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30/09/2022

Parent’s Information Meetings

Tuesday October 4th: Rang 1/2 Parent’s Information Meeting will be held @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Miss Therese Crowley will be present. Postponed, teacher is ill.

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Thursday October 6th: Rang 6’s Parent’s Information Meeting is being held @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Present at this meeting will be Barth Harrington (Principal) and class teachers Ms. Niamh Mac Auley and Mr. Seán Daly. Refreshments will be provided by the Parent’s Association.

Thursday October 6th: Rang 5’s Parent’s Information Meeting is being held @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Present at this meeting will be class teachers Ms. Carol Ann O’Donovan and Mr. Seán Daly. Refreshments will be provided by the Parent’s Association.

Thursday October 6th: Rang 4’s Parent’s Information Meeting is being held @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Present at this meeting will be class teachers Mrs. Marie Hayes and Ms. Rebecca Hourihane. Refreshments will be provided by the Parent’s Association.

Thursday October 6th: Rang 3’s Parent’s Information Meeting is being held @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Present at this meeting will be class teachers Ms. Áine McCarthy. Refreshments will be provided by the Parent’s Association.

Thursday October 6th Rang 1: Parent’s Information Meeting is being held @ 7.00 p.m. Both teachers – Ms. Kathryn O’Shea and Ms. Karen O’Regan will be present.

Thursday October 6th Senior Infants: Parent’s Information Meeting is being held @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Ms. Michelle O’Neill will be present.

Thursday October 6th ASD Classes: Parent’s Information Meeting is being held @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Ms. Gillian Galvin and Mr. Paul Carmody.

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Thursday October 13th: Junior Infants‘ Parents Information Meeting and for new Parents to the school will be held on Thursday 13th of October @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Present at this meeting will be Mr. Barth Harrington (Principal), Class teachers Mrs. Marie Forristal, Mrs. Louise O’Regan, Deputy Principal Regina Fitzmaurice and SET teacher, Ms. Elaine Connolly, SNA Ms. Eilis McSweeney, Parent’s Association Chairperson Mr. Mark Griffin.
Ms. Michelle O’Neill is not available and sends her apologies.

Thursday October 13th: Rang 2/3’s Parent’s Information Meeting is being held on Thursday 13th of October @ 7.00 p.m. in the school. Present at this meeting will be Ms. Laura Connolly. Refreshments will be provided by the Parent’s Association.

Ukulele in Rang 4

Click below to hear the boys practising in Rang 4 with their teacher Mrs. Marie Hayes.

Mental Health Talk

Today, Education & Community Officer Susan Crowley of the Cork Mental Health Foundation visited 5th & 6th class in Scoil na mBuchaillí to talk about mental health, and why it’s important. She spoke how we all have mental health and how important it is to look after our mental health. 

The Cork Mental Health Foundation showed an animated video to the pupils to show that even if people online look happy, they might not actually be happy.The video had 2 characters, Sasha and André, they are both friends. The first character, Sasha, was stressed about doing well in school, and would get very upset when she failed a test. She would hold her feelings until she got home. Leading to her crying infront of her mother, she comforted  her and gave her a few tips to make her release stress and be happy, and it greatly worked. One of the tips was to do something that she liked such as watching TV to relieve the stress. 

The second character however, was dealing with a greater mental health issue . The second character, André, always looked happy on social media, but never actually was. He always had negative thoughts that kept growing and he was always overwhelmed.  However, when Sasha opened up to André, he started to tell Sasha his problems. Sasha recommended to André watching tv like she did but it didn’t help him feel better. So eventually Sasha told him that maybe he should talk to  a responsible adult. Once he went to his teacher , things got better for him, and he was happier.

By Gavin O’Brien, Rang 6

Bishop Fintan’s Mass

Many thanks to everyone who participated in Bishop Fintan’s Mass in Clonakilty recently – to the choir, the musicians and the sound crew. They were all excellent! Thanks also to Mrs. Elaine Connolly for directing the choir, to Ms. Fitzmaurice and Ms. Noreen Collins for their help on the night. Thanks to Mrs. Margaret Deegan for playing the flute.

Sciath na Scol Match v Ballinora

Our Sciath na Scol team travelled to Ballinora on Wednesday 28th of September to play their first match in three years. Unfortunately after a very close contest we lost by just a few points. It was a very exciting game and the boys were excellent! Many thanks to Mrs. Marie Forristal and Mr. Paul Carmody for accompanying the team on the day.

Apples for Juniors

The Junior Infant boys harvested apples from our apple tree this week. They were delighted to try some apple slices and some stewed apple after their hard work. Yum!

Juniors at P.E.

