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
Sending you our best wishes while our school remains closed
We got there together though we had to stay apart.......Who could ever have imagined when we started out the year last September that life could change so dramatically as it did with the outbreak of the Corona Virus and the emergency school closure on March 12th . It certainly has been a difficult and challenging time for us all since then, but we got to this point together even though we've had to remain apart.
We congratulate all the girls for their hard work and engagement with remote learning over the last three months using such platforms as Google Classroom, Aladdin Connect and email. For now, we hope you all have a very enjoyable summer a well earned break from school work and we look forward to a safe return to school in September. 
The week of June 8th -12th, should have been Active School Week, but this year, we had a slightly different form of week with our Active Home Week. Thanks again to Mrs Parkinson's hard work and creative mind, our focus for the week was on outdoor pursuits and physical activities and the many benefits we get from them as reflected in the photos received already this week.....
'Special Times' 2020It's wonderful to see samples of the art work,school work, creativity and new methods of learning happening at home in response to the Covid-19 situation and the school closure.
Keep the photos coming as a reminder to us all of your hard work and determination in keeping up with your school work and meeting the current challenges with such enthusiasm. Well done to you all. NEPS Advice and Resources
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Message of Support for Parents
Pairic Clerkin CEO of the IPPN has recorded an updated message here below for parents for NPC on the topic of ‘Learning through ordinary things’, which you may wish to share with parents in your school.
Huge Congratulations
Congratulations to Valentina Jimenez Bajek (4th Class) whose design for a book cover was selected as a runner up in the 'Design a Cover Competition' organised by O' Brien Press.
Valentina’s design as seen here above, will appear on the inside cover of the new edition of The Supermarket Ghost, and will be in all good bookshops and libraries this September. What an achievement in recognition of her incredible artistic talents and skills.
Well done Valentina!
Valentina’s design as seen here above, will appear on the inside cover of the new edition of The Supermarket Ghost, and will be in all good bookshops and libraries this September. What an achievement in recognition of her incredible artistic talents and skills.
Well done Valentina!
Book Week
May 25th -29th
A huge thanks to Mrs Parkinson for organising such a great Book Week for us all this year. Thanks to all her hard work and wonderful timetable of activities and suggestions, there was so much to choose from in celebrating the great gift of books and reading, as evident from the slide shows here below.......
Our thoughts were with the girls in 2nd class who were due to receive the Sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday the 23rd of May.We know they had been looking forward to that day for a long time as a special milestone on their faith journey, but unfortunately, it had to be postponed for another time. We thank Fr Gerry for celebrating Saturday's 10a.m Mass via the webcam especially for the girls and their families and ask for God's continued blessings on each and everyone of them.
While we know the postponement of the Sacrament of Confirmation, was a cause of huge disappointment to the 6th Class girls and their families, we hope they marked the day, Thursday, the 30th of April, in a special way at home. We look forward to celebrating their Confirmation Day at another time, when it is safe to do so.
Special memories from our Grandparents' Day
Friday, the 8th of May, was the date set for a very special event on our school calendar, the day we mark and celebrate the great gift of 'Grandparents' in our school. Sadly, it wasn't to be this year, but we hope and pray all the grandparents are keeping well and minding themselves at this difficult time and we look forward celebrating with them again. In the meantime take a look back at last year's Grandparents Day and treasure the memories made that day.
National Vetting Bureau
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.
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.
As we move into the last few days of the school term, we think especially of our 6th Class girls who are journeying towards the end of their Primary School Education and their 8 years in Our Lady of Mercy. Unfortunately, due to the current school closure, our 6th girls will not have the opportunity to experience their final school tour, their last class play, organise and host the end-of-year Sale and enjoy their last Sports Day and final school days of fun. While we are all truly saddened about this, we hope to mark this rite of passage in their lives with an online Zoom Graduation this Thursday evening and we look forward to seeing them all then albeit at a distance.In the meantime take a look at all those wishing them well and celebrating the great young people they have become over these last 8 years of primary school.
Exciting News from Mr. Z
We were so excited about the 'remote visit' of the well known face and much loved scientist, Mr Scott Ziglinski who devised an amazing school wide engineering programme specifically for all the girls in Our Lady of Mercy School, entitled G-BEP. To help remind us of the programme and the wonderful responses to the challenges posed by Dr Z over the last four weeks, take a look at the videos attached here below........
And so let's begin......here's Week One's Challenge.......
And now for the results of week one's challenge....
Take a look at Week's Two Challenge.....from Tunnels to Towers!!
And now for the results of week two's challenge....
Take a look at the Challenge posed for Week Three....
Take a look at the results for week 3.....
And so to the challenge for Week 4 ....
After a great four weeks of elementary engineering and the wonderful support of Mr Z, take a look at the final creations......
Thanks Mr Z from all at
B-GEP!!
Our Easter themed Art and Craft Work
Despite not being in school, its even more special to see the great work that was done at home in the lead up to Easter and a reminder to us all of our annual Easter Bonnet Parade and general Easter cheer ......
Google Classroom
With schools closed, the nation's pupils are now attempting to keep up with their studies at home.
Here in Our Lady of Mercy teachers have been preparing different materials and ways that pupils can do some work virtually using such tools as Aladdin, Aladdin Homework Connect and the wonderful Google Classroom which has provided us all with a new and innovative way to connect with our pupils at a time when we cannot see them in person. Special thanks must go to Ms Doyle for her foresight, wisdom and hard work in introducing Google Classroom a year ago to our school and to Ms Loughnane, Ms Murray, Ms Ni Fhaoláin, Ms Boyd and Ms Cumiskey for their practical knowledge and skill set in bringing it all to such valuable use.
Here in Our Lady of Mercy teachers have been preparing different materials and ways that pupils can do some work virtually using such tools as Aladdin, Aladdin Homework Connect and the wonderful Google Classroom which has provided us all with a new and innovative way to connect with our pupils at a time when we cannot see them in person. Special thanks must go to Ms Doyle for her foresight, wisdom and hard work in introducing Google Classroom a year ago to our school and to Ms Loughnane, Ms Murray, Ms Ni Fhaoláin, Ms Boyd and Ms Cumiskey for their practical knowledge and skill set in bringing it all to such valuable use.
Fabulous reminders of the art work you did before school closed!!
The great gift of Reading
While our much loved and valued school library remains quiet at the moment, we hope you are all continuing to find pleasure and joy in you reading at home. Check out your local library for a huge selection of ebooks and wonderful reading material.
Aladdin ePayment
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..
To register with this facility just click on the image above..
Please ensure you have registered with Aladdin Connect to receive all the relevant communication.
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.
Please click here for our Child Safeguarding Statement.
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