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What an Experience!
On Saturday March 1st our school choir travelled to The Hub, Kilkenny to take part in the 2014 Peace Proms and what an experience we had! There were choirs from Waterford, Laois, Wexford,Kilkenny, Carlow, Roscommon, Tipperary and of course, Offaly. The concert was conducted by the internationally recognised conductor, Gearóid Grant. Emmanuel Lawlor, […]
International Guides’ Day
On Monday 24th February some of the girls in Mercy Primary School wore their Ladybirds, Brownies and Guides uniforms to school to celebrate International Guides’ Day. Don’t they look well?
Mercy Primary School Choir
Mercy Primary School choir are delighted to be taking part in the Cross Border Peace Proms concert, which will take place in The Hub, Kilkenny on Saturday 1st March. The girls and their teachers have been working very hard to learn the pieces which will be performed. Almost 800 children from 13 schools will have […]
First Class-February Activities
First class have grown in confidence over the past six weeks of gymnastics and have had great fun working on many new skills. A walk in the snow got a thumbs up from all the girls. The girls put great work and effort into their art for St. Valentine’s day. Hope you all enjoyed the good […]
January Newsletter
Welcome to Mercy Primary School’s first newsletter of 2014. It has been full steam ahead since we came back and January has been a hectic month! We started back on January 6th – Little Christmas, and took 1st class to 6th class to mass. Lots of the other schools were there and it was a […]
First Class Art Activities-Jan/Feb 2014.
First class have been busy during art and craft classes and as you can see they are learning lots of new skills- weaving, plaiting, printing. Just look at these happy faces!!
Science experiments in 5th/6th!
In Science class we have been learning all about how sound travels. We did several experiments using different materials! We wrote up the correct procedure for our experiments and had lots of fun doing it! Take a look at our experiment below! Experiment: To investigate whether sound travels better through a solid or a […]
Gymnastics in fifth class
We are loving our 6 weeks of gymnastics in fifth class. Mrs. Feehan is doing a great job encouraging and improving our techniques!
Christmas 2013 in First class
First class performed “The Lonely Princess” at Christmas for their families, and for all the other classes in our school. They had lots of fun rehearsing their singing, acting and dancing and they all looked fantastic in their outfits and make – up ( face paints!!).
Gymnastics in First Class. Feb 2014
First class were up for the challenge when Mrs Feehan introduced the A-Frame and climbing equipment. The girls showed great enthusiasm and seemed absolutely fearless!!