The second years finished reading Plautus' play "The Swaggering Soldier" in class on Tuesday, 7th March.
Second years finished reading Plautus' play The Swaggering Soldier in class today. This Roman comedy was written in the 3rd century BCE. Two thousand and three hundred years later we are still finding the play amusing and entertaining. The moral of the play is that good triumphs over evil. In class, students discussed this theme with eloquence and interest. The play is the prescribed text for Topic 7 in the Junior Certificate - The Roman Theatre - Comedy.
After finishing reading the play we looked at the lyrics to a number of songs where the lyrics echo the thoughts of the protagonist Pyrgopolynices.
These were:
Carly Simon's "You're so vain"
Justin Bieber "Boyfriend"
Cher Lloyd "Swagger Jagger"
Well done to all of the 2nd years for participating with such enthusiasm.
Ms. Donohoe
Our Transition Year (TY) students hosted a successful coffee morning in the school hall to raise funds for Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services in Harold's Cross. Year groups visited the hall in turn for tea, coffee, and treats. Thanks to Ms. Maxwell, Ms. Talbot, Ms. McGill and all our TY students.
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On Wednesday, the 23rd of September, a group of us TY students had the opportunity to welcome Irish writer Elaine Garvey to our school, where we took part in a two-hour workshop with her. On Friday the 25th of September, we embarked on our weekly trip which brought us northside, to Glasnevin Cemetery, so write Ianis, Vihaan and Matthew B (TY Weekly editors).
Some of our Chinese students celebrated the Mooncake Festival this morning with traditional treats, and stories about the holiday. The round shape of the mooncakes mirrors the bright harvest moon, symbolizing family togetherness and completeness.
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