Scoil Eoin Phóil Times : Christmas Edition 2013
Christmas Blessing
May the Lord bless you this Christmas time
Bless you with faith, guard you in despair
Bless you with love, keep you from fear
Bless you with peace, calm you in trouble
Bless you with mercy, help you forgive
Bless you with joy,
Comfort you in sorrow
So your heart may rejoice in Him.
Nollaig Shona Daoibh
Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
Buone Feste Natalizie
Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand,
Joyeux Noël,
Haid joule ja head uut aastat,
Linksmu Kaledu Maligayang Pasko, Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu,
Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva s Novim Godom,
Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce, Z Rizdvom Khrystovym, Nadolig Llawen,
barka dà Kirsìmatì,
E ku odun, e ku iye'dun'; Jabbama be salla Kirismati';
E keresimesi Oma, Iselogbe'.
Feliz Navidad
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Daragh the Engineer.
Our class walked into school thinking it was just
a normal day but we were in for a treat. A man
named Daragh who works in Intel was coming
for a visit. He was an engineer, an electrical
engineer. He came in to talk about engineering.
Daragh didn’t just tell us about electrical
engineering but all kinds of engineering. At the
end he gave us a few sheets of paper and we had
to try to build our own bridges. We had to stack
our books up and put the sheets of paper across
them, then see how many cubes we could put on
it before it fell. We had great fun doing this.
By Daragh Byrne.
5th Class. Ms. Baxter.
Christmas Report from Senior
Infants
The children of Senior Infants have been very
busy preparing for their nativity play: WhoopsA-Daisy-Angel - and are very excited about their
performance on the 17th of December.
The children made some snowflakes and Advent
wreaths to decorate our classroom for Christmas
and together we made a lovely Christmas scene
with snowy mountains, a blue sky and children
wrapped in woolly clothes enjoying the festive
season.
Here are some of the Santa letter's that the
children have been busy writing:
Cake sale
To Santa,
We had a fund raiser for the Philippines. We had
a fund raiser for them because the typhoon hit
their country. We had a cake sale for them.
Harry and I were on the drink stand. It was 20c
for a drink. A lot of people bought it. Mom and I
made a cake. There were lots of things that
people made. They made rocky road cakes, buns
and lots of different cakes. I came home with 5
rocky road. We made lots of rice krispie buns but
I didn’t like them because there was dark
chocolate in it. We made over 200 of them. All
of my cake was gone before home time. I got a
bun for 20c and it was nice. Harry and I had to
shake a box to get money. We got over €1000
which was cool.
By Oscar Leahy . Ms. Ryan. 4th class.
FAIR TRADE
Flourishing communities,
All around the world.
Independent of how they spend their money
Regaining women’s rights.
Trading should always be fair
Really, it’s getting better, but there’s
Always more poverty,
Disease and hunger.
Ending it is our mission
Alannah Hyland
I have been very good.
Can I please have a Tablet 3?
Thank you,
From Jake
To Santa,
I have been very good.
Can I please have a barbie doll and a teddy bear?
Thank you.
Ava
To Santa,
I have been very good.
Can I please have Hot Wheels?
Thank you.
Seán.
Second Class
We have learned about lots of old toys in second
class and we have an ‘Old Toys’ shelf in our
classroom. My favourite toy is the Raggedy Ann
doll from the 1920’s. I also like Barbie dolls. Did
you know Barbie was created over 50 years ago?
I wish I could play with old toys all of the time!
By: Lucy O’Connor. 2nd Class Ms. Fadian.
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It’s Not Fun to be a Robot
On Sunday morning
countries buy produce with the Fairtrade sticker
it means we get a fair amount of money. I am
very proud of my tea.
I woke up with a fright –
By: Katie McMenamy
I had turned into a robot over the night!
Me as a Robot
I was made out of metal, tin and wire
I woke up this morning not as myself,
I thought I was going completely haywire
I thought I was like some sort of elf,
I went downstairs and talked to my mother
But then my body was as still as a pot,
And she said, “Don’t worry, my sugar plum
butter
When I looked in the mirror, I was a robot!
I went downstairs to get something to eat.
“You’ll be OK, I promise, it’s fine,
“Just go to school, it will be divine.”
My sister said I looked like a freak.
I tried to write but my pencil kept falling.
My mom and dad were a little bit shocked
I looked at my copy and it was appalling.
When I told them I had turned into a robot.
On the playground, the kids kept screaming,
I can tell you my day was not appealing!
I went to see my friend today.
The day was over, I rested for a while,
She told me I should go away.
But then, in the morning, I woke with a smile
She didn’t know who I was
I was not made out of metal, tin or wire
So I just stood there … and paused.
I was flesh and blood, at least for a while!
I went home and cried all day.
By: Daniel Hudson-Dolan
Then my bolts started to fade away.
Sivapackiam’s Diary
I looked at my skin and I wasn’t metal:
Dear Diary,
Today was the best day. A company called
Fairtrade came to our town and
bought some of our produce. This means we
have made more money. But I still have to get up
at five a.m. to get the kids ready for school and
still I have to look for firewood in the dark, but
life is better. At least we eat more vegetables and
other interesting foods. If people in wealthy
I was me again and that’s all that matters.
