KYLE PARK N.S.

Scoil Náisiúnta Phádraig Naofa ,Páirc na Coille November 2014

NEWSLETTER

Green Schools Project

Kyle Park N.S. did a household waste,boxes, the Green Schools ‘’Junk Couture Fashion’’ cartons and card. Flag. You can also see show for all the family the pictures up on our The whole school took and friends of the stu- website. part, even Miss Horan dents. Everyone of the and Mrs. Coen while By Heather Cahill students worked hard Mrs. Murphy did com- on their outfits and pere. they did a brilliant job. The outfits were cre- We saw everything ative, colourful, in- from bottles to bashed teresting and fun. up cans and from hurls to hats, but the main Everyone enjoyed the thing was that each day and had a lovely outfit was made out of time. The photos will recycled materials. be going into Our Green School folder that will The pupils could only be handed in at the use newspaper, bottles, end of the year so papers, wrappers, that we can apply for

Application for our Green Flag The closing date for in. In February, an We will know in April the application for a Environmental officer if we have been suc- green flag is Novem- will come to our cessful or not.. ber 28th. school to ask us By Diarmuid Hogan We have all our infor- questions and to mation ready to send look at our folder .

Inside this issue: Special points of interest:

 Tennis News 2 Sports Events

G.A.A. News 3  Anti-Bullying Programme

Anti-Bullying 4  Literacy Lift-Off

Book Week 4  New Junior Infants

New Juniors 5  A piano comes to Kyle Park Literacy Lift-Off 6

Confirmation / Communion 6 Page 2 KYLE PARK N.S. NEWSLETTER

North Primary Schools Tennis

The 13/06/14 was Thecompetition 6. the day of the North started at 10:00. Tipperary tennis The boys came 3rd competition. Every- First the girls played overall while the one from the Senior and the boys girls came 1st. The Room travelled. The played Lorrha too. boys got medals and teams were Sinead Altogether the girls the girls got and Kila and Orla won 19 games plaques. It was the and Leah. The boys andthe boys won 8. best day ever. team was Barry and Next we played Balli- By Kila Howe Darragh and Ilja and naclough. The girls Diarmuid. won 12 altogether Barry was the cap- and the boys won 6. tains for the boys. The last group was Kila was the captain . Our girls for the girls. won 12 and our boys played CBS and won

Trip to Semple Stadium

On 16th May all the groups to play the na Páirce museum. It pupils and teachers hurling blitz. was very interesting. of Kyle Park N.S After our blitz we It was a very enjoya- went to the Small ble day and we hope Schools Blitz held in were taken on a tour is of Semple Stadium. to do it again next Semple Stadium. year. where the `The Junior Room First, we all played went but didn't par- two matches on the G.A.A. was pitch and then we ticipate in the blitz. By Leah Madden founded in But another school had a look at all the brought their small dressing rooms and 1884 room too and kindly all the medical agreed to have a rooms. friendly match. We On our way home we all got divided into stopped in the Lár

Kyle Park / Aglish Tennis Tournament

On Thursday the 23rd ding had a win over Ciarán Foley, Barry of October we had a Barry Ryan and Daire Ryan, Daire Slevin, tennis tournament Slevin in the final . Diarmuid Hogan and with Aglish N.S in Ne- Ciarán Slevin got tro- nagh Lawn Tennis In the 3rd and 4th phies. Ilja Rizalous Club . Each person had competition Chloe Mor- and Conor Ryan got a partner from the oth- gan and Ciarán Foley trophies for displaying er school . had a win over Diar- great sportsmanship . muid Hogan and There was a 5th and Ciarán Slevin. Everyone had a great 6th competition and a day. 3rd and 4th competi- Everybody got a certifi- tion. In the 5th and 6th cate and Sinead By Orla Hogan competition, Sinéad O’Dwyer, Anna Har- O’Dwyer and Anna Har- ding, Chloe Morgan , SCOIL NÁISIÚNTA PHÁDRAIG NAOFA ,PÁIRC Page 3 NA COILLE

Kyle Park N.S. Sports Day On Wednesday the did a water relay, were listening to 18th Of June, Kyle sack race and go- music and dancing Park N.S had their ing under hurdles. on the grass. Sports Day. We all did a water When it was home- We were lucky to race together and time we got crisps have such good a few sack races. and jellies. weather. At first We all played out- the small room did side and had a water races and lovely barbecue. By Barry Ryan hurdles with After the barbecue Noreen and had we all had great fun . After- icecream cones wards the big with sprinkles. We room went out all played egg and with Noreen and spoon race. We

Under 13 Football Blitz On the 10th of Oc- The second match ers and so did tober the senior was Kilkeary Aglish, even down room went to Bor- against Aglish , to the First Class. risokane GAA Kilkeary won that A great day was pitch to play a one too. had by all. Playing football blitz sport is a The third match against Kilkeary was Aglish vs Kyle great way to school and Aglish Darragh Haugh Park. As the result make friends school. did not matter to and have The first game was either school, we some fun Kyle Park against decided to play a Kilkeary. Kilkeary fun game. We won that match. played all our play-

