Archive for November, 2012

To infinity and beyond!!

Ms O Brien’s fourth class have been very busy this month learning all about the planets, we did group projects, wrote acrostic poems and made some beautiful works of art as you can see below! We are practically experts in the great beyond so if you see one of fourth class be sure to ask […]

November 2012 Newsletter

Mercy Primary School, Birr Newsletter – November 2012                 Welcome to our second monthly newsletter from Mercy Primary School. Things have been very busy over the last month and lots of new activities are happening.   We started our month with a WSE – Whole School Evaluation. We had 3 inspectors – Moira Proctor, Brian MacGiollaphadraig […]

Hallowe’en Art

We had great fun paining Hallowe’en art on our glass jars and making some scary mummies to bring home!

Halloween Talent Show

Ms Morrissey’s Rang 4 held a Halloween Talent Show just before the Hallowe’en break and the talent was amazing… here are a few of the acts!

Mrs Heffernan’s Visit

Mrs Heffernan came to visit both fourth classes last month to tell us all about what school was like when she was in school.  We learned loads from her and sent her thank you cards just before the Halloween break.

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.

Our Autumn Adventure!

Third class have been busy learning about Autumn. We learned a poem called “Leaves”, did beautiful Autumn artwork and took a stroll in the park for National Tree Day to have a look at all the varietys of trees growing close to our school.

Mercy Primary School, Birr, Co. Offaly