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 encourage, challenge and nurture 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 encourage, challenge and nurture 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
Welcome back everyone. We hope you all had an enjoyable Mid-term break and feel good and rested returning to school.
Cead Míle Fáilte romhaibh arais go léir.
Great to see so many of you join us last Friday for another Wake Up Shake Up routine. What better way to kick start a Friday and get us all up and moving!
As with previous years, Our Lady of Mercy were very proud to support the Team Hope Christmas Shoe Box appeal again this year. Team Hope were very impressed by the number of boxes they collected from the school on Wednesday and and we too want to thank all of you for your generosity and support to this worthy cause.
Our Halloween Parade
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The Student Council were delighted with the huge number of amazing decorations they received for their first ever Halloween Decoration Competition.
The 3 winners, seen below here with their decorations, were presented with their prizes at our assembly on the last day of our half term..
The 3 winners, seen below here with their decorations, were presented with their prizes at our assembly on the last day of our half term..
2nd Class performance at assembly this morning...
Another successful
Maths Week
We've enjoyed another very successful Maths Week (15th -20th Oct) starting off with the official launch of our new Chrome Book Computers as part of the activity sessions in the hall. 3rd and 4th Class visited the library in Blackrock for a coding session involving lots of work with numbers and problem solving skills and 24 willing parents visited classes throughout the week to share a fun math's activity or lesson in their daughter's class. Lots of fun was had by all classes in completing their maths' trails which took them outside the school to work collaboratively in finding the answers to a variety of number related questions .It really was a great week and special thanks must go to all the staff, parents and pupils who engaged so enthusiastically with the whole event and to the girls in 6th Class who helped co-ordinate the activities so effectively ensuring the weeks' events ran so smoothly.
Read more about math's week.....
Read more about math's week.....
As you are all aware by now, the official date for Parent Teacher Meetings is this Thursday 22nd of Nov after school. We look forward to meeting you all then or on a morning or afternoon leading up to it as arranged.
Christmas Decoration Competition
As with previous years, we are inviting pupils from 2nd to 6th to get their creative hats on for the annual Green Schools Christmas Decoration Competition. Decorations must be made from recycled materials and able to be hung from the tree. All decorations must be submitted by Mon 26th of Nov and one will be selected to represent the school at the overall competition organised by Dunlaoghaire Rathdown County Council the closing date for which is Nov 30th
Our Lady of Mercy Library News! |
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For all that's happening in our library...
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TIMMS and PIRLS Report
Dec 2017
'Best in the Class:
Irish Primary Pupils rank highest in Europe for reading'
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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 below.:
To register with this facility just click on the image below.:
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.
National Vetting Bureau |
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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.
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 Association
Club 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...
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