On Friday 7th October, Junior and Senior Infants went on a ‘Nature Walk’ to the woods.  We saw horsechestnuts, acorns, a huge tree and lots of different types of leaves. We stopped off at the playground on the way home.

Out with the old, used, no longer wanted clothes.

It’s that time again – Cash for Clothes….

The Cash for clothes scheme is aimed at raising funds for Murhur N.S. and shows the benefit that Recycling brings to the school. It also helps creates an awareness in children of how essential it is for everyone to Reduce, Reuse and Recycly.  

Clothes will be collected at the school on 17th November. Bags can be dropped anytime between 9:00am and 12:30pm each day.

God’s Blessing on the Academic Year 2016-2017

Fr. Kevin celebrated mass to mark the start of our new school year on Thursday 8th September.  This was a time to pause and to be mindful of each other and ask God’s blessing on our school and our school work, our pupils and teachers, our parents and friends and on everything that is part of our school life.  The occasion was made special by the presence of Sr. Cara Íosa from Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity who was visiting family in the area. She blessed the children with a relic of Mother Teresa.

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Children were happy to welcome Seán Óg to the Infant room.

The Irish Daily Mail has offered schools a free Professional Weather Station if 200 tokens are collected. These tokens are printed in the ‘Irish Daily Mail’ and the ‘Irish Mail on Sunday’ until 26th September. We would appreciate if  tokens could be collected for our school. They can be dropped into the school office anytime!

This year our Junior and Senior Infants had a’ fun day’ at Woody’s Fun Club in Adare. Lots of outdoor play followed by Cupcake Designing …..  1st, 2nd and 3rd  went to Tralee Bay Wetlands and the Playdium in Tralee….. 4th 5th and 6th had a very full schedule on their Dublin Tour where they visited the Wax Museum, Kilmainham Gaol, The Garden of Remembrance, Dáil Éireann -where they met some of our local TDs and ended their day with a visit to the Zoo…..

Children of 2nd Class received First Holy Communion on Saturday 14th May.

1st and 2nd class enjoyed their annual blitz in Tarbert this year. Congrats to all who joined in, there were definitely a few ‘budding stars’ in the mix.  A huge thank you to John Dillon for organising it. A great day was had by all.

Children in Mrs. Quill’s class planted sunflower seeds today.  Let’s watch them grow!

The children of 1st, 2nd and 3rd are undergoing an exciting experiment as we speak.  Bedding flowers were planted and left on the window-sill and will be watered daily.  Another bedding plant was planted and placed in a dark press receiving no light or water. Can you guess which will survive?  Time will tell.

Each year 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class celebrate the month of May by paying a visit to Our Lady in the Grotto and this year was no different. The children learned the hymns “The Bells of the Angelus” and “When Creation was Begun” on the tin whistle and performed them at the Grotto. They sang “Ava Maria” and “The Flowers of the Rarest”. Caoimhe and David crowned Mary with flowers and Mattie, Maeve, Aoife and Conor brought beautiful bouquets also to brighten up the Grotto.

We received our first Green Flag at an awards ceremony in Cork on May 17th.

The 1st Green Flag is for “Litter and Waste”.

Mícheál Kissane and Rían Quinn represented the school along with Mrs. Curtin.

We are delighted to have achieved this as a lot of hard work was completed by the

Greenschools Committee along with the rest of the children.

Mrs. Quill was very proud of her 7 boys and 5 girls on Saturday 14th May as they received their First Holy Communion. The children of second class read and sang beautifully. Thanks to Fr. Kevin for a lovely ceremony and  thanks also to the ladies who served refreshments in the school afterwards.  A great day was had by all.

Ava, Orla and Claire took part in the Skills Competition in Duagh on Thursday 12th May.

A great crowd gathered in the Church of the Assumption, Moyvane on Friday 29th April where the children of Murhur N. S. Moyvane and the children of Scoil Choirp Chríost, Knockanure were confirmed by Bishop Ray Browne. The church looked beautiful – thanks to the parish liturgy group.

Our school was well represented by David Sexton McEnery, Jack O’Connor and Micheál Kissane at this years Skills Competition.

National Spring Clean – up in association with An Taisce took place on Wednesday 6th April. Children collected rubbish from all around the school including the Community Centre, Sports Field, Wood and Church grounds.

Well done to our ‘Bailéad Ghrúpa’ Áine, Ava, Rebekah, Conor and Jack who performed so well at Scór – Babhta Leathcheannais an Chontae in the Tinteán, Ballybunion last Sunday. Comhghairdeas and Best of Luck to Áine Sheehy who came 1st in the Amhránaíocht Aonair and now goes forward to represent the North Kerry Football Board in the County Final in Foilmore on Sunday 17th April at 2pm.

Comhghairdeas – Well Done to Moyvane GAA Club and the children of Murhur N.S. who last Sunday competed in Scór na bPáistí Chiarraí Thuaidh 2016 in the Marian Hall, Moyvane. Winners now go forward to the Semi-Finals for the North of the County which will take place in the Tinteán Theatre, Ballybunion on Sunday April 10th at 2pm.  Míle Buíochas to Club Scór Officers Áine and Tara, P.J. and  everybody who helped in any way. Moyvane were Best Overall Club on the day and the Trophy was accepted by the Club Cultural Officer Tara Ní Mhaoilmhíchíll.

The day the children of Murhur N.S. remembered – and won’t ever forget!

 There was singing and dancing and music to mark ‘Proclamation Day’ and recall the events in Ireland 100 years ago. The Tricolour was raised and the National Anthem was sung followed by the reading of the Proclamation.  The school’s own Proclamation for a New Generation, setting out pupils’ hopes and ideals for the future was also read.