Before Easter, we went to the Odeon cinema in Limerick. Our film (League of Skeletons) was shortlisted from 400 entries for the Fresh Film Festival. Only 38 were shown in the cinema. We left at 7:15am on a bus. The journey took approximately 2 hours but we were delayed because of road works. On the way, we saw Thomond Park, the home of Munster rugby, and the River Shannon. When we got to the cinema we bought sweets and went to the toilet. We sat down in the cinema. We missed 3 or 4 movies because of the road works. There were many great films and two breaks. We won an award for best CGI effects (computer generated images). We got a plaque and our photo taken. On the way home we went to Supermacs to eat. We had a great day out. Watch our film below:

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Fresh Film Award 2016

Megan, Amy and Lexie enjoying the show.

Orlaith and Sian enjoying a bag of crisps.

At break time.

Outside the Odeon cinema.

Micheál Ó Ciaraidh announcing the awards.

A picture of the girls after the awards.

Micheál Ó Ciaraidh having a chat with us.

Megan and Lorna after the show.

Adam and Blaine having a good time.

Gerard in the cinema.

Grace, Lorna and Nicole watching the films.

Djembe drums originated in Africa. They are made with a wooden shell and a head made from animal hide, usually it belongs to a goat.  Lukasz came to our school to teach us about the djembe and others drums. We played the drums and sang songs. We had lots of fun. We made the video in school.  Evan from fourth class is speaking as Mr. Turtle and the presenter is me, Clíona, from sixth class.

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An bhlian seo caite thosaíomar club Gaeilge sa scoil. Bhí sé ar siúl ar feadh uair a chloig taréis am scoile. Rinneamar go leor cluichí, ceoil agus dráma. I mbliana beidh sé ag tosnú arís gach Déardaoin. Tosóidh sé ar an 12ú Márta ag 2:30 go 3:30. Siúlfaidh an bus ag 3:30.  🙂

We were confirmed by Archbishop Michael Neary on the 17th of February in Roundfort church. We had a great day.

We participate in our local Credit Union competitions and events. They are great fun.

We participated in the Claremorris Credit Union Quiz.  We entered two teams, an A team and a B team. On the A team were Conor Lydon, Evan Flynn, Orlaith Heaney and Amy Hession. On the B team were Ellen O’Conor, Jamie Hession, Megan Commins and Clíona Mc Greal. There were ten rounds made up of six questions for both teams but team B got two extra rounds. Team B came joint third with a score of fifty two. We had to compete in a three question tie-breaker with Gaelscoil de Búrca. We got all three correct and came third. The teams that came second and first got fifty three and fifty four points. We really enjoyed the experience and were proud of our accomplishment.

The Credit Union visits our school twice a month. We have plastic savings cards with which we can lodge money into our accounts. Ciaran Sweeney and Miriam Duffy help us with our savings accounts.

Miriam first visited to tell us about the savings card. We give her our money and then she scans our card. When she is finished the total amount of money is written on the card. We can bring our cards to our local Credit Union and we can take our money off it.

This is the computer that scans our cards.

Every year we also enter the Credit Union art competition. We enter three different age groups.  It is good fun and you can meet new people at the prize giving ceremony.