Larriers' Conker Competition 2012

Larriers Boxing Team 2012

Well done to all the lads on the Larriers Boxing Team who participated in the DCC/IABA Silver Award programme over the last four weeks. Seven of the team will now progress to the Gold Award training over the four Tuesdays of November at the High Performance Gym. See Lee's report here.

Zombies on the Yard

Sixth class have been very busy this month getting their new short film ready for Halloween. They put together a storyboard consisting of twelve scenes. Filming took a week and most scenes where done in one or two takes.

Well done to everyone involved. Now sit back and enjoy 'Zombies on the Yard'
If your brave enough that is!


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Sunflower Competition 2012

Mr Bailey has been busy doing the rounds in search of this year's winner of the 'Larriers Sunflower Competition 2012'. The results are in with a clear winner.

In first place - Cian from sixth class managed a height of 81"!! Inside info from his brother revealed that his ma moved the pot around the garden to where the best light was. Well done Cian's ma.

In second place Cian from third class managed a height of 49".

Third place goes to Johnny Sunner from fifth class with a height of 41.5"

Congratulations lads and well done to all the larriers who took on the sunflower challenge.

Boxing Bronze Award October 2012

This is a photostory of the 4th, 5th and 6th class Larriers participating in the Dublin City Council Boxing in the Community Bronze Award. We did the boxing coaching in the yard every Thursday from the second week of September to the first week of October. Well done to all the lads and our thanks, once again, to DCC/IABA coaches Paul and Paddy who do deadly coaching. Ten of the lads have signed up for the Silver Award Programme to be held in Ballybough Community Centre with the lads from Joeys, Fairview. The Silver Award programme is on each Tuesday of October starting on the 9th. Go on the Larrier Legends!

Homework Clubs 2012 -2013

This year there are two homework clubs, a Junior Homework Club for 2nd and 3rd class pupils and a Senior Homework Club for 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils.

The Junior Homework Club is supervised by 3rd class teacher, Susan, 2nd class teacher, Maeve and SNAs Lynsey and Helen. The Junior Homework Club is on every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. One teacher and one SNA take the club on Mondays and Wednesdays, the other teacher and SNA take the club on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The club runs from 2.30pm - 3.10 pm each day. Pupils wishing to take part in the club must fill an application form (available from the office). All pupils must bring their library book to read when they finish their homework.

The Junior Homework Club provides a quiet and supportive environment for pupils to complete homework, with help available if needed. It also provides a training in good work and study habits for pupils.

It is not the responsibility of those supervising the Junior Homework Club to check that a pupil attending has all his homework completed correctly. Therefore parents/guardians need to continue do the following:

• check that the homework is completed,
• listen to your son reading each evening,
• sign his homework journal.

The Senior Homework Club follows the same approach as the Junior Homework Club, outlined above except for the following points:

It is supervised by Mark (Principal) and is on every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday. It runs from 2.30 - 3.15 pm (though some 6th class pupils choose to stay until 3.30 or 3.45 pm to complete homework). From January 2013 the club runs from 2.30 - 3.30 pm for all pupils. On the occasions where Mark is unavailable the club is supervised by Barry (Deputy Principal).

There is no application for the Senior Homework Club. As many pupils are engaged in other after-school activities, both at school and in the community,  all 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils are welcome to attend if and when they feel they would benefit from the club.

However, in instances where a non-homework club attending pupil is not completing homework satisfactorily he will be required to attend the club to assist him reach the expected standard. Parents/guardians will be consulted in such instances. Parents/guardians may also request that their son attend the Senior Homework Club.

Different views abound in educational circles on the usefulness or otherwise of homework. In Larriers we believe that learning how to study and how to do homework properly, while in primary school,  is something of a necessary evil to meet the demands of second level education. Rightly or wrongly (and I think wrongly) how well a young person today does in the Leaving Certificate has a major impact on the quality of life s/he can expect to have thereafter. It's a bad game, but we have to get better at it. Put simply, the better our lads can do the homework now, the better they'll get on in the long run. 

