Student Council

Our 1st ever Student Council 2022-2023

We are proud to announce that the Student Council have been working hard preparing a Buddy Bench. The Buddy Bench is for anyone who is lonely or has no-one to play with on the yard. If you see someone on the bench please invite them to join your game

Student council 2023-2024

Student Council 2024-2025

What a great collection of shoe boxes. WOW!

Thank you for helping with the Child Protection survey.

What a treat! Thanks Vickie
Constitution of Scoil N. Mhuire, Student Council
Mission:
Our student council is a representative structure for all students in our school. Through the student council, students will become involved in the affairs of the school, working in partnership with school management, staff and parents for the benefit of the school and its students. In keeping with ‘The National Children’s Strategy’, the children will be given a voice in matters that affect their lives and they will be provided with opportunities to participate in decision-making.
Aims:
- To give out the student body a ‘voice’
- To support students
- To participate in the consultative process
- To plan special events or programmes
- To improve the quality of experience for all children in the school
- To develop leadership skills in the students
- To positively influence decisions made in the school
- To report to the PTA and BOM on issues that are important to the students of the school
Structure
- The Student Council will be representative of all students in the school.
- Only students can be elected to the Student Council.
- A teacher will work with the Student Council and form the link between the Student Council, the Staff, the Board of Management and the Parents’ Association.
- Elections will be held in September/October each year.
- Elections will be held by Secret Ballot.
- All classes will elect two representatives.
- The counting of votes will be carried out by the teachers of participating classes.
- Senior Pupils will be designated to support the Junior Infant, Senior Infant, First Class and Second Class.
- A pupil may sit on the student council for a maximum period of two terms, over his/her time in Scoil N. Mhuire
- Class meetings will take place the week prior to the council meeting.
- The student council shall have the right to co-opt a replacement in the event of a resignation from the council.
- Student Council Officers shall be as follows: Presidents, secretaries, treasurers (Liaison with Tír na nÓg )
- Meetings will be held fortnightly/monthly where possible.

Student Council '24/'25
What a busy Student Council they have been:
- Helped choose winners of our Hallowe'en dress up
- Were the voice of the children in the Child Protection Survey for the annual review
- Organised the Shoe Box Appeal
- Presented with selection box ..... Thanks to Vickie
- Ran the Design a Christmas Jumper for Mr. Ryan
- Were the voice again for the children on the review of our SPHE policy which is in progress
We will be organising a Well-being Week in the near future and will keep you posted.