School Chronicle

Scoil Nasinta

Pheadair agus Phil

2014

Contents Social Section Book Reviews Sports Improve your Knowledge Competitions & Results

Editors Comment
Dia daoibh go lir! Hello and welcome to the Spring edition of our School Chronicle! This has been a very busy term. We hope everyone had a great St. Patricks Day. The school was decorated beautifully and our Irish flag was flying high, and now we are all really excited about Easter! The days are getting longer and the weather is improving. Our clocks were turned forward by one hour at the end of March so now we have wonderful long evenings to play outside and get active! All children should spend 60 minutes being active every day! The flowers are starting to blossom, daffodils and snowdrops are in full bloom. In October we planted an acorn, it is now growing a stem and leaves. We also planted an apple tree, which has just sprouted. We are still waiting for the damson tree and horse chestnut tree to grow. On Daffodil Day we collected over 150 in the school and presented it to Mary ONeill, who passed it on to the hospice care group to help people who are ill in our community. This was the 10th year and in that time we have raised 6000 a great cause! Some of us dressed up on this day and it was a non-uniform day. We in 6th Class wore our Confirmation outfits into school and visited each class to show off our style. We think we looked fab! As a group we walked up the village and got a photo taken with Daffodil Day volunteer collectors. At one oclock we had a group photo taken in the church with Ms. Carroll, Fr. Connaughton, Mrs Carolan and Mrs Rowe. We presented flowers to Mrs. Carolan & Mrs. Rowe as a thank you gift for helping us prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation. We are now into March and this has been a very exciting month for 6th Class. Great news! 6th class have received the Holy Spirit and had a great Confirmation Day! It was on the 27th March in the Church of the Holy Cross, Lobinstown. Bishop Michael Smith was sick, so we were confirmed by Monsignor Sen Heaney. Our class made history! This was the very first class in the school to be confirmed by a Monsignor! the Sixth Class did our entrance exams. We were very nervous at first, but now we realise it wasnt as hard as we expected. We were delighted with the outcome of our tests and are now ready for Secondary School! On our trip to Dil Eireann on the 19th February, we were given a guided tour of Government Buildings the Chamber, the Senate, the Entrance Hall and Corridors. We saw portraits of past Taoisigh and one of Constance Markievitz. An usher directed the tour and allowed us time to ask questions. The highlight of this trip was a Questions & Answer session with Ms. Helen McEntee T.D., Thomas Byrne T.D. and a Senator. We were delighted with this meeting and Thomas Byrne told us he was aware of our great school sporting tradition and praised the Dee Ranger Ladies Football club-who are always victorious when they meet his local club. It was a brilliant day! 4th, 5th and 6th classes also went to Newgrange during the 1st and 2nd April. We all had a great time at Br Na Binne. We would like to thank Jennifer Myles for all her hard work in this school for the past two years. We really miss her and so do our teachers!! She gave each one of us in 6th Class a Confirmation Card and a box of chocolates to share when Lent is over! We wish to thank transition year students Cody McEvoy and Daniel Byrne from OCarolan College, Nobber for working with us in our classes this term. All help is greatly appreciated in the classroom! Hope everyone is keeping their Lenten promises. We wish everyone a brilliant Easter and dont eat too many Easter eggs! Cisc shona Daoibh go Lir! Sln go Fill. Editors Jamie ONeill Aoibheann Mooney Louise Hickey Zara McEvoy

Social Section

Junior Infants & Senior Infants - Ms. Kirk

Jack & Davy Ring were dressed up as Vikings in the Ardee parade. Morgans man got a new dog called Pip. Sinead went to McDonalds and got a Mario toy. Patrick will go to the beach at Easter time. Jack Clarke got Silly Spray at the parade. Charlie went to the hotel and it had 3 swimming pools. It was Nikitas mams birthday and they made a cake. Dean went on the slide in the play centre. Davids dog keeps taking things out of his school bag. Harry got a hurley and he loves playing with it. Sarah will be going on a sun holiday at Easter. Ben Reilly got to have a spin in a combine harvester. Bens uncle got him a punch bag as a present. Deirdre took us in building blocks it was very nice of her. C.J. got a new dog called Maxie, he is brown and cream. Millie broke her wrist last week. She is very brave. Natasha and her cousin watched a movie about dinosaurs.

