Scoil Eoin Phoil II

Hats Off For Africa

2012-02-24T02:34:00.000-08:00

Here are some photographs to show how the boys in Scoil Eoin Phoil 11 celebrated Hats Off For Africa 2012. We raised €85.77 and we all had great fun wearing all our funny hats for the day. The last photo really captures Hats Off For Africa, can you guess who threw their hat the highest??

Slieve Bloom Mountain Trek

2012-02-20T03:45:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of our very enjoyable trek up the Slieve Bloom mountains. Our tour guide Niamh showed us and told us some very interesting facts along the way. We had some lunch and we were all exhausted when we got back to the bus. This resulted in a very quiet bus trip home. Thanks to Sir Glynn for organising this trip and we all look forward to the next D.F.L. prize

Christmas Carol Singing 2011

2011-12-22T04:27:00.000-08:00

Third Class Tour

2011-06-02T14:46:00.000-07:00

Third Class tour

2011-06-02T14:34:00.000-07:00

This year third class went on their school tour to Lough Boora and Clonmacnoise. A great day was had by all.

Food Dudes 2011

2011-03-30T14:49:00.000-07:00

Food Dudes 2011

What is the Food Dudes programme ?
Food Dudes is a programme developed by the University of Wales Bangor to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables both in school and at home.

The Food Dudes are four young super-heroes: Charlie, Tom, Raz and Rocco. By eating their favourite fruit or vegetables, the Food Dudes gain special powers which enable them to save the world and the Life Force from a gang of baddies: The Junk Punks. General Junk and his side-kicks, Miss Demeanour, and Master Disaster are trying to drain the energy of the world by depriving it of nutritious fruit and veg. With their special powers, given to them by carrots, tomatoes, raspberries and broccoli, the Food Dudes feed the Life Force and foil the Junk Punks.
There are two main phases to the Programme:

Phase 1 is an intensive intervention which lasts 16 days. During this time, children are given fruit and vegetables while they are read a letter and/or watch a specially designed video of the Food Dudes. These super-heroes save the life force from a gang of baddies whose objective is to take away the energy of the world by depriving it of nutritious fruit and veg. Each day the children are rewarded with small prizes for successfully eating the fruit and veg. This phase is primarily school based, although children keep a diary of fruit and veg they have eaten at home.

Phase 2 extends the home element of the Food Dudes Programme by encouraging the children to bring their own fruit and veg to school everyday in special Food Dudes containers. Classroom wall charts are used to record progress, and children receive Food Dudes certificates and further rewards upon reaching goals. This phase maintains fruit and veg consumption in the longer term.

Best of Luck with you mission,

Scoil Eoin Phoil 11

Carpenters in Action!!

2011-02-16T12:44:00.000-08:00

The boys in Scoil Eoin Phoil got a little taste of whats its like to be a carpenter for a day.Equipped with hammer and nails and a plank of wood, they created signs. A great day was had by all, many claimed it was their first time to use a hammer!.

Carpenters in Action

2011-02-16T12:40:00.000-08:00

Christmas Concert

2011-01-12T13:57:00.000-08:00

On Monday the 20th of December Scoil Eoin Phoil had their Christmas Concert which was also celebrating the 30th anniversairy of the opening of the school. Despite the bad weather a huge crowd turned up to witness the talent on the night. Congratulations to all involved as a great night was had by all.

Christmas Concert

2011-01-12T13:54:00.000-08:00

Christmas Concert

2011-01-12T13:42:00.000-08:00

The boys from Sixth Class enjoying Science Week at Tullamore College

2010-11-10T12:56:00.000-08:00

The boys had a great time at the Science day organised by the teachers and transition year students at Tullamore College. There was a large range of experiments for the boys to try and among the favourites were the "Gloop" and the "Coke Distillery". The students of Scoil Eoin Phóil 2 would like to thank the students of transition year and fifth year for all the effort they went to in welcoming us to the school

Artists in the making (5th class)

2010-11-02T03:58:00.000-07:00

5th class are budding artists as they replicate Andy Warhol work, engage in 3-d mask construction, create mono chrome works, explosions of colour in star bursts and created a spooky classroom atmosphere with there Hallowen pastel images.

