Author: Teacher
Date: 2009-12-02

Tobar
an
Léinn

Nasc

“Tús Maith”

Issue 09/10 1

Welcome to our first ever edition of Nasc, our school newsletter. This edition has been compiled by third and fourth class, who have worked very hard as researchers, journalists, editors, typists and designers. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it
together.

Trip To Abbeyleix Fire Station
On the 22nd of October First and second Class went on a fieldtrip to Abbeyleix fire station. Second class got some fire safety leaflets to read. Sonny is in charge of the fire station. Tom the fireman demonstrated how to use the hose. Sonny ordered first and second class to line up to get their helmets. Fireman Tom showed them all the important equipment. Both classes learned about the table that tells the firemen who is fighting the fire and how much oxygen he has in his tank. They also learned that firemen work as a team. We also had fire drills in our school and they were a
success. We would like to remind you that you should have a fire plan at home in case there should ever be a fire, so that everybody can get out safely.

This year our green slogan is:
TOBAR AN LÉINN, SAVE ENERGY,
TOBAR AN LÉINN, KEEP IT CLEAN.
Keep it clean has two meanings.
1. Our school is litter free.
2. We get our electricity from a clean
energy source.

Green Schools Update
Tobar an Léinn has a Green Schools Committee. In our committee there is Miss Ní Leathlobhair, Orla Wullich,
Eleanor Holland, Róisin Duignan, James Whelan, Orla Joyce, Eoín O’ Sullivan, Joanne Mulhall, Owen Moore, Sean Mc Evoy and Timmy Keegan. At the meetings we talk about
saving energy and being litter free. Every class takes it in turn to go out and pick litter around the school. We turn off all the lights when we leave the classroom, the last one out turns off the lights. We hope to get our second green flag, for saving Energy. We are trying our best and doing great.

Top Tips for Saving Energy
Don’t leave TV or video on stand by.
Fit a lagging jacket on your hot
water cylinder
3. Recycling saves energy, so save up
your bottles, cans and paper and put
them in the recycling bin.

L.S.P.C.A.
Catriona Smyth from the L.S.P.C.A came to
our school on the 7th of October to talk to
us about cruelty to animals. L.S.P.C.A
stands for Laois Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. The L.S.P.C.A take
care of animals that are sick or have been
abandoned. Ms. Smyth showed us pictures
of dogs, cats and horses that were not looked
after properly and they were in a bad state. The L.S.P.C.A rely on the public to give them money to help take care of the animals. Lots of people brought in pet food to school and we donated it to the L.S.P.C.A. They have a website with animals up for adoption. Ms Smyth told us that if we were going to get a new pet that we should think of giving one of the animals in the pound a new home. She brought a little cat called Chloe with her who needed a new home. Ms Smyth has since sent a card to thank all the pupils for their generous donation to the L.S.P.C.A. She also told us that Chloe got a new home and is very happy there.

Cumann na mBunscoil ‘09

Girl’s Football
The girls played five seven
aside games this year. We played Newtown, Castlecuffe,
Shanahoe away and we played Rosenallis and
Clonaghadoo at home.
We trained in the Colt G.A.A pitch. Miss Kirwan trained us. We enjoyed having her as our trainer. She is a great trainer. We look forward to playing again next year.

Boys Football
The boy’s played five 9 aside games this year. They played Mountrath, Killeen, Borris–in-Ossory, Rath and Shanahoe. The boy’s beat Killeen, Borris-in-Ossory and Rath and lost to Mountrath and Shanahoe. The boy’s last match was against Shanahoe. They lost by 4 points. We had a good run this year, so we were happy. We have lots of hope for winning next year. We would like to thank Miss Kirwan for training us.

Drama
Julie Duane youth drama facilitator from Laois County Council came to our school on the 9th of November to give a workshop on drama to 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class. Laois County Council Arts
Service have a youth drama programme running for the past 15 years in 5 centres countywide. The centers are in Mountrath, Portarlington,
Stradbally, Rathdowney and Portlaoise. We played lots of games. Some of the games she played with us were Jeepers Creepers and the imagine game. In Jeepers Creepers we had to put down our heads and when she said lookup if you looked at someone and they were looking at you too, you were to die a dramatic death. In the imagine game you had to walk on things for
example walking on ice, walking on a tight rope, walking on sticky toffee. We really enjoyed it and would like to take it up.
Christmas
We are looking forward
to Christmas which is fast
approaching. As usual we
will be busy here in
Tobar an Léinn preparing
for our Christmas events.
Rumour also has it that
Santa Claus may call to the school before
Christmas to check if we are being naughty or nice. Fingers crossed we will all make his good list this year.
We wish Everybody A Very
Merry Christmas.

Fun Corner
Q:What did the cat have for breakfast?
A: Mice Krispies!!
Q: What do
skeletons have for Dinner?
A: Spare ribs!!!
Q: Why do golfers wear two pair’s of trousers?
A: Just in case he gets a hole in one!
Q: What does zero want to be when he grows up?
A: Astro–naut!
Q:Doctor , Doctor I keep on getting heartburn when I eat cake.!
Next time take off the candles!
Q:What did Zero say to eight ?
A: “Nice Belt”

Creative writing
Substitute Teacher
by Caoimhe Earls
Imagine if you had a substitute teacher who was really an alien. What would happen?
Last Friday when I woke up I thought it would be an ordinary day. Little did I know what I was in for? Let me explain!!!
I got up, had my breakfast and went to school. Everything so far seems fine doesn’t it? But this is where it goes wrong. We went in. We sat down. No sign of teacher, but then, the door opened, and in walked something...
It had fifty eyes and blue skin. It was really tall, and really fat. It had really long arms and twenty feet. As it walked, as you can imagine the noise was very funny. “Lo alo me name is Bleeby Blub” the creature said. “Me came from Plankylaha, a planet not far from here. We come when your teachers sick”.
First of all she made us jump up and down while waving our arms up and down shouting “Bleeby Blub Yippee”. Then we had a trip to Plankylaha which was really good fun because we learned how to make butter. But then we had to go back to class because it was time to go home. I can’t wait until teacher’s out sick again!
Christmas Wordsearch
There are ten Christmas words hidden in this
wordsearch.
Can you find them?
If so, write them on a piece of paper with your name and class and return it to your class teacher before Monday 21st December to be in with a chance of
winning a prize.

X	A	S	T	O	Y	S	Q	B	U	P	T
H	Z	O	I	L	U	N	E	E	W	R	I
O	A	P	O	R	T	O	Q	L	O	E	K
L	A	D	C	Q	E	W	A	L	T	S	G
L	G	R	A	M	T	J	F	S	D	E	S
Y	H	E	R	C	R	G	J	B	M	N	V
Q	K	I	O	B	E	F	R	A	Z	T	H
M	M	N	L	N	E	D	Y	U	C	S	D
V	Q	D	S	V	L	S	R	I	B	Q	O
X	M	E	B	X	K	A	H	K	H	W	T
Z	T	E	I	Z	J	P	E	R	T	U	I
T	U	R	K	E	Y	O	S	A	N	T	A