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Mar chuid de chomóradh Inis Córthaidh 1500, d’ullmhaigh Meánscoil Gharman téama ar an ábhar ―Eileen Gray‖ ar na fáthanna seo a leanas; ó bunaíodh an scoil i 2007 tá Meánscoil Gharman lonnaithe i gCoill an Bhrúnaigh in Inis Córthaidh agus tá an scoil suite i dteach stairiúil Choill an Bhrúnaigh le bliain anuas. Ba i dteach Choill an Bhrúnaigh a bhí cónaí ar Lady Eileen Gray, agus bhain a hiníon Eileen Gray clú agus cáil idirnáisiúnta amach mar sárealaíontóirí agus dearthóir den scoth níos déanaí. I measc na bpíosaí a bhí ag Eileen Gray, tá troscan stílithe nua-aimseartha difriúil aici a rinne nasc iontach idir áilleacht agus feidhm na bpíosaí le blianta, faraor cé go ndearnadh dearmad uirthi ina tír dhúchais, is léir go raibh sí ar duine de na daoine is cáiliúla a raibh baint acu le hInis Córthaidh agus ta an scoil an-bhródúil as a bheith in ann cuid dá hoidhreacht a thaispeáint le linn an chomórtha seo. Tá daltaí na scoile seo go hairithe in ann obair chruthaitheach Eileen Gray agus a hábaltacht chun an gnáthrud a aistriú go rud an-speisialta a aithint gan dua. Tugann sí sampla iontach dóibh mar bhean nach raibh sásta glacadh i gcónaí le gnáth teicníochtaí agus gnáth cleachtais. Bhain sí amach clú agus cáil di féin i ndomhain na healaíona ina raibh na fir ina rithe. Tá an tionchar agus an anail atá ag obair Eileen Gray at méadú i gcónaí agus gan amhras beidh a cumhacht le braith le fada an lá. D’ullmhaigh an múinteoir ealaíne, Liz Whelan, an taispeántas ar fad, le cabhair ó na daltaí agus foireann na scoile (Paddy go háirithe) agus taispeánann sé cuid d’obair Eileen Gray—Lampa roicéid ó thús na 1920idí, laindéar lais a thaispeánann cuid dá smaointe ealaíne eile agus scáileán ó 1925. Tá na painéil go léir ar an scáileán maisithe le sonraí dírbheathaisnéise ó shaol Eileen Gray—mhair sí beagnach

céad bliain agus bhí sí beo ag anm an shuaitheanta nuair a bhí go leor athrú sóisialta, polaitíochta agus cultúrtha ag tarlú. Tá an obair go léir ar taispeáint sa scoil faoi láthair. As part of the Schools Day for Enniscorthy 1500, Meánscoil Gharman prepared a theme on the subject of ―Eileen Gray‖. Here’s why: Since it’s foundation in 2007 Meánscoil Gharman has been located in Brownswood, Enniscorthy, and for the past 12 months it has been resident in the historic Browns-wood House. Brownswood House was the home of Lady Eileen Gray, whose daughter, also Eileen, rose to prominence and fame internation-ally as an artist and designer of consider-able talent and renown. Eileen Gray’s creations included stylish, ultra-modern and avant garde pieces of furniture which suc-cessfully wedded aesthetic beauty to every-day functionality. Though sadly and aston-ishingly neglected for many years in her home country, she is nevertheless one of Enniscorthy’s most famous and celebrated daughters and the school is very proud to bring something of her legacy to light during this celebration.

The students in the school identify in particular with Eileen Gray’s creativity and ingenuity and her ability to transform the ordinary into something special. She is a wonderful role model as a pioneering spirit, a woman who went against the grain of established techniques and practices. She confronted the male-dominated world of design and carved her own successful niche. Ahead of her time, Eileen Gray’s impact and influence is strengthening all the while and will be felt for some time to come. The display was prepared by the art teacher, Liz Whelan, with help from stu-dents and other staff (particularly Paddy) and it centred around replicas of some of Eileen Gray’s creations—a rocket lamp from the early 1920s, some lantern ideas incorporating some of her other design ideas, and a screen from 1925. Individual panels on the screen were decorated with biographical details from Eileen Gray’s life and times—she lived for almost a century and witnessed some astonishing social, political and cultural upheaval in her time. The work is now on display in the school. Tá súil againn go dtaitníonn an saothar seo libh—go raibh maith agaibh.

