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
The girls had great fun helping the Nutty Scientists conducting experiements for Science Week Ireland 2024.
The girls had a great morning at Mercier Bookshop, St. Luke’s. We learned how a book was made from the story to illustrations to editing to binding.
Pizza Making
The girls from 6th class Junior School had great fun in the cookery room across the road in Scoil Mhuire secondary school, making pizza with Ms Healy and Mrs Lingwood.
“My favourite thing about the pizza was grating and sprinkling the cheese onto the pizza” ~ Sophia, Ellie & Gemma
“I loved the smell of the sauce” ~ Ella, Sofie & Grace
“The smells of the sauce, basil and pizza. The taste of it was amazing! One of the best pizzas I’ve ever tasted”~ Orla, Isla
“My favourite part of making the pizza was kneading the dough because it felt really nice and relaxing. I also loved the smell of the fresh basil and of course eating it because it tasted so good! I had so much fun making it” ~Martina, Eala, Shona, Holly & Ada
“Enjoying the yummy pizza afterwards with all my friends” ~ Rebecca & Lexi
Halloween Assembly
Spooky things happening on Wellington Road today…
Scoil Mhuire Junior School were delighted to welcome the Lord Mayor of Cork, Dan Boyle to our school today.
Jerseys for Goal
545 euro raised
Some Scoil Mhuire girls engaging in Walk to School Week 2024.
Green-School’s National Walk to School Week is a celebration of walking, active transport, and sustainable solutions to congestion outside schools around Ireland.
The Green-Schools Travel Programme works in partnership with schools to promote active, sustainable travel on the journey to school. These are focused on giving students and the school’s wider community the tools to change habits, build better ones and create a school environment that is accessible and enjoyable for all.
Information Morning
Scoil Mhuire Junior school will hold an information morning for parents of girls enrolling September 2025.
Tuesday, 16th of October from 9:30am to 10:30am.
Enquiries: 0852131689
All the girls, from Juniors to Sixth class had a great time planting bulbs for our courtyard, this week.
All the girls, from Juniors to Sixth class had a great time planting bulbs for our courtyard, this week.
A big thank you to all the parents and children for your generous offering of food which was delivered to Penny Dinners on Thursday
Back to School
Junior and Senior Infants, playing ‘Duck, duck, goose’ with the sixth class girls.
Cork City Sports
The girls did us very proud by bringing home plenty of silver!
Thank you Miss O’Leary for all the training.
Our School Tours
All of the girls at SMJS enjoyed a fantastic day out for their school tours. Junior Infants to Second class took the train to Fota Wildlife Park while Third to Sixth class had a great day out at Ballyhass in Coachford!
Second Class Assembly
Second Class researched Irish Garden Birds for their assembly. They told us fascinating general facts about birds around the world, including how they eat and sleep. Each girl researched an Irish Garden bird and presented their individual project which included facts about the bird, their Irish name and associated folklore. They sang a beautiful traditional Irish lullaby called Éiníní and related the traditional song Trasna na dTonnta to the Spring return to Ireland of Winter migrating Irish Garden birds.
Each girl created a paper mache model of her project bird and painted a beautiful picture of their subject.
Senior Infant Assembly
Senior Infants did their assembly all about Space. They recited a lovely poem called ‘The Planet Roll Call', completed four experiments and performed a song. They showed the audience how crators on the moon are made, what astronauts eat in the International Space Station, how spacesuits protect astronauts in Space and how gravity works!
Today, Ms Odorici’s afterschool students performed one of the pieces they prepared for their LAMDA exams in front of the whole school and their parents. The big audience didn’t intimidate these seasoned performers!
We were treated to an amazing display of talent, ranging from singing, to acting, to verse speaking.
Congratulations to all the girls on the results they achieved through their hard work.
We wish them best of luck on their impending exam!
25th April - Drama Morning
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 2024
Thursday 29 August –
Friday 20 December
Finish at 12 noon on 29 August
Junior Infants start Friday 30 August at 10.00am
School will remain closed on Friday 28 September
Mid term break:
Monday 28 October – Friday 1November
Spring Term 2025
Monday 6 January –
Friday 11April
Mid term break:
Monday 17 – Friday 21 February
St Brigid’s Public Holiday: Monday 3 February
St Patrick's Day Public Holiday:
Monday 17 March.
Summer Term 2025
Monday 28 April –
Friday 30 May
May Day Public Holiday:
Monday 5 May