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Latest News- Christmas begins in Mercy P.S.

Mercy Primary School Choir will be singing in the Square, on this Friday, December 2nd, at 12 noon All are welcome

Science Week Fun in 5th Class!

We had great fun questioning, predicting, investigating and experimenting! From paper rockets to exploding rockets in the school yard. From Lava lamps to tornadoes in a bottle to coloured skittles. From chromatography to transpiration in plants. From inventive healthy smoothies to sucking eggs in a bottle! From Electric quizzes to invisible ink. We learned a […]

Junior Infant Field Trip

Junior Infants went on a field trip to the Camcor Park to look for signs of seasonal change. We admired the beautiful Autumn colours. We looked at the Horse Chestnut Tree. We had fun kicking the leaves. We are going to visit the park each season to observe the changes.      

Maths Week 2016:Junior Infants

Maths Week fun and games in Junior Infants! We had fun playing maths games and hunting for patterns and shapes on our maths trail.          

I Can’t BeLEAF What First Class Did!

First class went on a far away adventure this week; to the park behind the school. It was a serious mission to find different signs of autumn all around us so the clipboards, pencils and rubbers were essential! We looked at various trees such as the horse chestnut tree and the sycamore tree. Then we […]

Maths in Senior Infants- October 2016

The girls in Senior Infants got Maths Week off to a flying start as they all had fun doing maths Games at playtime on Monday morning. They had  5  games stations with a variety of activities including  Bingo,Teddy Bear Race, Cupcake game, Snakes and Ladders. Put the Teddy cards in order. The girls got the […]

Someone like me project

We completed a lesson on people with and without a disability during the week and it really opened our minds. We struggled with frustration, feeling a bit silly,feeling annoyed, and a lot more feelings, merely when our teacher asked us to write with our weaker hand.  It opened our eyes to people who struggle daily […]

5th Class have planted spring bulbs

We have planted daffodils and tulips, we will water them and look forward to them budding and flowering!     We also planted hyacinth bulbs. We hope they will flower for Christmas!

Autumn Walk in Senior Infants October 2016

    Senior Infants went on a lovely Autumn walk to Camcor Park. They had lots of fun doing bark rubbings, learning about the various trees and their fruit. They brought back some sa mples of the many beautiful leaves, fruit, nuts and berries growing there.We have a lovely Autumn display in our classroom.

September activities in Senior Infants

Senior Infants have had a busy time in september. Playtime each morning provides loads of opportunity to develop their social skills while they also learn through structured play. There are 5 stations including Home Corner, Small World,Messy Play, Literacy Activities and Building and Construction activities. The girls are working very hard at their Jolly Phonics […]

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