Midland Schoolboys/girls League winners for Birr Town U-12 & U-11
Runners up Major Cup Final
Player of the year 2015/2016
Boys from 4th Class to 6th Class took part in the FAI Soccer Blitz in Tullamore. Two teams represented the school on the day, they won, drew and lost some matches and really enjoyed the day.
Well done to our two teams who took part in the Credit Union Quiz. Congratulations to our team from sixth class who were overall winners on the night. They will represent the school in the Chapter stage in Athlone on Sunday 28th February. Best of luck to them. After doing very well in the Chapter Finals in Athlone the U-13 team have now qualified for the RDS in April. This is a fantastic achievement.
An indoor hurling blitz took place in Shinrone recently. Well done to the boys in fifth and sixth class who won in their category.
Best of luck to Edel Daly who qualified for the British National Swimming Championships which will be held in August. This is Edel’s first International Competition and she is wished the very best of luck.
Congratulations to Rachael O’Sullivan and Elizabeth Harding who have qualified for the World Irish Dancing Championships in Glasgow 2016 with The Callanan School of Irish Dancing. We wish them and their team the very best of luck.
The Robin by Anna Morris
I wonder how something so small could contain such beauty
As I look out the window at the dainty little robin.
I watch in delight as he hops along the path
His chest heaving, his eyes flitting, his heart throbbing.
His innocence and beauty make the world a brighter place,
Like a ray of light seen through the dark depths of despair.
We live to see signs of hope like these,
They help us cope, in a world in which little we care.
They say that our passed loved ones take form as robins;
Robins watch over us and are pure of heart.
I yearn to see the angelic robin.
His reassurance keeps me from falling apart.
The robin’s sweet voice I long to hear,
It’s sweet, shrill, beautiful sound,
It fills me with joy to hear such music,
It improves the earth to which I’m bound.
It is amazing that a tiny robin could mean so much.
He is oblivious to how I feel.
It is not his being but what he represents
That makes him seem like an angel so real.
