Classes 2017-2018

Junior Infants Niamh Hannon Kett (new appointment)

Senior Infants Karen Maher (new appointment)

First Class Noirín Harnett

Second Class Elizabeth O’Connor

Third & Fourth Class Nicholas O’Brien

Fourth & Fifth Class Antoinette Gleeson (new appointment)

Sixth Class Dónal Neville (new appointment)

Special education teachers Mary Butler, Deirdre Walters, Patricia Griffin & Colm Ó hAnluain.

Active School Week: Ultimate Frisbee and IT Kidz – the children enjoyed Frisbee and computer activities today.

Fun day: There will be a fun day for the whole school on Friday, June 23rd

Parents’ Council: Thank you to our Parents’ Council for their support throughout the year.

Board of Management Report: Access control system will be installed on external doors of school. There will be an upgrade of our CCTV system. A review of Anti-Bullying policy was undertaken.

End of Year and Farewell to Sixth Class Mass: This will take place in the church on Tuesday, June 27th at 10.00a.m. You are all very welcome to join us at this mass. The Sixth class pupils have now completed their primary school education with us and we wish them every success and happiness in the years ahead.

Secondhand books: History Quest Third-Sixth and Small World Geography & Science Third-Sixth are required. If you have these books and would like to donate to the school or sell secondhand please inform your child’s class teacher by tomorrow. Please note books must be in saleable condition.

School Calendar 2017-2018: (Please click on link to view School Calendar on the Downloads page). 

Uniform: School uniform is available from Fennessy’s. Boys: Navy crested jumper, navy trousers, white shirt, navy and silver striped tie. Girls: Navy crested jumper/cardigan, navy pinafore/skirt, white blouse and navy and silver striped tie. Trousers for girls are permitted (in cold winter months). Navy school shorts (if required) for fine weather. Uniform is worn on three days and school tracksuit on P.E./swimming days. Only the Scoil Mhuire Murroe tracksuit top and matching tracksuit bottoms, please.

After school camogie coaching: We would like to express our thanks to Anne O’Connor for her help with coaching our school teams.

School library books & jerseys: Please ensure that all school library books and jerseys are returned by Monday, June 26th.

School books: You are requested to ensure that all books are purchased and labelled on the outside before returning to school on Wednesday August 30th. Many of the books on the book lists are available secondhand. This is a useful way to recycle books and to offset some of the cost of the books.

Classes will end at 12:00 on Tuesday, June 27th. School re-opens Wednesday, August 30th.

I wish to thank all the staff for their hard work this year. Donagh McCarthy is leaving us and I would like to thank Donagh for all his work for the past nine years in our school and to wish him every success in the future. I would like to thank all the parents for their support and co-operation throughout the past year and wish you and your families a very enjoyable summer. We look forward to seeing the children back safe and sound on Wednesday, August 30th.

Slán agus go raibh maith agaibh go léir,

Marie Griffin (Principal)

Dear Parents,

First Holy Communion: Congratulations to the girls and boys of Second Class who received their First Holy Communion last Saturday, May 20^th.  They were: Peter Ashe, Dylan Barry, Ella Dunne Byrnes, Maeve Callanan, Cara Cremins, Reuben Crowe, Lauren Cusack, Declan Ehigie, Ruby Fadden, Alex Guerin, William Hackett, Melanie Holmes, Jenna Johnson, Callum Jordan, Cillian Kinsella, Rebecca McCormack, Kerrie Moroney, Ronan O’Brien, Aishling O’Dwyer, Allyson Quinn, Millie Rickerby, Jack Slattery, Conor Walsh, and Alex Woodland.

We thank their teacher Donagh McCarthy and our two priests, Fr Ryan and Fr. Brennan.  Thank you also to the boys and girls who came to serve and to sing and play in the choir. 

Digital Primary School Showcase

5^th and 6^thclass attended the Digital Primary Schools Showcase on Thursday April 6^th in Mary Immaculate College.  Our Junior Digital Ambassadors were Eoin Callanan, Luke Moroney, Ivan Kondratenko, John O’ Brien and Dannan O’Rourke. They prepared animation projects using Pivot Animator and Movie Maker which they presented at the Showcase along with a number of other Primary Schools.  Both classes attended workshops on Minecraft for Education, a LEGO Education Showcase by MIC students, a music workshop and a Fresh Film workshop. The children enjoyed the day and were a credit to the school.

Soccer blitz: Newport College held their annual 5-a-side soccer tournament on Friday 19^th May 2017.  Twenty-one girls and boys from Fifth and Sixth class in Scoil Mhuire Murroe participated.  One of the boys’ teams made it to their semi-final and the girls’ team lost out in the girls’ final to Newport.  Lunch was kindly provided by the school and all of our children really enjoyed the tournament.

East Limerick:  Congratulations to Sarah Jane Flynn who played with the East Limerick team against the City in the semi-final of the Neville Cup.  Sarah Jane played in the second half as full forward.  She reported that the team played their hearts out but were narrowly defeated.  She considered that it was a wonderful experience for all the extra training she received and for the opportunity to make new friends. 

School sign: We are delighted with our new school sign which was erected last week.

Board of Management Report: Ratification of CCTV Policy; Discussion of Health & Safety policy; Discussion of Circular 0032/2017: Measures to be adopted by schools to reduce the cost of school uniforms and other costs

 Le gach dea ghuí,

Marie Griffin (Principal).