Welcome to Scoil Mhuire Convent Primary School!
APPLICATION FORM FOR ADMISSION 2012 - 2013: to download a form please click here. Closing date for applications is the 28th February, 2012. OPEN EVENING 1ST FEBRUARY 2012, 6.30 - 8.00p.m.
NEWSLETTER DECEMBER, 2011: To download a copy of the December newsletter click here.
AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: have commenced. Activities include Chess, Golf (infants - 6th), Gaelic, Camogie,Infant ball skills, traditional Music, Basketball, Speech and Drama/ Elocution and Sewing and Crafts. Click here for more information.
The sacrament of 'Confirmation' will be celebrated on Saturday, 28th April, 2012. The sacrament of 'First Communion' will be celebrated on Saturday, 12th May, 2012. FOR ALL OTHER EVENTS click on the SCHOOL CALENDAR on the left of this page.
ACTIVE SCHOOL FLAG: Scoil Mhuire has been awarded the Active School flag 2010 - 2013. The Active School Flag was launched by the Department of Education and Skills in 2009. It is a non-competitive initiative which seeks to recognise schools (both primary and post-primary) that provide quality PE, co-curricular physical activity and sports programmes for their students. Thank you to Cathy O' Connor, PE co-ordinator for all the work she does behind the scenes ensuring access to quality resources and maximum participation by all children. Thank you also to Caroline Acton and staff for facilitating such a wide range of after-school activities Monday - Thursday.
Scoil Mhuire has been awarded the Léargas European Language Label, for its project titled "Valuing Bilingualism in our school through the creation of Dual Language Texts". Our books are in Irish/English, Portugese/English, Chechen/English, Russian/English and Polish/English. Thank you to Lorraine Connaughton for spear-heading this project. Click on the Irish flag on the left of this page if you wish to read our books.
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President Mary Mc Aleese presenting Ms. Morris and girls from Scoil Mhuire with their award in recognition of innovative methodologies used in the school for teaching and learning Irish.
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FORAS NA GAEILGE AWARD: Scoil Mhuire was honoured by foras na Gaeilge for showing the way in promoting spoken Irish in our school under the 'GLEO' awards. Scoil Mhuire was selected on the basis of its innovation and creativity in promoting the use of spoken Irish amongst its students. The award, €3,000 was presented by president Mary Mc Aleese to three children, Ms. Morris and Ms. Feeley in Croke Park.
Gaeilge: Ós rud é gur Gall scoil atá i gceist i Scoil Mhuire, níl an Ghaeilge in úsáid mar ghnáththeanga ag na daltaí ná na dtuismitheoirí. In ainneoin seo mar Eireannaigh tá an suim ag pobal ginearálta na scoile sa teanga dúchais mar chuid an tabhactach dár gcultúr.Sa chomhthéacs seo is leir go bhfuil an fhoireann ar fad go hiomlán taobh thiar de chur chun cinn na Gaeilge agus tá sé d’aidhm acu é seo a dhéanamh i slí foirfeach.
Thank you for visiting our website. The Sisters of Mercy opened Scoil Mhuire in 1902 and over a century later, it has become a rainbow of many different cultures, abilities, learning styles, interests and talents where we celebrate and respect difference. We foster in children a love for their own culture while at the same time embracing and learning from other cultures. Scoil Mhuire is a Catholic school. Following in the footsteps of Catherine Mc Auley (Founder), a sense of awe and wonder at the goodness, beauty and love of God is developed in our children. Love and respect permeate every action.
A highly skilled, experienced staff, with a wide range of talents, provide a broad curriculum and wide range of activities. In preparing children for the future, we aspire to achieving excellence in all subjects. Each and every child is given the opportunity to taste success regularly. Children can choose to be on the following teams: Athletics, Camogie, Choir, Gaelic Football, Grúpa Ceoil, Irish Set Dancing, School Band, Soccer and Quiz teams. An after school service is provided from 3.00p.m. – 5.00p.m. where children participate in different activities. A Speech and Language Therapist is on site three days a week and a highly experienced, fully qualified, Special Needs team support children, ensuring early detection of learning difficulties and early intervention. Advice and support is provided by the Irish Centre for Talented Youth (ICTY) based in Dublin City University for children in our school who have been identified as having high academic ability.
We have a Speech and Language Unit, Occupational Therapy Room, Computer Room, Assembly Hall with Stage, Drama/Circle Time room, use of the Gym and Sports grounds next door, a Swimming Pool within walking distance and Interactive White Boards in all classrooms. Thirty iPads were bought recently and these are time-tabled weekly, for use by all children from infants to sixth classes.
Both girls and boys are admitted to Junior Infants. Many of our children speak two and some, three languages fluently. English is the main language used in the school and is formally taught as a subject for 4 hours per week. Irish is taught formally for 3.5 hours per week and is also used informally by children and teachers throughout the day. All children are given the opportunity to experience and enjoy all that is Irish - the Irish language, Dance, Customs, History etc. Most children come to school having attended pre-school and have therefore already been exposed to at least one year of English. Children with little or no English in Infants, have full comprehension within six months and can speak English fluently by the end of Senior Infants.
We are thankful to all who make Scoil Mhuire the happy school it is – our staff, our pupils and our parents. Please may I extend the warmest possible invitation to you to come and visit us and meet the people who make this place what it is.
I look forward to meeting you.
Úna Feeley
Principal
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