The pupils of Fifth Class enjoyed a robotics workshop today where they were given the opportunity to work together as engineers, researchers, analysts and designers.  The boys and girls took measurements, analysed data, made predictions, solved problems and designed solutions as they worked in teams to build and test their projects.  The children who will go forward to the final of the competition on Saturday March 2^nd are: Laura Flynn, Luke Hartnett and Sarah Nicholas.  The runners up were: Darragh Cummins, Eve-Ann Shanahan and Kyle Gow. 

East Limerick 5-a-side indoor hurling blitz

Well done to the 3rd and 4th class boys who competed in the East Limerick Cumann na mBunscol indoor hurling blitz at Caherconlish Hall on Tuesday the 5th of February.

The boys competed very well and showed great skill, heart and determination throughout the competition.  They defeated Donoughmore, drew with Castleconnell and lost to Nicker.  A big well done to all involved.

Panel: Cillian Holmes, Cian Long, Joseph O’Brien, Adam O’Riordan, Tadhg McElligott, Peter Ashe, Alex Woodland, Zinedine Laihem.

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. 

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 

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. 

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.  

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 22^nd 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 5^th 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:

1. Sarah Nicholas
2. Laura Flynn
3. Eve Shanahan
4. Rebecca Ryan
5. Sinéad Cusack [captain]
6. Aoife Dunlea
7. Asha Slattery
8. Julia Bubula
9. Hailey Martin
10. Amber O’ Brien
11. Lauren Cusack
12. Jenna Johnson
13. Maeve Callanan
14. Rachel Kemp
15. Aleesha Drew.

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 22^nd 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 5^th 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:

1. Oisín Holmes
2. Luke Jordan
3. Matthew Walsh[captain]
4. Cian Finch
5. Darragh Bourke
6. Luke Hartnett
7. Michael Landers
8. Oisín Delaney
9. Tommie Cusack
10. Kyle Gow
11. Peter Ashe
12. Dylan Barry
13. Ben Ross
14. Alex Woodland
15. Tadhg McElligott
16. Arran Kinsella