We would like to create an environment where children will acquire and develop the necessary knowledge and skill to become independent, confident learners – where they will develop their self-esteem to enable them to express and achieve their full potential. We will endeavour to broaden each child’s experience to help them become spiritual, well-balanced and tolerant individuals with a respect for themselves and others.
Dear Parents/Guardians, As many of you may have seen on the news, due to the late change in status by Met Eireann for Dublin from a yellow to an orange alert area, the Department of Education has announced that schools in Dublin will remain closed today: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/43717-statement-from-the-department-of-education-on-storm-barra-7-december-2021/ We apologise for the previous message and any inconvenience caused. Please stay safe and hopefully we will reopen on Thursday. Many thanks, Mary Hyland
Dear Parents/Guardians, We apologise for the late message but due to the significant nature of Storm Barra, we have be advised by the Department of Education not to open tomorrow, 7 December. The statement is attached here: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/9102b-statement-on-storm-barra/ We hope you all stay safe and look forward to seeing everyone back in Divine Mercy SNS on Wednesday morning. Many thanks, Mary Hyland
It is December and the Christmas annuals are back!! They are going on sale in all classrooms tomorrow (Friday) and each Friday between now and the holiday. They are only €3 each, which is great value as they provide hours of fun. The money will be collected by each class teacher in the morning and the books will be distributed by Emma in the afternoon.
Parents/Guardians, We have just been informed by the Department of Education that from tomorrow (1st December) all children in 3rd Class and above will be required to wear a face mask/covering in school. There are exemptions to this and they can found on the document attached. Advice on how to use face masks properly can be found here: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/aac74c-guidance-on-safe-use-of-face-coverings/ Thank you for you cooperation, Staff of DMSNS https://46e3625e15194b53c961-8365ff1b68cff7311e5feb688cd32bc5.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/5999_20211130194501.pdf
Ms. Connolly’s, Mr. Roe’s, Mr. McCormack’s, Mr. Butler’s and Mr. Crummey’s classes completed their final mile for the 8 week initiative “Marathon Kids” which focused on improving childrens physical fitness whilst also teaching them how to live a healthy, active life. Well done everyone! ️ ️
Parents/Guardians, We would like to use this opportunity to remind you about tootoot which we currently use in Divine Mercy SNS. It’s an award winning reporting platform that gives every child in the school a voice. The tootoot team have given every pupil a unique login and password that they can use to login to tootoot on their laptop, tablet or phone. These will be handed out over the next few days. Remember: “Students can use tootoot to report anything ranging from issues of bullying and cyber bullying, to questions about homework or worries about a friend.” Here is a useful link for parents that should help you with any questions that you may have: https://tootoot.co.uk
On Thursday last week, Lorna from UCD delivered a comic book for every child in the school. It was called Eirsat and was about two robot explorers from the future! We learned about satellites & a bit about the technology that goes into them. It was very interesting and funny!
We are entering the Intel Mini Scientist 2021! Our group are investigating how effective different mask types are. The test consists of wearing the masks and doing the “candle test”. Can we blow out the candle through our mask - if we can then the mask is not very effective. We will post our findings in the coming weeks! Adriana, Aiza & Tasmin
Congratulations to one of our current members of staff Mr. McCormack who was recently presented with the ‘Dominican Sisters Award for Religious Education’ from St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Well done to Mr. McCormack from everyone in Divine Mercy SNS!
Parents/Guardians, There are 2 important announcements that we wish to bring to your attention: 1. The school is closing tomorrow (Wednesday 3rd November) at 12:30 for PLC inservice training for staff. 2. We are sticking to the staggered opening and closing times for the month of November. This is 8:50 - 14:30 for 5th and 6th Classes and 9:00 - 14:40 for 3rd and 4th Classes. Thank you, Mary
Our school is working with Shamrock Rovers Football Club on a STEM education initiative and earlier this week the 5th and 6th Class teachers were given the chance to try out the Sphero Sports equipment before the children take over! Everyone is very excited to be part of this brilliant initiative and we are looking forward to the year ahead.
Room 11 have created 14 mini rainforests in a bottle. We used pebbles for drainage, activated carbon to purify the water, pistachio shells as a barrier between the soil and carbon and then soil. To top it off we added a tropical succulent! We used plastic bottles to create the tropical climate for our plants to grow!
In 2019 - 2020 all the hard work that has been going in GAA over the past number of year was rewa..
There is a basketball ball club for 6th Class girls and 6th Class boys. They play against loca..
Soccer is one of the most popular clubs in Divine Mercy SNS. There is a boys' team and a gi..
Cross Country meetings start in February. There are four race meetings which culminate in a Dubli..
The children in Divine Mercy SNS enjoy participating in cricket during the Spring and Summer. A..
The school will be entering a team into the Leinster Primary Chess League later in 2021. In 201..
Camogie is played in all classes in Divine Mercy SNS. Our senior team play in the Cumman na mBuns..
Rainbows is on Tuesday lunchtimes in the library. It is a support group for students going throug..
We always enter the annual Credit Union Schools Quiz. Mr Lynch says that it helps encourage learn..
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