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First Class-Gymnastics-January 2014
Balancing, rolling, making bridges on the benches are only some of the activities that first class can do at gymnastics class! More to follow!!
First Class January Activities 2014
First class are enjoying “Story Sacks” this week ( Jan 13th-17th) and are getting involved in many follow-on activities to their story “Bear Snores On”. Many thanks to all of the parents who came to our class and gave of their time – and put a smile on so many faces!! Mrs. Fitzgerald kindly put these […]
Parents Baking Class
Next Baking Class – January, Friday 24th at 10.00am If you would like to join in contact me, Margaret, on 086 6045024
Christmas Art Around the School
There was lots of wonderful Christmas Art done throughout the school. […]
Christmas Newsletter
Mercy Primary School, Birr Christmas Newsletter 2013 W ith Christmas upon us, we bring you our final newsletter of 2013. As you have seen over the last 3 newsletters, Mercy Primary School is a busy and active school and the month of December has been even busier! We started December with Confessions for 3rd to […]
Junior Infants have been busy preparing for Christmas
Junior Infants are after a very busy few weeks preparing for Christmas. We made beautiful Christmas cards using lollipop sticks. Don’t they look fab! We went to Birr Theatre to see a show called “Rudolph the red nosed reindeer” so we made our own “Rudolphs”!! And finally we made Santa with a lovely keep sake […]
Junior and Senior Infants Christmas Play
Junior and Senior Infants performed “The Sleepy Shepherd” play on Wednesday 11th December in the school hall. They had been practising hard for a number of weeks and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Well done girls!! Here are a few photos from their performance.
Fundraising for the Philippines
Mrs. Murray came up with a great idea to fundraise for the Philippines Disaster Fund – ask the children to collect the copper coins that are always lying around the place at home. This was duly done and would you believe, we raised a massive 603 euro!!! WOW! Well done to everyone. We […]
Christmas Centerpieces
Well done to all who made lovely Christmas Centrepieces! Thank you Carmel for spending the day with us and demonstrating how to make our own unique Christmas decorations. You made it look so easy and were on hand to help out at every turn! Parents arrived at 9.30 and quickly got busy making Christmas candle arrangements. […]
Christmas Cakes
Congratulations to all parents who baked festive Christmas Cakes. It was no easy feat but with Grainne’s guidance they ended up a treat! We iced and decorated them a few weeks later, now they are ready for the big day, if they last that long!