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We are also building the Colosseum.


This is us working on a volcanic seisometer and trapdoors for the gladiators to come through in the Colosseum.

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Roman soldiers by Giggles

This Legionary is armed with the standard equipment given to all Roman soldiers at the time of the Empire. He is wearing a helmet with cheek guards, a shoulder strap or baldric guard, a sword in a scabbard, tunic made of wool, a groin guard, a segmented breastplate or cuirass, a shield and belts made of leather (but soldiers often decorated them)
By Giggles and B612

The New Zealand eruption

In June 10th 1886,shortly after midnight earhquakes are felt in Te Warioa and Rotorua in New-Zealand.At around 1:30am there is a violent earthquakes followed by the sound of an explosion.Sleepy reisidents look in terror across the lake to see Tarawera Wahanga dome,exploding into life.the eruption cloud was about 9.5km high and easily visible ,being lit up by the mountain`s continuing eruption and accompaning lighting storm. I got this info from www.Anheizen.com
By Smiley and Bubbles

What is a seisometer?

A seisometer is a machine that you put on a volcano.It measures its sound so you know when it it going to erupt.Mt.Vesuvius has a seisometer.It needs one because there are over one and a half million people living in the "danger zone" in Pompeii. Volcanoes are either:active,extinct or dormat.
By Smiley



Ocean-bottom Seisometer (OBS)
An Ocean-Bottom Seisometer is a aluminium sphere of about 17 inches and are often bright orange or yellow in colour.Generally found on the seabed,but sometimes can break free from their anchorings and can drift ashore,but they pose no danger to the public or wildlife in the area.The seisometer is commonly used as a geoghysical instrument and are used in the Irish sea to measure movements in the oceanic plates.
By Smiley

Research on Rome

The Romans came from Rome and their capital city was Rome. They were clever people with new ideas about law,art,building and technolgy.With theirmighty army and strong leaders,they invaded and conqred many countries and built a Roman empire that would last from around 146 BC to AD 476. Some peope welcomed Roman rule,but many fought against it until they were beaten by the romans in battle.

Hadrians wall in nothern England and the Raetien border in Germany are two famous frontiers and they form part of a network of forts and towns that covered the whole Roman empire. The Romans had well organized supply lines, and the people who lived under Roman rule had to provied money,food,gold,silver and slaves. Roman armies were stationed all over the frontier to make sure they did!

Did you now.
Romans used metal shovels,just like the ones you can find today in any hardware store.
Roman engineers also built bridges and aquaducts.

Research on Rome

Venice
Built on a lagoon at the end of the Adriatic Sea the city has more than 150 canals running through it.

Apulia
Apulia in Southeast Italy is a hilly agricultural region.

Alps
The Alps,stretching more than 3,200 km is the most important mountain range in western Europe.The highest point is Mont Blanc(4,808 m) on the border between France and Italy.

Mont Blanc Massif
Helbronner Point on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif has an altitude of 3,462 m.

Matterhorn
The Matterhorn(4,478) in France Mont Clevin is in the heart of the Alps on they border between Switzerland and Italy.

Adriatic sea
The Adriatic Sea forms a tongue of water between Italy and the Balkans.

Ancient Rome
About 2,000 years ago,Rome was one of the biggest cities in the world.At that time the Romans ruled all the lands around the Mediterranean sea.these lands were called the Roman Empire.

The Roman Empire
The Roman`s had a huge army of well-trained Soldiers.They used their Army to fight for new land and to protect the Empire.Most Soldiers fought on foot using a spear, a sword and a dagger

Home Comforts
In Rome ,rich people lived in comfortable houses with large gardens.Some had toilets,running water and a kind of central heating.

Research on Rome

Newspapers;
If your a fluent in Latin,a daily paper is called the Acta duirna actually a single handwritten sheet is handed out with the latest news.
Mail;
There's no postal service for ordinary citizens, but government mail is sent by courier. You could try charm or a bribe to have urgent letters included with the official mail. But its really not worth it if your only sending postcards home. They'll arrive months after you if they ever arrive.
Laundry.
If you have a toga it will need specialist dry cleaning. You can send your toga and other dirty washing to a fuller. Fullers generally treat cloth before its made into clothes, but they also offer a cleaning service.
Emergencies.
Since 6AD a combined police and fire-fighting force called the Cohors Vigilum has been in operation. They'll be on hand if your apartment catches fire, but don't expect them to do two jobs at once if your valuables are stolen.