Inis Córthaidh 1500 Schools Day

Meánscoil Gharman Bealtaine 2010

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Míle Buíochas do

An Dara Bliain – Le Abbie Teale (Rang Béarla) On the first day back to school I started in my new class. I stayed back a year and I’m so glad i made that choice. The first trip we had was going to Enniskerry for science. It was

fun, even if we all got a little bit wet! The best bit of the year was going to the Gael-tacht for the weekend with all my friends. We had great fun going shopping and sleeping in hostels and going on a cycle ride around Inisoirr. Between getting sick on the boat on the way to Inisoirr and watching Jedward singing ―Ghostbusters‖, we all had a great time. The next trip we went on was the ice-skating up in Liffey Valley. The whole school went and if some people were a bit wobbly or fell about a hundred times, we all got up and tried again and again. A few of us went up to Scléip and we all enjoyed it, even if we didn’t win; ah well! Better luck next time. The worst bit about this year was finding out that Eoin was leaving. We all got a shock and were really sad. We’ll all miss Eoin! The other day we went to the sports day in Wa-terford. We all did brilliantly and won both prizes of the day – The Best Person went to Rebecca Kelly and we also won the Best School Award. Go Meánscoil Gharman!! I made lots of really good friends this year and I’m glad I decided to move to Meánscoil Ghar-man.

Our TRIP to France – Kate Ní Mhúrchú The reason why i picked this particular title and the reason why the word TRIP is in capital letters is because of David; he had a habit of tripping and letting drinks fall out of his hands; a good example of this was at McDonalds and at the Italian restaurant. I think he should be recommended for his clumsiness. Ha, ha! Our trip began at 3 on the morning of March 4th. Paul brought us and Norah up to Dublin airport where we met up with Gillian. We caught our plane at seven and arrived in France around half eight. By then, we were all starving, so we headed off to the nearest café. We had to make our own orders in French. Some of us found it more difficult because it was our first conversa-tion with French people. From that moment on, our weekend was filled with lots of fun and exciting things to do. One day, we spent the whole day walking around Paris observing the histori-cal sites such as the Eiffel Tower, the Arch of Triumph, Notre Dame and the Louvre. We also went to the Museum of Modern Arts. Our feet were in bits after the long day. That was definitely the longest day of our lives. We thought that Norah was superhuman; there wasn’t an ounce of sweat coming from her and she walked faster than anyone we ever saw. The Metro was our source of transport to get from place to place. We had good times on the Metro – the games of slaps, the time when only 3 of us got off at the right stop and when the ticket checker people came! We went ot Versailles to see the historical palace and gardens where Louis XV! And Marie Antoinette lived. We also went to Sacre Coeur, a Cathedral in Paris, and who do you think we saw? Christopher Biggens!! We got our portraits done too. One of the best days we had was the day we spent in Euro Disney. Gillian and Norah enjoyed it too. Gillian enjoyed Space Mountain while Norah much preferred flirting with Captain Jack Sparrow. We spent most of the day there making the most of the rides. The rest of the time we spent shopping—buying jackets that look like Shane’s, presents and souvenirs, and eating out. Michael was there with his video camera making sure we don’t forget anything, like the makeovers. Overall, the 5 days we spent in France were the highlight of the year. Míle buíochas chuig Norah, Gillian agus Paul (don síob)

AnDara Bliain 2010-11

An “Float” sa pharáid

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Bhí a lan obair déanta;

gach buíochas don

fhoireann ach go

háirithe do Liz, Paddy

agus na daltaí.

Paris—Je t’aime! Le Daithí Ó Caomhánaigh

Gan amhras, is é Páras an cathair is fearr liom. Chuala mé a lán

rudaí iontach faoi an bliain seo chaite ón triú bliain, nuair a chuaigh

siadsan ann, agus bhí mé ann nuair a bhíos níos óige, ach bhí mé

ró-óg chun an cuairt sin a chuimhnigh. Ach an uair seo, bhuel, ni

déanfaidh mé dearmad ar riamh, bhí an méid sin spraoi againn!

