The boys in 2nd class had lots of Hallowe’en fun.  Instead of her usual boys Ms. Mc Bride was teaching zombies, Ninjas, a clown, the Hulk, bats, a tin man and lots more!!!  The boys learned how Hallowe’en customs came about and played traditional games such as bobbing for apples, pin the tail on the donkey and  ‘saucers decide your future’.  The boys also tasted some nuts and barn brack.  Rhys was lucky enough to find the gold ring!!  Congratulations to all the boys who made their own costumes and well done to Lucas for winning the 2nd class prize as The Tin-Man.

2nd class know the answer to this question after completing a science experiment. The boys discovered that no, the glass is not really empty but full of air that takes up space. The boys had a busy few weeks using hundred squares to help with maths, writing recounts about trips in the area, playing Bingo as Gaeilge, DEAR Time (Drop Everything and Read), a trip to the library and great fun was had by all in drama with the boys performing their circus acts through mime. And if you are in Room 9 watch out for the 18 scary spiders that crawled in during art last Friday!

It has been a busy month for the new boys in 2nd Class. They started the school year by eating ice-cream in the sun!!! But since then there has been lots of hard work and learning. The boys have enjoyed painting lessons, carrying out a litter survey, doing science experiments, listening to Irish myths and legends, games in P.E, kick-boxing, trips to the library and lots more! With the best attendance record for the month of September the boys were rewarded with a trip to the park and a brand new Joeys school bag!! Well done boys and keep up the hard work!

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It was a very busy couple of weeks in Joeys. We had the First Holy Communion on Saturday 23rd May . The boys had a wonderful day and looked great in their suits.

We heard some sad news that our Principal, Ms. Fitzpatrick is resigning from her job. We will miss her and wish her well in the future.

SPORTS

It has being a great year for our hurlers.  They reached the final in Croke Park. The team is a young side, full of potential.The school will go to support them in the finals this Monday 8th June. Come on Joeys!!

The footballers sadly lost their match 5 -0.

Our school sent a team of athletes to the recent Athletics Championships in Santry. Well done to Adam Rowe who came third in the hurdles and earned himself a bronze medal. Hard luck to all the other boys who sadly missed out.

Fun & games were had on the water today by some of the boys in 6th Class in Eastwall. Many thanks to Les and Dean for developing the boys old techniques in the water and teaching them new ones.