Our School
Mayo NS. – School Ethos:
Mayo NS is a friendly, award-winning school where everyone is made to feel safe and valued. We provide a child-centred education in a happy, caring, secure environment and an atmosphere of respect. We want to help our pupils to be the best that they can be.
Our Values:
We help to enhance the wellbeing of everyone in our school community by creating fun learning opportunities; instilling in pupils a positive attitude; encouraging teamwork and promoting kindness.
We achieve this through our key values of:
· Friendship
· Happiness
· Respect
· Wellbeing
· Fun
· Positive Attitude
· Teamwork
· Kindness
Our Facilities:
· Eileen’s Garden - for outdoor learning opportunities
· Outdoor Playground
· Astroturf All-Weather Pitch
· School Garden Plots where we grow our own vegetables
· General Purpose Room – for extra-curricular activities
· School library
Our Resources:
· Helpful Parents Association
· Nurture Space in GP Room for Wellness and support
· Interactive whiteboards in each classroom and Apple ipads for pupils
· Strong links with St Abban’s Athletic club; St. Brigid’s Handball Club; Crettyard GAA and Crettyard soccer clubs.
· Book Rental Programme
· After Schools Club
Our Activities:
· Healthy Brunches
· Funky Kids (music/dance/drama/performance)
· Music Generation lessons
· Christmas Plays
· Sports: Football/Swimming/Athletics/Dancing/Soccer/Handball/
Rounders/Hurling and more
· STEM project work
· Baking/Cooking
· Debating
· Aistear – learning through play
· Green Schools
· Yearly pupil-run Bookfairs
Opportunities for your child:
· Nurture Group activities for wellness
· Spacious play areas with a playground/2 pitches/basketball court
· Write-a-book project
· Active Schools Week
· Wellness Week
· Catholic Schools Week
· Creative Schools
· Quizzes
· School Trips
· Junior Entrepreneur Programme
· Young Scientist
· Sacraments celebrated
· STEM school
School Achievements:
· Cumann na mBunscoil champions in 2019
· PEXpo – winners of the National PE award in 2021
· High academic performances in both Literacy and Numeracy. Higher than national average Sten scores.
Mayo NS is a friendly, award-winning school where everyone is made to feel safe and valued. We provide a child-centred education in a happy, caring, secure environment and an atmosphere of respect. We want to help our pupils to be the best that they can be.
Our Values:
We help to enhance the wellbeing of everyone in our school community by creating fun learning opportunities; instilling in pupils a positive attitude; encouraging teamwork and promoting kindness.
We achieve this through our key values of:
· Friendship
· Happiness
· Respect
· Wellbeing
· Fun
· Positive Attitude
· Teamwork
· Kindness
Our Facilities:
· Eileen’s Garden - for outdoor learning opportunities
· Outdoor Playground
· Astroturf All-Weather Pitch
· School Garden Plots where we grow our own vegetables
· General Purpose Room – for extra-curricular activities
· School library
Our Resources:
· Helpful Parents Association
· Nurture Space in GP Room for Wellness and support
· Interactive whiteboards in each classroom and Apple ipads for pupils
· Strong links with St Abban’s Athletic club; St. Brigid’s Handball Club; Crettyard GAA and Crettyard soccer clubs.
· Book Rental Programme
· After Schools Club
Our Activities:
· Healthy Brunches
· Funky Kids (music/dance/drama/performance)
· Music Generation lessons
· Christmas Plays
· Sports: Football/Swimming/Athletics/Dancing/Soccer/Handball/
Rounders/Hurling and more
· STEM project work
· Baking/Cooking
· Debating
· Aistear – learning through play
· Green Schools
· Yearly pupil-run Bookfairs
Opportunities for your child:
· Nurture Group activities for wellness
· Spacious play areas with a playground/2 pitches/basketball court
· Write-a-book project
· Active Schools Week
· Wellness Week
· Catholic Schools Week
· Creative Schools
· Quizzes
· School Trips
· Junior Entrepreneur Programme
· Young Scientist
· Sacraments celebrated
· STEM school
School Achievements:
· Cumann na mBunscoil champions in 2019
· PEXpo – winners of the National PE award in 2021
· High academic performances in both Literacy and Numeracy. Higher than national average Sten scores.
Useful Information
Opening times:
School starts at 9:00. Infants finish at 1:40pm and the rest of the school finishes at 2:40pm.
School starts at 9:00. Infants finish at 1:40pm and the rest of the school finishes at 2:40pm.
Lunches:
We have a healthy lunch policy where only one treat is allowed every Friday.
Also due to allergies all nut and egg products are not allowed in the school.
The school is part of the Healthy School Meals Program provided by the Department of Social Protection.
We have a healthy lunch policy where only one treat is allowed every Friday.
Also due to allergies all nut and egg products are not allowed in the school.
The school is part of the Healthy School Meals Program provided by the Department of Social Protection.