Bhí sé timpeall trí seachtaine roimhe a thosamar ag ullmhú don

turas. Ar an lá shocraigh Norah chun muidne a phioc suas ag a dó

a chlog ar maidin, in aice le Supervalue in Inis Córthaidh. An oíche

sin ní fhuair mé splanc codladh, ach ag an am céanna, ní raibh

tuirse orm ar chor ar bith! Tháinig Norah agus Dhaid Clóda ins an

Minibus agus rith daoine istigh chun an áit is fearr a fháil. Dúramar

slán lenár tuismitheoirí agus bhuíomar ar an bhealach!!

Shroicheamar an taerfort dhá uair níos déanaí, ach fós ní raibh

tuirse orm! Bhíomar in am imeacht ag a sé a chlog agus go luath,

bhíomar socraithe síos ar an eitleán chuig an Fhrainc.

Shroicheamar an Fhrainc i ndiaidh uair go leith, ach ansin bhí orainn bus a fháil chuig an Páras agus ansin an Metro a thógáil go

dtí an arasán. Trí uaire níos déanaí bhíomar an, agus áit álainn í. Bhí ceithre arasán ann, ceann do na bhuachaillí, ceann do na

múinteoirí agus dhá chinn do na cailíní.

Ar an céad lá ní dhearnamar aon rud seachas pleidhcíocht timpeall na hárasáin; bhí an spraoi againn ach ag deireadh an lae bhí

tuirse an domhan orainn go léir. D’itheamar ár dinnéar agus chuamar a chodladh. An lá ina dhiaidh, chuamar timpeall an Áiteanna

thurasóirí go léir. Bhí a lán craic againn ag an Túr Eiffel; rith mise, Shane, Rachel agus Rebecca síos na staighre ar fad—thóg mé

fístéip de agus thog an rith iomlán cúig déag nóiméid—Whew!! Chonaiceamar an Eaglais cháiliúla Notre Dame—ní thuigim cén

fáth na chreid aoine gur chonaic mé Quasimodo ann! Ha!! Thug an lá seo an ocras orainn agus an oíche sin, d’ith mé 4 babhla

Pasta!! An la ina dhiaidh, chuamar chuig an Chaisleáin Versailles—cheapamar go raibh sé sin saghas leadránach, ach bhí craic

againn ar aon chuma!

An cuairt is fearr a bhí an cuairt chuig Disneyland!! Bhí sin comh spraoiúil! Chuamar ar na Rollercoasters, agus ceapaim gur

chuaigh mise ar an Space Mountain 4 uaire ar a laghad. Rinneamar beagnach gach rud a bhí sa pháirc agus fuaireamar ár lón

ann.

Ar an la deireanach, chuamar ag siopadóireacht beagnach an lá ar fad, agus ansin, bhí orainn an bhus a thógáil ar ais go dtí an

taerfort chun fill abhaile.

Ar an oíche sin sa bhaile, ní dóigh liom gur chodail mé comh sámh riamh!!

Lá Spórt Chuaigh an scoil ar turas go dtí Port Láirge ar an triú lá déag de mí Bealtaine le

haghaidh lá spórt. Thóg sé uair go leith ar an mbus, ach bhí an-chraic ag gach duine

ar. Nuair a shroicheamar an club rugbaí, bhíomar an taon scoil ann. Ansin, nuair a

tháinig Coláiste Phort Láirge amuigh, bhíomar curtha i ngrúpaí. Cuireadh mise lena

lán daoine o Phort Láirge agus beirt eile ó Meánscoil Gharman.

Bhí a lán comórtais ann; mar shampla an caitheamh wellie, cic thar an trasnán, rás

céad méadar, rás tríchosach, rás práta agus spúnóg, rás sac agus tag rugbaí.

Thógamar páirt i ngach rud . Ag deireadh an lá spórt, bhuaigh Rebecca sa dara

bhliain duais agus fuair an scoil duais freisin. Lá iontach a bhí ann.

