National Library Week

Here is a very short video we made of our meeting with Mary Kennedy to promote National Library Week. We met the RTE presenter in the Long Room of Trinity College where we posed, like pro's, to have our photographs taken!

By Cameron and Leon

Mary Kennedy and the Legendary Larriers!

 



RTE Presenter Mary Kennedy with three of the legendary Larriers!







RTE Presenter Mary Kennedy flicks through the Book of Kells with Cameron, Leon and David. Can you spot the Larrier who has read all the Harry Potter books?!
 

Just like many of our legendary Larriers, RTE presenter Mary Kennedy loves the magic of libraries. Yesterday the boys joined Mary in Trinity College to help launch National Library Week.
"Once you go through the doors of a library you are entering an Aladdin's cave of reading, learning and visual stimulation – and it's all free of charge.
I believe the library has an increasingly important part to play in the community, they are places where people can drop by and interact with others" the 'Nationwide' presenter said at the launch of Library Ireland Week.
Launching the week of events in the famous Long Room in Trinity College, Ms Kennedy said libraries were magical places for all age, and with libraries in the classroom, downstairs in the school and nearby, our Larriers couldn't agree more!



Irish Legend meets the Larrier Legends!

Yesterday we were delighted to welcome Alan Kelly into our classroom. He was a great player for Ireland and is now the coach - helping Shay Given make the saves!
It was great to have Alan Kelly in the classroom and it was nice for him to meet the Larriers Legends! From one legend to another in sixth class we reckon!!

Playing rugby

On the 16th of March our class went to Bull Island. We went to the Bull Island visitor centre.

We saw the bones of a whale and a mummified bat. The short eared owl and the long eared owl migrate to Bull Island. We were shown a slide show about all the animals that live on Bull Island.

After that we played rugby and ran over sand dunes.

We picked teams and played. My team lost and the other team won. We all got smashed up, especially by Leon. Check out our photographs above! It was cold and windy but it was great! One of the best trips!

By Alex and Leon

Trip to Bull Island

Last Tuesday we visited Bull Island. It was a long walk to the island from the bus stop. When we reached the Bull Island Visitor's Centre went into the little house to learn about birds and science. We learned about other animals too. We saw edible crabs, velvet crabs, the common seal, long eared owl, bats, kestrels, glowfish and the bones of a dolphin.

We also did about energy and solar panels. We put a long strip of glass at a light to see if the fan worked. It did work and we know that light can be a source of energy now.

After that we had lunch and walked on the beach and in the dunes. We played some rugby on the way home too. It was class!!

By Karl

Our Assembly

Last week it was our turn to do the assembly and Luke and I were the presenters. We did a 'Teachers Challenge'. The teachers had to listen and arrange the lyrics of Don’t Stop Believing by Journey. We had cut them up in class. The words were cut up on a sheet in front of them. We helped each teacher do it. Ms O’Carroll won as she was first finished and she got a bag of Mars bars for her class.
Then we did the Students of the Month award me, Taylor, Alex and Nathan Barrett won it in our class. We will go bowling at the 'Plex for it.
Then we moved on to Classroom of the Month award and 5th class won so they got a bag of Mars bars too.
After that we put on the song agin and which ever class sang the best singers got to go first. 2nd class went out first then 4th then 3rd and eventually 5th. Everyone said that we did the best assembly ever!!

By Josh

The Story of Miley Cyrus, the Late, Late and Me

About three weeks ago RTE came into the school to interview our school guitar group.
It was for a Stephen Gately tribute which they were making. When the people from RTE came in we were all excited. we went into the 'Parents Room', talked a bit, then went to work. We were playing The Climb by Miley Cyrus on our guitars. We took about five shoots and we were finished.

Two weeks later our guitar teacher, Ms. Larkin, got a phone call from RTE saying that Miley Cyrus had heard us playing The Climb and that she was so impressed that she gave us tickets to the Late Late show when she is on it tomorrow night. When we heard we were so excited. Can't wait, it's on Friday!!

By Jordan. D

Ps. We did say JD is the new Bono!

Caring in the Community - Wrapping Time

Check us out! We are wrapping the boxes here which we will fill with presents for the Dublin Simon Community. We visited the offices of PWC to wrap the presents. Each person from the centre will get their own box - we their name on each box.

By Jordan D., Jordan G., Luke, Alex and Leon

Caring in the Community - Present Time

This week we are going to the offices of PWC to put together the gifts we have collected so far and wrap them with the people from PWC.
This year we are doing a project with PWC and Localise with Derek. We started it about 4 weeks ago and about 2 weeks ago we decided we were going to help the Dublin Simon Community. Two people out of the Dublin Simon Community came in and talked to us about what they do up there.
So to help them we decided to collect the gifts they wished for. We all designed our own Christhmas cards and posters which we will put on the sboxes which we will fill with lots of presents of their choice and give it to the people who live in the Dublin Simon Community.
The 3rd and the 4th of December we will sell the cards in the PWC building to all the people who work there . This was a big success last year and this year we hope it will be even bigger and better this year and when we are over there we sing lots of Christmas Carols to create a Christams atmosphere.

By Luke Bewley and Eric Hyland

Caring in the Community

This year we are working with Localise, PWC and the Dublin Simon Community. Last year we worked with Localise and PWC to raise money for Temple Street Hospital. Click here to read about last year. This year we are helping the homeless. There is a place in Sean McDermot Street called the Dublin Simon Community Shelter. It is for people who are homeless and people that may have had some problems in their life. The people that live in Dublin Simon get their own room.
Last week the manager of Dublin Simon came in and start telling us about Dublin Simon. He brought a lady that lived in Dublin Simon and she told us all about her life, how it can be hard and difficult sometimes. That is why we want to help Dublin Simon so the people will know someone cares about them.
We are giving them a box with lots of presents in it. We made a load of Christmas cards too.We hope they like the presents that are in each box. We hope to give every person in the shelter their own box of presents this Christmas.
By Josh Breslin

The Conker Champion '09

The 'Conker Championship '09' was held in school last week. It was one dry day in October.
We were having a conker competition. In my first match I played Taylor and I won.
Then I went on to beat Darell. it took ages but eventually I won so I went on to play Luke in the semi's - I won.
I was in the final with Alex.I knew it was going to be hard because Alex is good. We were only 2 minutes in the fight and it was his shot. He walloped it his hardest and his one smashed!! I won and everyone jumped on me and picked me up and gave me the 'kings chair'. I was delighted with my life. I didn't even think I was going to win but I did!!!

By Josh Breslin