By: Caoimhe Masterson
Sivapackiam’s Diary
Dear Diary,
I had a lot of things to do today. First I went tea
plucking. After I’m finished tea plucking I carry
15 kg of tea to be weighed 5 kilometres away.
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The tea must reach get there in 7 to 8 hours or it
will go off. After that I still have to collect all of
the firewood and the cooking and fetch water. I
earn about 1,500 rupees a month which is
€17.80. If it’s too wet or too dry it can ruin crops
and our pay will go down. With the money I get
I pay for food, clothing and transport for my
family. The nearest doctor is over 100 km away
and we can’t afford medicine.
By: Leah Traynor
Sivapackiam’s Diary
Dear Diary,
I wake up and it is still dark. I get lunch ready
for my four children for school. Then I go to
pick up my bag and go to the tea-leaves farm.
When I got there I started to pick tea in rows so
it would be easy to know how much I did. Then I
went to the factory with a 15 kg bag. The factory
is 5 km away. I got my wage and headed back
home. I needed to travel 5 km back. When I was
at home I went to fetch water, get firewood and
do cooking – it’s my least favourite thing. When
I did that I was tired. My dream is to have a
better life and to have a vegetable farm, to be
healthy….
 In our classroom, we have a shop.
We take turns buying
and selling lots of food. Some of
the food is very expensive!
It is getting close to Christmas and we
have been preparing:
 In art, we made clay candle
holders, snowmen for our poem
‘An Sneachta’ and Christmas
stockings.
 We wrote letters to Santa. Here
are some examples:
Dear Santa,
Thank you for my
toys last year.
How is Rudolph?
Can I have
Skylanders?
Dear Santa,
How are you?
Can my dog
have a big
teddy? Thank
you.
Love from,
Charlie.
Love from,
Katie.
Dear Santa,
Can I have a 3DS
and a batman
game please?
Thank you.
Happy Christmas.
Dear Santa,
Are you well? I
hope lots of
children get
presents.
And she fell asleep while she was thinking of it.
By: Kevinas Ramoskas
Since Halloween, we have been VERY
busy in Senior Infants.
 We started ‘Our News’ copies and
we are writing in full sentences!
 We made a November cross to
remember all of those who have
died.
Love from,
Jake E.
Love from,
Patrick.
 We have been learning lots of
Gaeilge words for Christmas. Can
you match the word to the
picture?
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An Nollaig
Daidí na Nollag
OUR FUNDRAISER
Crann Nollag
Bronntanais
Simléar
Rudolph
Stocaí Nollag
 Both Senior infant classes are
doing a Christmas play together. It
is called
‘Whoops a Daisy Angel!’
We are so
excited to
perform it
for
everyone.
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
From Senior Infants and Mrs.Malin
A girl in our class called Ella came up with the
idea for a cake sale for the Philippines. Two
people went around to each class and asked if
they would join in our fundraiser. The fundraiser
took place on a Friday. So many people turned
up with a lot of food for the fundraiser. Our
Fourth classes came in early to help out. Ms
O’Gorman our teacher, was up earlier then
everyone. She was working as hard as she could
and so was Ms Ryan and the 2 fourth classes. Ms
O’Gorman and Ms Ryan assigned the two fourth
classes to stalls. The first class to come in was
Senior Infants. The Senior Infants bought loads
of muffins and books. They looked very happy!
At our Fundraiser we had a children’s raffle and
an adults’ raffle. Lots of people bought tickets to
win a prize. A lot of mums helped out and they
worked really hard. Later on lots of adults started
arriving in, they bought loads of muffins,
cookies, drinks, and raffle tickets, and they had
lots of fun also. After all that we were wrecked.
By Ellie Dunne and Caitlin Kileen!
Class Ms O’ Gorman
4th
Philippines Fundraiser
4th Class Bake Sale
th
th
On the 29 of November, 4 class had a bake
sale to raise money for the Philippines’ who had
been hit by a typhoon. Ella Mac Lennan O’Neill
came up with the idea. There was an adults’ and
children’s raffle, a book sale, a bake sale and
games like “Guess The teddy’s Name’. A lot of
cakes, buns and books were brought in. We
made Rice Krispy buns the day before to sell.
There was a lemonade stand and there was
orange as well. It started at 9.50am and finished
at 3.00pm.The first class in was Senior Infants. It
was a busy day. We got to stay in at break to buy
things. It was a great day. We raised over 1300
euro.
By Anna Bradley and Ella Mac Lennan O’Neill
4th Class Ms O’ Gorman
There is a girl in our class called Ella Mac
Lennon O` Neil. She came up with the idea of
the Philippines fundraiser. We had to wear
gloves when selling the food. There was lots of
yummy food eg. Cookies, rocky road, Philippine
cupcakes. There were raffles as well. There was
a children’s and an adults’ raffle. Four people
from our class won the raffle. The people were
Jorge de Vivero, Conor Killeen, Luke Henry and
Anna Bradley. In the adults raffle nobody won it
in our class. They announced the winners in the
hall. It was a lovely day.
By: Jorge de Vivero
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Fundraiser
TAG-RUGBY
One day there was a typhoon in the Philippines.