The school went to Waterford on the 3rd May for sports day. It took an hour and a

half on the bus, but everyone had great craic. When we arrived, we were the only

school there; then Coláiste Pórt Láirge came out and we were put in groups. I was

put with mostly students from Waterford, and two others from Meánscoil Gharman.

There were a lot of competitions there; for example throw the wellie, kick over the crossbar, hundred metre race, three legged race, egg and spoon race, sack race and

tag rugby. We took part in everything. At the end of the sports day, Rebecca in second year won a prize and so did the school, It was a great day.

Seachtain na Gaeilge

Mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge, bhailigh daltaí ón chéad agus dara bliain le chéile le 3

Ghaelcholáiste eile san Oirdheisceart i gCill Chainnigh ar an Máirt 16ú Márta. Bhí cispheil, tag-

rugbaí, peil agus lúthchleasaíocht chomh maith le díospóireachtaí & tráth na gceist ar bun. Bhí an

lá ann – bhí sé suimiuil casadh le daltaí agus múinteoirí ó scoileanna eile san Oirdheisceart agus a

bheith páirteach i lainseáil ―Corn na Gréine‖ don scoil spórtúil is fearr. Bhí an díomá orainn, áfach,

nach raibh comórtas iománaíochta ann mar chuid den lá ach go raibh peil ann in ionad. Peil? I gCill

Chainnigh? Ní chreidim...

Beidh imeachtaí eile á n-eagrú sa scoil –srl.

As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge the school (1st and 2nd Years) got together with 3 other Gael-

choláistí from the South East, in Kilkenny, for a festival of Sport (basketball, tag-rugby, football and

athletics as well as debates and a table quiz). It was a great day – it was good to meet students

from other Gaelcholáistí and to be present for the launch of what will hopefully be an annual trophy- the ―sunshine trophy‖. We were disappointed, however that there was no

hurling competition – it was changed to football at the last minute. Football? In Kilkenny? I

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Amach ar an bParáid Inis Chórthaidh 1500 Lá

Teach Coill an Bhrúnaigh

Coill an Bhrúnaigh

Inis Corthaidh

Cuireadh ceist ar daltaí na céad

bliana céard iad na buaicphointí

(“highlights”) don bhliain dóibh. I

measc na freagraí a bhí acu ná:

“An turas go Bealach Conglais/Cill Chain-

nigh/Scátáil Oighir/Port Láirge” (Gachduine,

beagnach)

“Coisir na Nollag agus an cris cringle / Scléip

/ La Buí / Tráth na gCeist / Karaoke /

bualadh le cairde nua” (Gachduine Beagnach)

“Na cluichí sacar !!!!” (Ailbhe, Kayla, Róisín

1b)

“Nuair a Rinne mise agus ****** plean a

bhfuil “Top Secret”. Tá sí chun bualadh le

Aston agus é a phósadh” (Megan)

“Ní raibh aon scoil mar gheall ar an sneachta”

(Adhamh ó B agus daoine eile)

“An chéad lá nuair a thainig Rebecca amach

agus bhí sí ag rith I mo dhiaidh timpeall an

clós” (Anon)

“An lá ar an bus nuair a rinne an tiománaí

… (Níor mhaith leat é a chloisteáil) agus

ansin rith sé isteach sa leithreas. Bhí sé

uafásach.” (Megan)

“Canadh na carúil. (Brrr fuar)” (Kayla agus

daoine eile

“Ag caint ag am lón agus na ranganna Ealaíne”

(Claire)

“An lá roimh briseadh na cásca agus bhí seisiún

ceoil again. Bhí an atmaisféar thar barr nuair a

ghlac gach duine páirt ag canadh an amhrán “I’m

yours”” (Síofra)

“100% i scrúdú mata” (Róisín 1b, Fionnula)

“Thit mé ón bord in eolaíocht ach bheir James

orm” (anon)

“Ranganna Greannmhar” (Fionnula)

“Nuair a bhíomar ag dul go Cill Chainnigh bhris

an bus síos. Bhíomar ar thaobh an bóthair” (Tom)

“Cócaireacht” (Andrew)

“Bhí na múinteoirí an deas” (Seán)

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Scrúdaithe an tSamhraidh ag teacht 31ú lá Bealtaine—2ú lá Meitheamh.

