SEnior School News

24 September

Today some of our girls payed a special visit to the convent for Mercy Day. We met with all the Sisters and presented them with art completed by the girls in Mrs Downey’s 4th class. Pictured here with the Mercy sisters and Mrs Briggs are Claire O Connor and Sophie Flynn .

30 May

We have beautiful displays in our corridors at the moment.  Fabulous famine ships created by 6th class girls – and they actually float. In keeping with the water theme , we have beautiful “under the sea” themed art work , created by various classes and more projects and poetry to keep us all engaged and […]

30 May

We had a wonderful assembly in the Mercy today celebrating all of our wonderful talents. Our Roinn B East Waterford camogie winners were presented with their medals , by our very own All Star, Ms Falconer. The efforts of each and every panel member and background team were highly commended and many of our younger […]

27 May

IMG_9961 What a fantastic day for camogie in The Mercy Snr School today. Our girls did us proud, beating Holy cross, in what was a great game of hurling. With fantastic support from the crowd, the girls put on a display and made us all proud to chant and cheer for our Mercy girls.They took […]

23 May

We celebrated the Month of Mary with a beautiful ceremony, and the crowning of our lady. Prepared by Mrs Kennedy, children from various classes read prayers and sang hymns. Accompanied by Fifth class choirs , under the careful instructions of Mrs O Carrol and Ms Mannion, we had a lovely celebration of Mary that left […]

23 May

Our girls are watching history in the making this week , as the new pedestrian bridge is being put into place over the river Suir. It was a great experience and will be a story to tell for many years to come.

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.