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- Caitriona Murphy on Visit from Caitríona Murphy
- Carol on Junior Room School Tour
- Ruth McDonald Cosby on First Holy Communion
- kmurray3190 on Visit to Clontuskert Abbey: The Priory of St. Mary
- Joe Molloy on Visit to Clontuskert Abbey: The Priory of St. Mary
- kieran on Flags of Europe
- Catherine Lyons on Congratulations Clontuskert FLL Team 2017
- sean walsh on Visit to Mount St Joseph Abbey, Roscrea
- Kay Synott on Gardening with Kay Synott
- Triggy on Cooking with 1st and 2nd class
Category Archives: Microsoft Showcase School
Week 4 Human Differences Project: Building Bridges instead of Walls- Skyping Northern Ireland
Today as part of the Human Differences Project we Skyped Mr. Corrigan’s Class in Millennium Integrated in Belfast once again. Last week our Skype Call was moderated by Mr. Dijkman and his class in Belgium. We learnt about the history … Continue reading
Visitors from National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Today we hosted visitors from Singapore in Clontuskert; Mr Sherwin Cheng, Mr Alvin Lim, Miss Tan Ming Ming, Mr Muhammad Farizal and Dr Zoe Boon.
The group are Vice-Principals from Singapore who are currently participants of the Leadership in Education Programme … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Digital Schools of Distinction, Empowerings Minds and LEGO, Film, FLL, History, Human Differences, JrFLL, Microsoft Showcase School, Music, Visitors to the school
Tagged Clontuskert NS, FLL, Human Differences, Jolly Phonics, JrFLL, Microsoft Showcase School, OneNote, OneNote Classroom Notebook
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Human Differences
This is Week One of the Human Differences Project. Check out the film of some of the schools from across the world. #HumanDifferences
Human Differences Project
This term the Senior Room is taking part in a global project with thirty three other schools from across the world called Human Differences. www.humandifferences.com The map below shows the countries taking part.
In order to be better global citizens, students … Continue reading
Meeting Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Today 6th Class, Ms. Stokes and Mrs. Murray travelled to St. Patrick’s College DCU to take part in a Microsoft Minecraft Hackathon event.
Ms. Stokes had worked with the Senior Room exploring what ‘Future Learning Spaces’ should look like and on … Continue reading
MindRising 16 Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to 5th and 6th class Winners at MindRising 16 today!
This Saturday 5th and 6th class represented Clontuskert at the MindRising Awards Ceremony in Dublin and also visited the CoderDojo Coolest Projects & Launch’d Dublin in the RDS.
MindRising is … Continue reading
MindRising Awards 2016
This Saturday 5th and 6th class will represent Clontuskert at the MindRising Awards Ceremony in Dublin and will also visit the CoderDojo Coolest Projects & Launch’d Dublin in the RDS.
MindRising 2016 is a competition celebrating 200 years of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Clontuskert NS, Microsoft Showcase School, MindRising, Minecraft, OneNote, Surface, Sway
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Keith Finnegan on Galway Bay FM
Today Mrs. Murray spoke to Keith Finnegan on Galway Bay FM about Clontuskert being awarded Microsoft Showcase School status.
Click on the link to listen from 35.00 minutes.
The Keith Finnegan Show – Friday 5th February
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Microsoft Showcase School Launch
St. Augustine’s N.S. Clontuskert has been selected as a 2015-2016 Microsoft Showcase School.
St. Augustine’s N.S. Clontuskert is the first primary school in the Republic of Ireland to be selected as a Microsoft Showcase School for its excellence in transforming … Continue reading
Travelling 6858 kilometres with Skypeathon
Today we travelled 6858 kilometres or 4261 miles as part of a global Skype-a-thon. The Skype-a-thon aims to reach a global high of over one million virtual miles travelled between the 48 hours of the 3rd and 4th of December.
Clontuskert … Continue reading
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