Talbot Senior National School

At assembly today Ms Madden spoke about the Month of May and how we can honour Our Lady with a May Altar in our classroom sacred space. We then prayed the Hail Mary together.

We created some acrostic poems about St. Patrick. Please read and enjoy the top 4 from our class:

St. Patrick by Rayhana Ameur

Shamrocks everywhere,

Today is the day.

Put your Irish dancing shoes on,

A lot of fun we’ll have.

Things to wear – green, orange & white.

Ribbons on hair.

Ireland flags in the air!

Céilí  – we have to learn,

Kids having great times!

St Patrick – by Jessy Huynh

Saint Patrick is famous,

The saint who isn’t scared of snakes.

Patrick got taken as a slave,

And escaped.

Then scared the snakes of Ireland.

Rescued Ireland from snakes.

Ireland is safe now!

Celebrate and clap,

Kind and happy lad- Patrick.

St. Patrick by Coleen Imperial

St. Patrick our hero,

The hero we care for.

People all in green,

All the sheep he cared for.

The snakes are all gone.

Ready for celebration.

It’s all set in Ireland,

Come on it’s on the 17^th of March,

Keep this in your mind we’re about to celebrate.

St. Patrick – Katelyn McKiernan

Saint Patrick’s Day is on its way,

Till Saturday that is the day.

Pirates were on his way for him,

And he had to stay away.

Today he wanted to get away,

Really wanting God to help him this day.

Ireland was a country he might have liked,

Colourful and green he liked his way,

Kindness and goodness he spreads all day.

Congratulations to everyone who’s already been praying this easy and powerful way.

In case you ever forget how to pray it, here it is!

The Pope — Pope Francis — created this “way to pray” a long time ago before he became Pope, and he is now teaching it to the world! Millions of people now pray this way!

Remember, you can pray it at any time and in any place. All you need is… your five fingers! 

Here are the words of Pope Francis as he teaches us the prayer…

1. The thumb is the closest finger to you. So start praying for those who are closest to you. They are the persons easiest to remember.
2. The next finger is the index, the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach you, instruct you and heal you. They need the support and wisdom to show direction to others. Always keep them in your prayers.
3. The following finger is the tallest. It reminds us of our leaders, people in government, and those who have authority. They need God’s guidance.
4. The fourth finger is the ring finger. Surprisingly, it is our weakest finger. It reminds us to pray for the weakest, the sick, or those plagued by problems. They need your prayers.
5. And finally we have our smallest finger, the smallest of all. Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. When you are done praying for the other four groups, you will be able to see your own needs but in the proper perspective, and also you will be able to pray for your own needs in a better way.

I know how powerful it is. It’s more powerful than even Conor McGregor… it’s a different type of power: prayers like this one change our hearts, they fill our hearts with God’s love.

^{Mass was celebrated in Talbot Senior School on January 30th to celebrate the bicentenary of Don Bosco’s birth (1815-2015).}

^{To commemorate the spirit of the Salesian Sisters in our school, we dedicated our school hall to Don Bosco, by renaming it as The Don Bosco Hall.}

Today our class learnt about Saint Brigid and afterwards made our own Saint Brigid’s Crosses.

Everyone at Scoil Talbot wishes you and your family a very happy, peaceful, and joyful Christmas.

We look forward to seeing everyone again on Monday the 5th.

Yep, Catholics in the three 6th classes have begun preparing for Confirmation.

Firstly their parents had a meeting last Monday, when they were given the schedule of all the preparations for their children’s Confirmation on April 10th.

And this Saturday in Bawnogue Church at the 6pm Mass, the parish of Bawnogue will welcome all the children at a special Commitment Ceremony.

At it the children will be asked questions by the priest:

What do you ask of the Church?

“We ask for the sacrament of Confirmation.”

Why do you wish to be confirmed?

“We wish to be confirmed because we are choosing to be Christians—followers of Jesus.”

“Do you want to grow in faith?”

“We do.”

Are you willing to live according to the Gospel of Jesus?”

“We are.”

Later on at this Saturday’s public Mass, the boys and girls will bring their Commitment Certificates to the Altar. They have been busy thinking what promises they are going to make on their Certificates. Here are some of the many great promises 6th class boys and girls are going to try their best to keep…

One child’s promises:

• I promise to be more grateful and help my parents when they need help.
• I promise to say prayers of thanks rather than asking for things in return.
• I promise to help out in my community by donating money to our church once a month.

Another child’s promises:

• I promise to clean my room every week.
• I promise to say a prayer every week at Sunday.
• I promise I will say “I love you” once a week.

Another child’s promises:

• I promise to help my parents when they need help.
• To pray more every day for two minutes.
• To help anyone in a bad mood.

Another child’s promises:

• I promise to clean up my house at least 5 minutes a day.
• I promise to be good in class.
• I promise to pray every night.

Another child’s promises:

• I promise to be positive in school and in life.
• I promise not to be rude to people.
• I promise to pray at night.

Another child’s promises:

• I promise to answer more questions in class.
• I promise to say a prayer at bedtime for my family and friends.
• I promise to donate toys to the school for future classes to enjoy.

What would YOUR three promises be?

Here are some beautiful prayers written by boys and girls in 6th class for this Christmas. Please read them, and maybe say them as prayers too — by saying AMEN at the end of each one. Why not write or say your OWN prayer for this Christmas! (Prayer number 1 is YOUR prayer!)

2. Dear God, help me to work on my needs this Christmas. Bless all my family so they have a safe Christmas. Let the poor have a good Christmas. Thank you, Lord… Amen!
3. Dear God, please help me get along with my brother and everyone else. The end. Amen!
4. Dear Jesus, please make everybody in my family be safe in Christmas. Amen!
5. Dear God our Lord, you are the most high, the king of our love. We praise you in every way we can. Merry Christmas to you, God. Amen!
6. God, thank you for giving us Christmas. Please don’t let people forget about the true meaning of Christmas. Let everyone be at peace this Christmas; and please make sure that everyone is happy this Christmas. Let everyone be loved. Amen!
7. God, forgive me for all of my sins. Help me love more and listen to you more. Amen!
8. I would like to pray for poor people that are spending Christmas. I want to pray for my granddad who is doing a Christmas movie and I want to pray for my other grandad who is in heaven. I love you. Amen!
9. I’d like to pray for my brother-in-law’s nanny because she is in hospital with cancer. I hope she gets to come home for Christmas. Amen!
10. I pray that everyone of us will be able to let God into our life. Mary treasured all the words, so let us too, oh Lord, treasure your word. Amen!
11. I’d like to pray for my family and myself and my nanny. She died on Wednesday night. Please take care of her. Amen!

Amen to all these prayers, and to yours too. Amen!

Did you see that Pope Francis just became “Person of the Year“? That’s what the big-selling magazine ‘Time’ says. They call him “The People’s Pope”, because he is full of hope!

Well, to help us with prayer time in our class, children picked their favourite tweet of the Pope. Here they are. Which is YOUR favourite? 

Fisayo’s Favourites

“The saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts and who shared this joy with others.”

Morgan’s Favourites

1. “God loves us. May we discover the beauty of loving and being loved.”
2. “We need courage if we are to be faithful to the Gospel.”

Other Class Favourites

1. “Dear young people, put your talents at the service of the Gospel, with creativity and boundless charity.”
2. “It is hard to forgive others. Lord, grant us your mercy, so that we can always forgive.”
3. “May sports always be a means of exchange and growth, never of violence and hate.
4. “Dear young people, you have many plans and dreams for the future.  But, is Christ at the center of each of your plans and dreams?”