Tuesday, July 7, 2009
History of Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Renmore, Galway
The Parish of Renmore, as we know it today, was established in 1971. Canon Jack O’Connor was its first parish priest and he quickly set about the task of building schools to cater for the rapidly growing population. Scoil Chaitríona Junior enrolled 104 boys and 103 girls on 2nd July 1973 under its first principal, Roisín Bean Mhic Cumhaill. The other five teachers on the staff at the time were Mrs. Joan Ray, Mrs. Eileen O’Donnell, Mrs. Mary Smith, Sr. Noirín Concannon and Ms. Máire Geoghegan Quinn. There was one Second class, one First class, two Senior Infant classes and two Junior Infant classes. In 1974 the Senior School opened using classrooms just completed in what is now the Junior School. In July 1975 the Senior School pupils and teachers moved into their own section of the school. Mr. Richard Burke T.D., Minister for Education, officially opened the new schools, and Most Rev. Dr. Michael Browne, Bishop of Galway, blessed the new complex on September 26th.
Labels: Galway, Ireland, national school, primary school, Renmore, Scoil Chaitríona Junior
Daily Timetable
School opens at 8.40am (for 8.50am start) and finishes at 1.30pm for infant classes, 2.30pm for first and second classes.
Staff in Scoil Chaitríona Junior
At present there are 414 pupils and 36 teachers in the school
The staff is made up of:
an administrative principal
19 mainstream class teachers
4 special class teachers
4 learning support teachers
4 English as a Second Language teachers
2 Special Needs Resource teachers
2 Speech and Language therapists
7 special needs assistants
2 school secretaries
1 caretaker
School Uniform
Girls: Royal blue pinafore, royal blue cardigan with white tipping, pale blue polo T-shirt
Boys: Grey trousers, royal blue jumper with white tipping, pale blue polo T-shirt
P.E. Uniform: Tracksuits (or school royal blue tracksuit) and runners
Uniform Stockists: Anthony Ryan's, Shop Street or National Schoolwear Centre, Tower House, Tuam Road
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Winning Photograph
Congratulations to Scoil Chaitríona Junior for all the work done on the Greenwave programme this year, and to all the teachers who submitted photographs to the Greenwave site. We are delighted to have one of our photos chosen as the winner of the frogspawn category, and overall winning photo this year. To see our picture and other winners, please follow this link to the Greenwave gallery site: http://www.greenwave.ie/index.php?p=gallery&q=winners2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
New School Laptop
A hearty "Well Done and Thank You" to all the parents and children who donated the old mobile phones to the school in aid of the Menningitis Research Foundation. The school received a new Dell laptop in recognition of our large collection.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
More Drama News
Comhairdeachas
Friday, February 27, 2009
Na Drámaí
Congratulations to Ms. Long's Senior Infants for a fantastic performance in yesterday's competition. Our school is so proud of all of you. This class are through to the next round of the Féile Scoildrámaíochta, in Castlebar, on either 10th, 11th or 12th of March!
Congratulations too to the budding actors and actresses of Ms. McLoughlin's Senior Infants class, who are also through to the next round of the Féile Scoildrámaíochta!!!
Maith sibh go léir, agus go néirí an t-adh libh sa chéad comórtas eile.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Féile Scoildrámaíochta
Senior infants from Ms. Long's class (Room 7 with Sleeping Beauty) and Senior infants from Ms. McLoughlin's class (Room 5 with A Squash and a Squeeze) are performing plays in Irish for a competition on Thursday, 26th February.
Beidh Codladh Céad Bliain agus Teach Ró-Bheag sna comórtais drámaíochta in Indreabhán ar Déardaoin seo chugainn. Tá neart cleachtadh á dhéanamh acu na laethannta seo. Go néirí an t-adh leo leis na drámaí.
We wish them the best of luck on Thursday. May you do your best, and have a lot of fun doing it!