Under 11 Camógie Blitz

On May 14th, all the Senior subs who came on at half- The score in the 2nd match Room travelled to time in each game were Kaci was Kyle Park 3-6 to Ardcroney for the Under 11 Sullivan for Heather Cahill in 0-3, with all our Camógie Blitz. , the backs; Leah Sullivan scores from Leah Madden. Ardcroney, Dunkerrin and came on for Kila Howe in mid- We all had great fun and Kyle Park took part. field and Chloe Morgan came on for Ava Brophy in the for- hopefully we will be back It was seven a side. Our wards. next time! team was: Katelyn Landy in goals, Orla Hogan and In the first match against BY Heather Cahill in backs. In Birdhill the score was Kyle Sinead O Dwyer midfield was Kila Howe and Park 3 –4 to Birdhill 4 -4 . Leah Madden. Sinead O Leah Madden scored 2-3 and Dwyer and Ava Brophy Sinead O Dwyer scored 1-1. were in the forwards. The Page 4 KYLE PARK N.S. NEWSLETTER

Anti-Bullying Talk On Wednesday the had a meeting will be calling it 5th of November with the staff. Mrs. Friendship Week Ms. Marion Flana- Marion Flanagan is instead. gan came in the a teacher and dur- By evening at 7;30 to ing her spare time give a talk to the she gives talks Sinéad O’Dwyer parents and the and lectures. As a

pupils of 5th and follow up from this 6th class. Ms. Mar- the 5th class,6th ion Flanagan is class, and the staff Be a buddy, FRIENDSHIP highly qualified in will be organizing not a bully the area of bully- an Anti-bullying ing and cyber- Week in January bullying .Earlier but to make it that evening she more positive we

Getting ready for Christmas In December we are Our school is having and take them to a doing a Christmas con- a Shoe Box appeal depot. cert. The Senior Room for the poor which are doing the Shiniest means that everyone By Katelyn Landy . Star and the Junior Room are doing The gets a shoe box and Sleepy Shepherd. .We puts in some teddies Christmas are all going to have or colouring books is a time parts in the concert but or anything other some will have to do than food then of giving two parts. We are wraps it up. When learning the songs at everyone has the moment. Then we brought a box into will have to work on school a man will costumes and props. It is great fun. By Chloe come in November Morgan. to collect them all

Book Week October 20th-24th

On 20th -24th of Octo- them on Friday, if we storytelling session. ber we had a Book wished. On Friday par- We enjoyed Book Fair. We got books ents could come in and Week. from Scholastic Book look at the books that Company. On Monday we wanted to buy. We By Ava Brophy we opened all three of bought books to the our book cases to find value of €370 so we amazing books on ani- received €224 vouch- Open your mind: mals, war, suitable for ers to buy books for open a book boys and girls from the school. Also the Junior Infants to 6th senior classroom went Class –books for eve- to libaray ryone. We got to read and the Junior class- them and see what room went to Borri- they were like and buy sokane libaray for a SCOIL NÁISIÚNTA PHÁDRAIG Page 5

New Junior Infants On 19th of June brother. They all sang songs. We 2014, three new played in groups hope they had juniors David Flan- to get to know eve- great fun. They nery, Iarlaith ryone. All the started school on O’Donoghue and small room played Thursday August Pádraig Ó Neach- the circle game to 28th. They are tain came to find out their fa- very good boys school. David vourite thing. The and we all like Flannery is Jack Juniors coloured them very much. Flannery’s young- certificates with By Ilja Rizakous er brother. Iarlaith their names saying is Georgia and Ben “ I’m ready for big Darcy’s neighbour. school “and they Pádraig is Kate- took them home. lyn’s younger The Junior Room

Our School Tour On the 4th of June that we did an obsta- We got to roast we went on our cle course. Next we marshmallows over school tour to Bay- got on surf boards a campfire. When we sports at Hodson and had a race. Later finished we went on Bay Athlone. We left we got to go on a go karts. school at 9:15a.m. water trampoline . Three people were After that we went to When we got there allowed on at time. Burger King and we we changed our Then we walked to a were home for clothes. Then we got pier and jumped in . around 5.30. Every- lifejackets and old one enjoyed it . shoes. First we built After we finished we a raft and then we got changed and had By Orla Hogan pushed it on water lunch. Then we did and paddled it. After bush survival skills.

A piano comes to Kyle Park N.S.

Our new piano is a gift signs on the front of it. from Mr. Paul Malone, . It is out of tune and needs to settle for The three Malone chil- about one month after dren, Mark, Jane and being moved and then Peter are past pupils we will have it tuned. ofour school. The pi- We are very grateful to ano was picked up by a the Malone family. special lorry to bring it to our school. It’s a By Barry Ryan very old piano. it was made in the early 1900’s. It is dark wood and has ornate de- Kyle Park N.S.

Confirmation & First Holy Communion The 2nd and 6th Class students will be making their Communion and Confir- mation next year. The students that have enrolled are: Eimear and Georgia from 2nd Class and Leah, Darragh, Or- la, Sinéad and Kila from 6th Class. All are attending Family Masses to pre- pare for their big day.

By Leah Madden

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Literacy Lift-Off in Junior Classroom

This week we started home that night to read Kelly said: “It’s not like Literacy Lift-Off! to our parents. learning, it’s just like having fun!” Every morning we start At Miss Heffernan’s at the same table. Every desk, we write about the By Eimear Ryan and table has a different book that we read that Georgia Darcy teacher: Miss Horan, day.

Mrs. Coen, Miss Heffer- My favourite desk is nan or Mrs. Molamphy. Miss Heffernan’s desk At Miss Horan’s desk, because I love writing we read new books. with different coloured This morning, Georgia markers. Georgia’s fa- and I read a book about vourite desk is Miss a giraffe on a tour Horan’s because she around the world! loves reading the new books. At Mrs. Coen’s desk, we read our familiar book Everyone loves getting and then we take it to move around and to home that night to read do different things!