Our first day back to school September 2015 

Our New Extension

St. Saviour’s pupils go back to a new school!!

Tuesday 1^st of September was the first day back to school from the holidays. It was no ordinary start to a new school year in St. Saviour’s, it was the day we could all see our newly extended building, which we have been waiting for years for.  All the pupils were waiting outside eager to get in to see the new extension.

For the past year, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th classes had been working in a very small squishy prefab. They could hear all the diggers and drills outside which was very distracting. The children also had a restricted playground for ages. They had to move classrooms a lot as the builders had to work in lots of different places, when some of the building was finished 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd were very patient as they had to stay in the old building. The teachers and pupils are for waiting for the sports hall to be floored, but this soon will be done.

However, all the waiting has paid off when their three classrooms each with their own toilets were finished and looking so lovely.                                            By Jazmine

            

Senior Room Poems 

Big Silver Moon

The night is dark and quiet,

Lit by a big silver moon.

Reflecting in the dark pond .

The old lady trudges through the

Frosty field collecting twigs

For her cottage fire.

She shivers in the dark with her big purple cloak.

With only a lantern to light her way.

Owls hoot in the night

Flying over the old lady’s head.

She wanders into the blackened forest.

Searching for her old thatched cottage.

She suddenly stops and stares into the moonlight

Watching foxes hunt for food.

The old lady spots her warm cosy cottage

She shuffles into her house.

Stars glitter in the dark

Holding up the sky

Deer prance lightly over the logs

Calling to their friends,

Far away wolves howl at the big silver moon.

By Lily  

The Moon

The moon  gliding across the sky in her silver vale,

Leaving a silver trail

The moons silver light

Brightening the carpet of the grass like an ocean light

The moon she glides the sky greeting the clouds one by one

As they fly by

The moons vale shine

Over the water

Lighting it up like a star on earth

Soon the night will give birth to the sun and the day will come.

By Ben

Night

The moon sends her beams

 To the ripped lake

Like the silver frosting

On a moonlit cake

She stirs them up

In the heavens above

And sends them down

With a silver dove

The silvery ripples

 On a moonlit stream

Fill those fish’s eyes with a silvery gleam

And the little spider

Spinning her web

Can rest until morning

Once again

By Shane

Cross Country Relay Race September 2015 

Cross Country Relay Race

On the 21^st September 2015, St. Saviour’s N.S. classes from 3^rd to 6^th class were brought to the beautiful Avondale Forest Park to take part in the Cross Country Relay Races. Teams of four (boys and girls in separate races) had to run a very big and wet slippery track. The track was really a field. We left school at around 9:40, but the races didn’t start until 10:30. Some of the other schools there were Ashford N.S, St. Kevin’s Greystones and the Glebe Wicklow. Unfortunately, St. Saviour’s didn’t win any medals even though their teams were superb and the children worked well together, displaying great team spirit. Everyone there could tell they worked hard, as did the other schools.

Everyone headed back to school, at around 12.30, the children and teachers from all schools enjoyed the 2 hour event and went back to school, still chatting about the wonderful day they had had.

By Camille

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Report on Cross Country Race

On Monday 21^st September St. Saviour’s N.S. Rathdrum attended the schools Relay races at Avondale Forest Park. 3^rd to 6^th classes ran in the event. There are four children on a team and they entered seven teams. They left school at 9:45 and travelled by bus to Avondale. 3^rd and 4^th classes ran 250m and 5^th & 6^th class ran 500m each. Parents came to support along with the kids who didn’t race.

The races began at 10:30 with the first race 3^rd class girls followed by 3^rd class boys all the way up to 6^th class girls and boys. For the older classes it involves a lot of hanging around as they wait for their race to start but they all had a great time cheering on the other teams. Some of the schools that were running also were the Glebe N.S , St. Kevin’s, Ashford N.S And lots more.

Unfortunately St. Saviour’s didn’t win any medals as the standard is very high, but all the children who ran should be very proud of themselves as the race was quite tough and they ran really well and besides there is always next year.

By Rhiannon

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