When our school heard about it we came up
With an idea about having a fundraiser. We had
rice crispy buns, cakes, lemonade and a book
sale. We held it in the school hall. Our class had
to arrive at school at 8:30 to 8:45 to organise
everything. Senior infants came up first and they
bought cakes etc. Then the other classes came
and moms and dads came to the fundraiser also.
Many moms came to help on the day. We had a
lot of fun doing it and planning it. During our
break time we bought some cupcakes. Then we
went back to sell more things. 6th class came last
to the fundraiser and they bought a lot of things.
Some adults had a go of the adults raffle. We
made a lot of money for the Philippines. We
raised over 1300 euro for the Philippines.
On the 6/11/2013,Ms. O’Gorman’s fourth class
started tag-rugby. Our first coach Gareth showed
us the tactics of tag-rugby. He showed us how to
place the ball, pass the ball, how to run onto the
ball and how not to do a forward pass. He sorted
us into six groups and made us run onto the ball,
after that we played in teams against each other.
By Karen Jacobs and Vanessa Tatarasanu
By Adam and Gavin
Our visit to Croke Park
On the 9th of September 2013 the Leixlip
camogie under age team went on a visit to Croke
Park. We went to see the camogie All Ireland
Final. A girl from our club played that day for
Kildare. Her name is Clodagh Farrell. We
travelled on a bus to see the match in Croke
Park. We travelled with our coaches Paul M.
(under nine coach), Adrian (under eleven coach)
and Paul B. (under thirteen coach).When we
arrived at Croke Park we bought things to
support Kildare and then we got our tickets and
got into our seats. We watched the match and it
was great. After all the excitement Kildare won.
Clodagh came to the gate with the trophy. Then
we went down to the gate and we got to hold the
trophy. Then we went back to our seats and
cheered for the next match. We then got into our
teams and got back onto the bus. Then we got
back to Leixlip. All the parents were so happy to
hear that Kildare WON!!!
By Shauna Burke and Emily Reynolds
4th Class Ms O’ Gorman
Week after week we got better and better. On the
second last week we got a new coach called
Chris. He was from New Zealand. He played on
the first team in Barnhall.
On the last week Gareth came back. We were
sorted into four teams,Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands
and Tonga. Samoa had won all the matches.
Their team was Gavin, Adam, Shauna, Anna,
Zara,and Niamh . We had a great time.
Fourth class Ms. O Gorman.
Fair Trade
Fun days for everyone
Amazing amounts of money
In good conditions
Remote areas
True happiness
Regaining health
Amazing improvements
Differences are unbelievable
Enjoying daily life
Darragh Melville
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6th class Creative writing My Super Hero
Watch
My superhero’s name is Watch. He wears a
black overcoat, a black blazer, black tie and
black shoes. He uses a white fabric to protect his
identity. Watch’s alter ego is James Time, a
detective working in Hardglad city police
department. His superpower is going through
time, serving justice. If Watch is looking at a
clock he can go back and forth through time,
months, to years at a time. He usually fights
crime, but on occasion he fights people as
special as he is. Watch is as strong as the next
guy but knows key points of the body. He also
teams up with other local superheroes such as
Black Mamba who wears a black skin suit. He
fights with the motion of the snake. They team
up to fight Comedian, a straight faced killer who
tried to blow Hardglad to smithereens.In
conclusion, Watch is my ideal superhero.
Hunter. He is always trying to kill her and then
do experiments on her.
By Laura Brown
6th class Mr. Mulcahy
6th class History Profiles- Thomas Clarke
(1857-1916)
1. Thomas Clarke was born on the 11th of
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By Joshua Ryan
6th class Mr. Mulcahy
Shewolf
My superhero’s name is Shewolf. She changes
into a wolf at night. She fights crime and always
succeeds. She wears a pink and purple costume
with a crest in the middle of a W. The costume is
mainly pink with purple dots. Her boots are half
pink and half purple. Her super powers are a
killing howl, a colossal jump and she can reach a
speed of 120mph. At night she changes into a
wolf because when she was out in the woods, a
wolf bit her in the arm. Ever since then (3 years
ago) she has been changing into a wolf. Her
backstory is that she was an orphan with no
friends, family or money. One day a couple who
are millionaires adopted her. She is now 21. She
works with a charity that tries to save
endangered animals. Her real name is Sarah and
she is American. Her arch enemy is Fred the
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March 1857 on the Isle of White to Irish
parents. His dad James Clarke was a
sergeant in the British army.
The family moved to South Africa and
later to Dungannon, Co Tyrone where
Clarke grew up from the age of seven,
attending St Patricks national school.
In 1878 Clarke joined the Irish
Repulican Brotherhood(IRB) the secret
revolutionary organisation. In 1881 his
actions with the IRB forced him to move
to America.
On a trip to England in 1883 he was
captured and sentenced to life
imprisonment for attempting to blow up
London Bridge as part of the Fenian
Dynamite Campaign.
Clarke served 15 years in many different
British prisons under a false name of
Henry Wilson. He was released in 1898.
Prison life was extremely tough for an
Irish Republican in England and when
Clarke was released he looked much
older than he was.
He then moved to Brooklyn in the
United States where he married
Kathleen Daly who was 21 years
younger than him. In 1906 they moved
to a farm outside New York.
In 1907 they moved back to Ireland and
he opened a tobacco shop. Clarke
became very involved in the IRB.
