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Mar.2023
Here is some of the woderful feedback we have got from our pupils: Feedback from our teachers: Feedback from our parents: Feedback from our principal: See also the wonderful feedback fro ...
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Feb.2023
Today we met a marine scientist who taught us all about sharks, dolphins and other fish found in the sea. We also learned about sea shells. ...
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Feb.2023
We had lots of fun mixing primary colours to make new colours. We painted a beautiful picture with the results. ☂️ ...
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Jan.2023
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Jan.2023
Here’s some interesting information from the Schoolwear Cente regarding our Saving Scheme that might be of interest to you: ...
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Jan.2023
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Dec.2022
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Dec.2022
In Ms. Hynes’ junior infants we learned about poor Sparky the dog 🐶 and how he couldn’t get a drink because his water had frozen into ice 🧊. We discussed how we could help Sparky get a drink. We learn ...
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Dec.2022
NEW DATE FOR THE CAROL SERVICE: POSTPONED, DUE TO ICY WEATHER! ...
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Dec.2022
We are always very conscious about keeping our teeth nice and healthy. We know that brushing our teeth is very good for keeping them healthy. We think that eating or drinking acids would be very bad f ...
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Dec.2022
We were delighted to make a presentation to Galway Hospice. The fundraising was thanks to our Hallowe’en walk and to our staff coffee morning. Well done to all, and especially to Lorainne and to ...
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Dec.2022
Lots of our classes logged on today for a wonderful talk by Danielle Wilcox from the Blackrock Castle Observatory. Danielle had lots of information for us on telescopes, how they work, the pictures th ...
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Nov.2022
As part of science week, we had a visit from a cool scientist. He did loads of amazing experiments with air. He even let us take a ride on his hover board!! It was so much fun! ...
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Nov.2022
We watched capillary action in full swing today. It was amazing to see the dye move up the paper towel. This experiment only takes about a half hour for it to work completely. ...
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Nov.2022
The Check it Fits service is a full-time, nationwide, free expert service which aims to put parent’s and guardian’s minds at ease that their child’s car seat is safely and securely fitted in their car ...
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Nov.2022
Ms Herbert’s junior infants class joined us today and yesterday to take part in some interesting and fun science experiments! ...
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Nov.2022
We had the best day on Tuesday listening to the Mad Scientist also known as Professor Messer talking about science. We really enjoyed this. ...
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Nov.2022
We celebrated science week by going on a trip to the aquarium. It was so fun and interesting. We saw lots of different types of fish including rays, starfish and seahorses! We even saw an octopus!! We ...
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Oct.2022
Happy Halloween from Prefab 2! ...
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Oct.2022
We had a wonderful coffee morning in aid of Galway Hospice. Many thanks to Lorraine for organising such a fantastic event, and to all her helpers for making the hall so welcoming and pleasant. It was ...
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Oct.2022
We have been learning all about the season of Autumn! We made Autumn trees by finger painting. 🍂We made hedgehogs using potatoes and match sticks. 🦔 We also planted daffodil 🌼 bulbs! &nb ...
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Oct.2022
We at Scoil Chaitríona Junior are thoroughly enjoying Space Week 2022 Click on the image above to see our Space Display Day … Space Week 2022 … Here are some of the things we have done: Ma ...
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Oct.2022
First Class had fun collecting data about people’s favourite fruit, ice-cream flavour and sports activity. They used this data to make pictograms. They also got to investigate 2D shapes and use ...
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Oct.2022
We’ve been busy trying lots of yummy recipes. So far we have made apple crumble, cookies and a rainbow smoothie. They were all delicious! ...
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Oct.2022
Happy DLD day from everyone in Prefab 2! ...
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Oct.2022
We had great fun celebrating science and space week in prefab 1B ...
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Oct.2022
We had a terrific day today. We loved showing our space boxes to other classes and our parents, and demonstrating about space and rockets. Most of the classes in the school and many of our parents cam ...
