Fifth Class
Mr. Hoey
St. Brigid's Day
We have been learning all about St. Brigid recently. Here are some interesting facts about her;
1. Brigid is one of Ireland’s three patron saints. The other two are St Colmcille and St Patrick. Her feast day falls on February 1, which is also the Celtic first day of spring, also known as Imbolc.
2. Hard facts about the lady are notoriously hard to come by, but it seems Brigid was born in Faughart, Co. Louth maybe around 453. Her shrine in Faughart is still hugely popular with pilgrims who leave votive offerings by the well and on sacred rocks, which were originally used for pagan worship.
3. According to legend, Brigid set up her first convent in Kildare. In fact, the town owes its very origins to St Brigid.
4. The reason for February 1 being the beginning of spring is due to the pagan goddess called - wait for it - Brigid. Her name translates as ‘Fiery Arrow’. According to legend, she was the daughter of Daghda, a very big mover and shaker in the Celtic world indeed!
1. Brigid is one of Ireland’s three patron saints. The other two are St Colmcille and St Patrick. Her feast day falls on February 1, which is also the Celtic first day of spring, also known as Imbolc.
2. Hard facts about the lady are notoriously hard to come by, but it seems Brigid was born in Faughart, Co. Louth maybe around 453. Her shrine in Faughart is still hugely popular with pilgrims who leave votive offerings by the well and on sacred rocks, which were originally used for pagan worship.
3. According to legend, Brigid set up her first convent in Kildare. In fact, the town owes its very origins to St Brigid.
4. The reason for February 1 being the beginning of spring is due to the pagan goddess called - wait for it - Brigid. Her name translates as ‘Fiery Arrow’. According to legend, she was the daughter of Daghda, a very big mover and shaker in the Celtic world indeed!
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Safer Internet Day
On Tuesday the 6th February, we celebrated Safer Internet Day. Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.
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Pancake Day
On Tuesday the 13th January, we learned all about Shrove Tuesday – also known as Pancake Day!! Although we didn’t get the chance to make pancakes in school, we talked about the ingredients and the method involved in doing so – we enjoyed cooking them at home with our parents that evening for dinner!!!
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St. Valentine's Day
On the 14th February, we learned about the numerous stories of the origins and history of Valentine's Day. Most stories are about St. Valentine who believed that those who were in love should be married. St Valentine was sentenced to death by a Roman Emperor Claudius II, who didn't want soldiers to marry! St Valentine wrote a letter to his love and signed it 'Love your Valentine!'
Chinese New Year
16th February 2018
The date for the Chinese New Year varies each year. The Chinese lunar calendar is associated with the Chinese zodiac, which has 12 animal signs: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Each animal represents a year in a 12-year cycle, beginning on Chinese New Year’s Day.
2018 is the Year of the Dog!!!
2018 is the Year of the Dog!!!
Chinese Lanterns!
Tag Rugby Blitz
We took part in the recent Tag Rugby Blitz in DLSP FC is association with Leinster Rugby. We have been getting great coaching by Jonathon Sharkey over the past number of weeks and got a chance to showcase the vast array of skills we’ve learned. There were over 500 children participating in the blitz which was a huge success. We had great fun on the day and hope to take part in many more during the year.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
1 - 17 March 2018
Is féile idirnáisiúnta Ghaeilge í Seachtain na Gaeilge, atá ar an gceiliúradh is mó dár dteanga agus dár gcultúr dúchais a bhíonn ar siúl in Éirinn agus in go leor tíortha eile gach bliain.
SPAR FAI Primary 5's
This week the 5th and 6th class boys and girls had great fun taking part in the SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme, an initiative organised by the Football Association of Ireland Schools (FAI Schools). SPAR’s support of the competition has been in place since 2015, and has seen participation figures grow year on year to become the largest primary school’s competition in the country. The number of schools signing up for the participation programme has jumped from 1,064 in 2015 to 1,495 last year, benefitting thousands more children in the form of encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle. Particularly pleasing for SPAR has been the increase in the number of girls giving it a go, 40% of participants are now female.