Research on rome

The city of Rome wasn't big enough for all the Romans. All in all there were about 50 million people in the empire,which stretched from Britain in the north to Africa in the south. Everyone in the empire was protected by Rome's armies,but had to obey Rome's law.

The Romans were people who came from Rome.About 2,000 years ago they became so powerful that they began to conquer the lands around them. By 100 AD they ruled a huge empire,and were one of the mightiest people in ancient world.

Pale skin was a sure sign that a women came from a rich, noble family. Poorer women had to work outside. Their faces were burnt in the hot summer sun,and became rough and red on the cold winter winds.

Adam's Starling: Chapter 1

First Adam went to a hospital that his granddad lived in.He was crazy,he would sometimes think he was home,though he hasn't been there for over a year he also thought he was on a trip/train but never a hospital.He loved grandad,his granddad called him son but he wasn't.Deirdre is grandads daughter she kissed him ,he thought she was a complete stranger.Adam ran fast as he could to get out of school but he forgot the big puddle outside the school.He ran straight into it.He siad "Great just great" thinking things couldn't possibly get any worse.A car swooped beside him and "splashed"the car went into a puddle and water drenched one whole side of his body.Then something hit him on the back of his head hard.It was PJ with his friend's Rory and Shane.He looked and saw a carton of sour milk had broken and hit his head Rory had two carton's of sour milk that were put there two weeks ago .Adam tried to run but he didnt run fast enough.Danny picked him up from schoolthey were walking home and Danny asked if he should go and talk to them Adam said "NO".

The Colosseum

The Colleseum was built during the reign of Emperor Vespasiana c. 72 Ad and dedicated in 80Ad by his son Titus. The popular name of Colosseum came about because the immense oval stadium was situated next to a colossal statue of Nero. The original name of this anceint Roman sports arena,the largest arena of its kind,is the Amphitheatrum. The Colosseum is over 64 metres high with eight entraces.
By Sunshine.

Roman Chariot

We are in 3rd class. This is the first model we have made,it was fun making it.
It is a Roman chariot. It took 20-30 minutes to make it. We are not finished making it,we still have to make the horse. We did it by ourselves.We had some problems making it,but we worked them out eventually.We are looking forward to making more lego in future.
by Sunshine and Rainbow

Spring poem

Spring Spring get up and sing
Jump up and play its a wonderful day
Just a drop of golden sun makes the day a lot of fun
Holidays on the plane or maybe even on the train

I like jumping in the pool cause there is no school
Daffodils blossoming Moms are gossiping
Driving down to Kerry
Just to catch the ferry

Butterflies flutter by
Colours lighting up the skies
Bumbble bees collecting pollen
Just to feed the column

So hip hip hooray
What a wonderful day
Spring is here so get up and cheer
By Blue Saphaire
Age 10

Egg Hunt

I woke up Easter morn
It was to early oh darn!
On an egg hunt i'll go
I'll find an egg with the teletubby Po!!!

Mum says I'll have fun
So off I did run
Looking here looking there
I got chocolate in my hair

Lots of eggs I did find
I've to much but I don't mind
Now all my eggs are done
Oh my golly I'll weigh a tonne.


By Bubbles

Spring poem

Spring;
One day I woke up,
Wanted to get out of bed,
I called up Corey,
And this is what he said,
'Tis a grand day for everything,
'Tis a grand day for anything,
So what do you think of Spring?
But yeah it's Spring so we can Sing...
By Jimsey

Spring poem

Spirng,Spring,Spring is here it is the best time of year,
The daffodils are out to cheer,
'Lets go spring is here,
Up in the clear blue sky,
Tiny birds flutter by,
Come on they seem to cry,
Why are wasting your time,
Playing lots of sports,
Sometimes sitting in my fort,
Spring goes really fast,
I wish it could it could go really fast.
By Gabby.

