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Convent of Mercy Nursery, Folly Lane, Downpatrick, County Down
Time to apply for a Nursery or Primary 1 place for September 2026. The application procedure opens on 7th January 2026 at 12noon (GMT) and an application submitted by the closing date of 21st January 2026 at 12noon (GMT) will be treated as a punctual application. An application received after 12noon (GMT) on 21 January 2026 will be treated as a late application.
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Kris Kringle Card Swap

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There is much excitement building within the school as the children look forward to Christmas and the special events we have planned for them. Like so many, we will begin our Christmas countdown in school with our Advent calendar. Advent is when we talk about our preparations to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus on Christmas day.

This year we are going to have a Kris Kringle Card Swap! On 1st December your child will take home the name of one of his/her peers and we ask that you and your little one say a prayer for their friend and their family each night during Advent.

During the Advent season we ask that you and your child make a card for their friend. It can be a craft card, a card that has been drawn or a shop-bought card with a picture inside. We ask that cards are returned to school by Tuesday 16th December when we will help the children to swap them; please ensure all cards are returned by this date so that everyone has an envelope to take home. This is a card-only exchange, thank you.