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Winners of the Compose a Prayer
and Design a Bookmark competitions |
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To coincide with the publication of
Moving On and the completion of the first four books in the Follow
Me series, the Church of Ireland Board of Education ran
two competitions for pupils in schools using the programme.
The winners have been announced and
are listed below.
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Compose a prayer
For pupils currently in either 1st or 2nd class. (P3 or P4).
This prayer may be used in the 3rd class book to be produced in May
2004 and will be published on the web site. The prayer is to be
original work, no more than 40 words in length and should be on the
theme "Following Jesus".
Results
It was a very difficult decision to make, The judge was impressed with
the standard of prayers. She was looking for prayers written in
the child’s OWN words, from the child’s own perspective. Thank
you to the teachers who encouraged their classes to take part.
It was decided to award a commended Certificate to a pupil from each
school not placed in the prizes.
Overall Winner:
Elaine French (2nd class) - St. Fin Barre’s National School (Teacher:
Bernadette Wright)
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for my brother and sister, help me to love them and
care more for them and try not to fight with them.
Thank you Jesus for everyone and everything. Amen.
2nd prize:
Alex Young (1st class) - Springdale National School, Raheny (Teacher:
Lesley Lynch)
Dear God,
Please help me to follow Jesus. Remind me to be friendly and to
help others. Amen.
3rd prize:
Danny Strutt (2nd class) and John Burke (1st class) - Holy Trinity
National School, Westport (Teacher: Mary Hegarty)
Thank you God for this new day
as I laugh, sing and play.
I will love you all the way.
I shall pray every day.
(Danny Strutt - 2nd class) |
Following Jesus.
I will follow you Jesus day by day.
You keep me safe as I follow
you.
(John Burke - 1st class) |
Highly Commended:
Vicky Waller (2nd class) - Kilmore School, Farragh, Ballinagh, Co.
Cavan (Teacher: Mrs Lindsay)
O God you are with me all day and all night.
I know you love me and you love everyone.
I am sorry for all the bad things I have done.
Bless us O God. Amen.
Danielle Duffy (2nd class) - Kilternan
Church of Ireland National
School, Dublin (Teacher: Mrs Bennett)
I always follow Jesus
Mostly when I'm sad
Or the things I have done that are bad.
I like to follow Jesus
For all the best
Even when I be a pest. Amen.
Amy Byrne (1st class) - Rathgar National School, Dublin (Teacher: Ms
Kelly)
Dear Jesus, thank you.
You're very nice.
You died for us.
You're so good, you took care of me.
I love all of you.
I want to follow you.
Jack Groarke (2nd class) - St.Luke’s National School, Douglas, Cork
(Teacher: Norma Crowley)
Following Jesus.
Thank you God for all the things you gave us. Help us to follow
you and to say sorry to the people we hurt.
Help us to forgive the people who hurt us and help us to try
again. Amen.
Heather Skehan (2nd class) - Castleknock National School, Dublin
(Teacher: Ms Fraser)
Following Jesus.
O Lord, help us to love you and others too.
Help us to care for everyone especially mothers, fathers and
you.
Can you help us to keep our friendship forever and ever?
Help everyone to be friends forever. Amen.
Jonathan Earle (2nd class) - Kilnamanagh National School, Oulart, Co.
Wexford (Teacher: Mrs Hatton)
I love God because he is the father of the world
and he made me and everyone else and he made sheep.
Design a
bookmark
For pupils currently in Infants, 1st or 2nd class (P1-4).
We intend to publish a bookmark to advertise this website
www.followme-series.org. The winning entry will be used as a
basis for a design that will be distributed to all schools using the
Follow Me programme.
The design on the bookmark is to be in one colour only and must
include the web address:
www.followme-series.org
The bookmark is to be not more than 21cm long and 10cm wide.
Remember that bookmarks have two sides.
Results
Once again it was a very difficult decision for the judge. Many
children ruled themselves out of contention for prizes by overuse of
colours. Simplicity of design and clarity of the web address
were important criteria in selecting winners.
Overall Winner:
Peter Fitzgerald (Junior Infants) - Rathgar National School, Dublin
(Teacher: Christine Ferguson)
(This bookmark will need to have the colours enriched for printing and
the judge also recommends adding the Follow Me logo (from the books)
to the picture side to fill some of the white area.)
View bookmark
2nd prize winners:
Robert Fabby (Senior Infants) - Holy Trinity National School,
Westport, Co Mayo (Teacher: Mary Hegarty)
View bookmark Hazel Moran (1st Class) - Holy Trinity National School, Westport, Co
Mayo (Teacher: Mary Hegarty)
View bookmark Doris Obialor (2nd Class) - Bandonbridge National School, Cork
(Teacher: Miss Bowers)
View bookmark Highly
Commended:
Ayesha Roche (2nd class) - St. John’s Parochial National School,
Tralee, Co Kerry (Teacher: Mrs Fitzell)
View bookmark |
