News 2018

Grammar for the month

Pronunciation Two different sounds - two different words. ‘Pacific’ – A big ocean! ‘Specific’ – One particular item   ‘Idea’  say three letters                       ‘i’ ‘d’ ‘a’  &...

News for the week

St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Weekly News News reporters: Ruairí McNicholl and Niamh McIlvar   P.2 Aoibhinn competed in the Ulster Scor final in Downpatrick. She also went to Geneva for Christmas. John Joe's mammy bought him a fluffy blanket and some colouring books. Grace's Granny got a new cat called Ginger. Nellie is going on hol...

Grammar for the month

Grammar for the Month             ‘This / this here’   Don’t use this unless you have the item with you!  For example: I saw ‘this here’ alien in our garden last night     –x      (always wrong) I saw this alien in our garden last night  &#...

Irish for the Month-Weather

Irish for the month An aimsir: The weather   Cad é mar atá an aimsir?           Ca jay mar ata an amshir?               What's the weather like?   Tá sé fuar Ta shay fooir  It...

News Report

St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Weekly News News reporters: Joe Mc Nicholl and Annie Heaney   P.1 Mrs Culleton went to England to visit her auntie Josie. Primary one had great fun playing in the snow. Everyone built a snowman at their house and Johnny’s snowman’s head fell off. Primary One had a very special visitor this week....

News Report

St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s News News reporters: Aine Mc Alister and Eddie Kilmartin   P.1 Sarah Sheehan went to England to visit her cousins. Lots of children in P.1 went to the cinema to see ‘Ferdinand’.   P.3 Joseph McGoldrick had a visit from the tooth fairy over Christmas. Joshua's dad got a new screwdriver. ...

Grammar for the month

  Grammar for the Month   My iPad broke                                      √          correct My iPad is broke     ...

Song for the Month- 'The Old Bog Road'

The Old Bog Road My feet are here on Broadway this blesses harvest morn But Oh the ache that's in them for the spot where I was born My weary hands are blistered from work in cold and heat and Oh to swing a scythe today through fields of Irish wheat Had I the chance the wander ...

Irish for the Month

Irish for the month   An aimsir: The weather   Cad é mar atá an aimsir?           Ca jay mar ata an amshir?               What's the weather like?   Tá sé fuar Ta shay fooir  ...