Sixth Class 2007 - 2008
Teacher: Ms. Keane-O'Hagan
We would like to congratulate all the children who have competed in competitions and represented our school during the year.
Art
Heather and Sofie came 2nd and 3rd in the local Credit Union Art Competition.
Sarah came 1st in the U12 Louth Community Games Art Competition and represented her County at the National Finals in Mosney.
Sofie came 2nd and Eva came 3rd in the U14 Louth Community Games Art Competition.
Danielle’s picture has highly commended at the Rás na hEireann Art Competition.
Everyone else who took part received a merit certificate.
Marie-Christina won the local Amnesty International Art Competition.
She also came 2nd in the annual Texaco Art Competition.
She also came 1st in the local Credit Union Art Competition and went on to receive 3rd place in Chapter.
She also came 1st in the Green Homes Calendar competition.
Eva was winner of the “Best Slogan” competition in the Amnesty International Art Competition.
Quizzes
Lisa, Brendan, Ciarán, Conor McQ and Stephen (5th Class) came 3rd in Cumann na mBunscoil quiz.
They also came 2nd in the local Community Games quiz.
Dear Grace Book=
Lisa and Marie-Christina had excerpts of their essays printed in this years “Dear Grace” book.
People in Poetry
Sarah and Sofie had their poems and illustrations printed in the “People in Poetry” competition book.
Feis
Lisa and Dearbhla represented the school in Feis Mhuirtheimhne.
Lisa came joint 2nd.
Louth’s Got Talent
Kacey represented the school in the first ever “Louth’s Got Talent”.
Croke Park
Craig and Ciarán represented Louth with Cumann na mBunscoil in Croke Park.
Sport
The boys gaelic football team were runners up in Sciath Mhic Raoise.
The boys soccer team came 1st in the Brendan Watters Cup.
They were also runners up in the FAI Schools soccer.
The girls gaelic team came were semi-finalists in the Setanta Cup.
Sixth Class: Leaving Poems
Click on one of our names to read our leaving poems.
| Cathal | Conor Mc Q | Danielle | Dean |
| Dearbhla | Eamonn | Eva | Heather |
| Joe | Lisa | Ciaran | Jude |
| Craig | Conor M. | Paul | Nakita |
| Naomi | Brendan | Ruaidhri | Sarah |
| Kacey | Brandon | Marie-Christina | Rachael |
| Sofie | Stephen |
Sixth Class: Our Favourite Essays
We have chosen our favourite essays from throughout the year. We really enjoyed writing them and hope you enjoy reading them.
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A day at the beach ~ Marie-Christina |
A day in the jungle ~ James |
A haunted house on the hill ~ Joe |
A nightmare ~ Heather |
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A nightmare ~ Conor Mc Q |
A Nightmare ~ Eva |
A Nightmare ~ Lisa |
A Scary Event ~ Rachel |
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A trip to the zoo ~ Craig |
A trip to the zoo ~ Naomi |
An Unusual Character I Know ~ Brendan |
An Unusual Pet ~ Brendan |
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An Unusual Pet ~ Jude |
King Cormac ~ Brandon |
Live it up ~ Paul |
My Favourite Place ~ Dearbhla |
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My Favourite Place ~ Craig |
My Grumpy Neighbour ~ Jude |
My Grumpy Neighbour
~ Eva |
My Grumpy Neighbour ~ Kacey |
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My Grumpy Neighbour ~ Sarah |
My Grumpy Neighbour
~ Sofie |
On the Run ~ Eamonn |
On the Run ~ Sarah |
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On the Run ~ Danielle |
On the Run ~ Dean |
Spending time with friends ~ Nakita |
Summer Time ~ Cathal |
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Summers Day ~ Danielle |
The Best Meal I Ever Ate ~ Ciaran |
The Hautned House on the Hill ~ Aoife |
The lost phone ~ Aoife |
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The night of the Great Storm ~ Cathal |
The night of the Great Storm ~ Stephen |
The night of the Great Storm ~ Conor M. |
Confirmation
Our class made their Confirmation on the 13th March 2008. Our teacher did a lot of religion with us to prepare us for this special day. On the day of the Confirmation we all arrived at the church at 11 o'clock. The Darver choir sang on the occasion. Bishop Gerard Clifford made the sign of the cross with chrism on our foreheads. Our sponsors put their hands on our shoulders when the bishop did this. Afterwards we went over and had tea and biscuits in the P.E hall. Our teacher was very proud of us and the day was a great success.