Speaking about the programme Colin Donnelly, SPAR Sales Director commented: “SPAR is very proud to be involved with this programme for the fourth year, which, thanks to sustained growth, now gives almost 29,000 boys and girls nationwide the opportunity to represent their school and county in a national level competition. We are continually inspired by the enthusiasm and passion shown by students and teachers taking part in the programme which is helping to drive the programme to new levels.”
The boys and girls really enjoyed the experience and played some great football over the 2 days. We can’t wait to take part again next year!
World Poetry Day
21 March
Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. Practiced throughout history – in every culture and on every continent – poetry speaks to our common humanity and our shared values, transforming the simplest of poems into a powerful catalyst for dialogue and peace.
UNESCO first adopted 21 March as World Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard.
World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and raise the visibility of poetry in the media. As poetry continues to bring people together across continents, all are invited to join in.
Here are some of the poems by Kenn Nesbitt we had fun reading in 5th class:
UNESCO first adopted 21 March as World Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard.
World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and raise the visibility of poetry in the media. As poetry continues to bring people together across continents, all are invited to join in.
Here are some of the poems by Kenn Nesbitt we had fun reading in 5th class:
Tree planting in Fernhill Park and Gardens
Fernhill is a former substantial family residence with ancillary buildings on 34 hectares of land just south of the Enniskerry Road at Stepaside, County Dublin. Fernhill Park and Gardens form an important component of the historic landscape on the fringe of Dublin City and an impressive example of a small estate dating back to around 1723. The former substantial family residence with ancillary buildings is surrounded by gardens, parkland, woodland and agricultural land in an elevated location overlooking Dublin Bay.
Following a comprehensive feasibility study and public consultation process in 2016, plans for the development of Fernhill as a sustainable regional park were approved by the Councillors at the September 2017 County Council meeting. Detailed design for phase 1 has already begun and the first paths were constructed in December 2017. Phase 1 includes paths in the front meadow, works to the gardens and works to facilitate vehicular access and car parking. Phase 1 is on-going with the main civil engineering works to facilitate car parking and vehicular access due to commence in mid 2018.
The boys and girls from 5th and 6th class were invited up to Fernhill for an exclusive tour of the park and its beautiful surroundings and were delighted to be given the opportunity to plant 9 Giant Sequoia Trees.
It is wonderful to have such a spectacular facility on our doorstep and we look forward to using Fernhill for educational and recreational purposes in the years to come!
Following a comprehensive feasibility study and public consultation process in 2016, plans for the development of Fernhill as a sustainable regional park were approved by the Councillors at the September 2017 County Council meeting. Detailed design for phase 1 has already begun and the first paths were constructed in December 2017. Phase 1 includes paths in the front meadow, works to the gardens and works to facilitate vehicular access and car parking. Phase 1 is on-going with the main civil engineering works to facilitate car parking and vehicular access due to commence in mid 2018.
The boys and girls from 5th and 6th class were invited up to Fernhill for an exclusive tour of the park and its beautiful surroundings and were delighted to be given the opportunity to plant 9 Giant Sequoia Trees.
It is wonderful to have such a spectacular facility on our doorstep and we look forward to using Fernhill for educational and recreational purposes in the years to come!
Congratulations!!!
Well done to Cian O' Leary who was awarded U11 Player of the Year for his local soccer team, Wayside Celtic. Cian is a wonderful player who can play in a number of different positions. He is also a key member of our school soccer team. Well done Cian keep up the good work!!
Trip to Airfield
This week, the boys and girls from 5th and 6th class took part in the 'Walk to Airfield' initiative which encourages children to get out and learn about all things farming related.
Airfield Estate is Dublin’s only 38 acre working farm, gardens, kitchen education and food destination. They have a simple mission to deliver an experience which offers visitors a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the land and the food it produces.
They are a charitable organisation established by the Overend Family in 1974 for educational and recreational purposes which is at the core of what they do.