Over the last decade almost all aspects of our school have improved significantly, to the benefit of our pupils and the community. Getting the Homework Policy right, however, is one of our remaining challenges.  It is for this reason that we have now decided to commit significant time, energy and resources from our after-school activities to meeting this challenge. 

Mark (Principal ) 

October 3rd, 2012

A Book Review by Anthony Kane

Book title: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Author: J. K. Rowling
What type of book is it? This is a mythological book.
What is it about? This book is about Harry Potter, a wizard and his arch enemy Voldemort is back. Also, Harry has to hunt for horcruxes and someone like a father to Harry dies.
The best bit was... when Harry and Dumbledore were in a cave and skeletons started to come from water. They try to kill them but Dumbledore got his wand and burnt everything except for him and Harry.
Who would you recommend this for? 5th and 6th
Have you read any other books by this author? Yes, all the Harry Potters except for one
Your rating (1-5 star): 5

A Book Review by Cian O'Reilly

book: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

Author: Dav Pilkey

What type of book is it?: It's a funny action story

What is it about?: It is about a talking toilet that is trying to kill everyone

The best bit was... I don't know, because I haven't gotten to it yet!

Who would you recommend this for? Boys over eight

Have you read any other books by this author?: yes

Your rating out of 5: 5/5

A Book Review by Leon Grant

Book Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

Author: Jeff Kinney

What type of book is it?: It is a funny book

What is it about?: Greg wants to go his friend's sleepover but he has to go to his uncle's wedding.

The best bit was... when he and his friends went into the toilet and had a tissue fight.

Who would you recommend this for?: All of the boys in this school

Have you read any other book by this author?: Yes, I've read three of his books

Your rating out of 5: 5/5

One of the Larrier Greats!

This is Alan Curtis. He set himself a challenge to read 25 books before the end of the school year. It is now only March and he has reached his goal. Here he is being presented with a set of Twistables by Miss Sunderland to recognize all of his hard work.
Well done Alan! You're a true Larrier!

A Book Review by Ben Carter

Book title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Author: J.K. Rowling

What type of book is it? It is a fantasy adventure book.

What is it about? It is about a man called Sirius Black. He escaped from a prison called the prison of Azkaban and Harry thinks he’s going to kill him.
The best bit was... when Harry finds out that Sirius is his uncle.

Who would you recommend this for? 10 and over because it is scary.

Have you read any other books by this author? yes
Your rating (1-5 star): 5/5

this is in the HARRY POTTER section of the library

A Book Review by Lee Byrne

Book title: James and the Giant Peach

Author: Roald Dahl

What type of book is it? This book is funny

What is it about?
The book is about a boy whose parents die and he goes to live with his aunties and he finds a giant peach.
The best bit was... my best bit was when they attached the sea gulls to the peach so that it could fly.

Who would you recommend this for? I would recommend this book for everyone.

Have you read any other books by this author? Yes

Your rating (1-5 star): 5/5

This is in the BLUE section of the library.

Wanted Posters by The Larriers Art Club

A Book Review by Dylan McCarthy

Book title: Problems with a Python

Author: Jeremy Strong

What type of book is it? It is a funny book.

What is it about? It is about a boy who has a pet snake and takes it into school with him.

The best bit was... when the teacher saw the snake and called the ISPCA and the police.

Who would you recommend this for? I would recommend this for people 10 years and over.

Have you read any other books by this author? no
Your rating (1-5 star): 5/5

I got this in the blue section of the library

A book Review by David Conroy

Book title: War Diaries of Alistar Fury

Author: Jamie Rix

What type of book is it? It is a funny book

What is it about? It is a funny book about a boy who is trying to impress a girl.

The best bit was... when Alistar hypnotizes his teacher!

Who would you recommend this for? I would recommend this book for 10’s and over

Have you read any other books by this author? noYour rating (1-5 star): 5/ 5

I got this in the green section of the library