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
As we move further into the term there is a huge amount of work and progress happening around the school. Classes are busy working on all aspects of the curriculum, designing and delivering all sorts of interesting projects and being creative with arts and crafts, as evident by the wonderful displays around the corridors. It's been a really busy and productive six weeks so lets keep up the good work.
Our celebration of the fourteenth Annual Maths Week began with gusto in our school on Monday morning with the visit of Roberta Bellini from the Rediscovery Centre to the 3rd and 4th Class and her workshop on maths and number. Already, 20 parents have visited classes to present maths workshops and fun maths activities which have gone down a treat with the girls. All of the classes got to spend time in the hall enjoying traditional board games and interactive games on the Chrome Books and iPads. Today with the weather being so nice, several classes worked collaboratively on maths trails and there was a wonderful sound of laughter and fun as they did so. It has been a very busy and successful week so far as reflected in the images below.....
The Annual School Garden PartyThe Parents Association want to thank everyone for the huge turn out at yesterday's annual Garden Party in the school. It was a fantastic success all round and complimented even further with the glorious rays of sunshine. As well as the wide variety of stalls and entertainment available, it also proved to be a fun and relaxed afternoon for everyone and the atmosphere was palpable. Thanks to all those who volunteered to help throughout the day in making it such a success and to the 6th Class girls for doing such good work in raising funds for their two chosen charities this year.
What a start to our new school year! 
The weekly practice of Meditation resumed in all classes and across the school corridors. This experience aims to promote pupils' attention span, natural ability to meditate and nurture overall well-being.
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Parents Association AGM and Parent Nominees election to the BOMThe Parents Association want to thank all those who attended last night's Parents Association AGM following the election of the two parent nominees to the BOM. .
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. 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.
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