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Mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge, rinne Rang a hAon rang Ióga as Gaeilge! Bhain siad triail as an 'Cat', an 'Bó' agus an 'Madra'! As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, first class tried a yoga class all through Irish! They tried some poses such as Cat, Cow, and Downward Dog!
19 March 2019
First class really enjoyed World Book Day on Thursday 7th March. Some boys dressed up as their favourite character from a book and others came in their pyjamas to enjoy "read and chill" time! We loved reading our books and showing them to our friends.
19 March 2019
The two first classes were so lucky to have taken part in a recent artist-in-residence programme with the Galway Education Centre. We loved having artist Anne O'Byrne visit us for the past seven weeks. Everyone was given our own art journal and we explored paint, print, fabric and fibre, map making and even built our own bridges for Engineers Week! To top it all off, we created a print which is now hung in the school foyer and represents the school motto which means "Love Conquers All". Thank you so much to Anne for her time and to teacher Fiona Conneely for starting off the programme.
12 March 2019
3rd class recently took part in the Junior Achievement Programme, 'Our City'. Our facilitator Séaghan, taught us a lot about life in a city and even helped us to build a city! The boys constructed paper buildings, mapped out a city, wrote newspaper articles, planned their own ice-cream shop and examined why banks are important. Future Engineers and Planners in the making!
11 March 2019
As part of our Explorers Programme, the boys had the opportunity to visit the Galway Aquarium. We learned a lot about marine life, fed some fish, held starfish and even dissected a squid! We even managed to visit the playground on route. The boys had a great day and a lot of fun was had!
11 March 2019Playing Boom Boom Balloon today in silence was great fun! To play this game and get the benefits from it you need to play it in silence. The anticipation that the balloon 🎈 is going to burst raises the children’s cortisol level, with each push of the rod their levels rise as you can see from their faces and busy language. When the ballon finally bursts you can see the release the children get and it brings their cortisol level right down again. This is similar to tensing your body and then releasing it. The sense of release can be felt all over the body. Here the release can be felt in body and mind and brings a calm to the boys (after the excitement of the balloon bursting!).
09 March 2019Our postsMar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge, rinne Rang a hAon rang Ióga as Gaeilge! Bhain siad triail as an 'Cat', an 'Bó' agus an 'Madra'! As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, first class tried a yoga class all through Irish! They tried some poses such as Cat, Cow, and Downward Dog!
19 March 2019First class really enjoyed World Book Day on Thursday 7th March. Some boys dressed up as their favourite character from a book and others came in their pyjamas to enjoy "read and chill" time! We loved reading our books and showing them to our friends.
19 March 2019The two first classes were so lucky to have taken part in a recent artist-in-residence programme with the Galway Education Centre. We loved having artist Anne O'Byrne visit us for the past seven weeks. Everyone was given our own art journal and we explored paint, print, fabric and fibre, map making and even built our own bridges for Engineers Week! To top it all off, we created a print which is now hung in the school foyer and represents the school motto which means "Love Conquers All". Thank you so much to Anne for her time and to teacher Fiona Conneely for starting off the programme.
12 March 20193rd class recently took part in the Junior Achievement Programme, 'Our City'. Our facilitator Séaghan, taught us a lot about life in a city and even helped us to build a city! The boys constructed paper buildings, mapped out a city, wrote newspaper articles, planned their own ice-cream shop and examined why banks are important. Future Engineers and Planners in the making!
11 March 2019As part of our Explorers Programme, the boys had the opportunity to visit the Galway Aquarium. We learned a lot about marine life, fed some fish, held starfish and even dissected a squid! We even managed to visit the playground on route. The boys had a great day and a lot of fun was had!
11 March 2019Playing Boom Boom Balloon today in silence was great fun! To play this game and get the benefits from it you need to play it in silence. The anticipation that the balloon 🎈 is going to burst raises the children’s cortisol level, with each push of the rod their levels rise as you can see from their faces and busy language. When the ballon finally bursts you can see the release the children get and it brings their cortisol level right down again. This is similar to tensing your body and then releasing it. The sense of release can be felt all over the body. Here the release can be felt in body and mind and brings a calm to the boys (after the excitement of the balloon bursting!).
09 March 2019
Scoil Iósaif Naofa is an all-Boys Primary School, catering for students from First to Sixth class, in which we strive to provide a well ordered, caring, happy and secure environment where learning opportunities abound. Our school fosters a welcoming, positive and inclusive climate where values of self - worth, respect, equality and understanding are cherished and promoted.
Scoil Iósaif Naofa is a place to grow in friendship and life learning and when your child leaves at the end of sixth class we always hope to send them off being fully equipped to walk well through the rest of their education and life.
Scoil Iósaif Naofa is a vibrant and multicultural community which embraces all creeds, religions and backgrounds while promoting our Catholic ethos.
We promote an appreciation and love of Irish culture and language while also forging a knowledge of and respect for other cultures within our school. Our school motto is “Amor Vincit Omnia” which translates to ‘Love conquers all’. We aspire to holding this motto as part of our daily interactions and teachings.
Scoil Iósaif Naofa affords many opportunities for our pupils to thrive and to develop their own strengths and talents. Opportunities such as band, choir, football, hurling, handball, basketball, soccer, drama, athletics, swimming, debating, quizzes, are but a few of the many experiences we provide for our pupils. Scoil Iósaif Naofa holds many County, Provincial and All Ireland titles for our sporting achievements. Our Trophy Cabinet says it all.
Over the years we have built up and sustained many school awards through hard work, dedication and a love of learning amongst our dedicated staff and pupils. We have just been awarded our 8th Green Schools Award. We are committed to STEM progress in our school having just received our annual accolade of ‘Discovery Primary Science and Maths’ award. We are an active school and pride ourselves in our Active Schools status. Our most recent success has been in receiving our Digital schools of Distinction Award. We are a proactive and progressive school and take huge pride in the wealth of experiences we provide for our pupils.
Our pupils thrive because they are supported, encouraged, cared for and given a real sense of belonging. Leadership is fostered through the establishment of the Students Council, Green Schools committee, Health promotions Committee, The Active Schools Committee. All children learn the importance of teamwork, respect and commitment through their involvement in these committees.
As Principal of Scoil Iósaif Naofa It is an absolute privilege to be a part of such a wonderful school community. Our 271 pupils, 17 teachers, 7 SNAs, School Secretary, Caretaker, and Parents are what make Scoil Iósaif Naofa a unique school and one we are immensely proud of.
