School News 26/10/17

We had great success at the Cross Country Running yesterday and reaching the finals of the Cumann na mBunscol by both the girls’ team and the boys’ team was a great achievement.  We congratulate the pupils and we thank the teachers, Patricia Griffin, Nicholas O’Brien and Dónal Neville.  Reports from the teachers are posted on the website.

Team Hope

Please have your shoeboxes ready for collection on Friday November 17th

Murroe Community Council

Murroe Community Council is holding an information night on mental health.  Below is a notice we have been asked to bring to your attention.

Mental Health Information and Awareness Evening 2nd November 2017

Cumann na mBunscol East Limerick 9-a-side Girls’ Gaelic Football Final

The Girls’ football team played their County Final against Tineteriffe N.S in the Gaelic Grounds this Wednesday.  It was a great occasion for all concerned and the girls were so proud to represent their school in such a big occasion.  They played a great game full of courage and spirit and were most unlucky to just come up short of the winning line on a scoreline of 1-5 to 1-2.  A great day was had by all and we are all so proud of the girls.

The panel of girls was- Abbie Duggan, Aleesha Drew, Amber O’Brien, Aoife Dunlea, Asha Slattery, Eve- Anne Shanahan, Grace Ross, Laura Flynn, Molly O’Sullivan, Nicole Kirwan, Rachel Kemp, Rebecca Ryan, Sarah Nicholas, Sinead Cusack, Siobhán Boevi and Siobhán Cooke (Capt).

Dónal Neville

Cumann na mBunscol East Limerick 9-a-side Boys’ Gaelic Football Final

Scoil Mhuire played Oola N.S. in the East Limerick Cumann na mBunscol 9 a side final in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick on Wednesday 25th October 2017.  On the day Oola proved too strong for the Murroe boys and they ran out comfortable winners in the end.  The boys from Scoil Mhuire Murroe kept on trying their very best up to the final whistle and they supported each other throughout the game.  They played sportingly and fairly and respected the referee’s decisions. We are looking forward eagerly to the hurling competition in 2018.

A word of thanks to the Parents’ Council who funded a meal for both the boys’ and girls’ teams in Supermac’s.  Also, a special word of thanks to Siobhán Flynn [mother of Laura] who had everything ready in the restaurant for the children when they came in after their matches.  Siobhán managed to get an ice-cream for all of the children too!  Your help was greatly appreciated Siobhán.

The panel was:-Joe Shanahan [captain], David Kemp, Conor Barry, Eoin Callanan, Dannan O’Rourke, Luke Jordan, Gabhain O’Rourke, Cian Finch, Darragh Bourke, Oisín Holmes, Matthew Walshe, Jamie Long, John O’Brien, Vijay Power, Jamie O’Riordan.

Nick O’Brien

Limerick Primary Schools Cross-Country

Children took part in the Limerick Cross Country Running on Wednesday, 25th October. Children travelled to the Racecourse in Patrickswell.  Over a thousand children participated on the day from schools around Limerick.

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Scoil Mhuire Murroe was well represented in all races, competing in the age groups from 8 up to 12.  We came home with 25 medals in total, 7 individual medals and 18 team medals.

U8 Girls –  Kerrie Moroney finished in fourth place while Lauren Cusack finished just behind her in fifth.  The under 8 girls’ team came in 2nd place overall. 

Team included: Kerrie Moroney (4th) , Lauren Cusack (5th), Aideen Kinsella (12th), Sophie Gough (18th), Millie Martin (34th), Eve Delaney (47th) and Katie Belle Clohessey (54th)

U8 Boys – Declan Ehigie took the gold, finishing in first place and Cillian Holmes took the bronze, coming in third place. The under 8 boys’ team came in 2nd place overall.

Team included: Declan Ehigie (1st), Cillian Holmes (3rd), Joseph O Brien (15th), Darragh Meehan (19th), George Crowe (24th), Ronan O Brien (28th) and Conor Bourke (40th)

U9 Girls – Jenna Johnson finished in fifth place, Eve Shanahan 25th,  Leslety Martin 43rd, Ella Dunne Byrnes 45th, Millie Rickerby 53rd & Maeve Callanan 65th.

U9 Boys – we received two medals again, a first place finish for Alex Woodland and a fourth place finish for Peter Ashe. The under 9 boys’ team finished in 3rd place overall. 

