National Success
Handwriting Competitionin
This was the sixth year that a National Competition had been held. Over 100,000 children nation-wide took part in the competition. Grace Howley of Portlaw N.S. Co Waterford came 1st in the Special Education Category. Grace traveled to Dublin on Saturday, 9th of May 1998 to The Teachers Club,36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1.with her family for the presentation to the National winners
Grace received a plaque, a medal and a walkman. Grace is now 12 and she is in Fifth Class. We hope that Grace wins many more wonderful writing competitions.
We have also had winners in previous years. Derek Larkin won in 1994 and Feana Walsh won an award in 1997. These winners were at local level
This is the first time that the school has ever had a national winner, so well done Grace
Grace and her family have kindly donated her lovely plaque to the school and this is now hanging in the hall.......Thank you Grace
Grace with her plaque
which was presented to her
in the
Teachers Club
in Dublin
Enjoy a couple of Grace's poems which she wrote specially for you.
Mammies
By Grace Howley
Mammies make lovely dinners I don’t like cous-cous,
Mammies make us do our homework but I don’t,
Mammies make me put on the telly I don’t,
I put a stamp on it instead.
Mammies make us put ice in our coke I don’t,
I put the ice down her back!
Mammies make us do the drying up,
I leave it all there!
Mammies make us tidy up the playroom I don’t,
I leave it all messy!
Mammies make us brush our teeth I don’t,
I spray toothpaste all over the mirror!
My Old Pal
My old pal is Mammy she makes lovely dinners
My old pal gave up drinking wine for Lent
My old pal is always cross with Ruth and Una
My old pal loves gin and tonic and sandwiches
My old pal watches Coronation Street.
A Visit to the Dentist
One night I had a throbbing toothache
I ran in to my mammy’s bedroom
Out of breath My cheeks were red rosy puffed and swollen
I curled up and whispered into her ear about the tooth
So she said have some thing small brush your teeth
You are going to the dentist for a check up just
Got dressed will you give your teacher my note
If you are brave I will buy you a meal of goods and a video.
" Charley's Angels "2001
Here is Grace visiting us in her special athletics tracksuit. She visited
us with her cert the day Don Conroy came to the school June 2002
By: Grace Howley
