Welcome to Our Lady of Mercy Convent School School website. We hope it gives you an insight in to the life of our school. Our Lady of Mercy is an all-girls school with classes from Junior Infants to Sixth Class. We are a welcoming, happy school which promotes academic excellence in a safe, supportive and inclusive environment. We work hard to achieve the best possible outcomes for all pupils, so they can reach their full potential in body, mind and spirit.
We keep our Mission Statement to the forefront of all our activities in the school:
“To educate, encourage and celebrate our children and the wider school community as together we grow in body, mind and spirit. Tá ár dTiarna linn”.
Our school community, which includes the teaching and ancillary staff and the Board of Management, work in partnership to meet the needs of our pupils. We are blessed to have a team that are unerring in their commitment and energy for their students.
We strive to develop an open, positive relationship with both pupils and parents. We value and look after the needs of every child and work to ensure that all of our pupils enjoy their time here in a warm and happy atmosphere.
Siobhán Hanly
Principal
We keep our Mission Statement to the forefront of all our activities in the school:
“To educate, encourage and celebrate our children and the wider school community as together we grow in body, mind and spirit. Tá ár dTiarna linn”.
Our school community, which includes the teaching and ancillary staff and the Board of Management, work in partnership to meet the needs of our pupils. We are blessed to have a team that are unerring in their commitment and energy for their students.
We strive to develop an open, positive relationship with both pupils and parents. We value and look after the needs of every child and work to ensure that all of our pupils enjoy their time here in a warm and happy atmosphere.
Siobhán Hanly
Principal
What a busy few weeks it has been since the mid term break. Despite the cold, wet mornings of late, everyone is in good form and busy working on all areas of school life. Lets keep up the great work
Thanks to all of you who joined us for Our walk a mile with a Smile. It was a bright crisp morning that definitely shook the cobwebs off us, putting us in good spirits for the day ahead.
Making sense with ScienceIt was great to have Scott Ziglinski return to the school for yet another insightful science workshop focusing on gravity, forces and friction.The girls had so much fun working collaboratively building go carts and 'going that extra mile to win the race'.
Thanks to Ms Parkinson for organising Mr Z's visit and bringing his passion for physics, engineering and science to our school. 
A huge thank you to all of you who donated a gift of a shoe box in response to The Team Hope Christmas Shoe Box Appeal. The wonderful array of colourful boxes inside the main door of the school was testament to the generosity of the families in our school. On behalf of all those involved in the charity we want
to thank you for your support with this very worthy cause Halloween Dress UpWe had such a great day to mark the start of the Halloween break. Everyone looked fantastic as they paraded around the school for the parents to see and our fun-filled assembly really added to the 'spooky spirit' of the holiday season. The teachers themselves came up trumps, dressed as a pack of playing cards and everyone enjoyed the morning's magic and good old fun.
The Student Council want to thank all those who entered the Halloween Decoration Competition. Each and everyone of the entries was 'spookily superb' and together created a magnificent display of Halloween art at the entrance to the school for all to view and admire. Congratulations to all those who were awarded with prizes for their cauldron of creativity and unique decorations.
Child Safeguarding
We have revised our Child Safe Guarding in accordance with the Children First Act 2015, National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017, The Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools 2017 and Túsla Guidance on the preparation of Child Safe Guarding Statements.
Please click here for our Child Safeguarding Statement. |
We are all looking forward to Gaeilge 24 which takes place across the school on Monday next the 18th of November. Bigí linn 'be with us' as we make every effort to speak Irish in all our interactions throughout the day and wear our tee shirts and bracelets with pride for all to see.
Special thanks to Ms Ní Fhaoláin for organising this event and the fun activities planned for the day, all trí mhean na gaeilge ( all through the medium of Irish). Labhair Gaeilge Linn ansin! (Speak Irish to us then) 
As per the school calendar and the Aladdin Connect app, our Parent Teacher meetings will take place next Thursday the 21st of November with other slots available to parents on mornings and afternoons from Mon the 18th to Friday 22nd November. We look forward to meeting with you all then.
While we don't want to talk about Christmas just yet its that time of the year when we have to get our creative hats on and think about entering the Decoration Competition made from recycled materials. As per the competition rules all 'Decorations should be made from upcycled and reused material e.g. plastic bottles, cardboard, old clothes pegs etc. The decoration should fit and hang from our Christmas tree.'
Anyone can enter but all entries have to be submitted to Mrs Henry on or before Friday the 29th of November in order to select the winning entry for the overall competition organised by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council by Dec 2nd.. Good Luck to our Hockey Team
The best of luck to our Hockey Team as they compete in the second match of the Leinster Primary Schools'Hockey League next Tuesday the 19th of November.
Our Lady of Mercy Library News!Thanks to the energy and dedication of our wonderful Library Committee and Mrs Parkinson, we are delighted to be up and running with the school library again this year. Our library is a warm, welcoming space for our pupils and the choice of books available to them is fantastic. Thanks to the generous support of the Parents Association and regular book donations, the shelves are always kept well-stocked adding to the appeal and attraction of this wonderful facility
We are pleased to announce the introduction of Aladdin Connect for communication between the school and parents. Please ensure you have registered with Aladdin Connect to receive all the relevant communication.
All payments to Our Lady of Mercy can now be done online through our Aladdin ePayment system. Such a system facilitates secure, easier payments to the school and reduces the amount of cash and cheques being sent in to the school in line with Central Bank directives.
To register with this facility just click on the image above..
In April 2016 the Minister for Justice and Equality commenced the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 (the Vetting Act). It has put in place statutory requirements for the Garda vetting of persons involved in working with children or vulnerable persons, including those working in schools.
In line with our own good safety practices and procedures, if you think you might like to get involved in any aspect of your child's life in school you must be vetted . While you may be vetted for involvement in or by other organisations, this does not suffice for involvement in our school. To be fully vetted for school related activities you must be vetted for the school itself. We ask that you download the application form and return it with two forms of ID, one containing a photo of yourself which, Fiona in the office will photocopy in your presence, to initiate the application process. Thank You for your support and understanding on this matter but our children's safety and welfare is of of key importance to us all. | ||||||||||||||
