Archive for March, 2015
Trip to the Reservoir
On Wednesday, March 4th, 6th class and the Green School’s Committee visited the water reservoir in Birr where we met with Charlie Brophy, who manages the reservoir in Birr. Brendan the Health and Safety officer was there also. The reservoir is located in Hillside in Birr. When we arrived we saw eight working water filters, the first […]
World Book Day
On March 5th Second Class celebrated World Book Day. Each child came to school dressed as their favourite book character. Mary Poppins was their teacher for the day! The children took part in lots of fun activities throughout the day. First the girls in 5th class read Fairytales to the class. The girls loved listening […]
First Reconciliation
On March 3rd Second class received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It was a lovely celebration. The church was beautifully decorated with candles and the children’s Art work. The girls sang very sweetly. They knew all their prayers and were very well behaved. Well done to all the girls. Here are some pictures of ‘The […]
Pancake Tuesday
Second Class learned how to make pancakes. They each read the pancake recipe and decided on their favourite toppings! Some girls made delicious pancakes and brought them to school for their lunch on Pancake Tuesday. Here they are enjoying their pancakes. Yum yum!
SESE in 2nd Class
Second class learned about homes in SESE. We all live in different types of homes. Some girls live in the country but most of the class live in Birr town. We made our houses in Art Class. Take a look at our beautiful homes.
World Book Day
WORLD BOOK DAY IN MERCY PRIMARY SCHOOL, BIRR. World Book Day on Thursday 5th March was a fantastic success in Mercy Primary School. All the teachers and most of the children dressed up as book characters. Everyone made a huge effort. Scooby Doo, Pinocchio and countless princesses roamed the school for the day. Mary […]
World Book Day in Senior Infants-March 5th 2015.
Senior Infants enjoyed being dressed up as their favourite book characters for world book Day. Each girl got a lovely book “Elmer’s Parade” which they can share with their family and read together. We enjoyed the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar told to us by Ms. Mellsop our guest reader. And we went upstairs […]