Lego in Rang 2/3

Rang 5 Walk down the Inchydoney Road

Juniors at Play

More Warden Photos

Notes from artists at SnB gigs

Bushmount Visit

Acoustic Forum @ SnB – Guitar Festival 2022

We had a fantastic night on Friday at the Acoustic Forum in SnB. Many thanks to Ray at DeBarra’s and John Fitzgerald for their support.

Thanks to Noreen Collins and Regina Fitzmaurice and the lighting crew for their help on the night.

Junior Infants – Photo Montage of their first day

We have created a photo montage of your child’s first day at SnB. If you would like to order it (free of charge), please click yes on the Aladdin Permissions App.

Guitar Festival

The Kates

Many thanks to Ray Blackwell at De Barras for organising bands to come to SnB for the Guitar Festival again this year. Thanks to “The Kates” who played here on Friday 9th of September.

Xylouris White

Rawney

Andy Irvine

Sciath na Scol Training Starts

Many thanks to Mrs. Marie Forristal, Mr. Paul Carmody, Mr. Seán Daly and Ms. Margaret Hayes for taking the boys for Sciath na Scol Training.

Warden Training with Chris Hinchy for Rang 5 agus Rang 6

Many thanks to Mr. Chris Hinchy for training our wardens again this year.

A Great Start for Rang 7 (Ms. Galvin’s)

A Great Start in Rang 7 

Rang 7 have been busy doing lots of activities around their autumn topic and the story of the Gingerbread Man since they have returned to school. 

First day at SnB

A huge SnB welcome to all our new infants and children in other classes who started school today.

Presentation to Monsignor Aidan O’Driscoll

On Friday 2nd of September Monsignor Aidan was presented with a “low whistle” from all at SnB in recognition of all the support he has given the school over the past 10 years.

We wish him well in Carrigaline!

Poker School in Rang 6!!!???

Permission Notes – e.g. RSE, Swimming, Chess, Basketball etc

Please note the only way to join up for Chess, Basketball, Sciath na Scol etc is to tick the Permission App on Aladdin. What you find below is just pdfs of the Permission Notes.

Please click here to open the folder with all the notes below in it.
Chess Note for Learner’s Chess.
Chess Note for Player’s Chess.
Basketball Note.
Warden Permission Note.
RSE Permission Note for all classes – Juniors – Rang 6
Sciath na Scol notes for Rang 5 and Rang 6.
Swimming Note for Rang 2-3 and for Rang 1 – Rang 6.
Altar Permission Notes.
Allianz Pupil’s Personal Accident Note.

School Fees 2022/2023

Dear Parents, please find the list of fees for the coming year. Music enrolment is only by the App again this year. Guitar Rental: we are changing the guitar rental scheme this year as new instruments will have to be purchased. The new fee is non refundable but is reduced to €25 instead of €50. Closing date for all fees please is Friday 30th of September 2022 (except for Milk and Swimming which are due on their due dates). If you are worried about any of the fees below – please don’t worry! Contact Barth Harrington on 023 8834487 to discuss the matter.

Art and Craft (all classes) (€12) + Drama (€2): €14.00 Christmas Magazine 2022/2023: €5.00 (all classes) Elocution (all classes): €8.50 French Lessons Term 1 (Rang 2 – Rang 6): €8.00 French Lessons Term 2 (Rang 2 – Rang 6): €8.00 Photocopying & Printing (all classes): €20.00 Rental Scheme (Rang 1 – Rang 6): €30.00 Swimming (Rang 1 – Rang 6): €49.00 Zumba dancing (Special classes, Junior Infants – Rang 2/3): €6.00

Optional Allianz Pupil Personal Accident Insurance- School hours only: €6.00 Allianz Pupil Personal Accident Insurance- 24 hours: €9.00 Milk Term 1 | September – Christmas 2022 (All Classes): €? Milk Term 2 | January – Easter 2023 (All Classes): €? Milk Term 3 | April – June 2023 (All Classes) | €?

Music Lessons (Optional) Music enrolment for 2022 /2023 Term 1 (these lessons are optional) Please note: your child can only study 2 instruments maximum. Cajon Lessons with Laurie Hedger (Rang 1 – Rang 6) €20 Drum Lessons with Laurie Hedger (Rang 3 – Rang 6): €40 Brass Instruments with Adrian Hanley (the instrument will be supplied to the child) (Rang 3 – Rang 6): €150 Kay O’Flynn: Guitar (Rang 2 – Rang 6): €84 Kay O’Flynn: Keyboard (Rang 2 – Rang 6): €84 Kay O’Flynn: Tin Whistle (Senior Infants – Rang 6): €84 Kay O’Flynn: Accordion (Individual lessons): (Rang 2 – Rang 6): €110 Following the surveys we conducted in 2019 with regard to music in our school, the Parent’s Association and the B.O.M. have put aside money for parents who may find the cost of the Music Lessons prohibitive.  Please contact Barth Harrington about this on 023 8834487. Also money is available to purchase instruments which can be loaned to children.  Many thanks to the P.A. and B.O.M. for this.  We purchased 12 guitars for the scheme.  These guitars are excellent and will have to be cared for by the boys.

