09 December, 2011

Golden Time


Ben regretted asking Cian to join them for a game of Snakes and Ladders.

28 October, 2011

Halloween comes to Fifth Class

Can you guess who these dastardly fifth class Larriers really are?!

12 October, 2011

The Autumn Season





Now that we are into the Autumn season, the class decided to go for a Nature Walk in the local park. Here, we noticed lots of different trees, like sycamore, plane, oak, horsechestnut and many more!
Look at our lovely photos!

06 October, 2011

My Weekend


One morning, I went out to play a match. My mam brought me out. I saw my friend and I waved at him. So then when we got to Fairview Park, we went into the dressing room and then we went out onto the pitch to play.
When the match kicked off in the first minute, I scored a goal! Then, a second later, my friend, Leon, scored.
Then, when the match was nearly over, the other team scored an OWN GOAL!. The referee blew the whistle and the game was all over. We all shook hands and our manager called us over for a team talk.
"If you play like that all the time, you will win the League!" our manager said.
When I got home, my uncle, Graham, brought me up town to but me something. He brought me to Smyths and I picked out a scooter.
Then, we got the Luas back down to my Nanny's. My Nanny gave me a present too, then I was very happy!
Later, I went to my club and played more football with all of my friends. Next, I went into the big, huge games room to have a game of snooker. I was beaten but I was still happy.
When I arrived home, I watched the X Factor with my mam and my mam's boyfriend and we got a Chinese. I got a chicken curry, it was lovely!
The next day, my mam's boyfriend brought me out to his mam's and his mam said "I heard that you were playing in the match and that you scored in the first minute!"
She couldn't believe me!
By James

16 September, 2011

A Winter Night


My my loves the winter nights because the weather gets so cold. When she comes home from work, she would put the dinner on and clean the house. Then we would come home from school, do our homework and have our dinner.
Some of my friends might knock for me to come out and play. My sister, Sadhbh, would be crying to go out and my ma would say "Stay in". Sadhbh would say to my ma, "Ma, where does the birds go in the bad weather?"
"They would be in their nests high up in the trees",
ma would answer.


By Pierce

15 September, 2011

Arctic Adventure!


One day, I was watching tv. I was watching a programme about the Arctic. It said 'the word 'Arctic' comes from the Greek word 'Arkticos' which means 'Country of the Great Bear'.
I could see polar bears that were huge, it was fantastic!. I wished I could go to the Artcic. Then, suddenly, my dad walked in and said "Your wish has come true because we are going to the Arctic next week". I couldn't wait!
For the week, I was studying the Arctic. I learned lots.
Soon, it was time to go. It took hours to get there. We were staying in a huge tent. I couldn't wait to to see the polar bears but my dad said "There are no polar bears around here".
I went outside to have a look. I saw a cave. I went inside. Then, suddenly, I saw a weird fish frozen in the ice. It was a prehistoric animal. I wasn't really sure what it was called, so I went back to the tent. I asked my dad to come and see.
On the way, I slipped and hurt my leg because I was running, but it was OK.
Soon, my dad and I got to the cave. I asked him what the fish was.
I looked at his face. I saw a huge smile. He said "That is a Mosasaurus". Then he said, "we are going to be rich!".
It was the most brilliant time of our lives!!

By Conor

One day, I thought I saw ninety or even one hundred aliens!!
The mothership was huge! I was being abducted by them. Between you and me, I was kind of excited. They let me back because of my stinky feet. It was really funny and I'm sure it will happen again!

By Kian

13 September, 2011

The Skeleton


There are 206 bones in the human skeleton. Our bones are very strong. The skeleton does three very important jobs:
1) It helps us move around
2) It supports the body
3) It protects the organs inside the body.
Bones are made from calcium and they are very hard. They are alive and grow with us. Without our skeleton, we would look like blobs!

Bird is the Word!


One day, I was reading a book about birds and I read that there are 9,000 different types of birds. I also learned that some birds don't fly, such as the roadrunner (BEEP! BEEP!). I watched a tv programme about birds and it said that they lay eggs.

By Ben

22 June, 2011

More Old Pictures

This picture was taken around the 1940s. My great grandad is the second from left in the back. Alex's great grandad is in the picture too. He is the first from left in the second row.
The group in the picture is a football team. The team is called Railway United. My great grandad was one of the team's founders. So was Alex's great grandad.
By Luke.

This is my nanny. At that time she was about 13 or 14 years old. The picture was taken around the 1960s. It was taken in my greantnanny's friend's house.
By Jack.


The people in this picture are my great greatnanny and my great great granddad. I think it was taken around the 1920s.

By Jack.



This is my greatnanny and my great granddad.

By Jack.




This picture has been taken in 1996. It was taken in North Strand. This is Tara and Wayne Byrne. They are my aunt and my uncle. They had to move because their old house got knocked down. This picture was taken around the time they moved. Tara was born in 1990 and Wayne in 1989.

By Alex










16 June, 2011

War of the Buttons by Jamie

This picture was taken around the year 1993/1994. My uncle was part of the film "War of the Buttons". This picture was taken on the set of that film. My uncle is called Karl Byrne. He is the third from the left in the front row. The photo was taken somewhere down the country.
The picture was taken because it was the end of the filming.


By Jamie Harris.

15 June, 2011

Where in the World?

If you could be transported instantly from your class to any place on the planet, where would you go and why?




I would like to go to the Statue of Liberty because it's in New York. I would like to go to the top of the Statue of Liberty and see the whole of New York. To go up to the top would be very exciting 'cause you would get a perfect view. I have never been to New York. I heard that it is a very big city. It is probably one on the biggest cities in America. It would take about three to four hours on the plane to get there.
By Patrick
I would like to go to the North Pole because of all the snow. I would have a snowball fight with all my friends. I'd bring about 20 jackets with me because it's very cold up there.

