Whitegate National School
Mission Statement
It is our aim in Whitegate National School to:
- create a love of learning and discovery in the children.
- help the children to be aware of the needs of others and to teach them to learn how to respect themselves and others and to develop Christian attitudes towards living.
- instill self - confidence in the children.
- make the children aware of their own talents and to encourage them to use these talents to the best of their abilities.
- show the children how to learn effectively.
- enable each child to have a good relationship with the staff and other pupils in the school.
- create an awareness and interest in the natural and man-made environment in which the children live - the sea, fishing, birds, the lighthouse, the fort, the E.S.B station, the refinery, the former Weather Station, Trabolgan Holiday Village etc.
- create a spirit of punctuality in the children.
- foster and encourage a love of the Irish language and culture in the children.
- encourage initiative among the children.
- teach the children the wisdom of thrift by operating a saving's scheme in the school.
- that there would be fair play at all times between teachers and pupils irrespective of creed, colour or class.
Our School Community 2022/2023
In-School Management:
Helena O' Neill - Principal
Laura Hyde - Deputy Principal
Class Teachers:
Sarah Downes - Junior & Senior Infants
Helena O' Neill - 1st & 2nd Class
Kay Furlong - Rang 3 & 4
Laura Hyde - Rang 5 & 6
Special Education:
Catherine Terry -Special Education Teacher
Yvonne Dunne/Niamh Ladden -Special Education Teacher
EAL Teacher
Ashling Doyle
Ann Lehane - SNA
Michelle Dorney - SNA
Yvonne Manning - SNA
Mary Ring - Secretary
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Chairperson - Denis Healy
In-School Management:
Helena O' Neill - Principal
Laura Hyde - Deputy Principal
Class Teachers:
Sarah Downes - Junior & Senior Infants
Helena O' Neill - 1st & 2nd Class
Kay Furlong - Rang 3 & 4
Laura Hyde - Rang 5 & 6
Special Education:
Catherine Terry -Special Education Teacher
Yvonne Dunne/Niamh Ladden -Special Education Teacher
EAL Teacher
Ashling Doyle
Ann Lehane - SNA
Michelle Dorney - SNA
Yvonne Manning - SNA
Mary Ring - Secretary
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Chairperson - Denis Healy