Airfield Estate is located in Dundrum, just a 5 minute walk from the Balally Luas stop and less than 10 minutes from Dundrum Town Centre. They are an urban farm and gardens set in the heart of the city where you can enjoy a peaceful walk at your own pace. We explored their carefully designed food and ornamental gardens and the urban farm with Jersey cows, sheep, pigs, goats plus much more.
For more information on this wonderful facility visit www.airfield.ie
Airfield Estate is Dublin’s only 38 acre working farm, gardens, kitchen education and food destination. They have a simple mission to deliver an experience which offers visitors a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the land and the food it produces.
They are a charitable organisation established by the Overend Family in 1974 for educational and recreational purposes which is at the core of what they do.
Airfield Estate is located in Dundrum, just a 5 minute walk from the Balally Luas stop and less than 10 minutes from Dundrum Town Centre. They are an urban farm and gardens set in the heart of the city where you can enjoy a peaceful walk at your own pace. We explored their carefully designed food and ornamental gardens and the urban farm with Jersey cows, sheep, pigs, goats plus much more.
For more information on this wonderful facility visit www.airfield.ie
Spelling Bee!
Well done to Zoe Carey who represented the school so well in the recent Spelling Bee competition.
About The Eason Spelling Bee:
For over 125 years, Eason Ltd has proudly remained Ireland’s leading Bookseller, Stationer and Newsagent. As a business they understand their unique and privileged position in the supply of reading and writing material to people of all generations. They believe that literacy is a fundamental key to personal development, and spelling is at the heart of that. It improves thinking, understanding, self-confidence, expression of feeling and success.
They believe that for young people, especially, literacy standards are critically important but also that reading should be fun.
They challenge schools in every county of Ireland to compete, have fun and improve their spelling in a competition to find the Eason Spelling Bee champion school.
If you have any queries surrounding the competition, please contact spellingbee@easons.com
About The Eason Spelling Bee:
For over 125 years, Eason Ltd has proudly remained Ireland’s leading Bookseller, Stationer and Newsagent. As a business they understand their unique and privileged position in the supply of reading and writing material to people of all generations. They believe that literacy is a fundamental key to personal development, and spelling is at the heart of that. It improves thinking, understanding, self-confidence, expression of feeling and success.
They believe that for young people, especially, literacy standards are critically important but also that reading should be fun.
They challenge schools in every county of Ireland to compete, have fun and improve their spelling in a competition to find the Eason Spelling Bee champion school.
If you have any queries surrounding the competition, please contact spellingbee@easons.com
Fun in the Sun!!!
The boys and girls took full advantage of the recent good spell of weather, taking their books outside for some relaxing time reading in the garden!!
World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day is commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. Each year malaria causes over half a million deaths, mostly among African children.
Malaria, What is it?
Malaria is a common but deadly infection in hot, tropical areas of the world. Malaria (although rarely) can also occur in temperate climates. Malaria is caused by a parasite known as Plasmodium, injected into your body (blood) by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Experts say Malaria is a disease of poverty — afflicting primarily the poor who tend to live in malaria-prone rural living places that offer very little or no barriers against mosquitoes.
It is very common in many areas in Africa, because of its wet, humid and hot climate. The dampness and warmth provide perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes. These mosquitoes usually bite between dusk and dawn.
FACTS
Malaria, What is it?
Malaria is a common but deadly infection in hot, tropical areas of the world. Malaria (although rarely) can also occur in temperate climates. Malaria is caused by a parasite known as Plasmodium, injected into your body (blood) by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Experts say Malaria is a disease of poverty — afflicting primarily the poor who tend to live in malaria-prone rural living places that offer very little or no barriers against mosquitoes.
It is very common in many areas in Africa, because of its wet, humid and hot climate. The dampness and warmth provide perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes. These mosquitoes usually bite between dusk and dawn.
FACTS
- Worldwide, 300-500 million people are infected with malaria each year, with about 2 million people dying each year.
- 90% of malaria deaths occur in Africa. It accounts for about 1 out of 5 childhood deaths. Malaria also contributes greatly to anemia among children.
- Malaria is both preventable and treatable, and effective preventive and curative tools have been developed. When properly treated, a patient with malaria can expect a complete recovery.