Ms. Keenan Senior & First Class

We had great fun on St. Patricks Day. Lots of our children were at the parades and some were part of the parades also. Conor, Grace C., Lauren, Claire and April were performing in the Showbiz float. They started in Kingscourt parade and then went to Carrick parade. Lauren was at the dentist this week. She is learning a new dance at Showbiz Kids. It is called Dancing in the Street. Sarahs birthday is this week. She will be seven. She is looking forward to her party. Grace C. is excited about going to France in May. Her dog has to stay at home though! Conor was at Shane Clarkes birthday party. Alex is entering the SPAR colouring competition. Keeley and her family are going to Manchester next year. Peter will be seven years old in June. Thomas got new black football boots with metal studs. He got them in Navan. It was Dessies brothers birthday recently. Marty was four years old. Dessie gave him a steering wheel as a present. Shayne was presented with a medal for playing Gaelic with U-6. He also got Joe Sheridans autograph at the presentation in Muldoons. Eoghan won a rugby game in Kells against North Meath. He was playing for the full match. It was in Kells. Samus got new wellies. They are black and blue and white. They are fluffy inside. April might be going to Funtasia this Sunday as a special treat. It was Annas Daddys birthday recently. She might be getting a new car. Callum has an appointment with the dentist soon. He was in Liverpool recently. He went on a tour to Anfield. Callum turned six in March. Grace D. went to the movies with Muireann. They saw Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy. Grace D was presented with a medal for playing Gaelic with the U-8. It was Muireanns cousins birthday recently. Sinead turned five years old. Muireann got a new dress for her brothers communion. Kayley loves going to indoor soccer each Friday. Sometimes she plays as goalkeeper and she likes it. Claires mum gave her a surprise during the week. She got colours, paint and Despicable DVD. Shauna is going to America in May for three weeks. She cant wait. Her sister Luseach is making her Communion in May. Shauna got a new dress for the Communion. It is lovely. Calvin is enjoying Friday night soccer also. He doesnt like being in goals. He likes scoring goals instead. His sister Sophie was three recently. Ollie is going to the dentist soon. He was at a wedding in Kingscourt. He enjoyed it and wore a suit. Eimears sister Sinead celebrated her sixth bi rthday in February. There was a party in her house. Eimear loves scoring goals at Friday night soccer. Eoin B. went on a trip to London recently. He went on the London Eye and went to see Big Ben. He had a great time.

Mr. Hickey 2nd & 3rd Class 3rd Class Conors brother was 18 last week. Caitlns grandparents went to Tenerife. Millies cousins from Wales will be visiting over Easter. Mark has started GAA training. Aaron Crosby got a new game for his Playstation called Skate 3. Peter got new football boots. Adam & Robert will be going to Italy in September for their Uncles wedding. Aaron Tighe will be going to York with his granny next week. Kates cousin in Germany had a baby girl. Keith went to see Arsenal draw with Swansea in the Emirates Stadium. Niamhs mum celebrated her birthday last week. Michael saw sealions at Clogherhead Port. Kellie went to see Rio 2. 2nd Class - Shane made a playhut for himself. Calum will have an Easter egg hunt. Keisha got a blue collar for her pup Patch. Katelyn & Cian are going to Spain in September. Katelyn & Cian will have 2 new first cousins soon. Kayleigh has sold her pup. Oran might get an X-Box for his Communion. Paul will be eight in two weeks. Oisn Reilly has a new baby cousin Dillon. Sophie is going to Barcelona soon. Oisn Walsh has a pet lamb called Betsy. Katie Byrne got a photo with Brendan McCahey from the Voice. She also won a medal at the community games for playing the piano. She is looking forward to her First Communion and One Direction Concert. Mrs. Tully Fourth & Fifth Class Rebecca Mc Shane has a new baby cousin Sofia. She was born on the 24th of March. Hannah OHagan was in a group dancing in the community games and came first. Danny will be going to Legoland over the summer holidays with his Mam, Dad and brother. When Ellen was in Downpatrick on St. Patricks Day she went to visit St. Patricks grave, she also came second in a duet in Carnaross. Alex is going to Barcelona in three weeks with his cousins and his mam and sister. Kate Lambes mam is graduating from college on the 28th March as a chartered accountant. Kate Lambes aunt Sarah Jane is having a baby. Ryans birthday will be in two weeks, he will be ten years old and his family is going to the cinema to see the Lego movie. Diarmuid Jones was in the Showbiz kids in Carrickmacross and Kingscourt parade and they won a prize for the best float. Lauren was in a group dance in the community games and came first for Drumconrath. She is going to Athlone to do a different dance. Aine was marching in three parades playing the flute. She got 95% in her flute exam. She also got through in the Community games reciting recitation (On the Spot) and shes going to Athlone to the All-Ireland finals. Emma was dancing with Showbiz kids in the Kingscourt and Carrickmacross parade and she came first in the Community games doing group dancing and is through to the All-Ireland final in Athlone in August. Emilys dad is canvassing to become a member of the Meath County Council in the forthcoming local elections. Votes! Votes! Votes! PLEASE. Jessica Carolan got a new car, it is a Nissan Quasqai plus 2. Jessica was also marching and dancing in two parades. Sarahs aunty Deirdre had her first baby boy, she named him Harry and they live in Australia and are coming for a visit in the summer. Molly was 11 on the 10th of March and she had a party and went for dinner in the Fiddlers in Carrickmacross. Shannon Dunne moved house to Kingscourt she really likes it there!!! She has a small room all to herself and she was 12 on the 31st of March. Alnna Reilly has a new baby cousin called Dylan and Alnna was in the community games she came first in the solo dance and in the group dance. Hannah Rooney started piano lessons and is now grade 2. Ciara McMahons little cousin Marianne can crawl around now. Aaron Hickeys step aunty Catriona came home to Ireland from Canada last Friday. Josh Flanagan went to the football, they won 6-1 in the first match, 0-5 in the second match and 2-3 in the third match. He scored 3 goals.

