The best start in life
Welcome to Scoil Mhuire Junior School. We are a girls only, private, primary, Catholic school. Our rich, broad and balanced curriculum gives each girl the opportunity to reach her full potential.
It is my pleasure as Principal to welcome you to the Scoil Mhuire Junior School website. We are very proud of our school and pupils. Our rich, broad and balanced curriculum gives each girl the opportunity to reach her full potential. We hope that these pages will give you a small insight into our various activities and how we educate the girls academically and socially, offering them all-round personal development.
Ka Lingwood, Principal
If you would like to apply for a place in the school, please fill out the application form and return to the school by email or by post.
Latest News
Engineering Week March 4th - 8th 2024
SMJS has applied to the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) whole school "GOLD" award. SMJS documented lots of photos of experiments,investigations and inquiries that all classes carried out during this week. We are awaiting our award!!
Third Class Assembly
The 3rd class pupils presented their assembly on "Irish Women and Girls in STEM". The pupils began by researching their own individual scientist and each gave a wonderful speech on their chosen scientific topic. Then the pupils demonstrated experiments through the different letters of the S.T.E.M acronym. The experiments ranged from creating Carbon Dioxide, Oobleck (Non-Newtonian fluid), building Solar Ovens & fruit powered Clocks, making Kaleidoscopes, exploring Health Hygiene and showcasing the modern engineering technique of 3D printing. The pupils finished their presentation with the wonderful rendition of the song "Top of the World " by the Carpenters.
Maryville Interschool Showjumping Competition
We were delighted to have Abbie O’Neill representing SMJS at this recent competition. Well done Abbie for doing us proud!
Grandparents’ Day
The girls had great fun chatting and asking loads of questions to grandparents and older friends on Grandparents’ Day. Of course our guests enjoyed a nice cuppa thanks to the Parents’ Council.
Ski Trip 2024
Photos of the very succesful recent ski trip to Austria
The girls from Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First class enjoyed a day at The Glucksman Gallery, UCC. The girls worked on a project called The Big Dig a print making workshop using their imaginations on the types of artefacts and objects that could be found on an archaelogical dig!!!
First Class had their assembly today.
They told their parents and the other classes all about The Water Cycle!
Fun at the Glucksman Gallery
The girls from 2nd and 3rd class attended a collaborative drawing workshop to tell imaginative stories from the past.
Looks like all the girls and teachers at SMJS are on the good list!!!!
Important Dates
Autumn/Winter Term 2023
Wednesday 30 August –
Friday 22 December
Finish at 12 noon on 30 August
Junior Infants start Thursday 31 August at 10.00am
School will remain closed on Friday 29 September
Mid term break:
Monday 30 October – Friday 3 November
Spring Term 2024
Monday 8 January –
Friday 22 March
Mid term break:
Monday 12 – Friday 16 February
St Brigid’s Public Holiday: Monday 5 February
St Patrick's Day Public Holiday:
Sunday17 March.
School will remain closed on Monday 18 March
Summer Term 2024
Monday 8 April –
Friday 31 May
May Day Public Holiday:
Monday 6 May