Bhí mé agus mo chara ag súgradh sa ghairdín. Thosaigh sé ag cur sneachta. Chaith mé liathróidí sneachta. Rinne mé agus mo chara fear sneachta. Chuir mé hata agus scairf air. Chuaigh mé isteach sa teach agus rinne mé cupán tae. D'ól mé cupán tae. D'fhéach mé amach an fhuinneog agus chonaic mé an fear sneachta.

Tyler O'Reilly.

An Mháirt a bhí ann. Thit sneachta bog bán i ngach áit agus chuaigh mé go dtí an pháirc. Rinne mé fear sneachta sa pháirc.Bhí áthas an domhain orm agus bhí spórt againn. Ansin tháinig mé abhaile agus d'ól mé anraith te. Bhí tuirse orm.

Dylan Grimes.

An Satharn a bhí ann. Thit calóga sneachta ar an talamh. Bhí sé bog agus bán. Bhí cailín ag súgradh sa ghairdín agus chuaigh mé síos an staighre agus chuir mé cóta agus hata orm. Chuaigh mé amach ag súgradh ach bhí pian i mo cheann. Ansin chuaigh mé isteach sa teach. Bhí áthas orm!

Conor Pigott.

An Satharn a bhí ann. Bhí Paul ag súgradh sa ghairdín. Bhí sé ag cur sneachta. Bhí Mamaí sa chistin. Thit Paul ar an talamh agus thosaigh sé ag caoineadh. Rith Mamaí amach. Chuaigh siad o dtí an tospidéal. Bhris Paul a chos. Bhí brón ar Paul. Tháinig sé abhaile.

Robert McCann.

Bhí sé ag cur sneachta. D'éirigh mé ar maidin agus chuaigh mé síos staighre agus d'ith mé calóga. Chonaic mé sneachta ar an talamh. Chuir mé m'eadaí orm agus chuaigh mé amach ag súgradh sa ghairdín. Chonaic mé mo chara Conor. Bhí mé ag súgradh le Conor. Chaith sé liathróid sneachta i mo shúile. Bhí me ag caoineadh agus rith mé abhaile.

Dylan Kelly.

Jolly Jokes!!

There were two packets of crisps walking down the road.
A car puled over and asked" Do you want a lift?"
The crisps replied "No, we're walkers!"

What do you call a fly that can't fly?
A walk!!

Why did the burglar take a shower?
He wanted to make a clean get away.

Which is the most slippery country in the world?
Greece.

What kind of bar would you find in the North Pole?
A penguin bar...

What do you call a blind Tyrannosaurus?
Yethinkhesawus....

By Dion Pigott.

Bird projects

The Gannet is a common seabird around the Irish coast. It is white with a pale yellow head. It is between 85 and 97cm in length. It has huge wings, a pointed tail and a long bill. It can dive from 40 metres into the water at speeds of up to 100 km per hour. It tucks away its wings and streamlines its body. They have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble wrapping,cushioning the impact with the water. Its diet is fish. By Brendan Lucas.

The swallow is a small bird but very fast. Its diet consists of insects. It's is a migrant bird. It spends the winter in Africa. It comes to Ireland from April to October. It builds its nest from mud usually inside barns and buildings. It usually returns to the same nest as the year before. It has a blue black back wings on top of head with a white belly. Its length is between 17-21cm.It lays between 3-6 eggs. You would see it flying very fast low over rivers, lakes and the ground. People love to see swallows because they're so acrobatic. By Dylan Grimes.

The grey heron:This tall bird has very long legs. It has a grey back, white head and neck with a black crest on its head. It is from 84cm to 102 cm long. It can usually be found standing in water with its neck out stretched to catch food. It nests in bushes and trees in a colony called a heronry. It eats fish, frogs, insects , worms and birds .It will even visit garden ponds to steal fish.You will find it along coasts, estuaries, lakes and rivers. It lays between 3 and 5 eggs. By Robert McCann.

Our Projects on birds

The Swallow
This birdis a small bird but very fast. Its diet consists of insects. Its is a migrant bird. It spends the winter in Africa. It comes to Ireland from April to October. It builds its nest from mud usually inside barns and buildings. It usually returns to the same nest as the year before. It has a blue black back wings on top of head with a white belly. Its length is between 17-21cm.It lays between 3-6 eggs. You would see it flying very fast low over rivers, lakes and the ground. People love to see swallows because they're so acrobatic.

The Grey Heron
This tall bird has very long legs. It has a grey back, white head and neck with a black crest on its head. It is from 84cm to 102 cm long. It can usually be found standing in water whit its neck out stretched to catch food. It nests in bushes and trees in a colony called a heronry. It eats fish, frogs, insects , worms and birds .It will even visit garden ponds to steal fish.You will find it along coasts, estuaries, lakes and rivers. It lays between 3 and 5 eggs.

The Gannet
This bird is a common seabird around the Irish coast. It is white with a pale yellow head. It is between 85 and 97cm in length. it has huge wings, a pointed tail and a long bill. It can dive from 40 metres into the water at speeds of up to 100 km per hour. It tucks away its wings and streamlines its body. They have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble wrapping cushioning the impact with the water. Its diet is fish.

Marino art competition

Congratulations to Robert from our class, who won a cool dvd player for his artwork from Ms. Magnier and all at Marino College.

Well done Robert!

This morning our class was asked to help out with the annual Halloween parade in the community. We headed for the junior boy's school and walked from there, around the IFSC and finally to the community centre. There was lots of activities to do there including, apple bobbing, bubble blowing, pass the parcel and a magician. All the children had lots of fun and there were some great costumes to be seen!

Last week our class went on a trip to learn about the Royal Canal. It was all made by hand.
They started it in 1790 and finished it in 1817.
It cost about two million Euros to build.
Its 90 miles long and joins the River Liffey with the River Shannon. After a lot of work it has reopened to boats. It has 46 locks. It was originally built to carry passengers and goods to and from Dublin.
We saw lots of wildlife. Ducks, birds, moorhens, pigeons and water rats. We saw one rat running with a lump of bread in its mouth! We saw Ash, Sycamore and even a hurley tree outside Croke Park. We spoke to a man who was working on cleaning up the Canal. He is a World Champion Fisherman. He told us all about the fish that live in the canal. It was a great trip. We enjoyed ourselves.

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!!

The tree of seasons
We have just started to read a novel in 6th class. It’s The Tree of Seasons by Stephen Gately. Stephen was a ex-pupil of ours and became world famous through singing with Boyzone. We are proud to read this book. The book is a fictional story with all sorts of weird and wonderful supernatural creatures. We've only read a few chapters so far and it seems to be a good read.

History Occupations

During our history lesson we studied the school roll book for 1911. These are some of the jobs that the fathers of the boys did:
Confectioner ,railway guard ,labourer ,crane driver ,van man,
sailor ,printer, tailor ,shunter ,glazier
farmer, drover golfer, book binder ,iron moulder,
fireman, soldier ,stoker, coach maker ,carter,
blacksmith ,jockey, boxmaker, dairy man.