Mrs. Rowe - 5th and 6th Class We went on a school trip to the Dil Eireann on the 19th February. Ms. Helen Mc Entee T.D. invited us. It was an amazing trip as we saw a Dil Session in full swing. The Taoiseach Enda Kenny, was there and there was a debate on while we watched. Later, we were brought in to see the Senate at work. An usher explained all the historical facts about the house and other buildings in Kildare St. Finally, we had a question and answer session with Helen Mc Entee T.D. and Thomas Byrne T.D. A senator also sat in for this session. We asked some very interesting questions and were given great responses to them. As a school, we were praised for our impeccable behaviour and good manners! Before we left the Dil Eireann, we had a photograph taken at the main door. This is on our school website for all to see. Ms. Mc Entee gave each one of us a beautiful copy of The Proclamation. We will treasure these moments of a great historical day out! While travelling to the Dil Eireann we saw many famous sites Glasnevin Cemetery, Garden of Remembrance, Croke Park, The Spire, Trinity College, Bank of Ireland, The Four Courts, OConnell St. and the Statue of Daniel Connell. Last week we went on another historical trip to Newgrange and Br na Binne. We just loved learning about its history and seeing this famous world-renowned site. We will be going on our school tour to Tanagh on the 6th June. This is an action packed tour and we cant wait. The Confirmation Class will soon be heading off on the Annual Day Out in Dublin. Our local Community Games Group won several medals in the Variety Section. Congratulations to Alan Mc Cluskey for winning a gold medal. He now goes on to compete in the All-Ireland Finals later this year. His sister, Sharon, was one of the judges in the recent Strictly Come Dancing event held in Syddan G.A.A. Mrs. Rowe said she was really proud of Sharon that night. She is a past pupil of this school and is such a highly talented young lady. Some of us in this class made a poster to wish our friends in Dee Ranger Ladies success as they danced that night. It was a lovely poster and is seen in the video of this event. That makes us feel proud! The Credit Union U-13 Quiz team won out the Ardee section and qualified for the Chapter Final. Unfortunately, we didnt win that section but congratulations to the members of our team. They are James Durnin, Aoibheann Mooney, (joint captain) Alison Griffin and Cormac Martin. Sixth Class received the Sacrament of Confirmation on the 27th March in Lobinstown Church. Congratulations to them all. Bishop Michael Smith was in hospital so Monsignor Sen Heaney administered the Sacrament instead. This is a bit of history in the lives of this years Confirmation Class! Pupils from Meath-Hill and Lobinstown also received this Sacrament. Sixth Class have completed their assessment tests for Secondary school. Some pupils are going to Carrickmacross, while others are heading off to Ardee and Nobber. We made St. Brigids crosses on 1st February and presented some to the elderly and sick of the parish. We hope they all like our creations. Some pupils wrote short stories for a competition and we also entered the Aldi Poster Competition. Good luck to everyone! Cormac Burns and Jaydon Brien served Mass for the Wedding of past pupil Lisa Neill. They did a great job and are now professionals!

