Principal’s Welcome
It is my sincere pleasure to provide this welcome to you as Principal Teacher of St.John’s National School, in Shannon Co.Clare. Firstly, I would like to thank you sincerely for considering our school for your child.
Our school is a two teacher, co-educational school under the patronage of the Church of Ireland. We pride ourselves on the diversity of our pupil population and we endeavor to provide and ensure the highest quality education and widely renowned personal development to children of all faiths and none. Our current student to teacher ratio is 9:1 which is among the lowest in the county. Which means your child gets more direct teacher time to help them best achieve their potential. Opened in 1961, St.John’s was the very first school in Shannon. St.John’s is rooted in the Drumgeely and greater Shannon community and boasts strong links to the families and businesses here. It is this sense of community, comradely, collegiality and work ethic which makes me proud to be a part of our team here at St.John’s.
Our promise to parents is as follows:
To always strive to achieve greatness in our teaching and promote progression in our learning by providing a happy and safe learning environment.To adapt our teaching/policies as strategies and methodologies adapt and change and to keep in line with best practice in education.To always work together with parents/guardians to best support children in their learning.To provide your child with the pastoral care best suited to their needs.
Should you wish to enquire about enrolling your child in our school, I would invite you to review our newly developed ‘on board’ program, and induction program which have been put in place to make the transition into Junior Infants/From your child’s current school as seamless and stress free as possible This will allow them the freedom to learn effective and progress at the best possible rate for them. If I can be of assistance in any way please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully, Kevin Toomey