-04
St. Conaire’s will be closed on Monday May 3rd and Tuesday May 4th for the May Bank Holiday. The school will reopen on Wednesday, May 5th 2021.

St. Conaire's reopening after Easter
2021-04-12 08:00 - 17:00
St. Conaire’s will reopen for all pupils on Monday, April 12th 2021.

Easter Holidays 2021
2021-03-26 12:00 - 17:00
St. Conaire’s will close at 12 noon today for the Easter Holidays. Timings for the collection of children have been sent to all parents on Aladdin Connect.

3rd to 6th classes return to school
2021-03-15
Pupils in 3rd to 6th classes will return to school on Monday, March 15th 2021 in line with public health guidelines.

St. Patrick's Day 2021
2021-03-09
St. Conaire’s N.S. will be closed on Wednesday, March 17th 2021 for St. Patrick’s Day.

Juniors and Senior Infants, 1st and 2nd Classes return to school
2021-03-01
Junior and Senior Infants, 1st and 2nd classes will return to school on Monday, March 1st 2021 in line with the phased reopening of schools. We are looking forward to seeing our younger pupils coming back to school.

Ireland Reads, Thursday February 25th 2021
2021-02-25
Thursday, February 25th 2021 is Ireland Reads Day, a new initiative to encourage reading by the Government. We encourage everyone to take time out of the day to do a little more reading. Reading can take you many places! For more information see the Ireland Reads Website.

February mid-term break
2021-02-18 - 2021-02-19
St. Conaire’s NS will be closed for mid-term break on Thursday and Friday, February 18th and 19th. Online teaching and learning will resume on Monday, February 22nd, 2021.

Schools closed for January 2021
2021-01-11 - 2021-01-29
St. Conaire’s NS will be closed for the remainder of January 2021 in line with government Level 5 Covid restrictions.

Extension to Christmas Holidays
2021-01-06 - 2021-01-08
The Department of Education and Skills has extended the school Christmas break by three days with school reopening on Monday, January 11th, 2020. More information will be sent out on the Aladdin Connect app next week.

Christmas Holidays 2020
2020-12-23 - 2021-01-05
St. Conaire’s NS will close at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 22 2020 and will reopen on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021.

Shannon 2nd level enrolment process closes today
2020-11-13
Shannon’s two second level schools, St. Caimin’s and St. Patrick’s, will close their enrolment applications process today.

Junior Infant MMR and 4 in 1 Vaccinations
2020-11-03 - 2020-11-04
The HSE School Immunisation Team will be in St. Conaire’s on November 3rd and 4th to provide the MMR and 4 in 1 vaccinations to our Junior Infants. More information will be sent home by the HSE.

St. Conaire's NS re-opens after mid-term
2020-11-02
St. Conaire’s NS will re-open for all pupils today.

October mid-term break
2020-10-26 - 2020-10-30
St. Conaire’s NS will be closed this week for the October mid-term break.

Halloween Dress Up Day 2020
2020-10-23
Pupils are invited to dress up in their favourite Halloween costume today. We invite ghouls, ghosts and goblins to come to school today. We are hoping to raise money for the Goradiche Orphanage and Milford Hospice while having some fun!

Shannon Secondary Schools Start 2021 Enrolment Application Process
2020-10-22
Our two second level schools in Shannon will soon start their 2021 Enrolment Application Process for new First Years. St. Caimin’s Community School and St. Patrick’s Comprehensive School will begin taking applications from this Friday, October 23rd 2020. More information is available from the respective school websites: http://www.stcaimins.ie and http://www.stpatrickscomprehensive.ie

Reading Aloud to Children Free Webinar from NEPS
2020-09-29 21:00 - 22:00
NEPS have organised a free webinar on reading aloud to children. Children of all ages love to have someone read aloud to them. This webinar is aimed at parents of children in the primary school age range. The link for parents to register for this seminar is:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B-ZL2WZQRzGajmkSG-GL_w

First Holy Communion Ceremonies
2020-09-19 11:00 - 12:00
Children in 3rd class will make their First Holy Communions in two separate ceremonies at 11 am (Mr. O’Connell) and 1:30 pm (Mr. Pilkington) on Saturday, September 19th, 2020 in SS John & Paul Church, Shannon. We wish the children, their families and teachers all the best for a very special day in their lives.

St. Conaire's reopens for 2020/2021 school year
2020-08-31
St. Conaire’s NS will open for all pupils on Monday, August 31st 2020. We look forward to welcoming everyone back.

School closure - COVID-19
2020-03-12 14:35 - 2020-03-29 17:00
The Government has closed all schools until March 29th in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Please monitor the website for a re-opening date.

Meeting for parents of 6th class pupils making their Confirmation in 2020
2019-10-03 19:30 - 20:30
Fr. Arnold Rosney PP will meet parents of pupils making their Confirmation in 2020 in the school hall at 7:30 pm this evening.

Early closure for staff training on Wednesday, October 2nd
2019-10-02 12:00 - 14:30
St. Conaire’s NS will close at 12 noon on October 2nd 2019 to facilitate whole-school in-service training. All pupils are to be collected at 12 o’clock. Thank you.

First Communion Preparation Mass
2019-09-29 10:00 - 11:00
The first preparation Mass for Holy Communion in 2020 will take place at 10 am today in Ss. John & Paul Church.

Meeting for parents of children in First Communion Classes
2019-09-26 19:30 - 20:30
Fr. Arnold Rosney PP will meet parents of children making their First Holy Communion in 2020 at 7:30 pm on Thursday, September 29th in the school assembly hall.

Mass to mark the start of the new school year
2019-09-25 11:30 - 12:00
The annual Mass to mark the start of the school year will take place in Ss. John & Paul Church today at 11:30 am.

Cross Country at Lees Road
2019-09-24 11:00 - 12:30
The annual cross country races will take place at Lees Road in Ennis today with a start time of 11 am.

St. Conaire's opens on Thursday, August 29th for new school year
2019-08-29
St. Conaire’s will reopen on Thursday, August 29th 2019 for the new school year. We look forward to welcoming everyone back after the summer holidays.