Spring Poem

Birds sing in spring .
Flowers grow for hours.
Sports are in my thoughts.
Running around in shorts.
Baby lambs and calves are here.
Don't fear spring is near.
Longer evenings mean more fun.
Playing with my brother in the sun.
by Sparky

Spring poem

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
They are the four seasons of the year
That's why we scream and cheer
and that's why we dance with cheer
all because Spring is here.

by the Wolf man

Spring Poem

Yes it is that time of year.
Spring is in the air.
The birds are singing.
Full of joy and cheer.
The evenings are bright.
Oh what a delight.
The flowers are in bud.
Oh what a sight.
To see those beautifull colours.
By:Redser.

Spring poem

In Spring I like to eat a bun.
As I'm sitting out in the sun.
Spring brings months of many weather.
But I prefer the sun a lot better.
By Lynx.

Easter poem.

At Easter there's a bunny.
The bunny is so funny.
The bunny has long legs.
The bunny leaves me eggs.
The bunny has long ears.
It comes with lots of cheers.
The bunny is my honey.
It doesnt cost much money.
Just as long as you're good all year.
by Sunshine.

Spring poem

I love spring.
It makes me sing.
I love the leaves
on the trees.
I love the sun
it is so fun.
In the spring
Iwear my new ring.
I love going on my bike
or going on a hike.
by Rainbow

Easter poem

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Easter
In Easter there's Easter bunny,
He's jolly and he's funny.
He leaves me chocolate eggs,
In the morning I stretch my legs.
I have a look around,
There's eggs on the ground.
For a special treat,
I have some eggs to eat.
The eggs are very nice ,
I'd never give them to the mice.
By Giggles.

Spring poem

Spring

I love Spring
It makes me want to sing
I love the breeze
Between my knees
When I see snowdrops
I know it's time to hit the shops
I hate when Spring is done
Because there won`t be that much fun

By Smiley

Spring poem

Spring

Today is spring,
It's like I have a extra wing.
The shine from the sun,
Makes play time more fun.
Flying high are birds,
All flying in herds.
And it's not that dark,
So we can play in the park.
By:Ronaldo.

Spongebob Squarepants Atlantis Squarepantis

Chuaigh Spongebob agus Patrick go dti pluais.Fuair siad bonn Atlantis.Chuiagh siad sa seomra ealain. Fuair siad an leath eile den bonn Atlantis. Tagann bus draiochta. Thit se an bus tud an agus thit se ar an talamh. Shiuil Spongebob,Patrick,Sandy,Mr.Krabs,Plankton agus Squideward isteach sa bus draiochta. Thit on bus draiochta ar talamh Atlantis. Bhuail se an clog. Shiuil an ri amach as an teach. Thaispean se an teach mor doibh. Bhi Mr.Krabs ag fanacht sa seomra airgid. Bhi Sandy ag fanacht sa seomra eolai. Bhi Spongebob agus Patrick ag fanacht sa seomra bolgan. Phleasc an bolgan. Bhi fearg ar an ri. Isteach sa bus agus ar ais go dti Bikini Bottom leo.
An Deireadh
Le Gaby

Research on Ancient Rome

Fashion in Rome
Men:
Underneath men wore a lioncloth. This is the only underwear they bother with and it's generally kept on at night. Over the top they wore a simple tunic. The tunic is deisigned to hang slightly at the back than the front ,which ends at the knees. Outside,they wore cloaks.
Women;
Women also wore simple underwear with a plain tunic on top. Over that they wore a long dress called a Stola. These are plain too,although women wore stoles of silk in dazzling shades including red ,blue ,yellow and purple.



The Colosseum:
Getting in and out:
There are 80 entrance arches ,all numebred expect for the four main entrances. Free tickets are given out in the morning. Each ticket has a number which matches an arch. You enter through the arch that has the same number as your ticket. Only men are allowed to sit in the first two Cavea. Women must sit above them , seprated by a wall. Behind the women is the outer wall where the standing room is and the slaves sit.

Don't let the number of people overwhelm you. The building can be evacutated in ten minutes. There is seating for 50,000.
It's divided into three; the arena, the podium and the cavea. Under the arena are cages where the animals are stored. There is hidden door that releases the animals.

The podium is a broad terrace on top of the arena wall. The best spot is reserved for the Emperor. other seats are taken by the Senators and foreign ambassadors. The cavea is divided into three tiers of seats seperated by landings, reached by staircases and 160 passages.