He turned the IRB into a very militant
organisation and as its leader he brought
in new people including Padraig Pearse.
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10.In 1913 the Irish Volunteers were
formed and Clarke took a keen interest.
He didn’t get involved as his criminal
past would have attracted too much
attention.
11.Clarke and Sean MacDermott formed
the military committee of the IRB in
1915 to plan what became the Easter
Rising.
12.In early 1916 Clarke and the IRB joined
forces with Padraig Pearse and the ICA.
These men along with five others
became the seven signatures of the
Proclamation of the Republic.
13.Clarke was the first to sign the
Proclamation and it was said he would
have been declared Commander-inchief, but he refused as he wished to be
an ordinary soldier.
14.He was stationed in the GPO during the
Easter Rising and following surrender
he was held in Kilmainham Jail until his
execution by Firing Squad on the 3rd of
May 1916 at the age of 59.
15.Before Clarke was shot he asked his
wife Kathleen to give this message to
the Irish people. ‘’I and my fellow
signatories believe we have struck the
first successful blow for Irish Freedom.
The next blow which we have no doubt
Ireland will strike, will win through. In
this belief, we die happy.
By Tiernan Howe
6th class Mr. Mulcahy
John. F. Kennedy
1. A James Bond fanatic ("From Russia
with Love" was one of his 10 favourite
books)
2.
One of JFK's legs was shorter than the
other, which contributed to his permanent
back problems.
3. Kennedy tried desperately to learn
French (his wife Jackie was fluent), even
asking to daughter Caroline's teacher for
help.
4. Obsessed with his weight, JFK travelled
with a bathroom scale.
5.
JFK was the first president to dance with
black women at a first ball.
6. Kennedy bought up 1,200 high-grade
Cuban cigars the day before he was to
order a ban on Cuban imports.
7. Kennedy used 16 pens to sign the
Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963.
8. Kennedy made a phone call to
Hollywood. He would get a movie about
his life as a soldier
9. Kennedy had been through at least four
assassination attempts before Dallas, one
a month after he was elected president,
when a retired postal worker, his car
loaded with dynamite, followed the
president-elect from Hyannis Port to
Georgetown to Palm Beach. Two more
assassination attempts, one in Chicago,
one in Tampa, Fla. were uncovered in the
weeks before 22, Nov. 1963.
10. Kennedy gave all his $100,000-a-year
White House salary to charity.
11. He used the coconut husk on which he'd
scratched his PT-109 rescue message
while stranded in the South Pacific
during World War II as a paperweight on
his Oval Office desk.
12. JFK received last rites four times in his
life: in 1947 after becoming gravely ill in
England; in 1951 while stricken with a
high fever in Japan; in 1954 following
back surgery; on Nov. 22, 1963, in
Dallas.
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13. Fifty-three percent of Americans, or 90
million people, said they'd shed tears in
the four days between Kennedy's death
and funeral.
14. Kennedy was the only U.S. president
whose grandmother lived longer than he
did.
15. There were 3 bullets shot at Kennedy 1
through his throat, the 2nd one went into
his brain and the 3rd one was never
found.
By Juana Torres 6th class Mr. Mulcahy
Science Living Things- Penguin Facts
1. Penguins do not fly. However they use
their webbed feet and wings to swim
really fast. They can swim 20 miles per
hour.
2. Penguins have no ears. Instead they have
2 holes at the side of their head.
3. Penguins do not have tongues. Instead
they have spiky pines inside their mouth
to swallow living animals.
4. The biggest penguin is called the
Emperor Male Penguin. It is about 100
cm in height.
5. The smallest penguin is the Little Blue
Penguin. It is about 40cm in height.
6. Their black and white body colour is
great camouflage.
7. Penguins mainly hunt for fish and krill.
Penguins are hunted mainly by seals.
8. A penguin has 2 layers of fat to keep
itself warm
9. They live until they are about 18.
10. The Emperor Male Penguin does not
make a nest. Instead, he dates in winter.
When he and a female penguin make an
egg, he will sit on the egg for 60 days
without eating while the female penguin
hunts for food.
By Sophie Hand
6th class Mr. Mulcahy
An Nollaig
Ó Ella Mac Lennan O’ Niell
Bhí an Nollaig ag teacht. Cheannaigh mo chlann
crann Nollag. Bhí sé go hálainn. Chuir mé na
liathróidí maisiúcháin air. Chuir Mamaí soilse
Nollaig air. Chuir Daidí an t-síog ag barr an
chrann. Chuir Aodhán na pléascóga ar an gcrann
Nollag. Chuir Mamaí na bronntanais faoin
mbord. Bhí an crann Nollag an-ard. Chroch mé
mo stoca Nollag ar an matal. Tháinig Daidí na
Nollag Oíche Nollag. Chuir sé na bronntanais
faoin gcrann Nollag. Thug Daidí na Nollag
breágáin dom. Chuir mé brioscaí agus bainne ar
an mbord do Dhaidí na Nollag. Dhúisigh mé go
moch ar maidin. Rith mé sa seomra suí. D’oscail
mé mo bhronntanais go tapa. Bhí áthas an
domhain orm. Bhí go leor bronntanais sa seomra
suí. D’ól mé liomanáid agus cóc. Ar a trí a chlog
chuaigh mo chlann abhaile. Ar a sé a chlog
d’itheamar dinnéar na Nollaig. Bhí an turcaí go
hiontach. Bhí lá speisialta agam.
