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Hallowe’en in Senior Infants-2014
The girls responded to the Story of “Room on the Broom” with this lovely artwork. They also enjoyed follow up activities on this story- using masks and finger puppets to dramatise the various characters In creative writing they added some more ideas to adapt the story. We have a spooky corner in our class […]
Second Class and the Storyteller
‘Pat the Storyteller’ visited the school recently. Second Class met him. He told them many funny stories. They learned and sang some action songs. Pat showed the class a few tricks. He was brilliant! The girls had great fun.
Mini-Movies Workshop.
Our two 6th classes took part in a Mini-Movies workshop as part of the Offline Film Festival. They really enjoyed themselves. You can see their mini movies (and other schools too!) at this address : http://vimeo.com/108093493
Maths Week 2014
Maths Week was from Monday 13th October to Friday 17th October. There were lots of very interesting Maths Activities in every class. One of the most enjoyable was the Maths Trail around the school. Mrs. Fitzgerald spent a very long time creating a trail – it was brilliant! […]
Safe Cross Code!
The girls in third class have been learning the importance of road safety! The Safe Cross Code is the safest way to cross the road. Always use the Code walking to and from the school, playground, the shops, or any time you are out! We have learned the words of the song and are working […]
Anti-Bullying Art Competition
During Friendship Week we held and Anti-Bullying Art Competition on the theme – ” I can make a difference if I see someone being bullied!” All the entries were excellent and it was very difficult to choose winners. After a lot of thought here they are: 1st class: Smilte Latuskeviciute, Sahira Zarghoonsha, Carmina Mulcahy […]
Junior Infants really enjoyed Friendship Week.
One of the activities we enjoyed in Junior Infants during Friendship Week was a poem called “Good morning Boogie”. The children loved the actions to it! This is the poem – have a look! Hello neighbour, what do you say?, It’s going to be a happy day! So greet your neighbour, […]
Friends Forever in Fifth and Sixth!!!
Friendship week came with a bang to fifth class and what fun was had! From friendship notes, to meeting for a chat in our ‘Friendship café’, we had a blast. Our motto in fifth class, is that Friendship week is not over, it has just begun!!!
Friendship Week
On Monday 29th September, Friendship Week began in Mercy Primary School. Every class did something to show their appreciation for Friendship Week. Junior Infants made beautiful Friendship Flowers. They made a Friendship Train and a Friendship Wreath. This was brought up as a gift in the mass at the end of the week. Senior […]
Senior Infants -October 2014
Senior Infants have settled in very well and have been very busy so far this year During structured playtime the girls get the opportunity to go to a different playstation each morning- the Home Corner, The Small World area, Messy Corner,Sensory / construction activities, and Numeracy/Literacy activities. During science class the girls learned all about […]