People in Poetry
We all entered the People in Poetry competition. Everyone was extremely creative and wrote excellent poems about people, both real and imaginary. Sofie’s and Sarah’s poems, “The Gardener” and “My Great Grandfather” were chosen as finalists. Well Done Girls.
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My Great Grandfather By Sarah
My Great Grandfather Ray Sat by the fire all day, Right on his special chair. His face was wrinkled, His eyes twinkled But he had not one bit of hair.
Every weekend, he gave me a pound To buy myself a treat. Later that day I would stop off at Rays, Just to give him a sweet.
My Great Grandfather Ray, Sat by the fire all day, And never moved a foot. Then came his last day, When he passed away. And we all really missed My Great Grandfather Ray.
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The Gardener By Sofie
At the end of the lane, Lives a man with a cane, Who has a neat and beautiful garden. Where he cares for his flowers And carrots for hours, With the sound of the birds in his ears.
It is winter now And the garden is bare. As he looks out the pane, A friend lands on his cane, A robin with snow on his feather. He threw out some bread So the robin was fed And was able to cope with the weather.
In the Spring, the man died. And everyone cried when He was lowered into the ground. But from the light of the sun, His old friend had come And he landed on the stone. He had come from the sky To say his goodbye So that the man was never alone.
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Sixth Class on T.V.
On Friday 23rd May, 6th Class appeared on RTE 2, thanks to the initiative of one of our wonderfully supportive parents. The crew and cast of ICE came to our school on the previous day and filmed a six minute clip for the programme. 6th class had a ball dancing and prancing in front of the camera. There was great excitement and it was a welcomed diversion from school work. Congratulations.
Historical Walk
Dr Flanagan kindly brought 6th class on an historic walk around Dromiskin. We visited the old, old school. We took a look at the old font and the mosaic of St Ronan in St Peter’s Church. In the graveyard we learned about the High Cross, the Round Tower, the ruins of the Monastery and old St Margaret’s Church. We then visited Dr Flanagan’s lovely Georgian House, which was the former rectory. Unfortunately Charlotte, the family ghost was too shy to greet us. We were treated to a well enjoyed snack. Many, many thanks to Dr Flanagan.
Countries Project
We thoroughly enjoyed researching various countries throughout the world. We learned about the different cultures, history, geography, climates and languages.
Sixth Class: Story Challenge
We entered the “What’s the Story Challenge” creative writing competition. We chose an adventure story which we all contributed to. We hope you enjoy it. Click HERE to read it.
Texaco Art Competition
My name is Marie-Christina and I enter the Texaco Art Competition 2008. My aunt bought me a book on insects. One of the Dragonflies in the book was really colourful so I decided to draw him. I had paints that I had got for Christmas and I used them for the picture. I used a pallet knife, acrylic paints, pencils and paint brushes. It took two weeks to finish. We got a letter in the post to say that I had got second prize. I had to go the High Lane Gallery in Dublin. When we got there, all the paintings were on show and they were all fantastic.
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Congratulations to Marie-Christina and Lisa who had excerpts from their Dear Grace letters published in the Dear Grace book. Congratulations to Eva and Marie-Christina who won Best Slogan and Best Poster in the Amnesty International Poster Competition.
The Workhouse Here are a series of photographs showing our famine workhouse being built. For more information on the famine workhouse, see the finished product below.
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