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Fire Safety Talk
We were lucky enough in third class to be visited by two of our local firemen and learn all about fire safety in our homes. It was very interesting and we had great fun learning about how to keep our homes safe from fire and what to do in an emergency.
Autumn Activities in First Class
First class got the school year off to a good start with a nature walk to Camcor Park observing a variety of leaves ,berries, nuts and fruit.They enjoyed doing leaf and bark rubbings as a follow up activity. Using painted hand shapes as leaves, the girls created a class tree for their Prayer Space. For Halloween first class […]
Maths For Fun
Second Class have just completed six weeks of Maths For Fun. They played board games, Bingo and even darts!! They enjoyed playing all the different Maths games while also improving their Mathematical skills. A BIG thanks to all the Mammies and Grannies that helped out.
A Trip To The Library
A Trip To The Library Two weeks ago 1st and 2nd class with their teachers went to the library to see a film called ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’. First we watched the film called ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’. Next the kind librarian read us a Julia Donaldson book called Freddie And The Fairy. Before we left […]
Welcome back!
Second Class are well settled in to the new school year. They are working very hard and learning lots of new things.
September/October Newsletter 2012
MERCY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BIRR. NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2012 Welcome to the 1st monthly newsletter from Mercy Primary School. We hope to send out a newsletter every month, to let the school community know all the activities taking place in the school and […]
First Class School Tour – Turoe Pet Farm – June 2012
First Class thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Turoe Pet Farm.They got a very informative guide of the farm which has a great variety of animals including goats,sheep, pigs, ponies and ducks. Most children were delighted with the opportunity to feed the animals. And the animals showed their appreciation by following us closely hoping for more […]
Senior Infants Bear hunt!
We finally got to go on our Bear Hunt and guess what, we were successful!!!! We found our bear but it turned out that it was a really friendly bear. A BIIIIIIIIIIIIIG thank you to our bear for coming to see us in Birr Castle!! Senior Infants had a brilliant tour!