Our third class girls finally got to celebrate their First Holy Communion. Mrs. Barry and Ms. McGrath had prepared the girls in the lead up to their special day. There was great excitement as they had a half day from school in order to get ready at home. They girls enjoyed a lovely ceremony in the church and they all looked beautiful. The following day, the girls were treated to a party in school and got to celebrate together. Congratulations girls! (more…)

Once again, we are delighted to welcome back the coaches from Dungarvan College. The older classes will take part in soccer coaching outdoors for the next four weeks. They will improve their soccer skills and will partake in fun games and drills. Best of luck girls! (more…)

Sixth class took advantage of the autumnal weather and headed to the senior outdoor classroom. Here they were tasked with completing maths problems at the different stations. A nice break from the classroom! (more…)

International Dot Day was celebrated here in St. Marys. “The Dot” is an inspiring story of a girl who believes that she cannot draw and simply draws a dot on a page. Encouraged by her teacher, she becomes an artist and uses “the dot” as her muse. Having explored the story, pupils were asked to create their own piece of art. We were blown away with the originality and creativity of our pupils. (more…)

Mrs. Ryan’s and Ms. Cleary’s junior infants have been learning about Autumn through Aistear this week. They have learnt about the changes that can be seen around them, collected Autumn leaves and have noticed the changing colours. The boys and girls discovered what hibernation means and made cosy places for the animals to sleep. They enjoyed working in the farm shop, and even got to harvest seeds from sunflowers. Wow, what a busy week! (more…)

Ms. Cleary’s class were busy with maths this week. They were tasked with sorting by colour and by type, whilst also having fun. What great results! Well done junior infants. (more…)

Ms. Kiely’s first class took advantage of the beautiful weather to explore the school surroundings. They combined it with a sounds walk as part of their music lesson on listening and responding to sounds in our environment. Great idea to combine the two! (more…)

Ms. Cleary’s and Mrs. Ryan’s junior infants have been busy with fine motor activities. The activities included colouring, cutting, manipulating Playdoh, peeling off stickers, threading etc.  Not only are they having great fun, but they are also developing their hand eye coordination and finger control. Keep it going junior infants! (more…)

Ms. Smith’s junior infants have been discussing themselves and their families this month. They shared the information with their new friends and even drew pictures to show to each other. Well done everybody! (more…)

Senior infants have had a super September exploring the topic “All About Me”. They listened to the story “When I Was Little” which helped them to recognise the ways in which they change and grow. As a reward for all their hard work, Ms. Kiely and Ms. O’ Connor decided to throw a “birthday party”. (more…)