Sports Day 2009

Yesterday we enjoyed our annual sports day in the beautiful sunshine. We played basketball, kick rounders and unihoc. We had an egg and spoon race, played horse and jockey aswell as target games. We had ice-cream provided by the school council and to top it all off we went for a cooling swim. Have a look at us double dutch skipping and hula-hooping.

Team Ice-Cream:-)

On Wednesday 20th May the junior and senior infant annual sports day took place. The School Council organized a surprise for the 270 children taking part. We provided ice-cream and wafers to the delight of the children. Our class helped on the day. The best part was we got to eat the leftovers!

Green Schools Ceremony

Our class were invited to attend the Green Schools Ceremony on Friday May 29th. Aisha is a member of the committee and children in our class take turns to collect the paper and compost recycling everyday from Naomh Bríd. We are very proud to have our first green flag.

Champions League Final!

Two of the best teams in the world, Barcelona and Man United competed in the Champions League Final last night. The match took place in the Stadio Olmpico in Rome which was filled to capacity.

Rang a Cúig Man U Fans.

United were hoping for their forth Champions League title. Man United started off with ferocious pace. After 10 minutes a mistake from Carrick let Eto’o in around him and Eto’o fooled Vidic. He toe-bogged it into the net. United never gave up and kept on trying. Barca were getting better and better. The sparks missing from the United team were Fletcher and Tevez. But after half time the one the only Carlos Tevez came on. Then there was a little change in the United game. When United were getting closer to coming back into the game, an amazing ball from Xavi set Messi up for a well placed header that went into the top corner. After that United started to get annoyed and got 3 yellow cards. A few minutes later in the 93 minute the whistle blew. But the better team won. Well done BARCA

Rang A Cúig Barca Fans.

Last night La Liga champions Barca faced off against the Premier League champions Man United. The game was owned by Man U for the first 10 min but after a break in the Man U defence Eto’o got the ball. He drilled it in under Van der Sar to score!!!. Barca kept the ball in their possession till the end of the first half. In the second half Barca came out with all guns blazing. In the 52 min a Xavi free kick passed Van der Sar and smashed against the post. Then in the 62 min Pique made a crucial clearance from Rooney’s cross. In the 70 min a cross form Xavi connected with the head of Messi. This was a lesson of “How to Play Football” for Man U . In the end Ferguson was so annoyed he spat his gum out!

Art Attack - Joan Miro.

Joan Miro is an artist and sculptor from Barcelona in Spain. He loved to use vibrant colours such as red, yellow, blue and green. He also used dots and sharply drawn lines in black. Joan Miro wanted to enrich his native city with his work. It can be seen scattered all over the streets, parks and squares within everybody’s reach. His art is simple and bright and it brought a smile to our faces:)

Easter Egg Hunt

The School Council decided to organise an Easter Egg Hunt for the junior and senior infant classes. As this would involve 270 children, the council enlisted the help of Miss O’Brien’s fifth class for the event.

Having cleaned out some local shops of Easter treats, the council members dressed-up in animal costumes. The little children were delighted to be escorted around the school grounds on the day by a senior class. They had to complete simple tasks involving hula hoops, skipping ropes, bean bags etc. For each task completed the children won a letter. When six letters spelling E-A-S-T-E-R were collected, the children received an Easter goodie bag!!!

Feis Maitiú 2009

Fifth class entered the Choral Verse Competition this year. Our set piece was called The Princess and The Woodcutter by Ian Serraillier. Our chosen piece was called Transylvania Dreaming by Colin McNoughton. We were awarded second place with distinction, a grand total of 87 marks.