Book Reviews

Book Review Ellie Carolan - Second Class I hope you like my book review. Title of Book: Joeys big day Joeys big day is a book about a kangaroo called Joey. Joey is a little kangaroo. Once when he was sleeping he heard a laugh. He couldnt go and find out what it was because his mam told him not to wander off. But his mam was in a deep sleep. Joey started playing a game on his own. He was jumping over rocks. But the biggest rock, he wasnt able to jump over it. He fell and he heard the laugh again. He thought that it wasnt very nice to laugh at someone who hurt themselves. Then he went to explore Oops! said Joey to the emu. Why dont you look were you are going? said the emu. You nearly made me stand on my eggs. What are you doing? Said the emu. My rating for this book: 10/10 Book Review Mark Gilsenan - Third Class Title of Book: Rugby Warrior. This story is about a boy called Dylan he does not like school because there is not enough time to practice rugby. But then he does not go to school because he needs to play rugby because he needs to get better at playing rugby .My rating for this book: 10/10. Book Review Kate Lambe 4th Class Title of Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Cheese Touch) - Author: Jeff Kinney The Plot: A boy called Greg lives with his brother called Manny and his Mum & Dad. He goes to school and his best friend is Rowley. Anytime he is sent out to play he always goes up to his house and plays his video games. He loves video games but his Dad doesnt. Main Characters: Greg, Rodrick, Manny, Rowley, Mom, Dad. Favourite Character: Rodrick. I chose this character because he changed the alarm clock in Gregs room and when the alarm clock went off Greg got up because he thought it was 8.00am but it was really 4.00am in the morning. Why I like the book: It wasnt hard to read and it was very funny. My star rating for this book: Excellent, so I award it 10/10 Book Review Hannah OHagan 5th Class Title of Book: Summers Dream - Author: Cathy Cassidy The Plot: Summer has always loved dancing. When a place at Royal Ball School comes up, she wants it so hard it hurts. School holidays are coming up but summer has no time for anything else but dance. The only thing she can think about is the audition and things start to get out of hand. Will Summers dream come true? Main Characters: Summer, Skye, Coco, Cherry, Charlotte and Paddy. Favourite Character: Coco. I chose this character because she is an animal lover just like me. Why I like the book: It was all about dance which I love. My star rating for this book: Excellent, so I award it 10/10 Book Review Jaydon Brien Fifth Class. Title of Book: Demon Dentist Author: David Williams illustrator: Tony Ross Setting: N/A. The main characters: Gaby, Alfie, Dad & Mrs. Root. Favourite character: Alfie. An eleven year old boy, who is terrified of the dentist, an 86 year old man. But when he is replaced, by Mrs. Root, queer things start happening such as flapping wings from bats instead of coins for teeth. How will Alfie stop? Find out now. The plot: Mrs. Root, the new dentist, is a tooth witch ( she uses teeth to build things e.g. thrones) Gaby found out but Alfie didnt believe it. The ending: In the end Alfie rescues Gaby from the tooth witch with Dad. The tooth witch is dead or so they think. Why I like the book: I like this book because all of Davids books are funny, fictional and interesting. I give it 9/10

Book Review Ben Flood Fifth Class. Title of Book: KasperAuthor: Michael Murpurgo. Illustrator: Michael Foreman. Setting: It is set in London in the Savoy Hotel, and in the Titanic later on in the story. The Plot: After the death of the countess, Johnny found out that his best friend Liziebeth is leaving. The climax: Johnny has stowed away on the Titanic not knowing the Titanic will sink. Main Characters: Johnny Trott, Lizseilbeth, Kasper & Countess Kandinskey. The ending: after Johnny and the Stanton family survive the Titanic tragedy. Johnny joins the Stanton family and becomes part of their household. Why I like the book: I like this book because it was very exciting. My star rating for this book: Easy to read. I give this book 8/10 Book Review James Durnin Sixth Class Title of Book: Divergent Author: Veronica Roth. Setting: Abnegation, Dauntless & Erudite. Main characters: Beatrice/Tris Prior & Four. Favourite Character: Tris/Beatrice Prior. At first shes confused, but then she does what she wants to do and goes on a journey. The Plot: in the world with five factions Beatrice Prior must pick what faction that she wants to be in. She picks Dauntless the faction of bravery, but she finds out that she is Divergent. The climax: Tris learns to fight and push her body to the limit. She has to keep her secret or it could be fatal. Meanwhile a big scheme is going on. The ending: She goes out with Four and together they stop half of the plan. Only theyre being hunted down. Why I like the book: I love the book because it was full of action and adventure. It was brilliant, interesting, amazing & entertaining. I rate this book as just right. I give it 10/10.