A Bird Hit My Window
A bird hit my window
It gave me such a fright
He was flying peacefully
It was an awful sight
I went out to have a look
He ended up in a bush
To scared to move or chirp
He must have been in a rush
I took him in to my house
He rested in a hat
I gave him some water
He seemed to like that
He flew around the kitchen
Did he go insane?
My redbull is empty
He is giving me a migraine.
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It’s time for me to let him go
He danced and pranced in the sky
He is going toward my window
Please don’t hit it and die.
By: Hugh McGaley
My Report
On Friday the 29th of November the kind and
caring students of 4th class
Scoil Eoin
Phóil held a book and bake sale in their school
hall. All classes in their school could come at
the times they were given (20 minutes
approximately)from juniors all the way up to 6th
class. They raised over 1,300 euro
The fundraiser was in aid of the Philippines
where Typhoon Haiyan destroyed many towns
and villages, people were left without roads,
houses, food and clean water. Families are
missing loved ones. The fundraiser in Scoil Eoin
Phóil was a very worthy cause.The fourth
classes' fundraiser will go a long way and will
help those in the Philippines.
By. Ava Sylvester
A Christmas Story
by Ben Flanagan
At Christmas people put up Christmas trees.
Then they decorate them with tinsel, baubles,
ribbons and an Angel on the top. Santa sends
videos to tell us if we are naughty or good. We
leave out a mince pie for Santa and a carrot for
Rudolph. We go to bed early. Sometimes Santa
gets stuck in the chimney. When he gets down
the chimney, if you are awake, the sandman puts
sand in your eyes. When Santa leaves, he flies
away in his sleigh. The reindeer pull the sleigh
along.
A Christmas Story
by David Sonowo
I love Christmas, it is so much fun.
My favourite thing about Christmas is opening
presents and going to my cousin’s house. On
Christmas Day my sister and I are the first
people in the house to go and get
our presents. But we are not
allowed to open our presents until
everyone is up.
On our Christmas tree in school we
have a big star and lots of baubles.
Soon we will have a Christmas test.
I hope I get 100%. In school we are
having a Christmas play. I will be a
pig and a star.
Jack’s favourite Christmas by
Darragh Carter
One cold day in a nice warm house, lived a little
eight year old boy called Jack. For Christmas
Jack wished that he would get Skylanders swap
force and a surprise. On the 23rd of December
Jack was extremely excited, “I can’t wait for
Christmas”, gasped Jack. He put up his
Christmas tree. Then on Christmas Eve Jack was
fast asleep, so he did not hear the reindeer land
on his roof. Santa tiptoed into his sitting room.
Santa put his presents under his tree. On
Christmas Day Jack saw the toys that he asked
for. But to his surprise he got the whole
Skylanders collection. Soon he was playing
away with his Skylanders. It was his best
Christmas ever !!!
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Little Elves
My Horse
By Adam McCormack
By Ellie Dunne
4th Class Ms O’ Gorman
4th Class Ms O’ Gorman
Working, building, wrapping,
Twitching, stretching, dreaming, shuffling,
Santa’s little helpers work.
My pony sleeps.
Delivering, giving, receiving,
Neighing, prancing, jumping, grunting,
Santa’s little helpers collect.
My horse wakes.
Singing, dancing, prancing,
Galloping, cantering, running, chasing,
Santa’s little helpers party.
My horse plays.
Spying, watching, flying,
Santa’s little helpers watch.
Drooling, spilling, biting, sucking,
My horse eats.
Twitching, stretching, dreaming, sniffling,
Working, building, wrapping,
My horse sleeps.
Santa’s little helpers work.
My New Baby Sister
By Niamh McArthur
4th Class Ms O’ Gorman
Screaming, shouting, screeching, gulping,
My new baby sister cries.
Spilling, burping, sucking, spitting,
My new baby sister eats.
Messing, kicking, throwing, laughing,
My new baby sister plays.
Friday the 29th November
On Friday, the 29th of November our 4th class
and the other 4th class had a Fund Raiser and all
the money we collected will go to the
Philippines. Lots of children from our school
brought some cakes and books. I brought in a
cake and my sister brought delicious buns and
baby books. I was selling buns and cakes. Every
class from junior to 6st class had about 20
minutes to buy something. There was also a
raffle/guess how many sweets are in jar and
guess the teddy’s name .The parents were able to
come from two to three to buy something nice.
We collected more than a €1,300. We still have
to count some coins. I am really happy we did
this for the Philippines.
By Beatrice Braescu Cojacaru
Cuddling, playing, squealing, caring,
My new baby sister loves me.
Snoozing, snoring, dreaming, snuffling,
My new baby sister sleeps.
Fund Raiser
On Friday our class and the other fourth class
had a sale for the Philippines. All the classes in
our school had twenty minutes to buy something.