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Oct.2022
We had lots of fun today investigating all things to do with space, thanks to Ms. Mc Louglin and her class. Then after lunch we got to make our very own miniature rockets. Have a look at our creations ...
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Oct.2022
A huge Thank You to Space Week Ireland who put us in touch with Eóin Tuohy. Eóin is an Irish engineer who works with Éirespás. He was working with ESA (European Space Agency) and he knows all about a ...
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Sep.2022
We had great fun today exploring our 5 senses. We examined lots of different materials and objects to see how they felt such as fabrics, metal coils and plastics. Then we tested out different smells- ...
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Aug.2022
The cycle bus starts again on Thursday with the plan to run everyday (once the weather allows). The idea is for a group of children with their adults to cycle together in convoy to school… Reduc ...
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Jun.2022
Wishing all our pupils, parents and staff wonderful summer holidays 2022! ...
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Jun.2022
We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded: Well done to all the students, teachers and parents of Scoil Chaitríona Junior for all the hard work (and fun) in our science projects and investigati ...
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Jun.2022
A huge “WELL DONE” to the students who represented us so well in the Chity Sports yesterday. We are so proud of you! ...
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May.2022
We had a wonderful walk to school this morning to celebrate National Walk To School Week. Thankyou so much to everyone who participated. We hope it will encourage you to walk to school more often! ...
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May.2022
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May.2022
Dear Parents This is how to set up Aladdin Connect on your devices. With thanks. Aladdin Set Up ...
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May.2022
Dear Parents and students, We invite you to walk with us on Wednesday 18th of May. We will be departing from 3 different meeting points ( see map) . The departure times are on Aladdin noticeboard. We ...
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Mar.2022
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Language class leprechauns! ☘️ ...
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Feb.2022
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Feb.2022
We have been learning about Chinese New Year this week. We made Chinese rattle drums and decorated them with tigers for the New Year. We were so lucky to have a visit today from Lian. Lian is from Chi ...
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Jan.2022
Wishing all our pupils, our parents and our staff all the best for 2022! ...
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Dec.2021
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Nov.2021
An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin and Minister of Educationa Norma Foley visited our school today to announce a major new campus for the Junior and Senior schools. This process has already started and the ...
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Nov.2021
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Nov.2021
Happy Science Week. We will be engaging with many science events this week at school, and will showcase these here on our school website. You might like to book some free science shows for yourself an ...
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Oct.2021
There were some very strange characters around our school today. Who do you recognise? ...
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Oct.2021
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Oct.2021
We made astronauts for Space Week! We made helmets out of paper plates and attached our photos. Then we traced an outline of our bodies onto white paper to make sure our space suits were the right siz ...
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Oct.2021
Galway Sports Partnership S9eptfcemboe8431r t30 ag0t s7:05r1t PMd · MINDEST MONDAYS WITH JUST BEE! Our FOURTH Mental Health Month Programme has opened for registration! Aimed at 9 to 12 year olds, J ...
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Oct.2021
Watch out for lots of Space Week activities from all classes at Scoil Chaitríona Junior this week. Space Week posts: Here are some great sites to try: ...
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Sep.2021
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Sep.2021
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Jun.2021
Wishing you all a wonderful summer holiday. See you on August 30th! ...
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Jun.2021
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May.2021
“Kelly Childcare provides innovative solutions for the children and families of Scoil Chaitríona Junior Renmore, offering a safe, caring, child lead environment. We offer a before and after-school ser ...
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Apr.2021
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Apr.2021
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Apr.2021
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐀𝐀 𝐆𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 which includes 𝐔𝟔-𝐔𝟕-𝐔𝟖-𝐔𝟗-𝐔𝟏𝟎 age groups will 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐮𝐞. We are looking forward to seeing all 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛 ...
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Apr.2021
Renmore AFC are thrilled to confirm that outdoor soccer training is resuming from this week for our boys and girls teams! The Renmore Academy is open for boys and girls U5-U6-U7-U8-U9-U10 and U11 Grou ...