FireOfficers Visit Third Class

2010-11-01T13:41:00.000-07:00

As part of Fire Safety Week, local fireofficers visited Third Class to highlight the many firehazards in the home. The men talked about their job and the many dangers relating to fires. The boys got to see some of the equipment the fireofficers use and how they work. They watched a dvd which highlighted how quickly a fire can start and engulf a room. Each boy received a firesafety pack which included games, characters and lots of fun things. The boys were very impressed with the presentation and lots of them wanted to be a firemen as a result.

Third Class love Leah Victoria Park

2010-11-01T13:29:00.000-07:00

On Thursday the 21st of October, third class got the opportunity to attend Leah Victoria Park to practise their soccer skills and have some fun. A great day was had by all. Future stars in the making!!

Scoil Eoin Phoil Officials "Give Respect and Get Respect"

2010-10-11T06:59:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday was an exciting day for Scoil Eoin Phoil. Three of our Sixth Class students were chosen to officiate during the mini-games at half-time in the Offaly Senior Football County Final. This was part of the ‘Give Respect, Get Respect’ campaign and also marked the anniversary of the 1960/61 Offaly All-Ireland Football winning team. The boys chosen from Scoil Eoin Phoil were Ryan Sheerin, Cian Brennan and Aaron Leavy and the half-time match was contested between Durrow and GaelScoil. Both teams played the game in a sporting manner and shook hands at the end of it. Scoil Eoin Phoil would like to thank Carina Haverty for organising the event.

5th Class visits the Town Council

2010-09-30T09:11:00.000-07:00

Fifth Class boys question Tullamore Town Councillors

European Union Mini-Project

2010-09-30T06:12:00.000-07:00

This week Mr. Finnerty's Sixth class completed mini-projects on all of the countries in the European Union. There are 27 countries in the E.U. so working in groups we completed mini-projects on three to five countries each. We learned a lot about the European countries. Some interesting facts include the fact that The Vasco De Gama Bridge in Portugal is the longest bridge in europe. Also, did you know that Olek Kirk from Denmark invented Lego? The Eiffel Tower can wobble up to 10 centimentres to the left and right when it is windy. And the second largest building in the world is the parliament palace in Romania.

Japanese Culture

2010-09-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

This week Mr. Finnerty's sixth class explored Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper to make objects and animals. We made a paper banger, a paper water bomb and the Cranes pictured here.

For thousands of years the Japanese culture has treasured the crane as a symbol of honor and loyalty. The crane is a majestic bird which mates for life and is extremely loyal to its partner. The bird is strong, graceful and beautiful. Because of the great importance of the crane, the Japanese people feel that a person who folds 1,000 cranes will be granted his or her greatest wish.

We also tasted Sushi which is a Japanese dish consisting of cooked vinegared rice which is commonly topped with other ingredients, such as fish or other seafood. The Sushi we tasted was smoked salmon wrapped in rice and pressed seaweed. We tasted Wasabi paste, a strong mustard made from horseradish and pickled ginger. We dipped the Sushi in Soy Sauce and tried, unsuccessfully, to eat the whole piece at once!

Receiving our Second Green Flag-June 2010

2010-09-07T15:14:00.000-07:00

2010-09-07T15:12:00.000-07:00

Staff with Brian Cowen

2010-09-07T15:08:00.000-07:00

Green School Committee

5.Sixth Class

2010-09-07T14:56:00.000-07:00

4.Fifth Class

2010-09-07T14:55:00.000-07:00

Making Faces-May 2010

2010-09-03T09:47:00.000-07:00

Third Class

2010-08-28T10:44:00.001-07:00

Fourth Class

2010-08-28T10:43:00.001-07:00