Team included: Alex Woodland (1 st ), Peter Ashe (4 th ), Tadhg McElligott (28 th ), Reuben Crowe (32 nd ), Ben Ross (37 th ), Conor Walsh (64 th ), Zinedine Laihem (68 th ), Dylan Barry (79 th )

U10 Girls – Hailee Martin 30th, Aoife Dunlea 58th, Callie Newton 60th & Katie Moran 61st

U10 Boys – Tommie Cusack 9th, Kyle Gow 47th, Oisin Delaney 55th, Luke Hartnett 57th & Ewan-Thomas O’Flynn 65th

U11 Boys – Luke Moroney 12th

U12 Boys – Emmet Crowe 31st

We must recognise the great running by all the children from our school in all the races.  They all ran fantastic races. 

Scoil Mhuire Murroe would like to take this time to thank the Parents’ Association for the purchase of 36 singlets.  The yellow and blue singlet was quite striking and looked very well on our runners! They could not be missed!

Patricia Griffin

School News 25/10/17

New teacher

We welcome to our school our new teacher Ms. Niamh Hickey.

Hallowe’en Dress Up

Hallowe’en is rooted in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.  Pupils may dress in Hallowe’en costume on Friday October 27th.  Masks are not permitted as masks can be frightening.  In choosing your costume we ask you to consider your child’s health and safety at school.  We would like every child to enjoy the dress up and a voluntary donation of €1 per child will go to our local St. Vincent de Paul. 

Cumann na mBunscoil Football Finals

We wish both our boys’ team and our girls’ team the very best of luck in their finals in the Gaelic Grounds today.  Expected time of boys’ final is 11.40am. Expected time of girls’ final is 12.20pm

Cross Country Running

May our athletes be ‘fleet of foot’ as they participate at the Primary Schools Cross Country today in Limerick Racecourse. 

Students’ Council

Best wishes to our Students’ Council.  They are: Third Class: Cara Cremins and Dylan Barry, Fourth Class: Laura Flynn and Michael Landers, Fifth Class: Julia Bubula and Vijay Power, Sixth Class: Siobhán Cooke, Abbie Duggan, Conor Barry and Eoin Callanan.  The Students’ Council gathered ideas from the children for playground markings and for the location of our two new benches. 

Team Hope

We are supporting the Christmas Shoebox Appeal again this year and boxes may be brought in to the school after the mid-term break.  We would like to thank you for your great generosity to this very worthy cause each year. 

Board of Management Report

Child Protection Policy and Health & Safety Policy have been reviewed.  Our Statement of Strategy for School Attendance has been prepared for Tusla-Child and Family Agency.  The school has obtained charitable status and has been added to the Register of Charities. 

Mid-Term Break

School will close on Friday October 27th and re-open on Monday November 6th.  Happy Hallowe’en to all.

Le gach dea ghuí,

Marie Griffin (Principal)

School News 20/09/17

Sacrament of Confirmation

We have been notified that the sacrament of Confirmation for pupils of Fifth & Sixth class will take place on Thursday February 22nd 2018 at 11.00am.

Sacrament of First Holy Communion

The date for the sacrament of First Holy Communion for pupils of Second class will be Saturday May 12th 2018 at 11.00am.

Start of Year Mass – change of date

Please note the change to the date of this mass. It will now take place on Thursday October 5th at 11.45am in the church. All are welcome to attend.

Swimming lessons Third to Sixth Class

Swimming lessons for pupils from Third, Fourth & Fifth will commence on October 6th and run for four weeks. Lessons for Sixth class will commence on November 10th and will also run for four weeks. The cost for the hire of the bus, the hire of the pool and the payment of the swimming instructors will be €30 per child for the four lessons. We are asking parents to pay this amount at the start of the lessons.

Junior Infants in Limerick Leader

The photograph of our Junior Infant class is due to appear in the supplement of the Limerick Leader on Thursday September 28th. We look forward with great anticipation!

Le gach dea ghuí,Marie Griffin (Principal)

School News 14/09/17

Health and Safety

We are currently reviewing our Health & Safety policy. If your child has a medical condition of which the school needs to be made aware, please inform us as soon as possible. Parents have advised us of medical conditions on enrolment. However, if there is any change in your child’s medical condition or if a condition has recently been diagnosed, the school needs to be made aware of this.  

Access Control System

In the event of a Late Arrival for school parents will be required to bring their child to the main front door, ring for access and sign their child in.  

Athletics/Cross-Country

Ms Patricia Griffin will train the children for cross-country athletics every Monday from 18th September to 23rd October from 3.00- 3.40. Next Monday 18th September the photographer will be in the school to take photos and children will be in full uniform. Children can bring in a bag their running gear and runners for training and will be given time to change into this gear at 3.00pm. Children will participate in a competition on Wednesday 25th October. More details of the competition will follow at a later date. Please ensure that your child is collected on time after the training.

Gaelic Football for Boys

There will be Gaelic football training with Mr Nick O’Brien in Harty Park on Thursday 21st September from 3.10-3.55 p.m. Boys from 4th, 5th and 6th classes may attend. Each boy should have Gaelic football gear, football boots, a gum-shield and a drink of water. Please sign and return the permission slip if you would like your child to attend.