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Apr.2021
St James Ladies Gaelic Football Club will return to the pitch soon. The Girls Academy will return on Sat 8th May 9.45am in Renmore for girls U5, U6, U7, U8, U9 and U10. (Girls born in 2016 to 2011). G ...
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Mar.2021
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Jan.2021
STARCAMP is kick starting 2021 with FIREWORKS! As a gesture of goodwill and in the spirit of encouraging children to have fun and stay healthy, mentally and physically over this new and hopefully fina ...
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Jan.2021
We wish all of you – students, parents and staff a very safe, happy and successful 2021! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 ...
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Dec.2020
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Dec.2020
Dear Parents/Guardians, We are collecting items for our Christmas food bank this Thursday and Friday. This year our food bank will be donated to families in need in our school community. Donations ca ...
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Dec.2020
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Dec.2020
There is a lovely Christmassy feeling in Scoil Chaitríona Junior. We had an exciting visit from Santa and Mrs. Clause. Santa has given each of us a special reindeer to put on our windows or mirrors. O ...
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Dec.2020
If you would like to wear a Christmas jumper (or any nice woolly jumper) to school, please join us on Friday, December 11th for our Christmas Jumper Day. ...
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Nov.2020
Visit the virtual Galway Science and Technology Festival this Sunday from 11am at www.galwayscience.ie Also, remember to plant your seed ticket and grow some lovely lavender! ...
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Nov.2020
We did lots of fun science experiments this week in our class! We made a Skittles colour rainbow, tested how fast chocolate melts, made a mentos and Diet Coke explosion on the yard, made magic slime t ...
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Nov.2020
Message from Cell Explorers and Galway Science and Technology Festival: Win a place on the Cell Explorers ‘Fantastic DNA at Home’ private workshop on Sunday 22nd Nov (1pm or 3pm). Take a p ...
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Nov.2020
We are hoping to recruit new parents for; FREE Basic IT/Smartphone Skills Training: Emails, Zoom, SeeSaw, Shopping Online. GRETB have provided funding for an IT tutor to come to Ballybane on Tuesday ...
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Oct.2020
Such a strange bunch in Scoil Chaitríona Junior this year! ...
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Oct.2020
To the Principal, Good afternoon. My name is Jonathan Comerford, I work with Cork Institute of Technology on a project called DojoMór. I am contacting you to ask for your support on behalf of the High ...
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Oct.2020
We really enjoyed learning all about space this week. We learned about astronauts, rockets, planets, stars and gravity. We really enjoyed making these rockets. Our rockets are travelling to planets in ...
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Oct.2020
Space Week Events in Scoil Chaitríona Junior 2020: Asteroids, craters and the demise of the dinosaurs 2nd class (Oct 2020) Learning about gravity 2nd class (Oct 2020) Why can’t we hear sound in ...
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Sep.2020
We are delighted to announce a repeat Seesaw for Parents webinar on Thursday 24th of September from 8.30 -9.30pm. We received extremely positive feedback from our first parent webinar last week with o ...
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Aug.2020
We the staff of Scoil Chaitríona Junior welcome you all back to school on August 31st. It will be an exciting year for us. A year like no other! A year to remember. We will keep you up to date on al ...
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Aug.2020
We at Scoil Chaitríona Junior have achieved our 16th consecutive Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths Award. Well done to all our pupils, our teachers, staff, and parents for the wond ...
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Jun.2020
Click here to find out how to join Aladdin Connect Advice about school re-opening in September: Coronavirus Advice Educational activities to do with your children during these home-schooling weeks: ...
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Mar.2020
Twinkl: You can have FREE membership for a month. Lots and lots of fun stuff to keep everyone entertained and learning! Simply go to www.tinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS ...
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Mar.2020
Like to try a quiz? Maybe you can win one of the daily €20 book voucher prizes! ...
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Mar.2020
Looking for something interesting to do over the Easter Holidays? ...
