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• Congratulations to Ava Dorman who won third prize in a recent poetry competition. As part of the competition the children were asked to write a poem which followed the format of a Limerick.Winning poems were going to be printed in a new book “Poem and Place: Limerick and the Limerick”.
• A Limerick is a cleverly versed short poem. It is made up of 5 lines. Lines 1, 2 & 5 have 9 syllables and rhyme with each other. Lines 3 & 4 have 6 syllables and rhyme with each other. Children were asked to write a poem which followed the format outlined above and had Limerick as the main theme. We were delighted when we received a letter to say that Ava’s poem had been chosen to be published in the book.
• On Thursday 19th of March Ava was invited to the launch of the book which was produced by Limerick Archives as part of Limerick City of Culture. The main idea behind this book was to establish the link between County Limerick and the style of poetry known as the Limerick.
• Ava was presented with a copy of the book in which her poem was published and she also collected a copy of the book for the school. Well done Ava. We are very proud of you.
• Below you will find a copy of Ava’s beautifully written poem. Ava was commended on the day of the presentation for how well her poem followed the format of the Limerick.

There is a girl from Limerick city,

She went abroad, it was a pity.

But then she came back broke,

She was dressed in a cloak,

Now she is sitting down and pretty.

By Ava Dorman 4^th Class

Our Seanfhocail competition was held last week as part of our seachtain na gaeilge celebrations. All the winners received an Easter Egg.

Maria Auxiliatrix N.S.
Anti-Bullying Draft Policy

Dear Parents,

The teachers and Board of Management have been reviewing our Anti-bullying Policy. We would appreciate you taking the time to read through this draft and to provide feedback. This feedback will be used by the Board of Management and staff to amend the policy. It will be the Board of Management’s decision to ratify the final version of our Code of Behaviour.

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