There were other things like a book sale, a
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raffle, and drinks. The other fourth class was in
charge from the start of school to little break. We
were in charge from the end of little break to big
break. We both worked together at 2 o’clock to 3
o’clock. We all worked really hard
4th class Fund Raiser for the
Philippines
We held a fund raiser for the Philippines because
a big wave destroyed all of their houses and we
wanted to help them. We had a cake sale, book
sale, a raffle, a lemonade stand and some novelty
games. I was working at a cake stand. Loads of
Junior Infants wanted to buy things at my stall. I
bought loads of yummy items. I bought a picture
for my mam. I also bought a book. So far we
have raised 1300 euro. We hope the Philippines
will be happy.
Sugar and spice,
Easy to scare,
Upset about tears girl.
I’m an always think girl,
An afraid to wink girl,
I wear tops and shorts,
While playing sports,
Act like a lady,
While minding my baby, girl.
That’s what this girl is made of.
By Caoimhe Shaw
4th class Ms
Ryan
Our Fundraiser
By Nicole O Riordan
Fund Raiser Report
I was excited on Friday the 29th of November
because we, the 4th classers ,were selling books
and cakes for the Philippines in Scoil Eoin Phoil.
I was in Ms Ryan’s 4th class. On Thursday the
28th we were preparing Rice krispie buns. On
Friday the 29th , I was on a stand where there
were lots of chocolate buns. One of the people at
the cake and book sale gave me 2 euro and all
the things at the table were 10 cent but that was
not too hard for me. I calculated in my head what
was 2 euro minus 10 cent was and it was 1 euro
and 90 cent. When the sale was over we reached
€1300. There is still some change to be counted
By Samhita Mekala
What is Caoimhe made of…
I’m not a hole in sock girl,
A never shock girl,
An always nice,
Scoil Eoin Phoil had a fundraiser for the
Philippines on the 29th of November.
All fourth classes baked at least 400 rice Krispey
cakes and brought in homemade cakes and raffle
prizes including books and treats. The school
raised €1300 so far. Both fourth classes had a
really good day.
By: Nathan Farrell kiersey
Fund raiser
It was a Friday.
We were holding a fund raiser for the
Philippines.
We made cakes/rice krispies and scones.We had
a lemonade stand. We also had a raffle. We had a
jar of sweets and we had to guess how many
sweets were in the jar. Every class visited the
hall and spent lots of money. We raised more
than 1300 euro. It was a great day.
By Thomas O’ Shea
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3rd Class update
“My favourite art lesson was making the
Optical Illusions” Tadhg.
Third Class have had a very eventful few
months. Here are some of the new and exciting
things that we have been doing so far:
“I loved working on my Stone Age
Project” James
1.
This year we are now using
laptops for the first time.
2.
We have joined Mangahigh. It is
a fun website to practise our
Maths.
3.
We learned about The Stone Age
and we worked very hard making
our own projects. We then
presented them to the class.
4.
We went to Collins Barracks on
Wednesday 27th November. We
did a workshop on ‘Fabrics and
Textiles’. We went on the 66b
bus.
5.
We started playing recorder with
Mr. Gaskin. We have recorder
lessons every Monday and we
really look forward to the class.
We can play 6 songs now.
6.
In Maths we have learned all
about multiplication and division.
We are also learning
multiplication tables at the
moment.
7.
In Irish we are learning Verbs in
the Aimsir Chaite.
8.
We are currrently reading ‘Rover
Saves Christmas’ by Roddy
Doyle. It is hilarious!
9.
Now that we have made our
Communion we could take part in
the Penitential Service with Fr.
McNamara this month.
10.
We have a new member of the
class this year- Lorcan. Eddie has
also re-joined us. We have made
them both very welcome to room
15.
Favourite moments so far:
“ I like having a new teacher” Arwyn
“ Playing football in P.E. is the best. ”
Daragh E
“ Working on laptops is so exciting”
Steven
“ I enjoyed making my mantelpiece in
art” Cassandra
“Maths is great fun!” Akira
“ Learning about The Skeleton was very
interesting” Eduardo
“ We have lovely new books to choose
from in the library” Katie
“ I am so happy to have joined this
school.” Lorcan.
A Recipe for Friendship
By Ella Mahon and Ana Gheorge, 2nd class,
Ms. Fadian
For the perfect friend, all you need is;
 A pinch of love
 A spoonful of kindness
 100g of love
 A sprinkle of fun
 50g of care
 100g of respect
 A jug of trust
Old Toys
A spinning top is from the olden days and is still
used today. But now is a time when children
have 3DS’s and other types of toys. If we look
around, we can still get old toys in a toy shop
any day. They are great fun!
By: Seán Byrne
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A Recipe for Friendship
Old Toys by Ms. Fadian’s 2nd class
In school, we learned about old toys. My
favourite toy that I learned about is the Rubik’s
Cube from the 1970’s. I like the Rubik’s Cube
because it is a fun game to play. We have one in
room 13. A lot of people had Rubik’s Cubes in
their houses in the olden days.
Luke Kehir
Mars by Charlie Owens, Ms. Fadian’s 2nd class
Once upon a time, there was a little planet called
Mars. The world spun around him but Mars only
saw Italy once a week for some reason, I don’t
know why! His mum shouted, “Come in for
dinner!” so they chatted about only seeing Italy
once a week. “I wonder why you can only see
Italy once a week?” thought Mars. They chatted
and chatted until it was bedtime. Then, when
Mars was in bed, he looked out the window. He
saw the world and saw that the moon went up
and the sun went down. He fell asleep. The next
day was Friday so he jumped out of bed and put
his coat on and went out and saw Italy. “Mum!”
he shouted, “I see Italy. Come here, quick!”.