Book Review Risin Martin Sixth Class. Title of Book: Private Peaceful Author: Michael Morpurgo Setting: This story take place in the First World War. The main characters: Charlie Peaceful, Tommo Peaceful, Molly and Big Joe. Favourite character: My favourite character is Charlie because he always looks out for Tommo. He also always has a joke or a smile on his face. The plot: Charlie and Tommo are very close brothers who are forced to go fight in the First World War. The Climax: Charlie and Tommo are terribly sad missing all their family and they want to go back home for some special occasion. The ending: Something will happen that will change their lives forever! Why I like the book: I enjoyed reading this book because it was so good I didnt want to stop reading. I give it 10/10 Book Review Aoibhann Mooney Sixth Class. Title of Book: The Hunger Games Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Setting: District 13, Capitol. The main characters: Katniss, Peeta, Gale and President Snow. Favourite character: My favourite character is Katniss because the book is about her and she is brave, smart and nice. The plot: After Katniss goes to District 13 she is stunned to find out District 12 is gone and Peeta didnt get saved from the Quarter quell, can she save him? The Climax: People save Peeta without taking Katniss, only when Peeta arrives then everyone notices that Peeta has been hypnotised. Katniss seeks revenge so she becomes a soldier. The ending: Katniss gets to the Capitol but gets trapped. Can they get out and can the rebels win? Why I like the book: Yes, I loved this book. It was brilliant. It was one of the best books Ive ever read! Please check the Hunger Games Trilogy enjoyed reading this book because it was so good I didnt want to stop reading. I give it 10/10

Sports News

Senior Infants & First class Ms. Keenan We are very active in our class. Lots of children are enjoying indoor soccer each week-end. Shayne, Ollie, Eimear, Peter, Calvin, Claire, Kayley, Muireann, Grace D, Eoin B, April, Samus, Callum, Peter, Alex, Dessie all attend. Soccer will be finishing soon and there might be some trophies on offer! Eoghan plays rugby with Ardee. He usually plays a match on Sundays. Shayne, Eoghan, Anna, Thomas, Ollie, Shauna, Grace C go swimming most weeks. Grace C, Lauren and Connor go horse riding each Saturday. They are jumping higher each week. Shayne, Thomas, Eoghan, Ollie, Eimear, Kayley, Grace D, Dessie, Samus are playing Gaelic with Drumconrath. The Showbiz kids are attended by April, Conor, Grace C, Lauren, Claire, Eimear and Shayne. They are getting ready for a competition in June. Ollie sometimes plays pitch and putt with Calvin at the community centre. Shayne and Callum sometimes play too. We have some Irish dancers in our class too; Eoghan has started lessons in Dundalk. Anna and Shauna go to lessons too. 2nd & 3rd Mr. Hickey Michael scored a hat-trick in Friday Night Soccer. Arsene Wenger is looking for his phone number! Robert is going to start G.A.A. training. Kerrie won 7 medals at a Feis. Ryan Dunne & Osn Reilly has started U10 Gaelic training. Ellie enjoyed a very successful day at a Feis in Dublin. We have been practising Olympic Handball during P.E. We have also taken part in 8 swimming lessons in Kells swimming pool.
5th & 6th class Mrs Rowe.

