2
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 ...
1
Jan.2021
We wish all of you – students, parents and staff a very safe, happy and successful 2021! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 ...
23
Dec.2020
21
Dec.2020
17
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 ...
15
Dec.2020
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11
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 ...
11
Dec.2020
9
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. ...
20
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! ...
12
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 ...
11
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 ...
23
Oct.2020
23
Oct.2020
Such a strange bunch in Scoil Chaitríona Junior this year! ...
23
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 ...
9
Oct.2020
Junior Infants are ready for blast off with our rockets. We hope you like them! ...
4
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 ...
21
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 ...
26
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 ...
19
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 ...
19
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: ...
21
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 ...
18
Mar.2020
Like to try a quiz? Maybe you can win one of the daily €20 book voucher prizes! ...
12
Mar.2020
Looking for something interesting to do over the Easter Holidays? ...
12
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 ...
4
Mar.2020
We went on a walk in our neighborhood to spot local structures that engineers have designed. We talked about different structures, how they were designed, how they were made and how they help us in da ...
4
Mar.2020
Note for parents of first and second class students: ...
3
Mar.2020
Comhgairdeas Mhór ag dul go Ranganna Ms. McLoughlin, Ms. Cunningham & Ms. Kavanagh a bhuaigh duaiseann anocht agus go háirithe le Learaí agus an Ollphéist a fuair duais “an aisteoir is fearr ...
3
Mar.2020
Seachtain na Gaeilge atá ann anois. Thugamar cuairt ar Gaelscoil Dara inniu. Rinneamar ár ndrámaí “Cairde Learaí” agus “An Ollphéist” do na páistí i Scoil Dara, agus chonaiceam ...
28
Feb.2020
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27
Feb.2020
‘Cairde Learaí’ performed by Rang a hAon ...
25
Feb.2020
Baineamar an-taitneamh as ár lá i gCilcornán. Tá na múinteoirí an-bhródúil. A huge “Go Raibh Míle Maith Agat” to Sinéad’s mum for videoing this for all of us! ...
19
Feb.2020
Chonaic muid dráma iontach inniu. Aisteoirí den scoth! Maith sibh, agus do mhúinteoir iontach, Ms. Kavanagh! ...
11
Feb.2020
Our drama is on Tuesday February 25th in Kilcornan hall in Clarinbridge at 9:30am. Please have your child at school at 8am in the morning for costume change and make up. We will take a bus there and b ...
24
Jan.2020
child-safeguarding-and-risk-assessment 2019 ...
15
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 ...
10
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 ...
10
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! ...
18
Dec.2019
17
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) ...
13
Dec.2019
13
Dec.2019
28
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! ...
25
Nov.2019
7
Nov.2019
Liam Mellows hurling club is playing in the County Final this Sunday. We wish them the very best of luck. ...
11
Oct.2019
10
Oct.2019
8
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. ...
7
Oct.2019
We are learning all about space. Today we were wondering “Why don’t we fall off the Earth when it is up-side down in space?” We were also wondering “Why do astronauts on the m ...
7
Oct.2019
For space week we launched some fizzy rockets. We know that fizzy tablets react with water making fizzy bubbles of gas. We were able to guess that this gas is Carbon Dioxide. We think that real rocke ...
7
Oct.2019
First class had a blast during Space Week. We created mice rockets, learned about famous astronaut Neil Armstrong and created a timeline of his life. After learning all about the planets and watching ...
24
Sep.2019
We are preparing for space week next week. Today we made and flew some foam projectiles (rockets) which we powered using elastic bands. Proper rockets use fuel and that is why these are projectiles r ...
6
Sep.2019
Are you interested in singing and dancing? Then read on: ...
2
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 ...
1
Jan.2021
We wish all of you – students, parents and staff a very safe, happy and successful 2021! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 ...
23
Dec.2020
21
Dec.2020
17
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 ...
15
Dec.2020
...
11
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 ...
11
Dec.2020
9
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. ...
20
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! ...
12
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 ...
11
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 ...
23
Oct.2020
Such a strange bunch in Scoil Chaitríona Junior this year! ...
23
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 ...
9
Oct.2020
Junior Infants are ready for blast off with our rockets. We hope you like them! ...
4
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 ...
21
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 ...
26
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 ...
19
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 ...
19
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: ...
21
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 ...
18
Mar.2020
Like to try a quiz? Maybe you can win one of the daily €20 book voucher prizes! ...
12
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 ...
24
Jan.2020
child-safeguarding-and-risk-assessment 2019 ...
15
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 ...
10
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 ...
10
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! ...
17
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) ...
13
Dec.2019
13
Dec.2019
28
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! ...
25
Nov.2019
8
Nov.2019
7
Nov.2019
Liam Mellows hurling club is playing in the County Final this Sunday. We wish them the very best of luck. ...
10
Oct.2019
28
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 ...
19
Jun.2019
3
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 ...
3
May.2019
Visiting our school: ...
9
Apr.2019
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1
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 ...
1
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 ...
20
Mar.2019
Our school is holding our annual book fair all next week. Please feel free to browse or buy. ...
14
Mar.2019
Are you looking for fun and excitement during the Easter Holidays. Why not sign up for a fun Easter Camp? ...
11
Mar.2019
7
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: ...
28
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: ...