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
It's hard to believe the year another year is over and the summer holidays are here.
Congratulations to everyone on a great year's work and here's hoping you all have a safe and enjoyable summer. See you all again on Thursday the 29th of August at the usual time of 8.35a.m.
Special Achievement Award Recipients
Congratulations to all of these girls who were awarded the Special Achievement Certificates in their class this year. These were the girls who more than impressed their teachers for showing exceptional respect, kindness, determination and gifts of friendship throughout the year and for their hard work and progress in all areas of school life.
Well done to each and everyone of you. Inter- School Golf OutingWell done to the 14 girls from 6th Class who participated in the annual Inter -Schools Golf Outing against St Mary's BNS which was held in Leopardstown on Tuesday 14th of June. It was a fantastic day out and the girls played exceptionally well after all their dedicated commitment to the golf training programme over the last eight weeks.
Thanks to all those who supported the 6th Class end of Year Sale of Work and special thanks to the 6th Class girls and the dedicated team of parents who helped make it all happen. All funds raised from the sale will go towards their two chosen charities for this year, Crumlin Childrens Hospital and Light it Up Gold for children suffering with cancer.
What a great week we've had to mark and celebrate Active School's Week here in our school, with the Birdie Golf Training for all classes Wake Up Shake Up, Play ball, the Senior Side Spots Day, Spike Ball, the Scooter Fashion Show, our very special assembly and our much loved sports quiz all of which were thoroughly enjoyed by the girls themselves.
A huge, huge thanks to Mrs Parkinson for all her hard work and time in coordinating the full week of activities and ensuring it all ran seamlessly. Click here for More details Athletic BlitzStill more great news and excitement from the 'Lúthchleasa na nGaelscoil 2019' in Leixlip Amenities Centre. Congratulations to the following girls on their success:
Abbie 3d U12Sprint and to Lauren 2nd U10 Sprint 2nd to the U14 Relay team 1st to the U12 Relay team 2nd Ruby in the U14 Long distance 1st to Abbie and 2nd to Rachel in the U12 Long DistanceW What a day for the girls from Our Lady of Mercy and their coaches Mrs McGovern, Mrs Loughnane and Mrs Parkinson. Camogie Blitz Success!!Such excitement! Such great news! for our Camogie team and their coach Ms Ní Fhaoláin. They returned to the school singing with joy and beaming with pride having won the cup at the Inter Schools' Camogie Blitz held in Glenalbyn on June 15th. We couldn't be happier for each and everyone of them involved on their success.
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Another chapter begins........
This little girl once had a dream to follow in her parents footsteps and become a primary school teacher and devote herself to the education of children. After 36 years of the utmost of dedicated service and commitment to the job she loved in Our Lady of Mercy School and as Deputy Principal for the past 15 years, she has now decided to follow another path and fulfill other dreams.
We know 'this little girl' best as Mrs McGovern and today we thank her, from the bottom of our hearts for all she has contributed to our school and for the enormous impact she's had on the many pupils, parents and staff lucky enough to have had met her over those last 36 years. We congratulate her on her retirement and wish her many long years of good health and happiness. And now the end is near.........
6th Class girls marked the end of their primary school education at Our Lady of Mercy with their graduation ceremony on Thursday the 27th of June. As well as it being a wonderful evening of music, song and drama, it was also a very emotional night for the girls,their parents and the staff in the school. As they move on to the next stage of their educational journey, we wish them all the very best and hope they keep in touch with us here in Our Lady of Mercy. We will always have a céad míle fáilte ( huge welcome) for such a lovely group of girls.
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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.
Aladdin ePaymentAll 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 below.: 
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. 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. Parents AssociationClub 100
The Parents Association wish to extend A BIG THANK YOU to all of you who are currently signed up to CLUB100 and a big WELCOME and THANK YOU to all the parent's who have joined CLUB100 this week. We really appreciate you taking the time to sign up and your support. For further information on this and other matters pertaining to the PA...
Read More...... 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. |
