Archive for 2019

Board of Management 2019-2023

We would like to welcome the new Board of Management for 2019-2023 and to thank the outgoing Board for their time and dedication to furthering our school. New Board:   Board of Management 2019-2023   Chairperson:                                             Brian Kennedy Secretary:                                  […]

Teamwork at Tag Rugby Blitz

Fifth and sixth class braved the cold today and  had an amazing  time at the tag rugby blitz, which was so well organised by Denis and Birr Rugby Club. We all got stuck in and had a ball! We got  the opportunity to put the skills we had learned to use and even managed to […]

Spooks and Ghouls in 2nd class

What a spooky day in Mercy Primary School……Happy Halloween everybody 😱

Chocolatey goodness :)

Sixth class made some chocolate covered apples today, to link in with our procedural writing (and because we have been working so hard recently). We had so much fun making them together, we even got to lick the bowl clean! We even managed to write the procedure of how to make a chocolate covered apple […]

Parents’ Association 2019-2020

The AGM of the Parents’ Association was held on October 15th 2019. The following are the members for 2019-2020. If anyone is interested in joining them contact any member below. Sandra Brewer – Chairperson Rose Harte – Secretary Patricia McAteer – Treasurer Sara O’Meara Ashling Taylor Mary McLoughlin Betty Hogan Regina Delaney Kate Liffey Brona […]

Maths Week in Mercy Primary School

  Maths Week 2019 in Mercy Primary School   A fun and interesting week was had by all the girls in Mercy Primary School for Maths Week. All classes took part in cross-curricular Maths activities including Maths Art, history of important mathematicians and ICT related activities to name but a few. The Geography curriculum was […]

Water Water Everywhere!!!! in second class

 This week we explored the role of water in energy creation.  We discussed how water is used to power mills and power plants.  We looked at water wheels and how they are used to create energy…….And then we had SOME fun making one!!!!

Maths Week 2019

 What a great week in Mercy Primary.  It was World Maths Week.  We enjoyed maths so much.  More photos to follow……

One Black Dot Can Be…

Rang 4 and rang 6 read the book ‘The Dot’ recently as the basis for our art project. Having read the book the girls were given the task to use their imaginations and create a piece of art out of one black dot. These are the amazing ideas they came up with and executed. What […]

Chess in 6th

Sixth class have been lucky enough to learn how to play chess over the last 6 weeks. Thanks so much to John for his patience and expertise. The girls really enjoyed learning how to play chess. 

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