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Science Week in Third Class!

What a fantastic week we had last week for Science Week in third class and in Mercy Primary School. The girls were very busy researching, exploring and experimenting and had great fun in the process! We choose five different experiments and worked in groups explaining those experiments!      We collected the materials we needed […]

Senior Infants -Science Fun November 2014

Friendship Week in Second Class

Second Class celebrated Friendship week recently. They did so many activities on the theme of Friendship.  Each child had a ‘secret friend’ for the week. They tried to be really nice and kind to their friends.  The girls did many Art activities – posters, pictures, Qualities of a good friend… They also entered an Anti-Bullying […]

Halloween fun in fifth class!

We all dressed up on the day we got our Halloween holidays.  We had to keep up Irish traditions, as the customs of Halloween originally started in Ireland. We had great fun.  A big Thank you also to Mrs. Murray and seven girls from our class who made us delicious home-made vegetable soup! It was […]

Student of the Week in Third Class

Since the beginning of the year each Friday we have had a ‘Student of the Week’! All the girls are very eager to win this each week and there are many deserving winners. Take a look at the picture of the winning girls and their certificates below. Well done to all!  

Happy Halloween from Third Class

Third Class celebrated Halloween on Friday 24th of October by dressing up in fantastic costumes. They were very scary and spooky!! Well done to everyone for making such a great effort. Take a look at the pictures below!          In English class we wrote our own Halloween acrostic poems, created our own potions […]

Fire Brigade Visit in Third Class

On Thursday the 16th of October, third class was delighted to receive a visit from two members of the Fire Brigade. We listened to tips for staying safe around Halloween and we also talked about staying safe in our homes. Gary told us we should have a fire drill when we were at home. He also told […]

Friendship Week in Third Class

Third class celebrated ‘Friendship Week’ with a variety of activities throughout the week. We decorated our classroom windows with little people holding hands to show friendship. We discussed what being a friend is and the girls came up with fabulous words describing what being a friend is to them. We made our very own ‘Circle […]

Happy Halloween from Fouth Class!

Fourth Class here looking very scary!! We had great fun dressing up, writing scary stories, learning the history of Halloween and about how Halloween is celebrated in other countries. We enjoyed Halloween art and some traditional Halloween games!             

Halloween is here!

Junior Infants have been so busy preparing for Halloween. We coloured and cut out pumpkins, we made scary ghosts using our handprint and we made witches using paper plates and wool.  We learned poems and songs about Halloween too.        

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