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5th and 6th visit the sorting office for An Phost in Birr
On Friday 22nd Nov, the lucky girls from 5th and 6th class in Mercy Primary School got to visit the An Phost south Offaly sorting office in Emmet Square, Birr. We were welcomed by Gary Cahill, the postmaster, who gave us a wonderful tour. One of the highlights was finding our own personal slots where […]
Science Week – Hearty business in 5th / 6th!
In 5th / 6th we learned all about the circulatory system. We even got to see one up close! We also worked in groups and drew the heart – they are displayed on the Science board in our classroom! […]
5th / 6th November Remembrance
In November the girls in 5th / 6th are remembering those who have passed. We remember them in our thoughts and prayers each day.
Portraits in 5th / 6th!
The girls in 5th / 6th sketched portraits of some famous people in Art class! Take a look at the pictures below – can you guess who they are? They are proudly on display in our classroom!
Dance routine in 5th / 6th!!
The girls in 5th / 6th have been learning a dance routine to the Irish song ‘An Dreoilín’ over the last number of weeks as part of our P.E classes! Take a look at our pictures below. We will put the finished routine up over the next few weeks! Well done girls! […]
Maths Magicians Answers November 2013
The answers to the Maths Magicians for this month : A – Circle B – Triangle C- 5 D – 15 E – 20 F – 3300 G – 9.47 H – 64 This month we added some Science questions for Science week. 1 – Kids 2 – 8 3 – 2 4 – […]
Science Week in Senior Infants
In Senior Infants they worked with magnets and learned all about how magnets attract things. They had great fun finding out what the magnets would attract. […]
October Newsletter
Mercy Primary School October 2013 Newsletter Welcome to our October Newsletter. We have had a busy month with lots of activities going on around the school. On Wednesday 2nd we had a visitor from Clara Bog. She gave a talk to 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes about our local bogs. The children and teachers found […]
English Procedural Writing
Last Thursday, as part of our English Procedural Writing class, we made cornflake buns We had lots of fun. They were delicious. Click on the photos to see how we […]
Science Week in Junior Infants
Junior Infants had a very interesting and fun time learning about floating and sinking. First they discussed the meaning of the two words and then they guessed which items chosen would float or sink. They had great fun dropping the items into the water to see if they would float or sink. Some […]