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JuniorCertArtProjects

Photos showing a selection of projects using felt, cotton and “Bond-a-Web” to create a personalised Christmas Stocking.

Pictures of the Deisgn and Craftwork projects of the current second year Home Economics students. Lots of creativity and skill on display. All will be completed by the Christmas Holidays and will be worth 15% of their Junior Certificate grade. Congratulations to the students on their high standard of work. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

New School for Gairmscoil Mhuire

Gairmscoil Mhuire (Athenry Vocational School) and Co Galway VEC have been given a devolved grant to built a 1000 pupil school in Athenry. The news has been warmly welcomed by the school staff, parents and Board of Management.

The school will be built on a Greenfield site on the outskirts of Athenry. The school has agreed the accommodation schedule and brief with the Department and eagerly anticipate the move to state of the art school facilities.

This news builds on the national leading work being done in the school in relation to the use of electronic textbooks with all Junior cycle students this year.

Principal Alan Mongey has warmly welcomed the news and says it is the fruit of hard work by Co Galway VEC and the schools management and staff over recent years.

The school will comprise of 40 general classrooms, 2 Multimedia learning labs, 5 science labs, 2 Art Rooms, 3 Home Ec. Rooms, 2 Music Rooms with additional instrument tuition rooms and performance area, 4 Practical (Wood & Engineering Rooms), 2 Technical Graphics Rooms, Library, large canteen and 4 assembly areas, a new PE Hall and fitness centre. The new school building will also accommodate a special education unit with 2 classrooms, a multi-sensory room and para-educational room, practical activity room and daily living skills room with a secure hard and soft play area with a sensory garden. 

A number of playing pitches, 6 external basketball courts will also be included in the design.

The school will gradually increase its first year intake in the coming years in preparation for the move in Sept 2014 and will now accept 140 first year students as part of its enrolment process for September 2012 which has a closing date of November 18 2011.

The schools open night for next year is scheduled for 7pm on Tuesday 8 November.

Congratulations to Lisa Callanan who came 2nd in the Galway final of ‘Our School’s Got Talent’ which was held in the Radisson Blu Hotel on the 18th of February.

 Well done to all the performers for a wonderful nights entertainment. Gairmscoil Mhuire were fortunate to have 3 talented acts in the final:Richard Ryan who sang Spanish Lady, the Athenry Breakers who consisted of Daniel Bradley, David Shortt, Chris Lane, Phillip Ward and  finally our singing sensation Lisa Callanan who gave a fantastic performance on the night. 

Lisa now progresses to the Connaught Final which will be held in Castlebar on the 16th March.

On the 20th of January our Transition Year students visited ‘The Coleman Music Centre’ in Co.Sligo.  The centre which is based in Gurteen, is dedicated to ensuring that the tradition of Irish Music remains a living one. As part of the TY programme students participated in the following, Ceili dancing, received  practical demonstration on various instruments, were involved in a music session, and learnt to play a variety of rhythms on the bodhran. The TY class also attended a lecture on Irish Music and the playing style of Michael Coleman. It was  a very enjoyable and educational day out for all involved.

P/T Meeting for 2nd/4th/TY & LCA

from 9:15am to 1:15pm

Changed to Thursday 9 december  7:30pm. all parents and students encouraged to attend

School to launch Netbook initiative from next September for all incoming first year students. All students will be given a Netbook with most of their textbooks electronically  preloaded onto it.      

This will replace the book rental scheme therefore reducing schoolbag weight and better preparing students for the future in a Technological Literate Society.