Adam in Adam's Starling

Adam is a very shy and a dreamer. He is getting picked on at school by Rory,Shane and PJ and a bit from Niall.The little starling helps Adam stand up for himself. Adam doesn't tell the teacher that the bullies are at him.Rory,Shane and PJ throw sour milk at Adam.The 3 bullies throw Adam in the wellie bin and inside the bin there is a rotten smell of chips,banana skins,and gone off food.One day Rory tripped Adam and tore a little boys jacket called Thomas and he had to go to detention all because of Rory.Adam's friend Danny brings Adam to see Alien Empire.Adam is a very young boy.Adam's grandad helps him stick up for himself.Adam's mum Deidre is worried because she doesn't want Adam getting bullied.
By Rainbow

Adam is the main character of our story. He gets bullied at school. He has two friends named Niamh and Conor. He always sees a starling. The starling follows him to school,in school and wherever Adam goes. One day the bullies at school hit Adam with milk and sour milk. He stepped in a puddle the previous minute. One time he got beaten up and his money taken off him and got thrown into a bin by the bullies and one of the bully's big brother. Adam often goes to see his granddad who lives in a hospital for old people. His granddad has Alzheimer's which is a sickness when you think you are somewhere that you're not or someones someone that they're not. One day he had a substitute teacher. Her name was Ms Clarke she was very strict though they thought she was a student teacher.He got told off for looking and playing with the birds. She told him to go bird watching outside. One day a sixth class boy came into Adams class and said Rory,Shane and PJ[the bullies]were wanted at the principals office.They thought it was about him beating up Adam and throwing him in the bin and before Rory went out he said to Adam 'your dead'.
One day Adam was coming in from break and noticed Rory at his desk . The first thing he thought was whats he doing with my stuff.When he went over Rory was messing with the starling.Then the starling was banged off the window then Ms.Hill opened it.Ms Hill said sit down and try to do it quietly.Then everyone came up with suggestions.Adam stood at the backdoor.Ms Hill told Niamh to get her the towel and Ms Hill was just about to catch him.Adam shouted'stop'.The starling flew into the black board and fell on the ledge.Adam wrapped him in his jacket and ran outside and put him down.Niamh came out and told him that Ms.Hill sent her to come out and bring him in. Adam ran in and shoved all Shane and PJ's stuff on the floor.He also kicked Rory's desk harder than he ever kicked before.He also said to Rory 'what did he ever do to you'? and shouted now 'what did the starling ever do to you? and what did I ever do to you? Rory Brennan was now shaking. "what did I ever do to you?said Adam. He said "I'm not scared of you anymore",and shouting now "I'm not scared of you anymore!" Then their noses were touching.Adam whispered "I'm not scared of you anymore." Then Adam left the room. MS.Hill thought he had it coming. HE SURE HAD IT coming
By Giggles.

Miss Clarke: Adam's Starling

Miss Hill is sick so Miss Clarke is the substitute teacher for a week.
Miss Clarke is very cross but sometimes she is nice.
Miss Clarke is very small, she looks like a student teacher.
Miss Clarke is a fully qualified teacher.
When Miss Clarke is cross she sounds like an FBI agent announcing himself,complete badge and gun.
Miss Clarke's voice is scornful.
Miss Clarke bangs on the desk when she is mad, she also bangs on the blackbord with the hard end of duster when she is mad.

by Sunshine

Adam's Dad in Adam's Starling

Jim is Adam's dad .He has to do killer shifts at work. He hasn't been seen laughing with his wife Deirdre in a long, long, long time.Adam barely ever gets to see his dad. One day Jim took Adam to see Alien Empire but Adam had already seen the film but he didn't have the heart to say that to his dad.So they went of the Alien Empire. Adam thought it was just as good the second time as it was the first time. He still liked it. He is close to his dad but he doesn't tell him about the bullies.
By Footie Girl.

Adam's Starling: Deirdre Adam's Mam

Deirdre is Adam's mom. She likes to smoke and bite her nails. She's a jolly and happy woman. Sometimes she can forget stuff. She got cross when Danny(her nephew)said that Adam was getting picked on at school. She was mad because she had told Adam to tell the teachers. She does not like Adam not telling the teachers about the bullying. When Adam goes to see 'Alien Empire'she gives him two five pound notes. She is very worried about Adam in school. She is always too busy for Adam. I think she could have gone into the school and told the teachers about Adam being bullied. When she went into the office about Adam she was very worried that he'd be in massive trouble but he wasn't. He only had to go on report. She works in a buisness. She is married to Jim ,Adam's father.
By Giggles.


