Book Fair

Thursday, October 15th to Wednesday, October 21st.

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The Cat Ran Under The Bed......

The cat ran under the bed and disappeared.

“Oh not again Mervin” Zelda cried.

Zelda was a witch. She lived in a very, very, very, very, very old house. She did not wear a pointed hat and she did not wear a raggy, old, black dress (although she did wear a black robe everyday).  And also there wasn’t cobwebs hanging out of her. In fact Zelda was almost the complete opposite all of this. Okay maybe she had a wand and a broomstick and also a cauldron and she may have had quite long finger nails that were painted scarlet red, but if you think about it this would NOT lead you to believe she was a witch.
Or would it?

“Merlin’s beard Mervin, why does it always have to be under this bed that you run?”

Mervin was Zelda’s husband. And I mean was, when I say it. Mervin had been Zelda’s husband until two weeks ago she had made him drink one of her wonderful concoctions. She had been making her wand topper-upper potion in her extra large cauldron and he had simply walked in rolled up his sleeves, walked up onto the podium (that Zelda had been using to stir the potion as it really was an EXTRA large cauldron) and dived in. The effects had been extraordinary. The potion had boiled and bubbled and then suddenly the was a loud bang and a cat had jumped out of the cauldron. This was no ordinary cat. This was a talking wizard cat, but as he could not hold a wand, magic was no use to him.

“I jump in here” replied the cat “Because the portal to ‘our’ world is down here. Goodbye again my dear wife” and he dived back down.

“Can’t you just act like a normal cat for once?” she cried back, but there was no answer.

Zelda pulled out her wand, as she didn’t want to crawl under the dirty bed on the filthy floor, and muttered casualy “alexano, bulet, dunvin diggily!”

In a flash Zelda landed in xZendleboeurg, a German wizards' town.

“Mervin!” she shrieked

“You lookin’ for tha’ bloomin’ cat of yours again?” asked Nilo, an English emigrant.

“Yes I am” answered Zelda coldly “And if you are just going to distract me then you can get your nose out of my business.”

“There ya go ya ungrateful gargoyle” and he threw a hissing bundle into her arms.

“Oops my mistake” said Zelda in an I don’t care kind of attitude.

“Gimmee a bit more respect next time ya see me then.”

“Fine so” said Zelda scowling. She picked up her wand and said again “Home sweet home again, xZendleboerg to Keeper Hill” Sparks flew out of her wand but other than that nothing else happened.

“Why wont you work you piece of scum!” roared Zelda.

“Wand going to shutdown mode” said a mysterious voice from Zelda’s wand.

“Oh! Blithering bumps what shall we do now!”

“Come on. Ya can stay with me for the night”

“Only if you promise to fly us home tomorrow morning p-please” she said disgusted.

“Come on it’s a bit of a walk from here.”

They walked for ten minutes and finally reached Nilo’s house.

“Come in. the cauldron’s on.”

The room they walked into had a bed, a fire, a small stove, a bed and what appeared to be a toilet.

“Where do you shower?” asked Zelda.

“Huh? Shower! I haven’t had one in thirteen years!”

“Oh you must be so proud” said Zelda sarcastically.

“Go on and get some sleep then” said Nilo, and he snuggled down into his own bed.

“But where do I sleep?”asked Zelda

“Beats me” and he started to snore.

  

“Ge’ up we’re goin’” yelled Nilo.

Zelda had  fallen asleep sitting on the toilet. It wasn’t the comfiest but it was better than the concrete floor.

Zelda, Mervin and Nilo flew through the sky. They passed villages, towns and cities until they finally reached the peak of Keeper Hill in County Tipperary.

“Thank you Nilo” said Zelda “I owe you one”

“Well in that case I suppose I could do with a bath”

“NO” and she slammed the door of her very, very, very, very, very old house in his face.

“MUM! Where’s Snuddly Bumps?” cried Sarah suddenly sitting up in bed.

“He ran under the bed and I haven’t seen him since” answered her mum.

The end

Emma Murray 6^th Class

Vandalism

Unfortunately our school suffered at the hands of vandals over the weekend. The goalposts and a basketball hoop have been damaged while some litter had been thrown around the yard. Most upsetting of all though was the destruction of the pumpkin plant donated to the school by Lieneke Smyth. 

Lieneke came to the school recently and transplanted the pumpkin plant into our raised bed. She spoke to the children about how to care for the plant and showed them different seeds. Ellen Geeves and Orla Ivors of Fifth Class took responsibility for watering the plant and we were all very excited to see how big the four pumpkins would become. 

Thankfully, for the last few years our school has been relatively vandalism free. Before the Summer holidays however it became clear that people were again trespassing after school and at the weekends and causing damage to our property.

Please report any incidents of trespassing to the school so that we can notify the guards. Our children don't deserve this. 

Class of the Month!

Congratulations to First and Second Class who received the very first Our Lady's N.S. Class of the Month Award for September. All the teachers agreed that Miss Quirke's class had lined up very well all month and had behaved themselves excellently in the yard while Miss Quirke praised their manners and hard work in the classroom. 

The children of First and Second Class get to display the Class of the Month trophy in their classroom for the month and they also get two nights off homework for their efforts. Well done and well deserved.

Seanfhocail na Seachtaine

Aaron Dunne - Rang a Sé

Cross Country Success!

We had a very successful day at the Tipperary Cross Country Championships on Wednesday, September 30th. In beautiful Autumn sunshine our runners were not intimidated by the large crowds and posted some very impressive finishes. Isabelle Corbett finished first in her race as did Emma Murray while there were top ten finishes for Shane Burns (3rd), Shauna Dunne (4th) and Bronagh Ivors (7th).
Our 3rd/4th Class Girls were the highest ranked team in their race. The 3rd/4th Class Boys finished 11th. The 5th/6th Class Girls finished 5th while the 5th/6th Class Boys were narrowly beaten into 4th. All the hard work really paid off and we are indebted to Marie Corbett for all her help on the day and in coaching our young athletes.Thanks also to the parents who came to support.
Fifth Class student Bonnie Hehir tells of her experience.

As I sat in the car waiting to get to school, I thought about the upcoming races. I smiled with excitement as I got out of the car and into the line. When we got into class we sat down and got to work

When the time finally came I got onto the bus with a grin on my face. I sat beside my friend Ellen. The bus started moving and we were on our way. As Ellen and I talked I started getting nervous. When we got there I had butterflies but was eager to race.

We got out, chose a spot and waited. We ate our lunch and talked a bit. Then the 3rd/4th Class race was about to begin.We waited by the race track and suddenly there was a lot of cheering. Isabelle passed by us with two other girls.We cheered on all the Ballingarry racers. At the end of the race we saw Isabelle with a gold medal in her hand. She had come first!

Races passed until it was the turn of the 5th/6th Class girls. We got in position and then a sudden whistle went off. I sprinted with other girls at the front but soon became tired. I jogged, walked and sprinted. At the end I had come in 48th place. I was happy and tired of course. On the bus home everyone was talking and having fun. I went to my mum at home time and told about everything.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

GOAL Jersey Day Friday, October 9th

Book Fair Thursday, 15th October to Wednesday, 21st October

Halloween Fancy Dress and Cake Sale Friday, 23rd October

Mid-term Break Friday, 23rd October. Return Monday, November 2nd

Swimming – 3rd to 6th Classes Tuesdays, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and Thursday, 26th of November Tuesdays, 1st, 8th and 15th of December

Recycling Day (Clothes and Mobile Phones) Friday, 20th November

Christmas Holidays Tuesday, 22nd December. Return Wednesday, 6th January