There was great excitement in Mercy P today as the students were treated to a fabulous demonstration from Carol and her crew, showing us how they operate their hot air balloons. Birr is hosting this years Irish Hot Air Ballooning Championships… keep an eye out for Carol or Gary in his Sky Baby balloon!

The girls practised balancing, running, jumping and throwing during their athletics with Declan. It was a very enjoyable PE lesson. Looking forward to next week already!

Tennis lessons with Dermot have started. The children enjoyed their first session.

Welcome back girls! We are looking forward to a great year in Fourth Class.

Fourth Class enjoyed taking part in a Maths Trail on  Friday, consolidating all they had learned about Length in Maths this week.

Fourth class are enjoying learning futsal soccer skills with coach Gary.

The children enjoyed a virtual Trip to the Reptile Zoo where they learned interesting facts about turtles, tortoises, lizards, snakes and tarantulas, to name but a few. They also enjoyed a very informative and highly entertaining zoom on the Science of Roald Dahl. The girls are also learning lots about Engineering and are planning, designing […]

Halloween preparations are well underway in Mercy Primary. Pumpkin carving, spooky artwork, Halloween games and ghoulish dancing to name but a few activities enjoyed by the girls. Happy Halloween from all in Fourth Class 🎃 👻

Space Week was celebrated in Fourth Class this week. They had a Zoom with Dr. Niamh Shaw and were fascinated to learn about space, space exploration and what life is like on the international space station. Thanks to Birr Theatre for organising this event. On Friday, Offaly Libraries organised a Zoom workshop hosted by Seanie […]