Na Drámaí

Comhgairdeachas

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.

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!

TV3 - News 11th February, 2009

Scoil Chaitríona Junior is set to lose our Special Education Class. TV3 News reported on the latest education cuts. Click on the link below to see TV3 News bulletin from February 11th, 2009
TV3 - Video

Carol Service

We had our Carol Service last night (Wednesday, 17th of December). It was just lovely. The children sang so well, the junior infants looked gorgeous dressed up as people and animals from the Nativity Story and the "Amen" dance at the end was spectacular. Well done to all the children, teachers and parents who put so much time and effort into making the night a really special one.

Book Fair

Book FairMonday 1st December to Friday 5th 2008

This week is Book Fair week in our school. We had an author and poet Pete Mollinaux visit our school today. He did some interesting drama with us, told us stories, showed us a rainmaker, sang a song on a guitar and told us always to use our imaginations. He was great! All this week we can visit the hall and see the books in the fair (with our parents if we like). We can buy the books. Money raised goes towards buying books for the school. Such a great cause!

Beauty and the Beast

Today our school had a visit from a Theatre Group. They performed the pantomime "Beauty and the Beast".It was a marvellous show and we really enjoyed it. Some of us will be in the Renmore version of Beauty and the Beast and will be performing in the Town Hall Theatre in Galway at the start of January 2009.

Protest Rally

How do you feel about the edudational changes in the budget?
Did you know that :

• Class sizes will be increased. This will mean that thousands of children will be in classes of over 30


• Each shool will only be allowed two English as an Additional Language Teachers irrespective of the number of non English speaking students in the school


• From Jan 1st there will be no substitute cover for teachers on uncertified sick leave. This will lead to serious disruption in schools as the class(es) of the absent teacher(s) will have to be divided.


• The free book grant for families with financial difficulties is abolished.
  
• Funding for special equipment and library books will not now be given to schools.


• The Plan for Students with Special Educational Needs has been delayed. This will delay improvements for children with special needs in our school.

In order to voice our disapproval of these changes, parents and teachers in Galway are attending a Protest Rally on Saturday 8th November. We will assemble in Eyre Square at 1:45pm. In the interests of your children, we strongly urge you to attend. Be your child's voice.

There was a great turnout for the protest on Saturday. And a big Thank you to those who attended to support us on this important cause. We were all wrapped up for the march as the weather was awful but that did not lessen the crowd. Lets hope it makes a difference!

Witches Walk

Friday, 24th October, 2008 The weather was windy, but dry and sunny (weren't we lucky). Witches, vampires, princesses, ghosts and many other assorted people arrived at school to take part in our annual "Witches Walk".
It was a thoroughly enjoyable walk, and we made lots of money for the school and for charity. (Total to be announced when all the money is in). Well done to all the children, parents and teachers for the huge effort involved in getting everyone dressed up, and for the money raised.

Witches Walk

If you live in Renmore watch out for witches, ghosts, monsters, princesses, fairies and mummies at the end of October.......because at the end of October Scoil Chaitríona Junior pupils (and teachers) will be out on our Witches Walk. It is a chance for all to dress up, to go for a short walk, and to help raise some much needed funds for our school and for charity. We are all looking forward to our sponsored walk, it is one of the fun highlights of our school year. Please support us if you can. Thank you.

Congratulations again to Room 5!

We have just heard that Sleeping Beauty (Codladh Céad Bliain) is heading to Mullingar! Well done to Ms. McLoughlin's senior infants for their great teamwork in getting to the All Ireland Drama finals in Mullingar on Friday, April 25th at 12:30! Go néirí an t-adh libh.

Féile Scoildrámaíochta Congratulations

• Scoil Chaitríona Junior is taking part (for the first time) in the Féile Scoildrámaíochta. Well done to the two classes who took to the stage in the Temperance Hall in Loughrea on March 4th. Here are the terrific results:
  

• Ms. Lavery's class (1st) came 1st in their group with their drama Na Trí Mhuc (The Three Little Pigs)


• Ms. McLoughlin's class (senior infants) are through to the Connacht finals in Castlebar at the start of April with their play Codladh Céad Bliain (Sleeping Beauty)


• Victory Adebayo from Ms. McLoughlin's class won a Best Actress Award for her part as the evil fairy in Sleeping Beauty


• Scoil Chaitríona Junior won the award for the best newcomers to the Féile

A very hearty CONGRATULATIONS to all who were involved in both plays, and especially to Mr. Len Wright for his help with the wonderful sets and props, and to Anne Power for her expertise with all our make-up.

School Calendar 07/08

Galway City Council

Congratulations to all our students who entered the Galway City Litter Art Competition. Our school won €250 because so many of our students entered the art competition. Well done to all for the wonderful pictures.A special congratulations to Rebecca O'Connell from Mrs. Canney's class for being one of the prizewinners. Keep an eye out for her picture in March on the calendar.

Junior School Carol Service

Our carol service was so special. We had our carol service in the church on the evening of December 19th. It was a lovely ceremony and all the children sang and read so beautifully. Well done to all who came, all who dressed up and all who practised so hard for the last few weeks to make the ceremony so special.

Meeting Mrs. McAleese

On Thursday, November 15th Scoil Chaitríona Junior were invited to join in the 10 year celebrations of Science Week in Galway. Mrs. McAleese is the president of Ireland. She came too. Senior Infants Room 5 went to represent our school. We met Mrs. McAleese and her husband. They are really nice. They shook our hands and chatted to us. We got to make wonderful wind turbines with Dick and Anne from Rude Mechanicals and we got a present of a lovely yellow Science Week T-shirt each. It was such a great occasion. Some of us were even on Friday's Irish Times newspaper.

Our African School

Did you know? We are linked with Nyabbani school in Uganda. It's lovely having friends so far away. Here is a photo of them. We sent our first batch of letters and pictures to them this week. They will be very excited to get our letters and we can't wait to get their replies!

Mobile Farm

The mobile farm came to visit our school today. We really enjoyed the visit. We got to see Rosie the Donkey, Jasmine the Duck, Cloe the Goose,Megan the black hen, Daisy the cow and her son Bob, Babe the Pig, Rodger the Rabbit and Dolly the Sheep.
We got to see and pet all the animals and some of us even had Jasmine the duck on our shoulders or our heads when she was out for her walk.
Rosie the Donkey showed us her very brown teeth. We can see why we need to brush our teeth every day, we don't want them turning brown like Rosie's.

Witches Walk

On October 26th, our whole school went on our Witches Walk around Renmore. Everyone (even the teachers) dressed up. It was great fun. Well done to all for the money you raised for charity and for the school. We very much appreciate the time and effort you as parents put in to dressing up your children so well and helping with the sponsorship for the walk.

First Communion

First communion in Scoil Chaitríona Junior was on Saturday, April 27th, 07. We had an absolutely wonderful day. Well done to all who made their communion, to the wonderful 1st class choir, and to the priests, teachers and parents who helped to make this day so special