Doonaha National School

We are a rural school in west Clare with a strong emphasis on inclusion and active learning.

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Sports day 2025! Fun in the sun!☀️

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Thanks to kilkee belaha hurling and camogie club for organising a great day of hurling for the local schools today.

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@ActiveFlag skipping and hoola hoop challenges were all the rage in Doonaha NS today. Looking forward to football tomorrow. #ASW25

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We were delighted to welcome some baby chicks and some ‘yet to hatch’ chicks complete with incubator ! Exciting times In Doonaha NS. We also have frogspawn so watch this spot ! 🐸
@coorefarm #coorefarm

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Delighted with our new playground markings and zoned yard areas. Thanks to @Claresports for the playground marking kit.@ActiveFlag

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Day one of our skip around Europe is off to a great start! We are almost in Kiev @ActiveFlag

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Thanks to Ms Sexton and Ms Clancy for organising an amazing ‘wellbeing week’ in our school as part of our Amber flag initiative. We had yoga, hot chocolate, gratitude notes and an inside out themed movie day! #amberflag #wellbeing @PietaHouse

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We have come to the end of a very busy few weeks in Doonaha NS! Wishing you all a very happy Christmas!

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What a wonderful afternoon of collaboration with parents, children and staff of Doonaha NS. We made some traditional Christmas decorations while listening to Christmas music, eating and chatting. Thanks to everyone! The Christmas countdown has begun #christmas #crafting #loophead

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Amazing trip today to Scattery Island. We had a guided tour of the island and saw its rich history for ourselves. We saw the round tower, the battery, the lighthouse, the holy well and the cathedral. The boat trip was enjoyable too! @ScatteryTours @opwireland

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Sports day 2024 in Doonaha NS. Great fun was had by all! Thanks to @GrumpyMule kilkee for the delicious ice creams!

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Delighted to be part of the #College4kids programme at TUS once again this year. Today we graduated. Thanks to TUS for the great experience ⁦@TUS__Access⁩

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In preparation for bike week next week, we were treated to a Bike Maintenance workshop by Sarah from ⁦@GreenSchoolsIre⁩. We changed a wheel, fixed a puncture and cleaned the bike. Thank you Sarah #Bikeweek

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Today the rain (almost) stayed away while we took part in the Heritage in Schools project. With expert advice from Greta we identified much of the flora and fauna in our beautiful part of the world ⁦@HeritageIreOPW⁩ #STEM #heritageinschool

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The children in the junior room have been exploring a variety of themes as part of Aistear. They made their own play dough and slime. Lots of sticky fingers and happy smiles!

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Planting seeds in the sunshine. Looking forward to our crop in the coming weeks and months.

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We were delighted to take part in the @explorersedu programme with the @MarineInst . Thanks to claire for a fantastic morning on the beach. Here is a small sample of the amazing discoveries we made on the day 🐬

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@NatalieMaryz Thank you Natalie! It’s a wonderful tool.

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Thank you to Garda Robin for visiting our school today to talk to the pupils about life as a Garda and also about being safe online. #onlinesafety #garda

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