Ireland won the Six Nations Rugby competition. They only lost one match and that was to England. Sadly Brian ODriscoll has retired. He was our hero on the rugby field. Our school Gaelic team didnt qualify out of their group in the 7-a-side competition. Meath-Hill did and we wish them well at the finals. Remember we won our group last year! The F.A.I.S soccer 5-a-side competition was held two weeks ago at the M.D.L. in Navan. Paul Flood has been coaching the team for the past few months. We want to thank him for this and even though we didnt qualify out of our group, we enjoyed the matches! Remember we qualified last year and reached the final. We were runners-up and got lovely medals! The soccer team panel this year was Jamie ONeill, James Durnin, Ryan Irwin, Kyle McMahon Carrie, Matthew Durnin, Aaron Farrelly, Cormac Dunne and Josh Flanagan. In Friday night soccer, Portsmouth team is in the lead, with the highest amount of goals and are still undefeated. Swimming lessons are almost completed, we thoroughly enjoyed this eight week course and have learned so many skills. We are looking forward to receiving our certificates on the final day. Daniel Byrne past pupil is currently on the Meath U16 GAA panel. Jack McMahon past pupil is with the NEC soccer team and is travelling with them to Limerick in June to play in the Kennedy Cup! We are so proud of these lads and wish them the best with their respective teams.

Improve your Knowledge

Junior Infants & Senior Infants Ms. Kirk

What is the Irish for Easter egg? Ans: Ubh Chsca. What happened on Good Friday? Ans: Jesus died on the cross. Name a spring flower? Ans: Snow drop, tulips, daffodils, primroses. Who vegetables did we plant in our room? Ans: Leeks and Brussels Sprouts. What do we do if someone is mean to us? Ans: Say no, walk away and tell someone.

Ms. Keenan Senior & 1st Class. What colour do you get when you mix red and blue together? Ans: Purple. Is 51 an odd or even number? Ans Odd Where was Louis Braille from? Ans: France. What do butterflies sip from flowers? Ans: Nectar. How many faces has a cube? Ans: 6.
Mr. Hickey 2nd & 3rd Class

What was the name of the large super continent that existed millions of years ago? Ans: Pangea. What is the largest river in the world? Ans: Nile. In what river did Finegas catch the Salmon of Knowledge? Ans: Boyne. Who is the King of the Birds? Ans: Wren What animal lives in a holt? Ans: Otter. What is a female peacock called? Ans: Peahen.

Mrs. Tully 4th & 5th Class Who invented the hot-air balloon? Ans: The Montgolfier brothers (in 1783) Who did Croke Park get its name from? Ans: It was called Croke Park after Archbishop Thomas Croke who was one of the founder members of the G.A.A. In which country is The Running of the Bulls held? Ans: Spain. The optic nerve sends signals to the brain from where? Ans: The eye. Who first climbed Mt. Everest? Ans: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (1953)

Mrs. Rowe 5th & 6th Class

Unjumble this to find the name of an Australian animal LOAKA? Ans : Koala. What is a toreador? Ans: Bullfighter. In which country is the city of Amsterdam? Ans: Netherlands. What is the superlative form of good? Ans: Best. Is the heart a part of the respiratory or circulatory system? Ans: Circulatory.

Competitions & Results

Sarah Tighe Junior Infants Alex Reilly Senior Infants

Patrick Mc Gahon Senior Infants

Davy Ring Senior Infants

Muireann Mc Mahon 1st Class

Katelyn Byrne 2nd Class

Millie Maxwell 3rd Class

Alex Clarke-4th Class Solved this Sudoko Puzzle

Shannon Dunne 5th Class Composed this wonderful poem About the colour brown

Mrs. Rowe 5th & 6th Class During February we concentrated on Poetry as a genre in writing and as we were preparing for Confirmation, we composed in groups and individually some beautiful prayers. Read on and appreciate their beauty and holiness. Prayer for Sponsors Help me, oh help me give me a hand, help me to learn and understand. Bless my sponsor, who helps me every day, to think about God and always pray. Give me patience, send me love, peace and quiet from above. After Confirmation Day, my sponsor shall guide me on my way! Amen. By Confirmation Class The light of Christ Prayer for Sponsors You are my sponsor, helper and guide. The Confirmation Spirit is by our side. I chose you to help me on my way, I chose you to be there on my Confirmation Day. The Confirmation symbol is the dove. It reminds us all of Gods love. You are my sponsor, helper and guide, The Confirmation Spirit is by our side. Amen. By Confirmation Class The light of Christ

By Edel McMahon 6th Class

By Ciara OReilly 6th Class

5th Year Prayer for Lent Thank you Lord for Lenten life A joyous time for prayer and sacrifice Gifts for poor, kindness to all And helping friends through it all Thank you God for being there And helping us in every kind of way. Amen Composed by Cormac Martin & Cormac Burns As it is Lent, we decided not to award prizes for these, but instead we asked Mrs Rowe to put their money into the Trocire Box.