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School History in Fahy /Quansboro

The Parish of Fahy / Quansboro is in the diocese of Clonfert in East Galway.It extends from Claremadden to Muckenagh and Feaghbeg.
The Irish title of the school Scoil Naomh Chuan is associated with St Cuan, who lived during the 6th Century. His feast day falls on October 15th.He supposedly lived to the ripe old age of 100 years and founded many churches and monasteries in Ireland.

Raheen N.S. was built on this site in 1960, with three classrooms. In 2010, the school was extended by Gohery Construction, under the design of Architect, Derek Coulter. The new build consisted of an extra classroom, staffroom, inside and outside stores, cloakroom and additional toilet facilities and a modern set-down access. The junior room was extended and a resource room and School Library were included in the modern design. The classrooms were equipped with Interactive whiteboards.The grounds were upgraded to include a new basketball court, tennis court and further development of the school pitch.

 

School Hours  

School begins 9.20 a.m.
Sos 11.00 - 11.10 a.m.
Lunch 12.30 p.m – 1.00 p.m.
School finishes 2.00 p.m. (Junior and Senior Infants)
3.00 p.m. (All other classes)

 

Board of Management

The current Board of Management was elected in 2015 for a term of four years. We sincerely thank all members of the board for giving of their time to assist in the running of our school. The current members of the board are:

Fr P. J Bracken - Patrons nominee  Josephine O'Meara - Principal  Aine Nestor-Campbell - Teacher's nominee  Dermot Whelan - Patron's nominee  Sean Treacy - Patron's nominee (Chairperson)  Patricia Malone  Alan O Brien

 

Raheen National School Achievements and Projects

Raheen N.S. has been awarded three Green Flags for its commitment to 'Environmental Awareness and Care', for its 'Recycling, Reducing and Reusing' projects and for 'Water and Energy Conservation'.

 The pupils have been awarded as follows:

• Green Flag award for outstanding improvement to the environment in the school.
• Green Flag award for outstanding improvement to the environment in the community.
• Green Flag award for working towards the development of a sustainable lifestyle.

 

Discover Science and Maths Excellence Award

The pupils are actively involved in the Discover Science and Maths programme.  The pupils of Raheen National School have been awarded the Excellence Award from Science Foundation Ireland since 2006 for written projects completed and science investigations carried out.

 

Science,Technology, Engineering and Maths

The pupils visited 'Portumna Bridge' and created a maths and engineering project around bridge design for Science Foundation Ireland.

The pupils visited 'An Gairdin' Portumna and created a project about sustainable living and environmental protection which was awarded the Science and Maths Excellence Award.

 

Junior First Lego League

The Pupils have engaged with Junior First Lego League projects as follows:

Think Tank Project involving Lego Workshops and Research.

Waste Wise Project involved pupils in Lego workshops, research and written projects on the challenges of waste management in the global environment, leading to the creation and presentation of 'We do' programmed Lego Models.

Creative Craze Project involved pupils in the study of endangered animals and their threatened habitats. Models were created using Lego and programmed using 'We do' software to provide imaginative solutions to their problem.

 

Sport

Participation in Cumann na mBunscoil Hurling and Camogie competitions.

Participation in Cumann na mBunscoil Football Competitions.

Tennis coaching with supported by a coach from Tennis Ireland.

Swimming Lessons and Water Safety Programme in Ballinasloe.

Soccer coaching with an FAI coach.

Finalists in Soccer Tournament.

Hip Hop dancing.

 

In 2017 the pupils were awarded the Active Flag and Active School Award for participating in hurling, tennis coaching programme, swimming coaching for all class levels, cycling training, soccer training, movement and dancing breaks, and the use of a wide range of P.E. equipment in the school grounds.

 

Local History and Heritage studies

History Tour of Portumna Workhouse, Portumna Castle and gardens, and local history sites in 2017/2018 to create local history project.

 

 

 

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