Winter Landscapes

Heating and Insulating our homes

Today we carried out an experiment and proved that homes with both insulation in the roof and wall cavity were slower to lose heat than a] a home with no insulation, b] a home with insulation in the wall cavity only or c] a home with insulation in the roof only. To test this we used plastic tubs, smaller plastic cups, cotton wool, cardboard and of course thermometers. Our results were as follows:

After 8 minutes the house with no insulation dropped 8 degrees, the house with wall cavity insulation dropped 3 degrees, the house with insulation in the roof dropped 3 degrees, BUT the house with roof AND wall cavity insulation only dropped 2 degrees.

Christmas

Christmas is a magical ntime for everyone, especially familys. The sparkling lights, festive food and jolly spirit. Even the most grumpy fellow can be seen laughing and enjoying himself at Christmas. If that wasn't enough at Christmasd our ears are filled with joyous carols that warm the hearts and minds of all those who hear them, the sreets ring with the, at home we sing them together Christmas is the worldwide day in which all worries are replaced by only joy. Truly Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year.

In my own family the build up Christmas is nearly as important as the day itself. First on the 8th of December down comes the treeand decorations from the attic;'Oh' and what a marvelous tree it is, watching over the room like a kind old man with a smile on his face. Then the days drag by until the 23rd comes 'round "Christmas Eve Eve" as we call it in our family as on the 23rd we reecieve our holidays from school and Christmas is so close you could touch it with the tip of your tongue. Suddenly an urgency to get things ready arises, hams are bought, turkeys stuffed, Christmas cakes brought from the back of the cupboard where they have been fermenting snd finally the big day arrives.

On that faithful day an invisible alarm clock wakes you from a deep slumber, one year so early as 3 am. I dash downstairs to see boxes of a special kind "My Boxes!"A flurry of hands reveals the contents of the boxes, games, toys and chocolate. A smile blooms on your face like a flowerin springand just like a flowere it will grow as the day goes on.Next the drive to our grandparents for dinner.Ham,turkey, potatoes an assortment of vegetable make up some of the feast.When we are all fed we all play a game of cards,The winner wins 20 euros and the ability to gloat for the rest of the day. Sadly soon the the sun goes down and we must say our goodbyes. The great day is over and all is back to normal. "Christmas" The most wonderful time of the year.

Well Done.

Well done to Cathy O brien who won a rosette at Hitchmough's for show jumping on her Horse Tiffany.

Christmas 1915

Cárta Phoist

Haigh a Shéain 30ú Samhain

Thosaigh sé ag cur sneachta ar scoil inniu. Bhí gach éinne ar bís.Is breá liom sneachta mar tá sé go hálainn. Bhí mé Féin agus Cathal ag pleidhcíocht. Bhí sé an nimhneach fuar ach ba chuma liom. Níorbh fhada go raibh Bean Uí Laoire amuigh sa chlós agus stop sí an súgradh. Bhí an chlós trína chéile, ó bhun go barr. Chaill Niall a lamhainní ar an staighre. Bhí trua agam dó.

Slán tamaill

Uday Mitra

An Searmánais Solas le Laura Shelly

Chuamar go léir go dtí an séipéal aréir mar bhí An Seirbhís Solais ar siúl. Bhí gach éinne ar bís agus ag tnúth go mór leis. Le cúpla lá anuas, chleactaíomar sa séipéal ach bhíomar bréan de. Ar mo bhealach go dtí an séipéal aréir, bhí nimh san fhuacht ach bhí sé meirbh sa séipéal. Ar dtús, ní raibh a lán daoine ann ach níorbh fhada go raibh rírá agus ruaille buaille ann. Chonaic mé mo mhúinteoir. Tháinig sí anall chugam agus thug sí mo choinneal dom.
Ansin, thosaigh an aifreann agus chanamar "Gather Round". Bhíomar iontach mar ní neart go cúr le chéile! Ar aghaidh linn, suas an taobhroinn.
Dúirt an sagart cúpla phaidreacha. Tar éis tamaill, las beirt páiste na coinnle.
Chuaigh na páistí agus a dtúismitheoirí go dtí an altóir agus thug ár dtúismitheoirí an creidimh dúinn. Bhí an aifreann go hiontach agus bhain mé taitneamh as.
Ar an mbealach abhaile, bhí mé ag canadh na hamhrán!