Scoil Chaitríona Junior: November 2009

Monday, November 16, 2009

School Year 2009/2010

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.

Staff in Scoil Chaitríona Junior

At present there are 402 pupils and 35 teachers in the school
The staff is made up of:
an administrative principal
20 mainstream class teachers
4 special class teachers
4 learning support teachers
3 English as a Second Language teachers
2 Resource teachers & 1 Part Time Resource teacher
2 Speech and Language therapists
9 special needs assistants
2 school secretaries
1 caretaker

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.

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 runnersUniform
Stockists: Anthony Ryan's, Shop Street or National Schoolwear Centre, Tower House, Tuam Road