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13 Mar

World Book Day March 6th 2025

We had lots of famous characters in school this year, for World Book Day!  The costumes were great and the children had great fun talking about all their favourite books ! We were also lucky enough to have a visit from local author/illustrator Sarah Bowie who helped us sketch our own characters.

14 Feb

Recycling Poster Competition ♻️

Our Green School Committee recently ran a poster competition, encouraging us all to reduce, reuse and recycle ♻️ We had so many wonderful entries – there is so much talent here in our school. Pictured here are our finalists with their winning class entries. Huge congratulations to them all, especially our overall winner, Ruby from […]

29 Jan

Recycling ♻️

Our green schools committee have linked up with Weee Ireland and their “Schools battery recycling challenge” This is a programme that educates and encourages environmental awareness among our students. All you have to do is bring your used batteries into school and we will make sure they are disposed of correctly. If we can fill […]

7 Jan

Mercy Christmas adventures

24 Oct

Halloween Art

  Everyone has been very busy creating these amazing Halloween drawings, paintings, pottery and 3-d art. Have a happy Halloween.

18 Sep

Cross Country Athletics

Active School Athletics A group of our students took part in the Waterford Schools’ Cross Country competition. We are very proud of all of the girls that ran in very warm conditions and over a very long distance. Well done girls and thank you to Ms Murray and Ms Lynch for bringing the girls along […]

18 Sep

International Cooking

E.A.L. Brazilian and Ukrainian food Some of our EAL students made some delicious food with our teachers, Ms Barry and Ms M Walsh. EAL

26 May

Art : Mrs O’Carroll’s 4th Class

Visual Arts 4th Class creativity

24 May

3rd Class National Winners!

National Winners Junior Achievement Mrs Kinsella/Ms Kennedy’s 3rd class took part in the Junior Achievement It’s Our Planet Programme where the students submitted posters as part of the optional competition at the end and one of the posters has won. Lorna Cotterall was the volunteer who delivered the programme. This programme has been developed and […]

22 May

Ukrainian Reading Month

E.A.L. Ukrainian Reading Month A huge thank you to the staff of Ardkeen Library and to all the Ukrainian pupils of the school for celebrating Ukrainian Reading Month on Tuesday 21st May. Zlata, Marusia, Nikol, Vavara, Alina, Elina and Polina (Anna and Adelina were absent) welcomed librarians Tracy and Kate to discuss the competition that […]