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 …
Home School Courses
Hi everyone, I hope you are all settling back to Scoil Mhuire! Time for courses to begin again. The starting date is the first week of October…..So please hurry and sign up. Lots on offer; computer, crafts, Maths, Storybags, Internet …
Junior Infants ~ Aistear
Junior Infants will be starting a new programme called Aistear. For more information and to keep up to date on the new topics and photos just check out our new page called AISTEAR! The new page can be found under …
We are collecting old phones!
Thanks very much for sending in your old phones. We have already gotten a laptop from the last bunch we collected. We just need 30 more now and will be able to get a defibrillator for the school. Keep them …
Have you noticed…
…the colourful flowers around the school grounds!? Caitlin & Deirdre H. have been busy getting the hanging baskets and flower pots ready to go outside each of the classrooms! Each of the classes will be looking after them, watering them …
We got our 2nd green flag!!
We have earned another green flag! This time we have done lots of work on ENERGY. We have been trying our best to save energy in our school. Here are some things we have been doing… We have been turning the …
First Class Trip to Glanmore Foods Factory
The First Class children went on a school tour to Glanmore Foods Factory on Monday the 17th of June. The children got to see the quality standards and care that goes into the preparation of their yummy lunches. They had a fun …
1st class have been learning about animals!
First Class have been busy learning all about animals. They learned all about wild animals and wrote lovely books. They made some lovely pictures and 3d artwork.They learned about mini-beasts too. Have a look at their lovely art work and …
Senior Infants had a teddy bear’s picnic!
Senior infants had a lovely teddy bear’s picnic. We got to use our lovely new picnic blankets! Everyone had a great time eating their lunch outside and talking to their friends in the nice weather!
Senior Infants visit the farm
Senior infants went to Newgrange farm for their school tour. They had a great time! They got to hold a puppy, a kitten and a chick. They fed goats, chickens and ducks. They even milked a ‘cow’!! Everyone went on …
Sponsored walk!
We all went on our sponsored walk in April. We were lucky with the weather! Junior infants and Early start had lots of fun walking around the school grounds. Senior infants, 1st class and 2nd class went on a longer …
Soccer Mini-Leagues
Second Class Soccer Mini-Leagues Our soccer mini leagues continued this week. Games were played in the beautiful sunshine. Fun was had by all! A Message from Ms Nolan: Remember everyone, bring an extra bottle of water to school on Thursdays, …
Planting seeds
Some classes have been busy planting peas, basil and cress in their classrooms. They all got a little pot each to sow the seeds in. Next they filled the pots with compost before putting the seeds in. Then, they covered …
Mighty mouth programme!
Senior infants have been busy learning about how to look after their teeth as part of the Mighty Mouth Programme. They have learned all about tooth friendly foods and drinks and how to brush their teeth properly! The dental …
Fun in Second Class
On the 11th of May, we celebrated our First Holy Communion. A day which we all enjoyed. When we returned to school on the Monday, Ms Mac Munn had a party for us! We created pictures of ourselves using clay …
Communion Time
On Saturday 11th May, the Second Class children received their First Holy Communion. They all looked beautiful. Well done and thank you to everyone who helped to make this a special occasion.