“I’m coming”, said mum, “Wow!” Then the
world kept spinning and it was so cool, so he
went to see his friend Venus. “Hi!” said Venus,
“Let’s play! What would you like to play?” Mars
thought for a while and said, “Hide and seek! I
saw Italy today!” Venus told Mars that everyone
could see Italy all of the time and that there must
be something wrong with his eyesight. So Mars
went to the glasses shop with his mum. “Hi, Sun,
how are you?” asked the worker there, “Are you
getting sun glasses?” Mars told her that he
wanted glasses to wear all of the time, to help his
sight. “Oh, look at those ones, they’re cool, I’ll
get those!” So he did and went outside and from
then on he could see Italy every day.
From the kitchen of Dara O’Briain and Daniel
Idowu, 2nd class
Take a big bowl, a wooden spoon and a whisk
and add;

A pinch of manners
 A spoonful of laughter
 A jug of trust
 A dollop of goodness
 A litre of fun
 A sprinkle of kindness
 A handful of helpfulness
Mix together with gentle hands and you have the
perfect friend!
Our Class Poem
Ms. Fadian’s 2nd class
Jesus was born on Christmas,
It’s a special time of year.
Joseph and Mary were very proud,
The shepherds gathered in near.
Children are very excited,
Santa is making toys.
It is a day of delight,
For fantastic girls and boys!
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Our Trip to Castletown House
We went to visit Castletown House in October. It
was a special day out. First, we did a tour of the
house and it was fantastic. We dressed in
traditional clothes. William Connoly asked for
the house to be built and we could see the
Obelisk from the living room window. William
lived in the house until he moved to another
house, as Castletown began to fall apart. We
used washboards and mangles, which we learnt
about in school. Outside, we went on a lovely
nature walk. We found conkers, leaves and
acorns. We were back in school at half 12. It was
a great day!
By Abbie Campbell, 2nd class, Ms. Fadian
Under 11 Boys : Leixlip Schools’
League.
Congratulations to the boys from 5th and 6th class
who won the U11 Leixlip Schools League. The
final between Scoil Eoin Phóil and Scoil Bhríde
was played on the 3rd December on the GAA
pitch.
The boys had beaten Scoil Mhuire, Scoil Uí
Dhálaigh, Scoil Bhríde and Scoil San Carlo to
reach the final.
Their unbeaten record continued with a fantastic
win over the boys of Scoil Bhríde. Their
coaches, Ms. Fadian and Mr. Cullen (Darragh’s
Dad) were delighted with the skills displayed in
what proved to be a fairly easy win over their
opponents. The team was as follows:
Adam Adetoro, Darragh Melville, Jack Dillon
Rampersaud, Timmy Ibrahim, Harry Farrell,
Nelson Fotso, Keith O’Callaghan, Luke Mahon,
Donal Lawlor, Darragh byrne, Daire Cullen
Alexander Reidy and Tobi Oyekan.
Well done boys!
Mo Nuacht le Richard Lavrov,
rang a dó
Thaitin an deireadh seachtaine go mór liom. Ar
an Aoine, chuaigh mé go dtí an aonach leabhar.
Ar an Satharn, d’imir mé le mo chaired. Bhí anspoirt again. Bhí muid ag rothaíocht agus ag
imirt peile. Inné, d’fhéach mé ar X’Factor, an
comórtas canadh.
Theseus & The Minotaur
As soon as the door shut tightly behind him,
Theseus tied the string to the door. Bravely, he
turned and walked into the foul smelling, dark
maze. Like a mouse, he crept down the bumpy,
tough path.
Theseus saw the minotaur standing on a
pile of bones. Its breath smelled of rotten flesh,
and its horns were as sharp as a razor sword.
Theseus sneaked up on the repulsive beast, and
plunged his sword into his head. The minotaur
fell down dead to the ground. Theseus turned to
go, but he had lost the string. He crawled and
fumbled about on the rough gravel.
When he thought all hope was lost,
suddenly he felt a long wiry piece of thread and
recognised a big ball of string. Relieved, Theseus
made his way back, practically crying with joy.
As the sun shone at the entrance of the maze,
there he saw all the children standing at the
doorway waiting to go home.
By Rebecca Groen
5th class Ms. Baxter
In Miss O Keeffe’s Sixth Class we have been
busy writing Christmas poems. Here are a
selection of them:
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Christmas
Christmas is the time of year,
That’s full of happiness and cheer.
Running around in the snow,
I think I am good and want Santa to know.
Surprise, surprise Christmas has arrived.
Turkey for our dinner today, hip hip hooray!!!
Making snowmen for a school play,
Asleep we go, till the next day!
Santa has gone until next year,
Everybody is full of cheer.
By Amy Maher and Andrew Omobamidele,
Miss O Keeffe’s Class
History Projects
In 6th Class we recently completed some History
projects. We were allowed to pick any topic
from the topics we had covered so far. Rory
chose to base his project on From Stone to Metal
which is the Bronze Age. Emma did her project
on Irish Monasteries. Some of the other children
in the class chose to do theirs on topics such as
The Native Americans and archaeologists. We
all enjoyed doing our projects and learned a lot
from them.
