information for
parents

• School HoURs
  9.20am - 3pm (Infants 2pm)
• break times
  SOS 11.00 - 11.15am
  LÓn 12.35 - 1.00PM
• school secretary
  Mrs. Maura O'Connor available Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.20AM - 3.00pm
• Lunches
  We have a healthy eating policy in our school. Click here to view our policy.
• School uniform
  Click here for details of our school uniform
• Parents Council
  We have a very active parents council in our school
  
• School Garden
  We have our very own polytunnel which we use to grow flowers, fruit and vegetables!
• Admissions Policy
• Code of behaviour
• Acceptable use policy
• Administration of medicines policy
• Child Safeguarding Statement

About our
School

Our mission statement

Scartaglen National School is a co-educational, Catholic primary school which strives to provide a well-ordered, caring, happy and secure atmosphere where the intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral and cultural needs of the pupils are identified and addressed.
While Scartaglen National School has a Catholic ethos, it also gives due recognition to all other religious beliefs.
Scartaglen National School will strive to promote, both individually and collectively, the professional and personal development of teachers through staff development programmes.
The school will encourage the involvement of parents through home/school contacts and through their involvement in the Scartaglen National School branch of the National Parents Council.
Scartaglen National School will endeavour to enhance the self-esteem of everyone in the school community, to imbue in the pupils respect for people and property and to encourage in them the idea of being responsible.
The school will promote gender equality amongst the teachers and pupils.
Déanfaimid iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt.
The school motto is:
There is no strength without unity
Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Our ethos

A Roman Catholic school 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 with 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.

Our staff

We have 5 mainstream class teachers, 2 Special Education Teachers, 3 special needs assistants, a part-time secretary and caretaker.

Junior Infants/Senior Infants: Ms. Abby McMahon
1st/2nd Class: Ms. Eilís McCarthy (Acting Deputy Principal)
3rd/4th Class: Mr. Joseph Johnson
4th/5th Class: Mrs. Niamh O' Leary & Mrs. Eileen Fitzpatrick (Assistant Principal)
6th Class: Ms. Ciara O' Leary
Special Education Teachers: Mrs. Aida O' Mahony (Assistant Principal) & Mr. Paul Moroney (Principal)
Special Needs Assistants: Ms. Katie O' Connor, Ms. Sarah Nagle, Ms. Catherine O' Connor
Secretary: Mrs. Maura O' Connor
Caretaker: Mr. Patsy O' Connor

 

Our facilities

We are very proud of our school facilities which include:
- Astro turf pitch with climbing wall
- Safe play area
- Outdoor classroom
- Yard games 
- Classroom set of iPads
- Lego WeDo
- School library
- Interactive touchscreens
- Polytunnel
- Basketball court