SEnior School News

25 March

We are very excited to be hatching chicks 🐣 here in the Mercy. Nore Valley farm have delivered seven eggs, in an incubator and we will watch them hatch into chicks over the course of 21 days . Today is day 14- keep watching here for updates . Exciting times here in the senior school.

25 March

Well done to all of our pupils who took part in our annual Spelling B. Fantastic spellers here in the Mercy! Congratulations to Emma from Ms. Duggan’s class who is now through to the county final stage. Thank you to Ms. Atkins for organising and Ms. Burke and Ms. O Connor who were our quizmasters […]

25 March

We celebrate kindness every month in the Mercy , where one child per class is recognized for her kindness towards others. Here are our February winners. We also highlight children’s efforts through our subject awards. Pictured above are some of our pupils who won the Maths award- for trying their best and working in hard […]

25 March

Ms Murtagh’s 3rd class attended the Waterford central library today in conjunction with Grow HQ. We learned all about the importance of looking after the environment and  how to grow your own food! They had great fun and started their gardening journey by planting peas! It was a lovely morning.

13 March

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 February

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 […]

14 February

Love was truly all around in the Mercy Senior School for Valentine’s Day. ❤️❤️❤️

11 February

Today was safer internet day! All classes in our school discussed the positives and negatives of the internet. We learned that we can have so much fun online if we follow the rules. -Keep to age appropriate apps. -Don’t share personal information online. -Ask an adult before downloading anything. -Stop , Block and Tell if […]

29 January

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 […]

29 January

Pupils in the Mercy were treated to a visit from Red Kettle this week. Our whole school got to attend and even perform in their production of “How to steal the World”. Staff and pupils alike enjoyed every minute. We have lots of talented actors here in the Mercy School!

7 January

28 October

Friday the 25th of October was our Halloween Dress Up Day. We all went to the hall and had a costume parade. Congratulations to everyone, the costumes were amazing! Mrs Kinsella/Ms Kennedy’s 3rd class          Mrs Ennis’ 3rd class  Ms Murtagh’s 3rd class   Mrs Downey’s 4th class          […]

24 October

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

8 October

Congratulations to all of the members of the Student Council. The Council is made up of a representative from each class in the Senior School.

6 October

    Congratulations to our Green Committee 24/25. Pupils from 5th and 6th class were asked to present a speech outlining why they should be on the Green Committee. These girls were elected by their classmates. They will be working with Ms. Murtagh, Ms Mannion and Mr Dudley. The committee will to continue the Mercy’s […]

2 October

In September, 6th Class went on a tour of some of the Waterford Walls. They had two outings, and they drew/wrote about their favourite wall when they came back to the classroom.

2 October

The 6th class pupils and staff have started their journey to run a marathon over 8 weeks. They are on Week 3 now, and they are running 1000m four days a week. The distances increase every week, by the end the 6th class should be able to jog 8 laps of the yard. The girls and the […]

30 September

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss   Reading is a highly valued pastime in the Mercy, therefore, all pupils join the library and have their own library card. Each class walks to Carrickpherish Library once a month.  Time […]

30 September

On one of our few fine days, 3rd class teachers brought their pupils to Mount Sion playground for some fun in the sun. The girls had a wonderful time, out of school, enjoying the swings, slides and other amenities.

30 September

        In early September, all of the third classes went on a nature walk to People’s Park. It was a lovely day and they found 7 horse chestnut trees, 8 entrances to the park and a few woodland creatures along the way.