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Mar.2020
Twinkl is a wonderful website used by teachers. You can have FREE membership for a month. Lots and lots of fun stuff to keep everyone entertained and learning! Simply go to www.tinkl.ie/offer and e ...
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Jan.2020
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Jan.2020
We will be taking part in Food Dudes from next week. It is a wonderful initiative where we will all get to try fruit and vegetables and will get rewards of stickers and cool prizes if we try the fruit ...
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Jan.2020
We, as a whole school community, really appreciate the hard work that our secretaries do on behalf of our school. We support them in looking for better conditions in their daily work. We were so proud ...
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Jan.2020
All at St. Vincent de Paul send a huge “Thank You” to everyone at Scoil Chaitríona Junior in response to their Christmas Food Appeal. What a lovely, kind, generous school community! ...
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Dec.2019
You are all invited to our 2019 Christmas Carol Service. On: TONIGHT: Tuesday, December 17th. At: 7pm (be there for 18:45) In: St. Oliver Plunkett’s church, Renmore (next to the school) ...
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Dec.2019
Merry Christmas from all the elves in Room 3! ...
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Dec.2019
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Dec.2019
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Nov.2019
Mrs. Coleman is retiring tomorrow. We will miss her a lot. We had a lovely concert for her today. Goodbye Mrs. Coleman. See you again! ...
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Nov.2019
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Nov.2019
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Nov.2019
Liam Mellows hurling club is playing in the County Final this Sunday. We wish them the very best of luck. ...
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Oct.2019
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Oct.2019
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Oct.2019
We will be going on our Halloween Walk on October 25th. We are looking forward to dressing up and also to raising money for our school. ...
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Oct.2019
We’ve been learning all about Autumn this week. We went on a walk around the school grounds gathering lots of different brown, yellow and orange leaves that had fallen from the trees. We then painted ...
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Aug.2019
Welcome to all our new Junior Infants 2019 and Welcome Back to all our returning pupils and staff. School opens this Friday, August 30th, 2019 at 8:50am. Our school calendar for 2019/2020 can be viewe ...
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Jun.2019
Wondering what to do during the summer holidays? Why not sign up for a summer camp? €100 per child, sibling discount available. ...
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Jun.2019
Note about our uniform sale TONIGHT: ...
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Jun.2019
We had a great time in Loughwell Farm on our school tour! ...
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Jun.2019
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Jun.2019
We at Scoil Chaitríona Junior have achieved our 15th consecutive Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths Award and are one of the first schools in Ireland to receive the brand new Badge ...
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Jun.2019
Carole from Connemara National Park gave us an absolutely fantastic talk about Irish native animals. She had brought with her a hare, a red squirrel, a badger, an otter, a mink, a pine martin, a stoat ...
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May.2019
Community Games Athletics Event, May 6th Galway City East Community Games Athletics Event, plus Long Puck (Poc Fada) & fun activities, takes place on May 6th (Bank Holiday Monday) at Renmore Pitc ...
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May.2019
Visiting our school: ...
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May.2019
The chicks we hatched in school three weeks ago have really grown. Look at them now! ...
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Apr.2019
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Apr.2019
Here is a draft of the school’s Digital Learning Plan. Feedback, comments and suggestions are welcome. Scoil Chaitríona Junior National School Digital Learning Plan 2018 ...
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Apr.2019
Áine Mc Dermott came to visit us in school today. She represented us in bowling in the recent special olympics in Abu Dabi in Dubai. She won a gold olympic medal for bowling after getting four strikes ...
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Mar.2019
Our school is holding our annual book fair all next week. Please feel free to browse or buy. ...
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Mar.2019
Are you looking for fun and excitement during the Easter Holidays. Why not sign up for a fun Easter Camp? ...
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Mar.2019
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Mar.2019
Are you looking for somewhere for your children to amuse themselves this summer? Here are some summer camps that we have heard about: ...
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Feb.2019
Are you worried about recent rumours regarding online cartoon characters? If so, please chat to your child about staying safe online. Here’s what the Irish Independent has to say on the matter: ...