By Emma Norris and Rory Noonan, Miss O
Keeffe’s Class
Christmas Cheer
Candles are lighting
Happiness and joy in the New Year,
Running outside in the freezing snow,
Icicles hanging from the trees
Something special, a gift for you.
Trees are decorated in every home
Merry Christmas!!!
Around the world children are shouting,
Santa is coming, Merry Christmas!
Christmas is coming!
Having fun!
Evenings get warmer inside, when the fire is
lighting.
Everybody is excited,
Rudolph is driving Santa’s sleigh!
By Ellen Browne, Room 3, Miss O Keeffe
Tag Rugby
6th class began playing tag rugby five weeks ago.
Gareth and Chris from Barnhall Rugby Club
come in each week to train us. Chris is from
New Zealand. The two sixth classes are together
for the session. Gareth and Chris helped us by
giving us a lot of tips on how to score a try and
to outrun the other team as well. We had a lot of
fun learning this new skill. They are also
organising a blitz between Scoil Eoin Phoil,
Scoil Mhuire and Scoil Bhríde after Christmas.
We were so excited when they told us about it
and can’t wait to show off our new skills.
By Ross Behan, Adam Adetoro and Donal
Curtin, Miss O Keeffe’s Class
A Christmas Poem
By Eoin Sullivan, Miss O Keeffe’s Class
The big, red man is coming today
With a big, red sack on his back.
The sleigh bells will be ringing
And the ornaments will be jingling.
On the day when he comes
With a bag full of fun
And when he comes we will leave out tonnes of
buns!
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas.
Hope you have a good one
And remember to have lots of fun!!
Ag Siopadóireacht Sa Margadh
Bia
An Chéadaoin a bhí ann. Bhí margadh bia sa
bhaile mór. Chuaigh Tom agus Daidí go dtí an
margadh bia. Thiomáin siad an charr go dtí an
bhaile mór. Bhí an margadh bia dubh le daoine.
Bhí an aimsir ceomhar.
Chuaigh Tom go dtí an stalla glasraí.
Cheannaigh sé coilís, prátaí agus cairéad. Thug
sé dhá euro don siopadóir. Dúirt sé “go raibh
maith agat!”
Bhí Daidí ag an stalla cáis. Cheannaigh
sé gach sórt cáis. Thug sé an t-airgead don fhear.
Tar éis sin chuardaigh sé gach áit. Chonaic sé
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Tom ag an stalla cácaí.. Cheannaigh sé borróga,
cáca seacláide agus cáca cairéid freisin. Chuaigh
an bheirt acu go dtí an stalla milseáin.
Cheannaigh siad seacláid. Bhí scamaill
dubh sa spéir. Chuaigh siad ó stall go stalla. Go
tobann thosaigh sé ag stealladh báistí. Bhí sé
stoirmiúil. Rith Tom agus Daidí go dtí an charr.
Ag a trí a chlog stop an báisteach. Chuaigh siad
abhaile. Bhí lá suimiúil acu.
Le Natalia Jaskowska,
Rang 6, Iníon Ní Chaoimh
Football League.
The final of the boys lunchtime league was
played recently. This league is played at
lunchtime over a 2 month period with boys from
the 4th, 5th and 6th classes from all 3 schools on
Green Lane participating.
Carlow and Offaly contested the final. The
Carlow team consisted of Conor Higgins, Ben
Travers, Rory Noonan, Andrew Omobamidele,
Tiernan Howe, William O’Connor, Paul Kruger,
Cian Fox, Alexander Reidy, Jack Lawlor, Tobi
Oyekan, Raphael Ugbome, Adam Olojede, Jorge
de Vivero, Adam McCormack and Isaac
Ighovojah. It was captained by Conor Higgins
with Ben Travers as the vice captain.
There were great celebrations when the final
whistle blew and Carlow was declared the
winner. The players will receive their medals at
an awards ceremony shortly.
Thank You.
As 2013 draws to a close, we would like to thank
you for your support during the year.
 We thank all of you who supported our
Book Fair – it was a great success.
 We thank all of you who supported our
fundraiser for the Philippines. It was a
wonderful day and the two 4th classes
raised over €1,300. Final figures will be
published on the school website shortly at
www.scoileoinphoil.scoilnet.ie
 Thank you for voluntary contribution.
 Thank you to those who volunteered for
our Literacy programme in Junior
Infants, Senior Infants and 2nd class.
They are, Ms. A. Butler, Mrs. Travers,
Mrs. Ryan, Ms. S. Dillon, Mrs. Dillon,
Mrs. Grange, Mrs. Smith,
Mrs. McPadden, Mrs. Quill, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Long, Mrs. Quain and
Ms. McKeown.
They are a wonderful support to the
school and we are very grateful for their
help. Should anyone else be interested,
please contact the office.
 Thank you to Ms. McKeown who keeps
our website up to date. Please do have a
look at it.
 Thank you to the PTA, who have
organised the children’s insurance, the
book fair, the calendars, the Christmas
cards etc. They work tirelessly for the
school. Again should anyone like to get
involved, a quick phone call to the school
would be most welcome.
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