St. Joseph's National School

Canoeing On The Liffey...

We canoed on the Liffey at the new Canoe Club with our School Secetary, Mary, who once canoed for Ireland and won world championship medals. Today, she showed us her medals from 1983. At the new Canoe Club, when we started canoeing, there was five in each Canadian canoe. By the end, everyone had a turn to row, Mary was in the back rowing too. On our way back, we had a tiny race but we eventually forgot about it. We turned back when we got caught in the current, when people rowed on the way back, it was much faster because of the current pushing us down the river. It was a fun day, and we really enjoyed it...

Below are some of the exciting activities that the boys and girls in St. Jopseph's National School have been participating in during the past six weeks. We have been really busy!

• We visited Sonairte (the national ecology centre)

• The boy and girls in the senior room did a History Project about Michael Collins and other famous heroes.

• We painted the fence for the vegtable garden, it turned out beautiful.

• Everyone in senior room went canoing in the Liffey, it was great.

• Everyone in the school went to a pic-nic out in the garden and got chocolate and Jaffa-cakes, 7-up and Fanta.

• Our school participated in the Crinniu Chrioste festival.

• Our school recieved thye Primary Science Award of Exellence for our interest in science.

• Before we went to Sonartie we went to the beach and played football and rugby, the morning was fun because we got ice-cream and took pictures.

• Our trip to Kilmainham Gaol was very interesting and exciting, we saw Eamonn De Valera's cell and learned loads.

• Pupils from the Junior room brought in objects, clothes and food from different European countries for Europe Day.

• The school received a copy of ''Hallelujah Concert CD'' because the Senior Room took part in the Hallelujah Concert at Christmas.

Farewell to Mrs. Brown, Ms. Lacey and Ciara! We will miss you all next year but wish you all the best of luck in your new schools.

Thank you to everybody who helped make 2007- 2008 such an enjoyable and successful year for everybody associated with our school. We are very excited about our new extension which is soon to begin. Have a great Summer. Remember school reopens on September 1st. See you all then!