Knockconan National School, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
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Fáilte! Welcome to KNOCKCONAN National School WEB SITE

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Hello Knockconan NS from Mr Sheehan
Click on Meet the Principal above for your questions answered by Mr Sheehan ! 
 

New Principal: As communicated by the Board of Management a new Principal has been selected to take over from Miss Brennan who has retired from Knockconan NS. The new Principal, Mr. Bernard Sheehan, has ten years’ experience already as Principal in a school in Cork.  Mrs. Donnelly will be Acting Principal until Mr. Sheehan arrives. Miss Brennan wishes everyone well and will be returning to help out with a number of ongoing projects at the school including Green Schools.

Below is our inspection report (Covid Measures & Child Safeguarding) 
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Important - See updated Child Safeguarding and Risk Assessment Statement below: 
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New draft policies - opinions welcome 
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Survey responses from parents on digital learning - here are the results of the survey
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See plans for new classrooms below: 

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There is an AED (defibrillator) available at the front of the school for emergencies. 
All staff at Knockconan NS are trained in First Aid. 
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Sacrament Dates 
First Holy Communion: Saturday 14th May 2022 in Clara
Confirmation: Sunday 1st May

Watch our new school video here....
Have a look around our schools and see some of our activities ......

Enrolment for September 2022 
Enrolment forms can be downloaded from the school web site at knockconanns.weebly.com where information for new parents is also available. Enrolment forms can also be sent out by post if requested or collected from the school office. Returned forms need to be accompanied by a copy of the child’s birth cert and their PPSN number.

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Return to school form - if your child is returning to school after an absence you need to complete this form 
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Go to knockconanns.weebly.com/graduation-2021.html
​for the graduation slideshow and photos. 
Go to 

https://knockconanns.weebly.com/2020--2021-photos.html for activity week photos.
Some of our many awards: 
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Award of Science and Maths Excellence 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
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Active Schools Flag Award
 2013 - 2016
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Digital Schools Award 
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Green Schools Award 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012
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Bluestar Award 
​2014, 2015, 2017. 2020 , 2021
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Pushki Award 2018

Failte Romhat! 
Welcome to our school web site where you can can check out some of the many events that take place in our school, explore links to websites that parents and pupils might find useful, and much more. Have fun!

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Knockconan NS, Tru Beginnings and Blackwater Learning Centre




Knockconan NS, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan, 
Telephone: 047-87244 Fax: 047 86644
knockconanns5@eircom.net

Knockconan National School is situated just off the N2 at Ballyoisin in the parish of Truagh in North Monaghan. 

Staff

Principal: Miss Emer Brennan 
Deputy Principal: Mrs Patricia Donnelly
Junior and Senior Infants: Mrs Bronagh Mc Ginn
Senior Infants and First Class: Mrs Donnelly 
2nd and 3rd :  Miss Karole Keenan
3rd, 4th and 5th : Mr Michael Buckley
5th and 6th Class: Mr White
SETs: Miss Brennan, Mrs Boyle
Special Needs Assistants: Mrs Siobhan Douglas and Mrs Claire Martin
Secretary: Mrs Patricia Sherlock 
Caretaker: Mrs.Josephine Lavery

Have a look at our other websites!

We have taken part in the Discover Primary Science Awards for Science and Maths Excellence every year for ten years. This requires the keeping of a log which must be submitted in April. We keep our log on-line on our science log site. 
http://www.knockconansciencelog.com
Another site! Here is our creative schools work: 
http://knockconancreativeschool.weebly.com/
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The building

Knockconan School building was completed in 2005 and certain facilities within it are shared with Tru Beginnings Childcare and the community.
Knockconan NS is Catholic in ethos under the patronage of the Diocese of Clogher 
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We are here ^
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Vision

Our vision is to promote the full and harmonious development of every child in our school. Knockconan National School is a co-educational, Catholic primary school which strives to provide a well-ordered, caring, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral and cultural needs of the pupils are identified and addressed.

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Find out about placenames here

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Email: knockconanns5@gmail.com      Phone 047 87244     Fax:  047 86644