Archive for 2020

Covid 19 Policy Statement

Mercy Primary School COVID-19 Policy Statement Mercy Primary School is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all our staff and a safe learning environment for all our pupils. To ensure that, we have developed the following COVID-19 Response Plan. The BOM and all school staff are responsible for the implementation of this […]

Re-opening of Schools Letter 2

Dear Parent / Guardian, Staff Member, RE: Physical Distancing and Safe School Attendance We are currently working on upgrading our procedures and routines within the school to ensure that there is as much Physical Distancing as is possible in our building. We will apply physical distancing in a practical and sensible way, recognising that the […]

Re-opening of Schools

Mercy Primary School Dear Parents & Guardians, I hope this letter finds you and your families safe and well. As you are no doubt aware, the government has issued comprehensive guidelines on the reopening of schools in September. I want to take this opportunity to assure you that preparations are ongoing to ensure that Mercy […]

Looking ahead…..

Dear Parents, Guardians & Girls, I hope you and your families are all keeping well and safe. These are very strange times we are living in and we are doing our best to adjust. In the Distance Learning section of this website, work for all classes has been added for May 5th – 8th. You […]

Distance Learning Term 3

Dear Families, As we start a very unusual Term 3 in school, please know that the staff are thinking of you all and are missing your company. We hope that all are safe and well. You will see from the website there is a new section called Distance Learning. In this section, each teacher has […]

Pancakes and Snow!!

As we were putting toppings on our yummy pancakes this morning in 6th class, we looked out the window and saw that snow was falling – and sticking! Double the excitement in one day.    

Wellbeing Week in Sixth

We had a wonderfully calm and informative week last week for wellbeing week. We learned so much about looking after ourselves properly and how important it is to be thankful for the people and the things we have in our lives. These pictures show just a snippet of the lovely calming activities we got up […]

Well-being in Mercy Primary School

We had a wonderful Well-being week in Mercy Primary School. The classes made wonderful posters about what well-being means to them.

Murmuration of Hope

4th class were lucky to get the opportunity to work with Selene Murphy in the library for some origami. They created a murmuration of hope. They used origami skills to create a bird each.  inside each bird is something that might be on the makers mind and something they are grateful for. To think about positive […]

Aistear in Junior and Senior Infants

Our theme this month is Frozen. The girls are having great fun investigating waterproof materials, making frozen jigsaws, designing dresses for Elsa and Anna, making snowmen, constructing palaces and much more…..       

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