What a busy and successful week, Science Week turned out to be! From creating and playing with robotic hands, to growing giant gummy bears, to tornados in a bottle, to learning about senses, to becoming hands-on scientists, all classes thoroughly enjoyed their experiences.
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We received the fantastic news that Ms. Quinn’s 4th class were the winners of the National Botanical Gardens virtual pumpkin competition. They won first place in the environmental category for their decorated pumpkin. The title attached was “Fighting Covid”, a very apt title for the times we are living in. (more…)

First class were busy focusing on still life drawings of a bowl of fruit. The boys and girls sketched the objects lightly until they were happy with their outlines before adding in details. (more…)

Our classes enjoyed lots of different activities including puzzles, active lessons and maths trails during Maths Week. Our senior pupils also entered a Maths Eyes competition.
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Fifth class have being involved with project work this past month and the topic that was researched was The Normans. Not only did they surpass themselves with their presentations, but the amount of information that they learned was amazing. (more…)

Our new covered outdoor Aistear area for Junior Infants has proven to be a big hit. The boys and girls have access to two mud kitchens, sand trays and small world areas. (more…)

Congratulations to Ms. Kiely’s class on celebrating their long awaited First Holy Communion. (more…)

During these strange times, it is important that we in St. Mary’s do everything we can to give our children a fun day to look forward to. So, to celebrate the efforts put in by our wonderful students and staff during the month of September, we decided to hold a Wacky Wednesday. The theme was Odd Socks and Crazy Locks. (more…)