Kyle Park N.S. Newsletter Scoil Naisiúnta Phádraig Naofa, Páirc na Coille June 2015 Our Green Flag Award Special points of Kila, Darragh and Heather went to On Tuesday the 16th of June interest: Potato Party! Hotel Kilkenny with Alan Cahill to we officially raised our first receive the Green Flag. We got Green Flag. At 1 o clock. We planted potatoes in our Green Flag Award front row seats and we were one Mrs. Murphy and the pupils in our school garden on the of four schools receiving the first of 5th and 6th class said a 27th of March and we had a School Tours Green Flag for Litter and few words about the flag. potato party on the 16th of Waste .We got a Green Flag bag, Tipperary hurling goalkeeper June. We had mashed pota- Tombricane Bog bottle, pin and a pencil. We got a Darren Gleeson raised the toes and garlic potatoes. It is picture of us holding the Green flag. Annette Donnelly made was all very nice. It was rainy 6th Class memo- Flag with a member of the a delicious cake and herself and sunny over the last few ries Tipperary County Council. After- and Ray Donnelly cooked a months but they both allowed wards the hotel kindly gave us a barbecue. It is a great the potatoes to grow. We Sports Events meal. When we came back, every- achievement for our school had help from Mark & Michael one was standing outside school and we are very proud. We Harding and Denis Fogarty. Communion & waiting for us. We raised the Flag are receiving the Green Flag We had to put compost on Confirmation on Tuesday 16th June. Our par- because we keep the envi- the potatoes a few weeks ents, grandparents and other peo- ronment waste and litter later and last later we pulled New windows ple in the community came along free. out the weeds because they to celebrate with us. We had a were getting in the way of By: Sinead O Dwyer great day. the plants. By: Diarmuid Hogan. By: Heather Cahill Inside this Issue Sport 2 Events 3 6th Class Memories: 4 Explanation Writing 6 Sport Tennis Competition Athletics Day On Monday the 16th of June we took part in the tennis The 5th class girls did shot competition in Nenagh Lawn On the 13th of May 2015 we putt with the 4th class Tennis club. The girls will be went to the track in Borriso- girls . After this we did moved up to division two kane for athletics day. Many relays. They were on for because we won division schools joined in with the fun. 3rd class boys, 4th class three last year. The boys When we got into the track girls and 4th class mixed, 5th class girls and 5th class played in division three. the girls went into the races mixed, 6th class boys 6th Both the boys and the girls while the boys were doing long jump. We didn’t get any class girls and 6th class were successful again this medals for the girls races and mixed. Unfortunately we year. We have been practic- the boys didn’t get any for didn’t win but we enjoyed ing hard every day. the long jump, but we didn’t it anyway! By Leah Madden mind. Next the 4th class girls By Kaci Sullivan did long jump and the 6th class girls did turbo javelin. “Do you know Hurling / Camógie Blitz On the 15th of May the we played Terryglass. It Ilja Rizakovs. Everyone what my senior room took part in a was only a challenge match featured. We had a great hurling/ camogie blitz in and we beat them well. day favourite part of Dolla. We played Kilkeary, The team was made up of: Kileen and Terryglass. First By Orla Hogan Katelyn Landy, Sinead O’D- we played Kilkeary. We the game is? The wyer, Orla Hogan, Leah were winning at half- Madden, Darragh Haugh, time .It was 2-4 to no opportunity to Jamie Coen and Diarmuid score. In the second half Hogan. The subs were they came back and beat play” Heather Cahill, Ava Bro- us. We then played Kileen. phy , Chloe Morgan, Leah They also won. After that Mike Singletary Sullivan, Kaci Sullivan and Sports Day Swimming As you all know we are a This year we went swimming healthy living school here in every week for 6 weeks after Kyle Park . We love to eat Easter. We went to Birr Swim- Sport is for all healthy food and be active all ming Pool. Some of us were in day long. So on the 6th of June the shallow end of the pool, and doing is the we had our sports day . First we the next group were in the did the sneaky snake. Then we middle and the older children did a lot of activities, including were in the deep end. name of the game. throwing the wellies and the There were three lifeguards. water competition. We also They were very nice. We danced to music. We checked learned how to dive in, kick our potatoes. We got to try our legs and we also learned Eimear’s communion cake. We how to swim on our backs. It all had a fantastic day was hard! By: Georgia Darcy. Page 2 By: Kelly Morgan. Paddy Madden, Environmentalist My Best Memories from this Year. we designed and will develop Paddy Madden came to our I really liked when we did our new school garden. The I had so much fun on school on Friday 17th of April clay in Art this year. We Senior and Junior room had a our School Tour this 2015, to tell us about the great day ! learned how to make pinch environment. This included year . I climbed to the pots. Then we made 3D information about animals, By Ava Brophy shapes out of clay. We love top of the climbing wall rocks, volcanoes and dino- gardening too, so we were so with Mrs Coen and our saurs. There were eight tables full of insects, rocks, fossils happy to be able to grow our supervisor Derek. I and different plants. Paddy own potatoes. They are still jumped into the water took his time and explained small, but we’re looking for- with the whole class. It about the environment. He ward to eating them. Paddy wrote to us thanking us for told us that, millions of years was the best day ever!!! inviting him to our school: By: Jack Flannery ago the land was under water and that the main rock in our “I was really impressed area here is limestone. After with the extraordinary By: Dylan Lynch lunch we went outside and positive atmosphere that looked at flowers, trees and pervaded the whole compost. Then we went to school.” Paddy Madden the front of the school where School Tours On the 12th Friday June we went On Monday the 15th June, we we had our yummy lunch, we on our school tour. We went to went on our school tour to played inside. Miss Horan, Derg Isle, Scariff, Co. Clare. It is Tearaways in Rathcabbin. First Alice, Dani and Pádraic the on the shores of Lough Derg. we had a tour of the pet monkey even joined in! We We did obstacle courses, crawl- farm—we saw emu, goats, had a fantastic day. ing through mud and kayaking. pigs, ponies and a bull. We By: Joseph Murphy We were really looking forward also saw al pacas ,which come to it and we had a fantastic time. from Peru in South America. P.S. Miss Horan is really We needed old clothes because Their wool and the emus’ proud of you all for being our other clothes got muddy. feathers are used to make so well behaved and for We left school at nine .a.m. and Ugg Boots! smiling and enjoying your- we returned at 7pm. selves so much! Next we played in the out- By: Ilja door area—they have swings, monkey bars, slides, climbing walls and a pirate ship! After Confirmation and Communion On the 9th of May Orla, Kila, On the 17th May Georgia and I celebrated our First Sinead, Leah and Darragh made Holy Communion. We made it in St Peter and their Confirmation. The Mass Paul’s Church Borrisokane. We made it with 14 started at 1pm and Borrisokane , other children from Borrisokane. Aglish and Kyle Park pupils sang ‘Sing a Song.’ They said readings We did lots of singing and reading practices before. and prayers and got the Gift of the We could choose a prayer of the faithful, the Gos- Holy Spirit. It was a very enjoyable pel or singing. Georgia picked the singing and a day!!! prayer of the faithful: I picked the gospel. We were a bit nervous. On the day we were so excited . I kept on asking could I get into my dress! When we got to the church we sat into our seats. The mass was nice. All the girls dresses were nice. By: Eimear Ryan Page 3 6th Class Memories Darragh Kila Leah A memory I have of Kyle Park The best 8 years of my life: These are my best memories from Kyle N.S. IS Sports Day 2010. We were I enjoyed my Holy Communion in 2nd Park: surprised by our former principal Mrs. Cooney when we saw tow class because I got to enjoy it with my All of our school tours we went on.