PHOTOS: Scoil Eoin Welcomes Excited New Arrivals

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Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

THE largest primary school in Tralee saw dozens of new arrivals on Thursday as junior infants began their educational journey.

The parents were more nervous than the little ones, as over sixty children settled into the three classes at Scoil Eoin in Balloonagh.

The children weren’t long settling in once the mammies and daddies left and all that was left to do was make new friends for life and get used to their surroundings for the next eight years. Scroll down for photos…

Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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A happy new arrival at Scoil Eoin on his first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin settling in for their first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Ms Nora O’Sullivan’s Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, with Teresa Murphy (left). Photo by Dermot Crean
Ms Brenda Burke’s Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, with Margaret Moore (right). Photo by Dermot Crean
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Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Ms Houlihan’s Junior Infants at Scoil Eoin on their first day at school, on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean