St. Patrick's Junior School, Corduff

Our Mission Statement

The school's mission statement states:

The aim of our school is to provide happy and stimulating learning experiences in a safe, secure and supportive environment for our children, taking into account the social, physical, emotional, creative and spiritual well being of each child, at the same time cultivating good habits, respect for each other, for the school and the environment.

Our Schedule:

A Roman Catholic School (which is established in connection with the Minister for Education) aims at promoting the full and harmonious development of all aspects of the person of the pupil, intellectual, physical, cultural, moral and spiritual, including a living relationship with God and other people. The school models and promotes a philosophy of life inspired by belief in God and in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The Catholic school provides Religious Education for the pupils in accordance with the doctrines, practices and tradition of the Roman Catholic Church and promotes the formation of the pupils in the Catholic Faith.

The school's aims are:

1. To enable children to reach their potential in all areas of the curriculum
2. To enable children to be happy, secure and socially well adjusted
3. To recognise staff strengths and empower them to develop them
4. To recognise the role of parents and other partners and to value their contributions
5. To continue to enhance the physical environment of the school
6. To promote values of respect and tolerance for all

Our School Song

We wrote our school song three years ago. We sing it every fortnight at assembly and for special occasions. These are the words:

Our school is St. Patrick's
From Early Start to Second Class,
We work and play and eat together,
Friendships we'll have forever.

Chorus:
St. Patrick's, St. Patrick's Junior School,
The place to be,
St. Patrick's Junior School,
The best for you and me.

Our Green Flag flies for all to see,
A tidy school don't you agree?
We read and write and learn new things,
Teachers and children sing.

In Corduff our school you'll find,
Everyone here is nice and kind,
Helpful and caring, friendly too,
Céad míle fáilte to you!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Staff Meeting

There will be a staff meeting on Wednesday, 7th October.

All classes finish at 12 p.m.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

We are delighted to announce a whole range of courses available for parents. These courses are very popular every year - so be sure to book early!

Check your child's bag for further information or click here for more details: Parents Page

Monday, August 31, 2009

Welcome Back!

Welcome back everyone!

We hope everyone had a lovely summer holiday.

We're all looking forward to a great year of learning and fun!

Book lists are now available from class teachers.
Please bring in book money as soon as possible to your child's class teacher.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Summer Holidays!

We are now on our summer holidays. We wish our staff, students and their families a safe and happy holiday.

School will re-open on Monday, 31st August 2009 at 9.00 a.m. See you all then!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Final Assembly of the Year

We had our final Assembly today.

We had a look at our fruit and vegetables that have grown so well in the Incredible Edibles Programme. We now have strawberries, scallions, lettuce, cabbage and potatoes!!

We had a big presentation for our Super Attenders this year. There were lots and lots of children who didn't miss a single day in school this year. They all got a very special medal.

There were even MORE children who only missed one day or two days in school! We were so proud of them. They all got a special badge.

We said a special goodbye to our Second Class children who are moving on to the Senior School next week. They said a big thank you to all of the teachers who have helped them along the way. Each child got a lovely certificate and we all sang "Circle of Friends".