January 2019 Students of the Month
Well done to our students of the month for January. These awards recognise more than just hard work. They also celebrate positive attitudes, kindness and helpfulness. Well done boys and keep it up!
Second Class Station Teaching
Second class has been very busy these last few weeks taking part in station teaching, focusing on English. During station teaching, which goes on for six weeks, the class is divided into five groups, or stations. Ms Hogan and Sinéad, along with Mr O Donoghue, Ms Kevany and Ms Coughlan visit each station to teach the skills [...]
Goal Jersey Day October 2018
GOAL Jersey Day is one of our favourite days of the year here at Bishop Murphy’s. It’s the perfect opportunity to proudly wear our team colours, at the same time raising much needed funds for GOAL, by donating €2 each. This organisation works to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world have [...]
September 2018 Students of the Month.
Congratulations and well done to all our September 2018 students of the month. Keep up the hard work!
End of Year Treats!
Having working very hard, the boys from 2nd, 3rd and 4th finished off the year with some tasty treats! Rice crispies and chocolate marshmallows were the order of the day, made by the boys themselves and generously shared with all their classmates. Well done boys, certainly some potential chefs among you!
Rocky Road!
Well done to our resident chefs, who treated their teachers and class to a delicious Easter treat!
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2018
Bhí Seachtain na Gaeilge ar scoil an mhí seo chaite agus bhí craic ar dóigh againn. I rith na seachtaine bhíomar go léir ag déanamh sár-iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt chomh minic agus is féidir. Ghlacamar páirt i gceolchoirm nuair a tháinig an scoil go léir le chéile chun amhráin a chanadh, scéalta a léamh, dánta a [...]
GAEILGE SA CHLÓS
GAEILGE SA CHLÓS During December, the children in our school made a huge effort to take Irish beyond the confines of the daily lesson and speak it in their everyday lives. Initially, focus was on using Irish on the yard as much as possible (Gaeilge sa chlós). As a reward for each child’s efforts, tokens were [...]
Pets Visit 2nd/3rd Class
2nd/3rd class had some very interesting and welcome visitors this month. From Matthew’s lizard to Tiarnán’s beautiful dog, they came early in the morning and didn’t overstay their welcome! We learned so much about caring for pets from these visits. We also learned how pets are loyal, protective and affectionate and can be great [...]
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2017
Bhí Seachtain na Gaeilge ar scoil i Mí Márta agus bhí craic ar dóigh againn. I rith na seachtaine ghlacamar páirt i gcomórtais ealaíne le téama Naomh Pádraig; bhaineamar taitneamh as tráth na gceist; scríobhamar scéalta as Gaeilge ar na iPads agus bhíomar go léir ag déanamh sár-iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt chomh minic agus is féidir. [...]