Deirde is Adam's mam. Deirde's husband's name is Jim. She is worried because she doesn't want Adam to be bullied. When Adam goes to the cinema she gives him 2 five pound notes. Deirde has a job. Deirde likes two smoke and bite her nails. Deirdre lets Adam go two see Alien Empire. She is an okay mam. Sometimes she is nice and sometimes she is mean. I would not like to have her as my mam because I like my mam more than I like her.
By Rainbow

Adam's Starling: The bullies

Rory,Shane and PJ are bullies at Adams school. They're always bullying Adam. They are all in the same class. Adam's always worrying about the teachers finding out about the bullying. Shane is skinny. PJ is skinny and frecle-faced,with the look of a whippet. Rory is skinny and a lankier version of PJ. One day they threw cartons of milk and sour milk. Adam was drenched that day because he stepped in a puddle and because of the sour and fresh milk. The milk went into and on his schoolbag aswell. One day Rory tripped Adam over in the yard and he fell pulling over a four year old boy named "Thomas" over and he ripped Thomas jacket then Adam had to bring it home that day and sew it. One day Adam got beaten upb and thrown in a bin by Rory Shane PJ and Shanes brother Niall.

Visit from John Crowe

Yesterday the fifth of February John Crowe came to our school and showed us all of his guitars and his piano and he played a few tunes. He said that deaf people can 'hear' the guitars because they can feel the vibration and then know the notes in a tune . He also said that long string guitars have a lower pitch and guitars with shorter strings make lots of high pitched noise .
We learned lots from him about guitars we also learned lots about pianos. John gave a few of us a go on his guitars and at the end of the day we sang a song; Galway Girl' and recorded it and we made it sound like Alvin and the Chimpmunks and it was funny and everybody laughed and we all had a good time and I would like to say thanks to John Crowe! Thanks John.



John used Audacity to record the MP3 and we also use this for our podacasts. So today we made our own MP3s of the song 'as Gaeilge'.

Click on the player and click on the following to hear our work: Galway Girl, Cailin na Gaillimhe, Cailin na Gaillimhe Low Pitch and Cailin na Gaillimhe High Pitch.


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The Feast Of Saint Blaise.

On Tuesday the 3rd of Feburary it was the feast of St Blaise. There were a few masses on that day and a lot of us went to them because we had the day off school because of the heavy snowfall over night. I went to the mass at 8 O'clock. At the start of mass Fr McGrath blessed our throats. It is said that there was once a boy that was choking and Saint Blaise said a few prayers over him and it saved his life. Fr John McGrath came into school today. He came at break-time and we said a few prayers and then he blessed our throats. I helped blessing people's throats. It was fun.
By B612

Adams Grandad from Adams starling

Adam's grandad lives in a hospital because his wife 'Eileen' died.Then he got very ill. He has Alzheimers. This is where he can't remember things and he finds it difficult to look after himself.
Grandad has quite big hands and has not got good eyesight. He has three daughters. Deirdre is one of them.
In the story she came into the hospital to see him,Adam was already there,she leaned over to give him a kiss but grandad did not recognise her and made her go away.Deirdre does not like it one bit. Adam really likes his grandad and thinks that he is really funny when he thinks funny things like;thinking that thay where in a train instead of a hospital,that he was in school and had to learn a poem before the teacher came back and he was in trouble for throwing stones in the yard and he thought the teacher was telling the master that they were bad. He thought that they were nine and that they would be in with the bigger boys next year .But Adam convisnced him that the teacher was saying good things to the master.
One time he was waiting for dinner to come. There was a pattern of fish on his plate and he was trying to eat it and called it 'tough meat'. I think Adam could not have stood up to Rory Brennan if it was not for his grandad. He helped him and told him to stand up for himself. When Adam stood up to Rory he kicked all his things around and ran out of the school with out permission and at first he did not know where he was going but then he realised he was going to grandad. Adam really loves his grandad.
By Gabby.