Scoil Mhuire, Parents' Association
Scoil Mhuire has been very fortunate in having successive Parents' Associations who believe passionately in the importance of educational provision in their local community. They hold a strong belief in promoting and encouraging their children's learning through access to a broad and balanced curriculum and facilitate this through generous investment in educational resources for the school in addition to support of educational initiatives and programmes.
The association hold an annual fundraiser. Its success is ensured by the huge contribution made by the general parental body of our school, our ever generous sponsors and without fail the tenacity, dedication, ingenuity and enthusiasm of the association itself.
Our whole school community is very much indebted to all those committee members, past and present, who give so freely of their time and support for the ultimate gain of all connected to Scoil Mhuire, Machaire Áirne. To past and present members we say GO RAIBH MÍLE MAITH AGAIBH, your work and contributions to life in Scoil Mhuire will long be remembered.
Current Parents' Association
Ms Gráinne Brady
Ms Jonny McDonagh
Ms Aishleen Genoe
Ms Lynsey Reihill
Mr Paul Hand
Ms Dawn Genoe
The association hold an annual fundraiser. Its success is ensured by the huge contribution made by the general parental body of our school, our ever generous sponsors and without fail the tenacity, dedication, ingenuity and enthusiasm of the association itself.
Our whole school community is very much indebted to all those committee members, past and present, who give so freely of their time and support for the ultimate gain of all connected to Scoil Mhuire, Machaire Áirne. To past and present members we say GO RAIBH MÍLE MAITH AGAIBH, your work and contributions to life in Scoil Mhuire will long be remembered.
Current Parents' Association
Ms Gráinne Brady
Ms Jonny McDonagh
Ms Aishleen Genoe
Ms Lynsey Reihill
Mr Paul Hand
Ms Dawn Genoe
Parents’ Association
Be Part of our School Community
A Parents’ Association promotes the interests of all the pupils in a school in cooperation with the Board, the school Principal, the school staff and the pupils of a school.
Aims of the Parent Association
1. To enable parents to play a meaningful role in supporting the aims & objectives of the school
2. To ensure parents are meaningfully consulted in the development of relevant school policies
3. To ensure that parents, Board of Management, Principal & staff work together to ensure the smooth operation of the school by adhering to agreed policies and procedures
4. To enable parents to contribute to an enhanced learning environment for pupils
5. To ensure that the work of the whole school community is at all times focused on the collective needs of all the children in the school
6. To identify and make available the skills and talents of individual parents that may be valuable to the school.
Aims of the Parent Association
1. To enable parents to play a meaningful role in supporting the aims & objectives of the school
2. To ensure parents are meaningfully consulted in the development of relevant school policies
3. To ensure that parents, Board of Management, Principal & staff work together to ensure the smooth operation of the school by adhering to agreed policies and procedures
4. To enable parents to contribute to an enhanced learning environment for pupils
5. To ensure that the work of the whole school community is at all times focused on the collective needs of all the children in the school
6. To identify and make available the skills and talents of individual parents that may be valuable to the school.
We encourage everyone to support the work of our
Parents' Association as their contribution to our school is invaluable.
Parents' Association as their contribution to our school is invaluable.
Parents' Association - Current Focus 2021-2023
Sensory Nurture Space
Over the course of 2022-2023 we hope to develop a small outside Sensory Nurture Area on the school site. This are will be one to promote the wellbeing of our pupils by providing a quiet space in our outside environment where nature and calmness can be enjoyed.
Scoil Mhuire Families Supporting Ukraine
SESE Walks - Clones
Every year our Parents' Association support our SESE curriculum by co-ordinating visits to Clones and Monaghan town. This work happens on a two-year rotating calendar where Rang 3 & 4 visit the town of Clones and Rang 5 & 6 visit the town of Monaghan.
We do these trips in the month of June. Not only do they allow us to see the geography and history of our wider local area the trips always give us a great chance to revise our history topics that we have covered over the year. We think teacher is actually secretly testing us to see what we can remember and our tour guide is always impressed by what we already know! In Clones we get to revise about Early Christian Ireland, The Normans, Education in Victorian times, Canal & Railway Transport, Customs and Traditions and even the Famine as well as remembering significant people in our past such as Casandra Hand and Barry McGuigan.
We do these trips in the month of June. Not only do they allow us to see the geography and history of our wider local area the trips always give us a great chance to revise our history topics that we have covered over the year. We think teacher is actually secretly testing us to see what we can remember and our tour guide is always impressed by what we already know! In Clones we get to revise about Early Christian Ireland, The Normans, Education in Victorian times, Canal & Railway Transport, Customs and Traditions and even the Famine as well as remembering significant people in our past such as Casandra Hand and Barry McGuigan.
SESE Walks - Monaghan Town
Math Homework Helpers
As part of this year's focus on Maths in the context of our School Self Evaluation work teachers have compiled a set of 'Homework Helpers' in relation to common mathematical computations. We thank the parents of our working group who reviewed our homework policy in 2013 as this idea arose from the useful and reflective discussions that took place at this time.
These homework helpers are designed to show parents the methodologies used in common mathematical computations and also share the mathematical language involved in such work. We hope to extend our range of 'Homework Helper' Booklets.
These homework helpers are designed to show parents the methodologies used in common mathematical computations and also share the mathematical language involved in such work. We hope to extend our range of 'Homework Helper' Booklets.
Rang 5 & 6 - Ms Fitzpatrick
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Rang 3 & 4 Ms Payne
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Rang 2 Ms Fahy
Rang 1 Ms Fahy
A Sample of Resources made possible by Scoil Mhuire's Parents' Association
Clones Credit Union Presentation for
'Design a Cover' Competition 2016
Scoil Mhuire, Magherarney was very honoured to have Mr Brendan Jenkins from Clones Credit Union visit the school recently. Brendan came to present an award to the winning illustrator in this year’s ‘Design a Cover’ competition which is organised by Scoil Mhuire’s Parents’ Association in conjunction with their Annual Race Night. This year’s main sponsors are Clones Credit Union and they had the very onerous task of judging the entries to the competition. The winning design was by Jenna McQuaid, Rang 4 and will be used as both a poster advertising the event as well as the Race Night booklet cover. Scoil Mhuire’s Race Night takes place on Saturday, April 16th in the Skule Inn, Smithborough.
Clones
'Design a Cover' Winner 2016
Inclusiveness in Primary Schools
The Department of Education seeks your views
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The Department of Education and Skills have launched an initiative to consult directly with parents about how all children can be made to feel included and involved in their local primary school. The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D, and the CEO of the National Parents Council Primary, Áine Lynch, joined forces to launch a public consultation on
promoting inclusiveness in primary schools. This is your chance to have your say and share your views with the Department. Download the attached file where details of the initiative are outlined and in which the method by which to communicate your views and opinions directly to the Department are outlined. The deadline for receipt of submissions is 22 November 2013. | ||