Archive for Second Class
Origami in Second Class
Local artist and author George Dempsey Flanagan visited our school on Friday. First he read his new book entitled ‘Swimsy the Goldfish’ to the girls in Second Class. Next the girls looked at the beautiful illustrations in the book. Then George showed them how to make some of the characters using the art of origami. The children […]
Tennis in Second Class
Second Class have just completed five weeks of tennis with coach Kieran Galvin. During these lessons the girls learned and practised the basic skills and shots used in tennis ie. the forehand, backhand, serve and volley. They even had some rallies with their friends. They really enjoyed it. Wimbledon here we come … […]
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to the children from Second Class who received the Eucharist for the first time on Saturday April 23rd 2016. We wish God’s blessing on them, their families, friends and teachers and all who helped them on their faith journey to this special time.
Seachtain na Gaeilge Concert.
We had a fantastic day at our Seachtain na Gaeilge concert. Each class performed different things – songs, poems, instruments and a play were some of the items we saw. The girls showed a fantastic knowledge of Irish and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. […]
Dancing in Mercy Primary!
What a day we had at our dance presentation on Thursday 10th March. The sun shone and we had a fabulous afternoon showing our parents, grandparents and friends what we had done over the 6 weeks with Kevin. We enjoyed our dancing so much and really look forward to doing it again next year! […]
Scríobh Leabhar Competition
Comhgairdeas do na chailíní a bhuann duaiseanna i gcomórtas Scríobh Leabhar! Congratulations to the girls from Rang 2 and Rang 5 who won prizes at the recent Scríobh Leabhar competition. This was organised by Laois Education Centre. Each girl in the 2 classes took part and some excellent books were written. […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Second Class wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day and a very Happy Easter. The girls really enjoyed their concert for Seachtain na Gaeilge. They sang songs, danced, played the tin whistle and said a few poems. They made lovely art pieces to celebrate these special occasions too. It was a fantastic week. […]
A Trip To The Dentist
Second Class visited Dentist Catherine Barry’s Surgery today as part of their SESE programme. They listened to her talk about her work and the girls asked some very interesting questions. The dentist showed the class some of the tools she uses to help her do her job. Each of the girls got a […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Second Class designed and decorated beautiful cards for their Mammies for Mother’s Day. We hope you had a lovely relaxing day!
First Reconciliation
Congratulations to the girls in Second Class who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation on March 1st. They prepared very well for this special occasion in school and at home. They sang beautifully and they knew all their prayers. Ms.de Chaumont was very proud of them.