This year we are very fortunate to be participating in the Teacher-Artist Partnership programme (TAP) developed by Creative Ireland. As part of the programme we have an in school residency with local artist Ciara O' Hara who specializes in the visual arts. 

Our first day with Ciara began with some games and activities leading into a workshop focusing on movement, play and expression. The second workshop focused on swallows and their homes, based on swallows nesting in our play shed last year.  Our final workshop of the day was designing our ideal outdoor area. All workshops targeted the outdoors, encouraging the children to reflect and analyse their schools outdoor areas.

Ciara will be working with the students for three weeks. The direction of the project is determined by the children’s voices and interests, with their artwork at the heart of the process. It is a wonderful opportunity for the students to broaden their thinking, artistic abilities, to develop creative practices and respond to their surroundings via art. We can not wait for our second session! 

​Congratulations to the newly appointed Amber Flag committee. The committee have been busy establishing their goals for the year to help our school promote positive mental health. The committee hope to build on the success of the last number of years.  Some of the highlights to date include the ‘I Am’ campaign where all pupils in the school displayed a positive affirmation about themselves, the establishment of an Amber Flag notice board, a poster campaign promoting positive mental health, a mental health awareness themed entry into St. Patrick’s Day parade, partaking in the Mayo Mental Health Association art competition and fund raising through the Peace Package with a donation of E50 to Pieta House.
The committee hope to promote the three main goals of the Amber Flag which are:

• To promote mental health and well-being for all.
• To prevent mental health problems through increased awareness.
• To improve the quality of life for those with mental health
  problems by promoting recovery through awareness and education.

The committee look forward to steering the pupils of Cloonlyon towards our 3rd Amber Flag and welcome support, comments and suggestions from all the pupils.

The Green Schools Committee welcome three new members to continue the work of past members who have left to go on to secondary school. There is much work to be done as the school works towards it's 11th Green School Flag on Travel and Global Citizenship. Many exciting ideas have been discussed at the first meeting of the year and the committee look forward to endeavouring to make our world a better place. We can't wait!

Huge congratulations to our Cross Country teams who both won gold at the cross country Area Competition held in Swinford last Thursday. The  pupils will now compete in Ballina next Thursday, the 26th September. We wish them every success and hope they have a wonderful day. 

Congratulations  to our Star Pupils this week. Well deserved!