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Issue 10/11 2

“Tús Maith “

Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme

For the last month our school has been involved with the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme. Food Dudes encourages children to eat healthy fruit and vegetables. You were rewarded for eating the fruit and veg provided by the Food Dudes with prizes.
We got the opportunity to taste different varieties of fruit and veg. Since Food Dudes I have eaten many different fruits and veg.

On the first day we tasted apples and tomatoes. We also got to taste oranges, cucumbers, raisins, carrots, bananas and peppers.
My favourites were apples and carrots.
Now we are bringing in our own fruit and veg for our lunch. If you eat both fruit and veg as part of your lunch, you might get a prize.
Remember Kids, eat your fruit and veg!
By Chloe Fox

Inside this issue:

Making a Splash	2
Hurling	2
First Penance	2
Seachtain na Gaeilge	3
Help Day	3
Fire Safety	3
New Website	4

Green-Schools

In February we formed a new Green-Schools Committee:
Chairperson: Eoin Donoghue
Secretary: Vincent Ó Cinnéide
Treasurers: Eoin Donoghue and Emma Hennessy
P.R.O./Media Liaison Officer: Amy Sinnott
P.R.O.: Matthew Goode and Lucy Brennan
Parents Representative:
Aileen Donovan
Staff Representatives: Timmy Keegan and Póiliín Ní Leathlobhair
Notice Board: Daniel O’Sullivan and Jennifer Holland
The school is working towards its third green flag and the theme is Water. We held an art competition to design a new character or mascot for our Green-Schools noticeboard. The winner was James Keyes with his character Tappy. Keep an eye on the noticeboard over the coming months for phrases and tips on how to save water.
We really want to get a new green flag, since the wind blew down the last one . . . Maybe it’s nature’s way of telling us that renewable energy really is the way forward!

Special points of interest:
Tappy - Our Green-Schools character
Easter Competition
Fun Corner Jokes

Making a Splash

First, Second and Third classes have been going to swimming lessons in Portlaoise since March. They are all enjoying themselves and getting some exercise.
Some groups have been learning the basics (front crawl and swimming on their backs), while others have been learning some more advanced strokes.
At the end of every lesson everyone gets some play time in the pool. We get to play with different things. Our favourite is the ball – it makes a great splash!
After the Easter holidays Forth, Fifth and Sixth classes will be starting their lessons. We hope everyone enjoys their time in the pool.
By Vincent Ó Cinnéide and James Mulhall

Our favourite is the ball – it makes a great splash!

Hurling

Every Friday since September Juniors, Seniors, First and Second Classes have been doing hurling in the playground with Chris Murray. Chris is now doing hurling with Third and Fourth classes as well since February.
Chris is a past pupil. He hurls with Colt GAA Club and is also on the Laois Senior Hurling Panel.
The boys from Fifth and Sixth class are also training down in the Colt pitch with John Sinnott and Chris Murray. Their training has paid off so far this year with two wins out of two so far in Cumann na mBunscol! Well Done Boys and a big thanks to John and Chris for training us.
By Enda Mulhall and Darren Phelan.

Before playing a match, Chris gets us warmed up by giving us a few laps around the playground. Then he does a few skills with us like rising and hand-passing. He is showing us very useful skills and techniques.

First Penance

Second class celebrated their First Penance on Thursday the 31st of March. It was a very special occasion for us and our families. We would like to thank Fr. Kelly and Ms. Kirwan for helping us prepare. We are now preparing for our First Holy Communion, which we will celebrate on the 22nd of May. We are very excited. Comhghairdeas to Kaoife, Natasha, Niall, Emily, Kolia, Franky, Barney, Daniel, Niamh and James.
By Second Class
Táimid an -
mhór le Chéile
sa Scoil Seo.
Tobar an Léinn,
Tús Maith

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Seachtain na Gaeilge

Bhí craic agus caint i dTobar an Léinn i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge.
I seomra Eirí na Gréine dúirt na páistí a lán dánta agus chan siad a lán amhráin.
I seomra Aoibhnis an tSolais bhí said ag imirt a lán cluiche Gaeilge.
Bhí na daltaí i seomra Beatha an Óige ag seinm an feadóg stáin agus ag damhsa.
I seomra Ard na Spéire bhí na daltaí ag léamh dánta agus bhí tráth na gceist againn freisin.
Bhain gach duine taitneamh as Seachtain na Gaeilge.

“Dúirt na páistí a lán dánta agus chan siad a lán amhráin”.

Help Day

On the 16th of March Seomra Beatha an Óige held a ‘Help Day’. The idea was to help people for Lent.
Each pupil had to pick a talent and show the class some of the basics about their talent. We started at 9:30 and each pupil or pair had fifteen minutes to teach the class something new.
It was really fun! You might have thought that what people were doing was going to be easy but when you tried it for yourself, it was really hard. Owen Fossett, for example, was showing us how to start up a Diablo (get it spin). I thought it looked easy but let’s just say that I was wrong!
Conor Donoghue showed us how to draw and shade a picture. I was useless at it until Conor helped me. Eoghan Hanley showed us a new tune on the tin whistle. It was hard but Eoghan played it brilliantly.
We also learned lots of other interesting things, for example, about animals, dinosaurs, and Irish dancing. We also learned new soccer, football, hurling and rugby skills. We all got to make a robot head and to build a LEGO® car. There was also some Hip-Hop dancing and guitar playing on the day too.
It was a great day and I now know how to do a lot of things that I couldn’t do before!
By Eoin O’Sullivan.

Fire Safety in Tobar an Léinn

Two firemen visited the school. Their names were Tom and Jerry. They talked to us about fire safety. They explained the dangers at home which can cause fires. Some of the dangers are putting too many plugs in one socket, leaving candles burning and playing with matches. They gave us a worksheet showing all the dangers in our homes.
The firemen also told us that every house should have a smoke alarm and a fire plan, with an escape route, just in case there is a fire. They also gave us all a Safety Pack with stickers and games. Their visit and the Safety Packs were very interesting and informative.
By Seán Stackpool and Cameron Halcrow

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www.tobaranleinn.ie

Tappy
Our Green-Schools character

Tobar an Léinn is now online! We launched our website in February. You can read all about our school and all the recent events that have taken place. You can even read this newsletter online so make sure you tell all your relatives and friends about it.
Each class also has their own page on the website where they can publish their work. At the moment Infants have some pictures of their work on patterns online, 1st and 2nd have some great poetry published, and 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th have some excellent artwork on display.
Keep an eye on the website as our ‘News’ section on the home page will remind you about upcoming events or closures in the school. Our website has had a ‘Tús Maith’ and we hope it will continue to grow and develop in the future.

Hi, I’m Tappy.
When using me make it snappy.

Fun Corner

Famous Proverbs.
Can you complete these famous proverbs? If so write the missing words on a piece of paper with your name and class and return it to your class teacher before Friday the 15th of April, to be entered into a draw to win a prize.
Blood is thicker than _________.
A stitch in time saves _________.
April showers bring May _______.

Competition

Why can’t you tell an Easter Egg a joke?
It might crack up!
Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7, 8, 9.
What job did the smart spider get?
A web-designer.
Where was Jake when the lights went out?
In the dark.
What is black and white and read all over?
A Newspaper.

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