Towers and Tales

On the 3^rd of May we all went to the castle. We all went to see the author of “Dirty Bertie”. He has written many other books on “Dirty Bertie” and a few other stories. He illustrated some other author’s books. When we all came to Lismore Castle we passed a room where there was a man made of books, it was very big and impressive! Once we came into the Pugin Room we all got into our seats. We all saw a Projector on the wall and under it we all saw some other books that’s were not “Dirty Bertie”.

        He introduced himself as “David Roberts”. He welcomed us with a smile. He showed us the Original “Dirty Bertie” book and other books that he wrote. Then after that, we played a game where we had to pick something crazy and he had to draw it. The person who won that game was “Ella Hickey”.

        On the 2^nd game the person who won was “Niamh O’Mahony”. They received his drawings as the prize and his signature on the drawing.

                 We had the pleasure of him drawing his favourite characters.

It was Amazing!!

                                         
  By Ella Hickey and Jack Brien

 

Gardening

We started our gardening project before Easter. We planted potatoes, carrots, turnips, beetroot, peas, beans and salad leaves. We have four raised beds. We learned that we needed bamboo sticks to support the peas and beans as they grew. We also had a problem with cats and birds eating our plants.

        We had to place netting over and around our garden to protect them.We have been keeping a diary. We record everything we do and we also draw pictures of the plants. We have really enjoyed it and we have put learned that it is far safer to grow your own vegetables as you don’t know what sprays have put on the veg you buy the shop.

By Lauren Brophy-Murphy, Kéilí Mangan and Cole Fitzgerald.

Peace Proms 2019

The day was finally here, it was the 10th of  February 2019 and we were on the way to the Peace Proms. We got on the bus to go to Waterford with excitement. Once we got there we all lined up to go to the bathroom before dancing and singing. After we were finished we sat down and had lunch. Now it was time for the show to begin and we all stood up and started singing MAKE SOME NOISE!

We performed so many fun songs that we started to sweat from the lights. We were singing and dancing for two and a half hours and our whole body began to ache. It was all over so we went to the
"Park Hotel" for a delicious meal. We could either have "Chips and Goujons"or"Roast of the Day".It was a wonderful time and we had a spectacular meal . We really enjoyed it and we can't wait to do it
Next Year!

Seachtain na Gaeilge 2019

Bhí an-spórt againn i rith Seachtain an Gaeilge. Bhí taispeántas ar siúl gach tráthnóna sa seomra drámaíochta. Maidin Dé hAoine, chuaigh na daltaí go léir amach sa chlós chun Amhrán na bhFiann a chanadh nuair a bhí na buachaillí ag ardú brat na hÉireann.
              Tráthnóna Dé hAoine,bhíomar ar bís. Sheasamar ar an ardán sa seomra drámaíochta réidh chun canadh. Bhí ár ukukele linn. Bhí rang a trí linn freisin chun "Shotgun" a chanadh as gaeilge.
Éist linn!
Cad a cheapann tú?

Feis Maitiú Competition

We have been preparing for the Feis Mathiú choir competition since the start of the year! The  competition took place in the Father Mathew hall in Cork,on the 28th of February.The choir left the school at 8:15am on the morning of the competition.During the ride to Cork on our lively bus,we unexpectedly slowed to a halt.We peered out of the window to see why we had stopped. Unfortunately we were stuck in traffic!Ms. O'Mahony took this oppurtunity to give us one more practice of our two songs and give us a few tips to remember.
                   When we got off the bus we went into the Father Maitiú Hall. We sang "The Birds Lament" and "The Wizard" We all felt a bit shy facing the audience but once we started singing we forgot all about them!After we all felt fine.Then we watched all the other choirs.Once they announced the results we came second, we were all delighted, the teachers said we did our best!
                    When we boarded the bus the teachers had a surprise for us,they were  taking us to Mc Donalds in Midelton! After Mc Donalds we went back to school. Everyone had a great day out!

RSA Safety Talk

One February day in 2019, Alexandra and Naoimi  visited Bunscoil Bhóthar na Naomh to give us a safety talk.The two R.S.A ladies spoke to us about how deadly the road could be.
                                       We all had a try to guess how many people died on the road in 2016. To our great surprise, it was forty-nine, a lot more than we ever have thought.
                                 After Alexandra told us how many people, a few volunteers chosen randomly from our class came up to the top. Then Alexandra checked to see if these people were safe in a car without a booster-seat by using measurement.
                                    After that speech we were divided into pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. We stepped out onto the model village. Next the drivers and cyclists were given push-on unicycles.
                                                  Afterwards we were officially declared safe pedestrians with our own four-star safety licences.

Mobile Music machine

                                          Mobile Music Machine

"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Mozart

"Gerard, Linda and Andrea played the "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" by Mozart. We all thought that it was an amazing piece! It was a spectacular experience."

Hugo, Ella, Helen and Iarlaith.

"The music was magical. We were all amazed and would wish to listen to them again!"

Erin, Cole, Ruan and Jayden.

"The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi

"It was very realistic to hear them play a piece about winter. We would have loved to listen to the other three movements."

Maya, Nora-Kate, Sorcha and Adam C. 

"Andrea played the viola, Linda played the violin and Gerard played the cello. The cello is the biggest instrument and the violin is the smallest."

Joshua, Katie, Melany and Jack.

Conducting

"Luke was very funny when he was conducting. Luke copied Sandra first but then did his own thing! We all joined in and it was great fun!"

Tadgh, Eva, Alex and Luke.

"It was a very good experience to conduct a professional orchestra and become part of their team!"

Ruby, Adam K, Lauren and Órán.

Sandra Oman singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" by Puccini.

"We were so impressed that we were speechless. Sandra has an amazing voice!"

Niamh, Dylan, Ben and Kéilí.

"Sandra Oman sang "O Mio Babbino Caro" while Gerard accompanied her on the cello. Andrea played the viola and Linda played violin. It was a great experience and the song they played was a work of art!"

Ethan, Charlotte, Ruaidhrí and Ricky.