Making Smoothies
All of the classes made smoothies today using lots of colourful fruit. We had strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, orange juice, yogurt and grapes. Thanks to Mrs. Hughes and the E.O.P for organising this! The smoothies were delicious!
Sponsored Walk/ ‘Rainbow walk’
All of the classes did a sponsored walk today to raise money for resources in our school. The 1st and 2nd classes walked out the back gate, past Mountview church and past Lidl, before coming back in the front gate …
2nd class school tour
The children in 2nd class had a great day in Mellowes Adventure Centre in County Meath today! It was a bit of a wet day but everyone had lots of fun on the go karts, playing on the swings and …
Mini-leagues football finals
The finals of the mini-leagues football tournament took place today with lots of excitement, excellent goals… and some great saves too! There were 5 teams in the competition- Dublin , Kerry, Mayo, Donegal and Cavan. The winning team were KERRY! …
Science Day Outstanding Projects
Some children created truly outstanding Science projects at home with their families. Take a look at some of them in the photos below, huge effort was put in & we are very grateful for all the time and effort that …
Rainbow Walk Reminder Friday 14th June
As part of our School Fundraising, we will be having a sponsored walk this coming Friday, 14th June 2019. The children are encouraged to wear colourful clothes on this day. Sponsorship cards have been sent home with the children. Please …
Science Day Fun
We celebrated Science Day on Friday 7th June in our school. We had a fantastic day full of experiments, fun and creativity. Each class had an opportunity to visit the hall & to see lots of experiments in action. Ms. …
Sen room sensations!
Look at these beautiful butterflies and fantastic fairy doors which were made by this wonderful group of children and Deirdre Pike in the Sen room.
Country projects in 2nd class
2nd class have been learning about Brazil and lots of other countries too. The children made projects about a country of their choice. They did amazing work and the projects look fantastic! Have a look at some photos here. You …
Beautiful colourful birds
The blue tits have nested again in the courtyard beside the P.E hall and we are all enjoying keeping an eye on them and watching them grow on our ‘bird cam’! We also have these beautiful colourful toucan birds on …
Talented dancers!
A boy in senior infants won lots of trophies at the weekend for break dancing and a girl in second class won a trophy for dancing too. More talent in our school !
Active Week so far!
It is Active Week in Scoil Mhuire Junior and what a perfect week for it, the sun is shining down and the weather has been glorious! All of the classes from Early Start up to 2nd class are learning some …
Another talented artist!
A boy in 2nd class made this fantastic wrestling ring. He used cardboard, foam, empty kitchen roll and string to make it. He carefully looked at pictures of boxing rings to make sure it looked just right. Great attention to …
A talented artist in the making!
A very observant Senior Infant boy was busy looking and drawing what he could see around him when visiting Junior Infants. Look at the outstanding drawing he did, definitely a talented artist of the future! Junior Infants were so impressed …
Easter Raffle
We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all those who supported us by buying tickets or donating prizes. We are delighted to say that we raised a total of € 1,043.66 for our school. Here are the …
Attendance Awards Term 2
Congratulations to all the children who have missed no days since January! Absolutely amazing children well done!
Senior Infants Ballet Performance
Yesterday Senior Infants performed their ballet in front of their parents. For 10 weeks Stephen from “Ballet Ireland” had been teaching the children ballet. Thank you Stephen the children had a ball.
No Technology Poster Competition
Well done to all the boys and girls who designed, drew, coloured, painted and created a poster promoting positive experiences that don’t involve the use of technology. A child from each class was chosen and given a little prize. But …
New Apple Trees
Thank you to Maria and Alan from the Blakestown Community Drive who came to our school and with the help of some of our Senior Infant children planted 4 apples trees on Thursday 4th April to celebrate National Tree Planting …
Our vegetable patch!
We harvested some KALE in our school garden!! Some of the children brought it home with them. We also have some potatoes, carrots, radishes, rhubarb and lots of herbs growing but they aren’t ready yet. Look at the photos to …