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** Take a look at photos from First Holy Communion day which took place in May 2010 at Saint Breckans Church, Doora.

** Congratulations to the boys and girls in 6th Class who were confirmed in St Breckans Church, Doora recently. Well done to teachers & their helpers on the day for the beautiful ceremony.

** Congratulations to Katie Power in 4th Class who won 2nd prize in the Bord Gais "Capture The Power" photography competition. Take a look at Katiesprize winning photo and photos from the prize giving ceremony in Dublin.

**Congratulations to Alana Brigdale who won her section in the EBS Handwriting Competition. Alana now goes forward to represent Clare in the Munster competition. Best of Luck Alana.

** We had a vist from the ESB's Electric Vehicle recently. The visit was organised by our Green Schools Committee so the children could see the use that is made of alternative fuels as opposed to petrol and diesel. Thank you to Sean Hegarty, Paul Mulvaney and the ESB for facilitating us. Mile Buiochas. Take a look at our photos here.

** Our Students Council are running a Photography Competition for pupils from 3rd to 6th class. The theme is Winter. Take a look at the entries here.

** Our school was inspected by the Department of Education & Science in 2008. We were very happy to get a good report. Read the inspectors report here: http://www.education.ie/insreports/report1_17583V.htm. **

We hope you enjoy our school website. Please check back regularly, we try to keep the site as up to date as possible. If you have any ideas for our website please let us know.

	Our Events & Photos
	During May 2010, 2nd class made their First Holy Communion in Doora Church. Take a look at the schools photos here.
	Our annual Halloween Party took place in the West County Hotel on Thursday 22nd October 2009. It was a brilliant night - lots of fun, prizes and dancing. Take a look at our fantastic halloween costumes here >> Halloween Party
	Our annual Family Fun Day took place on June 16th 2009 and was a great success. Take a look at our photos here >> Family Fun Day
	We took part in the Bands Spectacular in Bunratty Folk Park on April 24th 2009. Take a look at our photos here. >> Bands Spectacular
	Réaltóg, our talent competition as gaeilge took place early in 2009. The competition had it all, music, singing, dance routines and judges. Take a look at our photos here >> Réaltóg
	As you can see the Green Flag has been hoisted. Míle Buíochas to Colette and her committee for all their hard work. For more photos of Knockanean getting the Green Flag >> Green Flag presentation

School Closures
All dates are provisional and may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Summer Holidays: School closing on Wed June 30th 2010 and reopens on Monday August 30th.

Credit Union
St Francis Credit Union will operate every Thursday Morning between 9:30am-10am. The main aim is to encourage students to adopt a regular savings habit. Application forms are available to pupils from 2nd - 6th class. More parents are needed to help with the school Credit Union. If you can spare half an hour one thursday morning please contact Anne Marie on 086-3530928 086-3530928.

Website Thank You!
A very big thank you to Michele Severn for all her hard work in getting the website up and running in early 2008. Micheles children have now moved to secondary school but we are very grateful for all the work she put in to get the website sorted. Thank you Michele!

Swimming Lessons will take place for the 2009/2010 academic year as follows:

Dates	Class
Sep 3rd - Oct 22nd	5th & 6th Classes
Nov 5th - Dec 17th	3rd & 4th Classes
Jan 21st - March 25th	1st & 2nd Classes

Events coming soon....

Knockanean National School

Knockanean,

Ennis,

County Clare,

Ireland

Telephone: +353 65 6840088 +353 65 6840088