Gaelic Football for Girls

Gaelic football training for girls from 3rd class to 6th class will begin on Thursday the 21st of September. Mr. Dónal Neville will take the girls for training after school. All girls will get changed into their gear in school and can then make their way down to the pitch. Training will begin at 3.10 and will finish at 3.55 at which time the girls can be collected from the pitch. Please sign and return the permission slip if you would like your child to attend.

Please note all girls must have appropriate training gear- boots, gum shield, socks, jersey/t-shirt, shorts/ tracksuit pants. This is most important as ground conditions deteriorate over the coming weeks.

Lost and Found

Many items of uniform remain unclaimed since the last school year. Please check if you are missing any item as any unclaimed items will be disposed of by the end of September.  

Le gach dea ghuí,

Marie Griffin (Principal)

School News 07/09/17

Welcome back to all our pupils and a Céad Míle Fáilte to all our new pupils.

Staff: We welcome to our staff our new teachers, Niamh Hannon, Antoinette Gleeson, Karen Maher and Dónal Neville. We thank Colm Ó hAnluain for his work in our school for the past two years. Colm has left to take up a position in Birr, Co. Offaly.  

Supervision of Pupils: N.B. Careful supervision of the pupils is undertaken by the teachers and SNAs at all times during the school day. The measure of duty placed on the teacher is “to take such care of his/her pupils as a careful parent would of his/her children” (in loco parentis). The school will open to receive pupils at 9:20. Supervision begins at 9:00. Pupils should be punctual and ready to line up at 9:20 when the school bell rings. Classes end for infants at 2:00p.m and for all other classes at 3:00p.m unless otherwise advised. Parents who wish to have their children collected or escorted home should make their own arrangements and the person to escort them should be at the school not later than the official closing time/advised time, as the school cannot accept responsibility for looking after the children after that time. Children participating in after school activities will be notified of finishing times by their teachers.

Contact number: Please ensure that we have an up to date contact number and your email address.  

School security: Our new access control system is in place. To gain entry to the school please ring the bell located at the main front door.  

Attendance: It is very important for your child to be in school every day that the school is open.  

♦ Pupils should attend school regularly unless prevented from doing so by illness or other exceptional circumstances.  

♦ In the event of a Late Arrival for school after the start time of 9.20 or a requirement for Permission to Leave before the end of the school day for reasons which include attendance at medical appointments or other necessary reasons, parents are requested to sign for this.

♦ Pupils should present to their teacher, a written explanation in the journal, dated and signed by a parent/guardian following any absence from school. In the case of Infants who have not yet started using a journal, parents are requested to complete an Explanation for Absence form. This will be kept on file until year-end.  

♦ It is recommended that holidays be confined to the official vacation periods. Parents who intend taking their children on holidays during the school year, outside of official vacation periods, must inform the principal in writing of their intentions in advance.

Healthy Eating Policy: We have a healthy eating policy at school. We ask you to support our policy by ensuring that your child has a healthy lunch each day. We ask you not to give your child sweets and chocolate for school. Crisps and fizzy drinks are not permitted. Chewing gum is forbidden.  

Head lice: Now that we are back at school please remember to check hair regularly and treat if necessary.  

Important Safety Notice: Parents are requested to note that peanuts or any type of nut are not permitted due to the risk of allergic reaction and also the risk of choking.

Code of Behaviour: Please read with your child the Code of Behaviour on the front and back cover of your child’s journal and then together with your child sign the Code.  

Homework routine: Your child can develop good homework habits by setting aside the same time to do homework each day and also doing homework in the same place. Homework should be done early in the evening. Children should remain at their homework until it is completed and then it should be placed back in the school bag ready for the next day. Sometimes it takes children longer to do their homework when they go into a new class but as your child develops a routine the quicker and easier it becomes for the child and for everyone at home.  

Respect for the school building: We ask you to remind your child to treat the school with the same respect that they would treat their own homes. Also, pupils are to leave the school by the main school gate only. Pupils are not permitted to mount the walls or railings in the school.  

Road Safety: Please remind your child of the importance of road safety and of looking up and down before they cross the road. For children who travel to school by bus remind your child to sit down on the bus, to belt up and to remain seated for the journey. Be very careful to wait until the bus has left before crossing the road again remembering to look up and down.

School uniform: In order to avoid confusion with the school uniform you are asked to label all items of your child’s uniform.  

Start of Year Mass: This mass will take place in the church on Thursday September 28th at 11.45am. All are welcome to attend.

Le gach dea ghuí,
Marie Griffin (Principal).

Primary School