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More Concert Photos

Here are some more photos from our choir concert.                                

What a Concert!

On Saturday 26th April, Mercy Primary School Choir held a concert in St. Brendan’s Church. We were honoured and thrilled to welcome Anima Chamber Choir from Dublin. What an afternoon! The concert was a huge success and we were delighted with the crowd that came to support us. Anima Chamber Choir, Dublin, under the guidance […]

Science For Fun with 4th Class!!

There are definitely some budding young scientists in Miss Treacy’s 4th class. They had a great time questioning, predicting and experimenting during Science For Fun. From walking on eggs to exploding rockets, it certainly wasn’t for the faint hearted! A big thank you to all the parents who came to help out, we couldn’t have […]

Flower Arranging for Mother’s Day

Junior Infants and Senior Infants had a wonderful time making flower arrangements with their mums and grannies for Mother’s Day! Thanks to all for making it a lovely occasion, I know the girls really enjoyed it!                                              

Beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh!

Senior Infants have been busy in the run up to Easter. We learned a new song called ‘Sicín Beag’ and we acted out the story of ‘An Sicín Beag’ as gaeilge. We explored the Easter Story using the Alive O Religion Programme. We sequenced the steps involved in the recipe for Easter Nests and made the yummy Easter Nests […]

First Class Easter Activities 2014

                               First class made lovely Easter baskets.They used their skill of paper weaving to create a very effective basket. They cut out Easter chicks and lovely Easter eggs to add to their baskets                   To […]

Maths Magicians Easter Answers

Here are the answers to our Easter issue of Maths Magicians.   A – Circle C – 7 D – 52 E – 9 F – you decide! G – 44m2 H – 12.5 or 12 and a half The answers to the Easter Egg Hunt are – Mr. Hops- 4th, green Jumper – 2nd […]

Happy Easter

We have been very busy in Junior Infants preparing for Easter. We made lovely egg mobiles and we also painted pictures of the Easter Bunny. Have a look!             

Our visit to St.Brendan’s Church

On Monday the 7th April as part of our Alive O programme we visited St.Brendan’s Church. Father David met us there and gave us a tour of the church.  He showed us different parts of the Church and told us what happens in each part.  Father David showed us the beautiful prayer garden too.  Thank […]

Anima Chamber Choir with Mercy Primary School Choir

We are delighted to announce that the Mercy Primary School Choir will sing in a concert with Anima  Chamber Choir, Dublin  on Saturday April 26th at 5p.m. in St. Brendan’s Church, Birr. Anima Chamber Choir are directed and conducted by Bernard Sexton. Bernard is a very well-known composer of both sacred and secular music. He wrote […]

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