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Newsletter September 2013
Mercy Primary School, Birr, Newsletter September 2013 Welcome back to Mercy Primary School for another year. This is the first of our monthly newsletter for the year 2013/2014. We are looking forward to all the great activities that will take place in our classrooms and school. We are well settled back in and lots […]
Our School is Looking Good!
Over the summer, our caretaker, Ger Roberts worked very hard to brighten up Mercy Primary School. Railings were painted, flowers taken care of and the school was very well looked after. Huge thanks is due to Ger for making our school look so good. […]
Clara Bog Presentation in Fourth Class
Therese from Clara Bog came to our school and did a presentation on Clara Bog, the animal and plant life and the importance of the bog. Therese brought moss from the bog to show us. This moss has antiseptic qualities and has been used in healing remedies […]
Learning about Lungs in 4th
We learned all about our Respiratory System in Fourth Class. The lungs are an extremely important organ and we should do our best to keep them as healthy as possible. Making healthy choices and exercise are very important to for our lungs to function to the best of their ability. We have very good lungs […]
First Class Activities Oct 2013
First class girls painted lovely self portraits inspired by pop artist Julian Opie. They also used painted leaf prints to create an Autumnal background for their hungry hedgehogs!
Fifth prepare for Senior County Final 2013
As we, in Mercy Primary School, are so proud of our Birr Senior Hurling team, we decided to make some posters to decorate our school windows. Best of luck to Birr in the county final this coming Sunday. Biorra Abú!!!
Who says you need grass for a garden???
Ms. Ryan’s 5th class, ably helped by Mrs. Murray, decided that Mercy PS needed a garden. The lack of grass in the school did not deter them! They set about making a beautiful garden for us all to enjoy. […]
School Mass
We will be celebrating our School Mass on Friday 27th September at 1.15pm in St. Brendan’s Church. All are welcome to attend.
School Re-opens On Monday 2nd September.
Mercy Primary School re-opens for pupils on Monday September 2nd at 9.10am. We look forward to welcoming back all our girls and especially our new Junior Infants!