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Cooling Down - May25th 2012

This blog is being written on Sunday- a very wet Sunday on the June Bank Holiday Weekend.




Even football got a break !!



Chilling out

Hopefully these photos are not the only signs of Summer we enjoy this year.






 Elaine visited Willie's shop to provide us all with a wonderfully cooling surprise at lunch time.

School's out - well almost!!

Mmm.. these taste good!



Footing the turf

 Tommy and  the turf we cut- left to dry until next week ready for footing

A Day in the Bog.

In school we had watched the DVD where three generations of the Healy family  were cutting turf in the bog.


In geography and science we had studied the flora and fauna of the bog but Tommy Healy made our understanding come to life.

Thanks to Tommy,our visit was quite memorable.

Cutting with a sleán

He demonatrated and explained the traditional skills of cutting turf.

Tossing onto turf bank

We all got the chance to cut turf and foot the turf.
He made us all feel welcome talking about life in the past where many of our Grandparents used to work like him cutting turf.

We divided up into 4 groups
While one group was busy cutting with a sleán - Anna and Abbie brought their own from home, others were footing the turf that Tommy had cut last week.
Then another group explored the sounds and sights of the bog. One group discovered three different types of lichen- matchstick, cup and bearded.
We heard the skylark but failed to see where it was hovering overhead.

Learning how to foot the turf

upclose to matchstick lichen

There was plenty of sphagnum moss. Beware it is wet where this moss grows.

Bearded lichen

Dotted around the bog was lots of bog cotton with bell and ling heathers growing along side

Footing turf- wet side up

We examined the turf bank and saw many layers of the bog created over thousands of years.

Thanks boys great work

Yum

All work and no play... not quite.

Happy Birthday

We celebrated Aoibheann's birthday with a cake and unlit candles-(the breeze kept blowing out the candles!)

Lunch Break

Dirty hands was fun

Thanks to all who came, Willie, David and Ciara but especially Tommy who made it all possible.

Any sign of a watch??

This is heavy.

Time for a chat

Tommy's Dog

Completing worksheets

Studying the flora

Paperwork

Outdoor classroom - studying a turf bank up close



Thanks to all for a super time in the bog

Leighton Glynn with league cup

Captain and Cup Visit

Leighton Glynn came to the school on Wednesday 9th May.

Flags and Wicklow Jerseys were worn with pride as we welcomed and congratulated Leighton and his team on winning  the Division 4 League.
Andrew and Liam came along representing Laragh GAA.
Leighton encouraged all to be involved in the GAA Summer Cúl Camps - one of which is running again in Laragh this summer. Parents are asked to registed on line.

Rang 5 agus Rang 6 with the cup

Who knows what Wicklow GAA player of the future might be amongst the many fine footballers now playing with one of the Laragh teams?

The whole school cheer the Wicklow victory.

Seó Faisin

4ú Lá de Bealtaine 2012

Bhí Seó Faisin againn dé hAoine
Chaitheamar éadaí suimiúil
Chaitheamar éadaí galánta
Chaitheamar eadaí aisteacha
Bhí an- spórt ar fad againn.
Bhailíomar airgead- €300 beagnach.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir

Thugamar an t-airgead  do Mhúinteoir Marian don scoil ina raibh sí ina múinteoir i Kenya.
Is féidir 30 deasc nua a cheannach leis an t-airgead sin.
Bhí bród an domhain orainn gan dabht

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Digging the soil for potatoes

School Garden - Tuesday 27th March

The sun came out and so did we.
With the 2 vegetable beds dug over we began the planting season with potatoes(earlies) and onions.

First we planted 2 drills of  'early' potatoes called 'Duke of York'.
We put compost in the trench before we planted the potatoes shoots facing upwards.

Getting compost to improve the soil

 We hope these potatoes will be ready for digging before we get our Summer holidays at the end of June.

In the mean time we must keep them well watered and we must  'earth them up' twice when the shoots appear.

Doing it carefully

                 Planting Potatoes

Planting potatoes

 We also planted two types of onions - Stuttgarter (white) and Red Barons (red).

Onions getting the professional touch

Hands

These will not be ready until September- so Fifth Class it's your job to dig them when you are in 6th Class.

Boys measuring carefullly