Limericks

A limerick is a funny little poem containing five lines. It has a very distinctive rhythm and rhyme pattern. This week Mr Smyth’s Class wrote some of their own- here are just a few. Hope you enjoy them!

“Tyr on Fire” By Lavinia

There once was a liar called Tyr,

When he lied his pants were on fire,

So he tried to stop,

He became a cop,

Sergeant Tyr and his pants on fire.

“A Boy” By Kacper

There once was a very small boy,

Who sat on a little car toy,

He was not happy,

He had a nappy,

And he sat on a little toy.

“Ryan” By Mateusz and Daryl

There once was a boy called Ryan,

Whose favourite colour was cyan

He didn’t like bed,

He had a sore head,

He couldn’t stop crying- oh Ryan!

The Wonderful Bear By Ana

There once a beautiful bear,

Who liked to have wonderful hair,

He often drank water,

So did his daughter,

That wonderful beautiful bear

The Skinny Lizard By Calvin

There once a skinny lizard,

Who survived a long lasting blizzard,

He went on a mission,

But first he went fishing,

The fish he caught ate the poor lizard!

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World Cup Finals

Monday 23rd of March saw the annual Football World Cup in St. Gabriel’s draw to a close.  Over the past few weeks the children from 2nd to 6th Class have been playing together on teams with names that represent the different countries that some of our pupils or their families are from.  From Ireland to Poland, and Scotland to Zimbabwe, the teams have been battling it out to reach the semi-finals which took place in the Aughrim Street Sports Centre.

Referee on the day was Ian Hill of the FAI who has been running the competition with Ms. Hyland and Mr. Smyth.   Both semi-finals were nailbiting affairs and the spectators were never sure which team was going to walk away with the cup, but it was India who managed to swing it in the final.  Well done to South Africa, Estonia and Bulgaria who came 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.