‘We need to plan now to ensure success for our children’ [roscommonpeople.ie]
- Published: 03 October 2011
The fabulous new extension at Scoil Mhuire Primary School in Roscommon town was officially opened last week with Bishop Christopher Jones celebrating Mass and blessing the new facility.
During her address to guests the principal of Scoil Mhuire, Ms. Una Feeley spoke of her frustration and sadness at the fact that the health, housing and economic needs of some children are not being met.
Referring to the fact that Roscommon has become a multi-cultural society, Ms. Feeley said the school now has sixteen different nationalities.
“The vision for our school is that each person through positive learning experiences will be stimulated to achieve his/her full potential, face life confidently and find fulfilment in an every changing world. This is a challenge for all of us. If we need guidance we need look no further than the under 7s playing in the school playground. They are not concerned about where their friends come from, how much money their parents have, the colour of their skin or their peers standing in society. They just want to have a good time.”
Ms. Feeley said that the school was one of just over 100 schools nationwide wchih was recently invited to take part in an international assessment of literacy, science and mathematics.
“This is the first time since 1995 that Ireland participated in an international assessment of primary school children. Internationally, 64 countries participated. Seventy one per cent of the children in our school, Scoil Mhuire, scored ‘above average’, with 44% scoring in the High Average and well above average range, with some in this group having English as a second language. We look forward to finding out how our school is rated against other schools internationally, next year.
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