Beidh turas ar an Déardaoin 3ú Meitheamh (ag tonnmharcaíocht i dTrá Mhór)

Beidh ceiliúradh Deireadh na Bliana agus Bronnadh na nDuaiseanna ar an Aoine 4ú.

Dúnfar an scoil ar 12.30

Beidh scrúdaithe an Teastas Sóisearach ag tosnú ar an gCéadaoin 9ú Meitheamh agus

leanfaidh siad ar aghaidh ar feadh coicíse. Guímid rath agus ádh ar an tríú bliain atá tar éis

obair go crua tríd na bliana—go n-éirí libh.

Tá buíochas mór tuillte ag Gráinne Ní Chuirc atá ag rith ar son na scoile i míní-marathon

na mban i mBaile Átha Cliath ar an 7ú lá Meitheamh. Tá foirmeacha urraíochta imithe

abhaile le gach dalta—bígí cinnte go bhfuil sibh at tabhairt tacaíocht di. Ádh mór ort a

Ghráinne ar an lá!

Athosclófar an scoil tar éis an tsamhraidh ar an 30ú lá Lúnasa (do na múinteoirí). Beidh

an chéad bhliain ar ais ar an Mhairt an 31ú, an dara bliain agus an tríú ar an gCéadaoin

1ú Meán Fómhair agus an 4ú bliain ar an Déardaoin 2ú Mean Fómhair.

Tá súil againn go mbeidh samhradh iontach agaibh go léir.

Imeachtaí

Ar an 7ú lá de Bealtaine, bhí lá buí sa scoil. Cuireadh ar siúl é ar son an Niall Mellon Township Trust Fund. Téann an dream go dtí

Cape Town san Aifric Theas gach bliain chun tithe a thógáil do na daoine bochta. Tháinig Vivienne Rynne chugainn cúpla mí ó shin

chun caint linn faoin obair. Spreag sin an dara bliain tabhairt faoi tionscnamh gníomhachtaí don OSSP, Teastas Shóisearaigh.

Roghnaigh muid chun an t-airgead a bhailiú do Vivienne. Dhíolamar suaitheantaisí “hardhats” agus bhí tráth na gceist agus “Lá Buí”

gan éadaigh scoile. Bhailíomar ar a laghad €500 (tá roinnt le teacht isteach fós). Go raibh maith agaibh go léir as ucht cabhrú linn

Bhí cainteoir freisin ó “Self Help Africa”. Bhí an caint an-suimiúil agus thaispeáin sé cé chomh pribhléideach a bhfuilimid, agus an

bochtannas atá amach sa saol.

Rinne roinnt de na daltaí troscadh ar son Trócaire agus ghéill roinnt eile na ghluais fóin ar feadh lá. Fuaireamar €350 don

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Tá an scoil ag glacadh páirt i scéim Rehab Recycle/WEEE. Tá an scoil ag scaipeadh boscaí cadhnra chun an choincheap athchúrsáil a

spreagadh.

Eoin - Ómós leat

Bhí tú ann ón tús, i gcónaí ann chun spreagadh, misneach agus inspioráid a thabhairt dúinn. Bhí do dhoras i gcónaí oscailte, agus tú ag fanacht dúinn ag an príomhdhoras chun fáilte a chur romhainn agus tí i gcónaí gealgháireach. Táimíd an-bhuíoch díot as an méid oibre a rinne tú dúinn agus don scoil iomlán, agus tá súil againn go mbeidh an meas chéanna ag na daltaí nua ort is a bhí againn ort anseo. Gabhaimid buíochas leat as ucht an méid deiseanna a thug tú dúinn, an méid doirse a d’oscail tú dúinn agus as an méid cuimhneacháin a thug tú dúinn nach ndéanfaimid dearmad orthu riamh. Beidh tú i gcónaí mar phríomhoide dúinn, Le grá An Triú Bhliain

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