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Maths Quiz – 1st
Fun was had by all in first class, when the three classes competed against each other in our maths quiz. The winning team in the end was from Ms Flannery’s class. Well done to the winners.
Santa’s Surprise Visit!!
On Friday the 20th of December we had our last assembly of 2013! It was a very exciting assembly because Santa Claus came to visit! The children were all so surprised and delighted to see him!! The children …
Merry Christmas!!
We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year! Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another great year! See you all on Monday the 6th of …
Sam Maguire Came to Visit!
Friday the 6th of December was a very exciting day for all the children and staff because the SAM MAGUIRE CUP came to the school and what made it even more special was a past pupil Eric Lowndes, a Dublin …
Winners of The Water Tips Writing & Poster Competition!
The three winners of the writing competition are Grace Kakese, Gavin Kinsella and Ryan Roe Mooney from 1st and 2nd classes. Read and learn how to save water by Grace; Water is important we have to try and save water. …
2014 SCHOOL CALENDARS ON SALE NOW!!!
Class Calendars are on sale now!! Sample calendars can be found on classroom windows and on the notice board at the main office! Buy 1 = €3.50 2 = €6.00 3 = €9.00 Orders to be made by DATE EXTENDED …
Parent Teacher Meetings.
Parent Teacher Meetings are being held for all children (except Early Start) on Thursday 21st November. Each parent will be given an allocated time. Please re-schedule with the teacher if the time given does not suit. …
Maths Survey for Parents.
Dear Parents / Guardians, We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete the attached questionnaire in relation to maths and your child. This will form part of the School Self Evaluation Process …
Halloween Fundraiser Disco!!
On Friday the 25th of October Scoil Mhuire held a Halloween disco for all classes! The children & teachers made a special effort and came to school dressed up. We had princes, princesses, zombies, witches, devils, skeletons, pirates, dead dolls …
Amazing food art!
Miss Champkin’s second class have been learning about food. They looked at some pictures by the artist Arcimboldo who uses food to create shapes in his paintings. Next they used some food to make these amazing pieces of art! They …
Have a look at the art gallery section!
The art gallery has been updated with some more excellent art work. Here are a handful of the pictures. Go to the art gallery section for more!
Little update from Senior Infants!
Miss Haddow’s class won a trophy for being the best at recycling and trying to save energy! Well done! Last week was Maths week. We got to play some fun maths games. We sorted some leaves into sizes and colours …
All Ireland Hip Hop Dancer Champion!!!
Everyone in Scoil Mhuire Junior would like to congratulate and say a massive well done to a very talented girl in 1st class who is now the All Ireland Hip Hop Dancer Champion!! She came in 1st place in the …
Crafts
The parents doing the jewelry course are making fantastic pieces! They are better than any you would find in a shop!!!
Pet Visitors!!
All the children and teachers were very excited when three pets visited our school! Fluffy and Poppy two rabbits and Penny the Goldfish paid the school a visit. The owners of the rabbits Fallon and Brandon showed and chatted to …
Story bags week 2
Story bags is in full swing in the Parent’s Room. There are some great artists to be found…..Our Parents are very creative indeed!!!!!
Tree Day
Scoil Mhuire Junior, had a super Tree Day, Lá na gCrann. The weather was beautiful. It was a joy to see all the classes exploring the outside world around the school. We are so lucky with our school grounds and the …
Look at our lovely work!!
Have a look at some of our lovely work! Early start did some great crepe paper pictures Junior Infants did some beautiful colouring & self portraits. Senior Infants were busy finger painting and drawing self portraits! First Class have done …
Protest against Increase in Class Size Wednesday 2nd October, 4.30pm
Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn is looking at raising the pupil-teacher ratio in schools in order to save money in the upcoming budget. Ireland already has the second highest class size in Europe. This would severely impact on …
We have been busy planting and harvesting vegetables!!
Second class were busy working away at the raised planting beds today! We harvested the carrots and the beetroot first and then Deirdre and Cáitlín helped us to plant onions,garlic and lettuce and cabbage! We hope the slugs do not …