By Jordan Sunner




I would like to go to Ayers Rock in Australia because I would like to try to run around it and see how long it would take. Then it would try to climb it.
by Jonathan





I would like to go to the White House in Washingtin DC to talk to the president. I would ask him if he could build more companies in Ireland and help us more.
By James.



I would like to go to Old Trafford to play in a Champions League with the United Team. I would play up front with Rooney. I have calm nerves. I would enjoy playing for Manchester United.

By Evan

17 May, 2011

Questions for the Queen by Luke

If you met the Queen this week, what would you ask her?


How many guards did you bring with you to Ireland?



What is your favourite movie?



Would you watch any Irish programming?



What do you think about Ireland so far?



What is your favourite meal?



How many rooms do you have in Buckingham Palace?



How did you feel when you became The Queen?


What school did you go to?


What was your favourite TV show?


What was the Royal Wedding 2011 like?

06 May, 2011

Table of the week go on holidays!!





This week the table of the week, "The Conkers", celebrated by going to Hollywood!


They cut themselves out of a photograph on our whiteboard and then pasted it on to a picture of the Hollywood sign!




Camping

You decide to go on a camping holiday with your friends. Everything is fine until darkness falls and you are about to go to sleep. What happens next?




PIERRE: Suddenly I felt something thump against our tent and I got a fright. I put my head out. There was a big huge bear. I called the animal service and told them. They told me not to panic, that they would be there in a minute. I didn't panic but suddenly the tent started ripping. I called them back and they said they were hiding in the trees. I pretended to be asleep. I could hear gunshots. The bear was dead and they had saved us. They brought me home from the forest.







JAMES: Suddenly I felt something thump against our tent. I was really scared. What could it be? Maybe it's a monster, or even a bear. Or it could be a man or a badger. Then something hits the tent again. I say, "Alex, wake up!! There's something out there!" Alex says, "You're a mad thing, there's nothing out there. Go back to sleep." "You'll see when you get eaten alive!", I say. So I went out and brought a torch with me. I looked around. I was so happy when I found out that it was just a branch rubbing off the tent. So I went over and snapped it. I jumped back into my tent and went to sleep.

15 March, 2011

Imagine a town named after you!

The boys read about Romulus and Remus. Afterwards they imagined a town could be called after them and they wrote about it. Here are some of their towns:

Connolly Town.
My town is in Dublin. It is called Connolly Town. What is special about it is there will be flats, no drug addicts, no pubs, no stolen cars. There are more police, no spray painting on walls, no banks getting robbed. It 1600 acres big. There are schools, take away places, parks, lots of houses, apartments, chinese take aways and an awful lot of libraries. There is no crime in Connolly Town. The area will have playgrounds. It is a gorgeous place. Also there is a stadium.

Faysville.
Faysville is in Santaponza. It is 17,000,000 acres in size. It has public swimming pools. It has underground train lines and underground streets. It has trains, cars, hover crafts, cars, buses and motor bikes. It has a 70,000 metre long beach. In my house there is a little river. I have my own machine to make money and I can have all the money I want. I have 8 Lamraginis, 10 Ferraris and 11 Porsches. I own 3 jewellry stores and have my own train stations. I am the king of this town.

St. Patricks Day Stories

We had to write St. Patrick day stories using the 4 pictures below that were picked by James.
Jonathan:
Last st.patricks day I was so excited to drive up to the parade with my uncle. Suddenly a rainbow appeared. It was so bright you could walk on it. Then I tried to walk on it. Sadly I could not. A moment later a sign appeared. It said "Stand on me and slide into a magic world." So we did it and at the end of the rainbow there was a little leprechuan. He said to me, 'How are you.' I said 'I am fine. where are we?' The leprechuan replied 'You are in the land of the giant rainbow.' He said sadly 'you have to leave for the parade.' I said 'Before I go, what is your name?' But he disappered so we went on to watch the parade.

Luke:
Last St. Patricks day I went down to the parade. Suddenly a riot broke out during the parade. Eventually I ran into the €2 shop but it wasen't a good idea. There was an evil, crazed leprechaun in the shop. Just then he whacked me with his pot of gold and stole my credit card. I said to the thrilling, crazed leprechaun, 'Why do you need my credit card? Don't you have a pot of gold?' Next he said nothing and knocked me out. After a while he took me to the end of the rainbow. I was forced to fight him. 8 secounds later I demolished him. After I took his car and went home.

Jordan:
One St. Patricks day I was going down to the parade when suddenly I saw something small and green in a bush. I didn't know what it was. I checked. It was a little person with a beard and a hat. Meanwhile it disappered with a black bowl. Eventually I saw it driving a Nissan Micra. 'Wait,' I thought back, 'That was no little person, it was a leprechaun!' He was driving to his rainbow but he was too small to see over the wheel. He crashed into the parade and came out the front window. Sadly, he smacked off a pole. Finally, he got arrested by the police. He was really angry.

02 March, 2011

Paper N' Glue Art!!! by Pierre, Jamie and Alex

Today the boys did some great artwork using coloured paper and glue. Here are some good examples.
First they cut out things that they would like to have in their pictures and then stuck them on to coloured card.

Pierre:

Jamie:
Alex:

16 February, 2011

All about Ireland

In April we are going to visit Eu in France. We want to tell the French about Ireland so we have made some powerpoints. Here are some of the slides from our powerpoints.









14 February, 2011

All About France

We learned some interesting things about France and put together powerpoints.

We sent these to the school in Eu. Here are some samples of the slides.