Enrolment 2019
Enrolments are now being taken for September. The closing date is January 31st and places will be offered in February.
Visit from Santa Claus
The boys and girls of Junior and Senior Infants were delighted to receive a visit from Santa Claus today. They asked him many questions and he advised them to go to bed early on Christmas Eve.
Science Fair
Congratulations to all the boys and girls in 4th and 5th Class who hosted a Science Fair as part of Science Week 2018. All classes were invited to the school hall to observe their experiments. Each group researched their chosen experiment and completed a group project. The groups were as follows:
Bouncy Egg by Laura Flynn and Rachel Kemp
Tie-Dye Milk by Leslie Martin and Aleesha Drew
Slime by Jenna Johnson, Lauren Cusack, Kerrie Moroney, Reuben Crowe and Rebecca McCormack
Ooblek by Maeve Cullinan, Ruby Fadden and Millie Rickerby
Snake Bubbles by Dylan Barry, Tadhg McElligot, Peter Ashe, Cillian Kinsella
Balloon in a Bottle by Aishling O’Dwyer, Allyson Quinn, Cara Cremins and Ronan O’Brien
The Dancing Man by Tommie Cusack and Alex Woodland
Blow up Balloon by Alex Guerin, Jack Slattery, Zinedine Laihem and Conor Walsh
Giant Gummy Bears by Darragh Cummins, Oisin Delaney and Kyle Gow
Lava Lamp by Ella Dunne Byrnes, Maddie Dunne Byrnes and Callum Jordan
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Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Many thanks for the 110 shoeboxes we received for the Christmas Shoebox Appeal. These included boxes from the Marian Social Club. The boxes were collected yesterday and will be making their way to Malawi on Thursday. Our Student Council, Active School Committee and Green School committee helped to bring them to the collection van.
Hallowe’en 2018
It is said that our Celtic ancestors believed that Hallowe’en was the night when the dead revisited our mortal world to carry people away. The Celtic druids would dress up in costumes to disguise themselves as spirits and devils so that if they met other spirits or devils during the night they would not carry them away. This explains why witches and ghosts remain the most popular choices for Hallowe’en costumes.
East Limerick Cumann na mBunscol 7-a-side Girls’ Gaelic Football Final
The girls from Scoil Mhuire N.S. participated in the East Limerick Cumann na mBunscol 7-a-side Girls’ Gaelic Football Final versus Ahane in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick on Monday 22nd October 2018. The girls played for each other with great heart and no little skill during the match. Unfortunately for the Murroe girls however, Ahane proved too strong on the day and they were victorious at the final whistle. Understandably, the girls were very disappointed with the result but they can feel very proud of themselves for reaching the final and for performing to the best of their abilities on the day.
After the finals were over, all of the children repaired to the nearby Supermac’s for some refreshments.
Again, many thanks to Siobhán Flynn [mother of 5th class pupil and footballer, Laura] for having everything ready for us when we arrived in Supermac’s. The food [and especially the ice-cream] helped to ease the pain of defeat. Hopefully the next time we dine there, we’ll be celebrating a victory.
The panel was:
- Sarah Nicholas
- Laura Flynn
- Eve Shanahan
- Rebecca Ryan
- Sinéad Cusack [captain]
- Aoife Dunlea
- Asha Slattery
- Julia Bubula
- Hailey Martin
- Amber O’ Brien
- Lauren Cusack
- Jenna Johnson
- Maeve Callanan
- Rachel Kemp
- Aleesha Drew.
East Limerick Cumann na mBunscol Boys’ 9-a-side Gaelic Football Final
The boys from Scoil Mhuire N.S. participated in the East Limerick Cumann na mBunscol 9-a-side Boys’ Gaelic Football Final versus Oola in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick on Monday 22nd October 2018. The boys showed great team spirit, skill and determination during the match. Unfortunately, Oola proved too strong on the day and they ran out winners on a scoreline of Oola 2-6 Murroe 0-3.
Naturally enough the boys were very disappointed with the result but they can feel very proud of themselves for reaching the final and for performing to the best of their abilities on the day. The boys are already looking forward to the hurling competition in 2019.
After the finals were over, all of the children repaired to the nearby Supermac’s for some refreshments.
Again, many thanks to Siobhán Flynn [mother of 5th class pupil and footballer, Laura] for having everything ready for us when we arrived in Supermac’s. The food [and especially the ice-cream] helped to ease the pain of defeat. Hopefully the next time we dine there, we’ll be celebrating a victory.
The panel was:
- Oisín Holmes
- Luke Jordan
- Matthew Walsh[captain]
- Cian Finch
- Darragh Bourke
- Luke Hartnett
- Michael Landers
- Oisín Delaney
- Tommie Cusack
- Kyle Gow
- Peter Ashe
- Dylan Barry
- Ben Ross
- Alex Woodland
- Tadhg McElligott
- Arran Kinsella
Cross Country Athletics 2018
We had great success at the Limerick Cross Country Running in the Limerick Racecourse in Patrickswell yesterday. Over a thousand children participated on the day from schools around Limerick.
Scoil Mhuire Murroe was well represented in all races, competing in the age groups from 8 up to 12. We came home with 8 individual medals. The individual medal winners were: Aideen Kinsella, Millie Martin, Cian Long, Cillian Holmes, Lauren Cusack, Kerrie Moroney, Alex Woodland and Peter Ashe.
Team medal winners were the U8 Girls who won Gold medals. The team members were: Aideen Kinsella, Millie Martin, Ava Short, Pearl Crowe, Áine Mc Elligott and Maeve Gleeson.
In the U8 Boys event we won Bronze medals. The team members were: Cian Long, Darragh Meehan, Liam O’Brien, Killian Hartnett, Alex Drew and Páraic Landers.
In the U10 Boys category we won Silver medals. The team members were: Alex Woodland, Peter Ashe, Ben Ross, Ewan O’Flynn, Reuben Crowe and Cillian Kinsella.
The Parents’ Association had provided us with our yellow singlets last year and our athletes stood out not only for their running but also for their striking singlets in the lovely Autumn sunshine yesterday. Congratulations to all our athletes on their wonderful achievements at the Limerick Cross Country Running.
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Student Council 2018-2019
Student Council 2018-2019
Student Council: Congratulations to the boys and girls from R3-R6 who were elected to the Student Council.
R3: Sophie Gough and Conor Bourke
R4: Ruby Fadden and Tadhg McElligott
R5: Laura Flynn and Oisín Delaney
R6: Aoife Dunlea and Oisín Holmes; Sinéad Cusack and Matthew Walshe.
The main role of a Student Council as set out in the Education Act is “to promote the interests of the school and the involvement of students in the affairs of the school, in co-operation with the board, parents and teachers”.
We send our best wishes to the Student Council for the coming school year.
Girls’ Gaelic Football
Congratulations to the Girls’ Football team who qualified for the 7- a side County Final after winning their blitz which was played in Doon on Tuesday. The girls played brilliantly and showed great skill and character during all their games. The girls defeated Oola, Caherconlish and Cappamore and now look forward to the final in the Gaelic Grounds on Monday the 22nd of October. Best of luck to all involved.
Panel: Sarah Nicholas, Laura Flynn, Eve Shanahan, Rebecca Ryan, Sinéad Cusack, Aoife Dunlea, Asha Slattery, Julia Bubula, Hailey Martin, Amber O’ Brien, Lauren Cusack, Jenna Johnson, Maebh Callanan, Rachel Kemp and Aleesha Drew. Teacher- Mr. Neville.