By Warren Behan, Liam Brennan, Ryan Moloney, Paul Neville, Craig McGrath, Andrew Murran, David Ashmore, Keith Hopkins, Ben Scott, Andrew Byrne, Michael Egan and Eric Byrne

D.D.D.A. Photography Award Ceremony
Before Easter a man came to the school and told us about a photography competition that the Dublin Docklands were holding. He gave everyone a camera and told us to take loads of pictures during the holidays and then bring them back in. Our teacher sent them away and then about a month later we were told that six people had won prizes for their brilliant photos. Three were in our class. They were Ryan Moloney, Keith Hopkins and Michael Egan. So off they went to the Dublin Docklands building and they got certificates to say they were in the top 100 best photographs. It was a great day, especially because the chicken was gorgeous!
By Liam Brennan, Paul Neville and David Ashmore

Stretch for Success Award Ceremony
Boys from Fifth and Sixth Class were invited to a special ceremony in the NCI because they had done so well at their work throughout the year, especially at the S.R.A. kits. The boys were awarded a certificate and a voucher for €20 for Easons from the college. We also got coke and sweets, yummy!
By Andrew Byrne and Michael Egan

D.D.D.A. Music in the Classroom Awards
In September last year a man called Tim Stynes came to the school and worked with fourth, fifth and sixth classes. He let us play loads of different instruments. We made up different rhythms and we also made up a rap that we sang at the concert. Tim worked with another school, called St. Laurence O’Toole CBS and our school for six weeks. At the end of the six weeks, we came together at the National Concert hall and performed our different rhythms and raps. It was brilliant, especially when everyone cheered and clapped for us. Then Mr Coyle came up to our class last week (14th June) and told us we got a special award for being so good in the concert. So we all arrived at the D.D.D.A. building and our school was presented with a certificate and a trophy. We were all very proud and happy!
By Keith Hopkins and Andrew Murran

Pats Rap
Rap/say once
His name is David Beckham,
He has hairy legs,
Rubbish because he ate
too many sausages and eggs.
In Real Madrid on bail,
He never gets fan mail.
Run on the pitch, fall in a ditch, he’s better off in jail.

Sing Once
His name is David Beckham,
He has hairy legs,
Rubbish because he ate too many sausages and eggs.
In Real Madrid on bail,
He never gets fan mail.
Run on the pitch, fall in a ditch, he’s better off in jail.

Chorus
Oh 1 2 3 (clap clap) I play my football much better than he,
(Clap Clap) Beckham can’t even count 1 2 3 (clap clap),
The game’s all over and he’s just drinking tea (clap clap)
We don’t want him here.

My Opinion By Warren Behan
Should George Bush come to Ireland?
I am in two minds about George Bush coming to Ireland. On the one hand, the reason why I don’t want George Bush to come to Ireland is because we could be in danger of getting bombed, assassinated or else being terrorised. However, Bertie Ahern, I think is being a bit too soft. He doesn’t sit down and think about it, and think about the dangers that he is putting us in. If we do get bombed, Bertie would be at fault for not thinking about the threats and dangers.
The reason why I do want him here is that he is helping us in a way, because America buys loads of our produce, which makes us money. He also helped Northern Ireland a lot and we can’t forget that.
So I do not know if I will welcome or protest against George Bush coming to Ireland, but one thing I do know is that I hope everything will be ok. Bye for now!

My Prayer to the Holy Spirit
T is for my talents that you gave to me,
H is for Holy that you make me,
E is for everybody who likes to pray.

H is for His Lord Jesus Christ, who I will follow,
O is for obeying the Lord with the help of the Holy Spirit,
L is for love you have for me,
Y is for the young children, who are making their Confirmation.

S is for the seven gifts I will receive from you,
P is for preparation for my confirmation,
I is for inspiring all of us to be good people,
R is for reverencing the Lord,
I is for the importance of my Confirmation,
T is for teachers, who inspire and guide us.
Amen
By Ben Scott

Poem for Bishop Drennan
Welcome Bishop Drennan,
Do you like our class?
Are you really serving our Confirmation Mass?
It’s that time of year when Advent begins,
I hope you will forgive me for all my bad sins.
I hope that on our Confirmation day,
I get the sacrament and pray,
I can’t wait to say,
I love you God
Hip Hip Hurray!!
Creative Writing By Ryan Moloney

It has been 81,074 years since the banana turtle invasion and Ping-Pong has died about three seconds ago. You remember Ping-Pong, the collie, beagle, Great Dane, but fear not for his great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandson Ping-Pong the 15th is here to save the day. He is with Twiggy the hamster, who is afraid of small spaces and lives in a shoebox and Ralph, the Rat, who lives in a sewer and is afraid of water. They are protected against Atilla Zircon Ding Donkey Dorff, who plans to steal everyone’s lampshades and sell them for lamp stands. They started their journey at 22:47am. Just outside the town of Patrokalotuss was Merlin Migiver, the Magic Mountain of Minkar. The mountain had told them that a man named Duduces of Duducurse Castle knew where Atilla Zircon was. Thus Ping-Pong, Twiggy and Ralph only heard what to do when a giant banana robot attacked and sent Twiggy Flying into the mountain.
To be continued.

My Favourite Sport By Craig McGrath
My favourite sport is football. I started playing football, when I was about four and I have loved it ever since. I play with friends nearly every day and I have played for the local football team for the past year and a half. I especially love going to Ringsend Park because there is a really big Gaelic football pitch. I love Gaelic football, but I really love soccer. I even love watching it on television. There’s only one Man Utd!

Chess to Success by Eric Byrne
One of our favourite games in Sixth Class is chess. In fourth class out teacher, Mr Booth taught us how to play chess. It was difficult at the start but then Mr. Booth started a Chess League and we played lots of games and started to understand it better. Now we play it all the time and we even get to teach it to other people, like our teacher Miss Sherry. It’s a very challenging game that needs loads of concentration but once you get the hang of it, it’s a deadly game!

Above: Music in the Classroom Awards. Performing in the National Concert hall.