Our Class Poem: 6th Class 2013-2014: Enjoy! And... Take It Easy.

Memories of Our Class

Scoil Talbot, Mr Stuart’s (& Orla’s) Class 2013–2014

In the month of September
– I wonder if you remember? –
I was excited to say
you’re each intelligent in many-a-way.

And now it’s June
I’m singing the same tune…

Each of you’s different but each of you’s equal;

The game of life you’re winning,
because your potential you’re fulfilling.

No matter what say the rest,
you know God gave you a mission to be your best.

You learned to
“remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look to the future with confidence”
and to ask to “help me see with your eyes, listen with your ears, speak with your words, laugh with your laugh, and
love with your heart!” — to pray is the way.

You learned how to learn by aiming at a target; What’s great is you stick-with-it until you say “Got it!”

So, just who have we got, in this class that’s so hot?

Well, we got the two Adams — aren’t we lucky to have known ’em!

Bubbly Mr O’Connor beaming his beautiful smile ever so bright,

And calm Mr Morrison always wisely thinking carefully before getting the answer right.

We got three shockingly-talented and expressive people so artistic:

Wicked-writer Kerry, so super-insightful, our Councillor majestic;

Honest, kind, generous Alex so creative and ‘mathletic’;

And of course gentle, loving, dependable Adesuwa, so elegant and athletic.

And so many people—18!—made a giant jump in maths

Led by talented languages-learner Anjoola, an enthusiastic teacher of dance;

She made her giant jump better than any man, by telling her beautiful bustling brain: “Yes. I. Can.”

There’s enthusiastic and caring Chloe O’Connor; who to know is for us all both a joy and an honour.

To receive even just one of her big smiles, we’d all run for miles and miles!

The two Cians kept us all entertained — Having the craic was where they aimed!

Whenever your mood was down they’d have the remedy:
One after the other they’d spontaneously share their comedy!

They each developed their many intelligences:

Mr McCann especially in English and becoming a leader

Mr Donegan especially in Maths and becoming a coder!

And then there’s Ciara Murphy, not just resourceful but ever so helpful,

You’d be right for thinking you can’t get someone more friendly:

—But be warned: in soccer she turns deadly!

David is surely the greatest Man City fan, wouldn’t you say?

He’s so good at soccer we might see him with them on the telly one day!

After that career he’ll have many a choice: with his ‘Maths Master’ brain

He can create a life that all depends on his aim.

We’ve got more news we just have to publish… Dean Barry made the biggest jump in English!

Our superfast runner, with a beautiful smile and joking all the while, good at art, & a huge kind heart.

And the two talented Bolger boys — with such great performances to recall we must tell all:

Enthusiastic, hard-working, resilient Reece — memorably bringing down the house with his personal and powerful Slam Poem that was just zinging!

And quietly-confident and contemplative cousin ‘gentleman Evan’ — who hushed our minds and opened our hearts with his T’s‑Got-T singing !

Independent-minded, musical, and forever-fizzling Fisayo proved herself quite a writer.

She could become so famous that one day we’ll all be proudly shouting, ‘I knew her!’

Where would this class be without our oracle and animal-lover Glen McHugh?

If we ever had any question, asking him was the only thing to do.

Has there ever been a young man so articulate and wise

So perfectly-mannered with nothing but patient loving kindness beaming from his eyes.

Passionate Kaitlyn McBride’s a girl in any sport you always want on your side;

When she sings it’s like it’s to heaven you’ve flown after you’ve died.

She’s so full of so many abilities which she’s only beginning to discover;

And when she succeeds in ignoring others there’s no quicker learner.

And we’ve copped-on and quietly-popular Kellie O’Rourke, who’s ever so humble,

Whose success in life will make the world rumble!

True friend to all, an active listener,

Whoever’s not going to her school will madly miss her.

And then there’s our two Green Team leaders always fully alert and alive

Who led the whole school in getting Green Flag number five!

Of us all who showed she ‘gets’ Einstein’s saying “Questions are more important than answers”;
it must be Leah the pianist and typist record-breaker—as well as runner, singer, and dancer!

Teaming up with magnificent all-rounder and medic Maia Sloan,

A writer-extraordinaire — especially of poems.

And thankfully we’ve lovely and mellow Marilyn Obeng;

We’ll never forget her dancing the hit song Antenna to win T’s-Got-T with her sister;
She looked so comfortable and happy—we’re sure going to miss her!

There’s ever-jovial and drama-class-loving Morgan Murphy

Hard-working, brilliant-debating, & justice-seeking…

My guess is: in his future careers this world a better place he’ll be making!

And there’s the smiling Sean, ever-more confident and bubbly bright,

And because he’s ever-more thinking, he’s ever-more right!

And of course we all love our easy-going, jovial William — truly one in a million!

His future will be full of many great deeds,
Because wherever he aims his powerful mind, he succeeds!

And thank God for Rebecca, our 7-month wonder, so grateful just to be alive;

Consequently her happiness is boundless — just like her optimism and kindness!

If you think for a minute, we see she makes us realise

That thanking God for all the good and small things in our lives is ever so wise.

Now, many memories with time gradually fade away;

What matters more is to know that you had many a fine day.

But before time makes your Class memories history
I recommend you straight-away record some details so they won’t be a mystery.

Here’s some additional things I myself will keep in my memory so deep:

• Your Climate Change work and presentations, what’s to say except “Congratulations!”
• Your confirmation copies: so full of your Spirit, they surely God did much please.
• Your brilliant set-up-your-own business ideas: you’ll surely do so with ease.
• Your end-of-year Maths results: When I saw them, how fast they made my pulse!
• Your interest in psychology & controlling your mind: peace-of-mind is what you’ll find.
• Your self-created Friday prayer sessions, especially to Mary and Jesus;
  it’s through opening our hearts to God’s Love that we learned that Jesus needs us!
• The Debates of the Day: On the road to independent-thinking, you’re well on the way.
• Friday afternoon’s Talbot’s-Got-Talent, where week after week was repeated
  the powerful singing and acting to which we were all treated.
• And, of course, our School Tour in Blessington Lakes’ Avon Rí
  What a way to finish our primary school days with great glee!
  
  

Each of you is creative, multi-intelligent, and a wonderful act of creation;
Collectively so brilliant we had many moments of elation!

And now we’ve arrived at the end of the year; you move on to secondary while I stay here.
I sincerely hope, as the years come to pass, you’ll long remember the inner growth you experienced in our 6^th Class.

I hope you liked the poem. And, in case you haven't already seen them, our class photos are up on the school website if you click here. Good luck to each one of you in everything you do. I'll miss you and continuously wish you nothing but the best. Secondary school may seem a bit of a big change, but it's a change that will suit you. I can see each one of you continuing to blossom as teenagers into the wonderful, beautiful, helpful people you are. Four bits of advice, which I've found useful to live by, and one blessing... take it easy, just do it, grow till you go, to pray is the way, and God bless you. Martin Stuart