SEnior School News

29 April

Functional Literacy Baking – Life Skills Our 6th class girls baked scones in class as part of their literacy class. Life Skills

29 April

Games Junior Infants Ms Russell’s 6th class welcomed Ms Andersen’s Junior Infant class to their classroom today. The 6th class girls played board games, Jenga, K’nex and cards with the younger students. Play

12 April

Author Workshop Ms O’Sullivan’s 5th class attended a literacy workshop in the Book Centre. Author Méabh McDonnell spoke to the girls about her first book “Into the Witchwood” and the girls also listened to an extract from the book. Literacy

22 March

Sport Inter Schools Basketball Blitz This week was the Annual Waterford Schools Basketball Blitz. For the first time ever, we entered the 3rd class competition and we are delighted that we did. It was a great experience for the girls and we look forward to entering the blitz again next year. We also had one […]

15 March

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2024 Wearing green for St Patrick’s Day To end off a jam packed week of Seachtain na Gaeilge activities, the girls wore green to school. They danced in the yard. Great fun was had by all. Seachtain na Gaeilge

14 March

Céilí Mount Sion and the Mercy Today, our 6th class students went over to Mount Sion hall. The girls took part in a céilí with the 5th and 6th class Mount Sion boys. It is a great annual tradition and we look forward to welcoming the boys over to the Mercy next March. The girls […]

12 March

Céilí Mór sa halla Today, as part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations, we welcomed Ms Mannion’s family back to the school again this year. The students danced to live music for Ionsaí na hInse, Balla Luimní, An Dreoilín. They listened to Ms Mannion and her family play some traditional Irish music. It was a […]

11 March

Ms Russell’s 6th Class

29 February

Our 3rd class girls have just completed 4 weeks of basketball. The basketball sessions were led by Nae and Jade. Both of these american ladies currently play on the Waterford Wildcats Senior Women’s team. A big thank you to Wildcats Basketball Club for liaising with the school in order to get these sessions up and […]

23 February

Eight of our students represented the school today in the FAI Primary 5s. The competition took place at SETU Arena. The girls played four matches and we are so very proud of them. They displayed great team spirit throughout and were a credit to the school. Well done girls. A special word of thanks to […]

23 February

Solas is a great organisation to help people that have cancer and their families. Ms.Russell’s 6th class decided to raise money for this organisation because of the work they do for cancer patients and their families. We decided to wear orange, go for a walk and bring in a small donation. Our school raised around […]

22 February

Mrs Kinsella/Ms Kennedy’s 3rd Class

22 February

Report by Emily (6th Class) and Annie (5th Class)  Green School’s Committee The recycling poster competition, held by the Green School’s Committee and Ms Atkins, was to raise awareness about how important it is to recycle correctly. All pupils had to create a poster naming what goes into each bin. A poster was picked from […]

22 February

Well done to Casey, Aine, Aoife-Lily and Sarah on representing the school at the Br Anslem Memorial Quiz. The quiz took place in The Tower Hotel on 22nd February. This was the first outing for our newly sponsored school jerseys. Our new jerseys have been sponsored by Fresh Today.

21 February

Today, our 5th class students commenced the cycling course “Cycle Right” with cycling instructor Donal Jacob. Topics that will be covered over the next 6 weeks include: safe equipment rules of the road starting and stopping positioning shoulder checking turning left and right overtaking manoeuvres The sessions will take place in the school yard on […]

14 February

We were delighted to welcome so many grandparents to the school on Wednesday 24th January. Following some class performances in the hall, the grandparents were invited to visit the classrooms of their grandchildren, where they were also presented with a beautiful commemorative scroll. Ms Russell’s 6th class girls acted as school guides on the day […]

14 February

22 December

Dolphin watch 2023: Word came through that dolphins were in the river down by Edmund Rice Bridge. Classes went in search. They headed down Bridge Street and took up position on the Quay. The girls were delighted when they spotted the dolphins and returned to school excited after the adventure Also during the month of […]

22 December

To celebrate the variety of Christmas traditions from around the world, Ms Barry and Ms Pettit (EAL teachers) brought together pupils from countries such as Ukraine, Brazil, India and more. The girls sampled treats from other countries. From Ukraine they enjoyed ‘Roshen’ chocolates and Zefir (marshmallow treats). From Brazil, they enjoyed Guaraana Antarctica drink, Pacoca […]

22 December

Junior Achievement Ireland Mrs. Kinsella and Ms. Kennedy’s 3rd class were chosen to participate in Junior Achievement Ireland this term. An employee from West, Ms. Lorna Cotterell (also known as Heidi-Mae’s Mam), facilitated the course over the duration of six weeks. The objective was caring for our planet and sustainability. Each session delved into a […]