1. Welcome to Scoil Chroí Naofa Athenry

2. Here are some important facts you need to know before joining our school community

3. School Infants go Home time for starts home whole school 8. 50am 1
School Infants go Home time for starts home whole school 8.50am pm pm

4. Break time Lunchtime 10.30-10.40 12.00-12.30

5. Our School Uniform
Girls wear a navy pinafore with the school crest and a white and blue check shirt.
They wear a navy tie and white or navy tights or socks and a navy cardigan.

6. Our School Uniform
Boys wear navy trousers with a check shirt, navy tie and navy jumper with the school crest.

7. Shoes We can wear runners or flat shoes in school.
However we must wear runners for P.E.

8. P.E. Gear
Everyone is asked to have their own tracksuit for P.E.

9. Girls are asked to tie their hair up and to only wear simple jewellery.

10. Everyone needs an old top for art.

11. Healthy Lunches We all bring healthy lunches.
We make sure to bring home any packaging because we belong to a green school community.

12. We are a Green School
We are very proud to be an environmentally friendly school.
We have been part of the Green School programme for the last seventeen years learning about the three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle
We have been awarded seven green flags based on the topics Litter, Waste, Energy, Water, Travel, Biodiversity and Global Citizenship

13. We have other Committees in our school too.
The sixth class girls make up our Student Council. The aims of the Student Council are:
The girls took part in the Juniour Entrepreneur Programme.

14. Our Diversity Committee
Fourth class are the Diversity Committee.
The activities of the Committee:
Act as a buddy to new children in the classroom and in the yard.
Be yard buddies during Anti Bullying Weeks
Welcome parents and new children to the school on our Opening Day.
Decorate the school grounds with fun characters
The girls took part in the BizWorld programme this year

15. Our Active Committee Second Class are the Active School Committee
The Committee have three aims:
To make sure that everybody takes part in physical activity at home and at school.
We have been awarded an Active School Flag
We take part in Active School Week in June.
We participate in the SuperTrooper Programme
We took part in the Run Around Europe Challenge

16. HEALTHY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Action Plan
ASC Noticeboard
Third class are the Healthy School Committee.
Their motto is Healthy Body Strong Mind Go Better Together.
We has been awarded the Healthy Promoting School Award.
We participated in the Food Dudes Programme and have become fruit and veg eaters.
We revised our Healthy Eating Policy.
We painted a large mural,
We celebrate anti bullying week every year as our school is a bully free zone.

17. The Subjects We Learn: English Irish Language Maths
SESE: Geography, History, Science
S.P.H.E: Social, Personal and Health Education
Religion
Music
Visual Art
P.E.
Drama

18. Information Technology
All classrooms, support rooms and prefabs are equipped with laptops, printers and provided with a broadband service.
Classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards
Twenty iPads (1 teacher iPad and 19 pupil iPads) with covers, head phones and two trolleys were purchased

19. Our Website
Our school website has just been redesigned to include newsletters, policies, photos, diaries, blogging and a translation feature to other languages.
You can visit us at:

20. Our Digital Award Our school has become an e-learning school.
We received a Digital Award in May 2013 for the use of ICT in learning, teaching and administration.
We received the Digital School of Distinction Award in 2014.

21. Sport
Sports club
Basketball
Camogie
Rugby
Soccer
Spike Ball
Athletics

22. Discovery Science Programme
We have just been awarded our 12th Discovery Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths Award of Excellence.

23. Choirs Children take part in
many choirs for morning assemblies, Masses,
Prayer Services and Concerts.
Children have also taken part in National Childrens Choir, Peace Proms and the Hallelujah Choir Festival.

24. Our Band Children from second to sixth class are members of our band.
They play tin whistles, melodicas, bell lyres, accordions and percussion instruments.
Children get the opportunity to learn four instruments.

25. Extra Curricular Activities
Basketball
Dance
Yoga
Science Club
Art Classes
Junior Infant Club
Sports club
Spike Ball
Guitar Lessons
Table Quiz
French & Spanish Lessons
Senior Infant Club

26. Any Questions
Please Contact: Mrs Neylon (Principal) Mrs Kennedy (Secretary) or refer to

27. We are proud of our school flags

28. to our school!