Soccer Teams

Click here to view 2022/2023 soccer teams

2022/2023 Calendar

Dates for your Diary

• Music – enrolling for this school year i.e. Kay O’Flynn (guitar, tin whistle, keyboard etc), Adrian Hanly (brass instruments) and Laurie Hedger (drums) is only being done by the Aladdin App. This has been available since July. Please visit the School Website or click here if you would like to check which instruments are suitable for which classes.
• 9th of September: Swimming starts for Rang 2/3
• 1st of October: online enrolment starts for 2023/2024.
• 17th of October: Teacher Inservice day – School closed.
• Parent’s Meetings: Information Meetings for parents in October. It’s possible that these may be done via Zoom or in person. More details later.
• The AGM of the Parent’s Association will be held in October. As above: Details later. At this meeting we will be choosing a mother and father to be members of the Board of Management for the next 4 years.
• October 31st – 4th of November: Mid term break.
• November 17th: Parent / Teacher meetings.
• December 21st: The children get their Christmas Holidays @ 12.00 p.m.
• December 22nd – January 4th: Christmas holidays
• 5th of January 2023: Back to school after Christmas.
• 1st of February 2023: Enrolment / Open Day in SnB. Places are offered to children for 2023/2024.
• 6th of February 2023: School closed, Bank Holiday.
• 15th of February 2023: Final date for accepting a place in SnB for 2023/2024.
• 16th & 17th of February 2023: School closed, mid term break.
• 17th of March 2023: School closed, St. Patrick’s Day.
• 31st of March 2023: The children get their Easter Holidays @ 12.00 p.m.
• 3rd – 14th of April 2023: Easter Holidays.
• 1st of May 2023: School closed, Bank Holiday.
• 15th of May 2023: School closed, holiday.
• 5th & 6th of June 2023: School closed.
• 21st and 22nd of June 2023: Proposed dates for Scoilavision 2023.
• Sixth class party: to be decided
• 28th of June 2023: The children get their Summer Holidays @ 12.00 p.m.

Advertising

If you would like to book an ad for the coming school year 2022 – 2023 please let Noreen know as soon as possible.  The number of ads is limited.  Our Links goes to all parents in the school – 10 times a year – at the beginning of each month. Now due to the fact that it’s online many more people will view the Links. The cost is €20 per issue or at a discount of €150 for the entire year!  Please ring 8834487 if you are interested.

Old Brewery Montessori School

Clonakilty Park Cinema

The Emmet Hotel

What’s going on? … in school and extra-curricular activities.

Basketball 22/23: Basketball training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the end of September / early October. Thanks to Ms. Carol Anne O’Donovan / Seán Daly / Paul Carmody for assisting again with Basketball this year. This year it have to be run as last year – Tuesday will be for Rang 5 / Thursday will be for Rang 6.

Quizzard ‘22/23: will start soon. Classes from Rang 3 – Rang 6 will be participating. This will start in November.

Chess: starts at the end of September. Boys in Rang 4, Rang 5 and Rang 6 may participate. It will run on Tuesdays and Wednesday after school. We hope to start before the end of September and end before Easter.
Thanks to Ms. Niamh Mac Auley for her help with the players. Thanks to Ms. Gillian Galvin for her help with the Learners Chess Club.

Soccer Competitions

Senior Infants Soccer
Held on Fridays only
Rang 1
Held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Teams are on website.
Rang 2
Held on Mondays / Wednesday – depending on what team you are on. Teams are on the website.
Rang 3
Held on Mondays. Teams are on website.
Rang 4
Held on Tuesdays. Teams are on website.
Rang 5
Held on Wednesdays. Teams are on website.
Rang 6
Held on Thursdays. Teams are on website.

Multi-Media Authoring / Video Editing / Computer Lessons / Coderdojo – for Rang 2, Rang 3, Rang 4, Rang 5 and Rang 6 will hopefully start this year. Thanks to Mrs. Margaret Deegan for hopefully teaching Coder Dojo to Rang 2 each week.

Swimming: for Rang 2/3 starts on the 9th of September.

Wardens – every year Rang 6 act as School Wardens. The scheme is up and running. Thanks to our team of SET teachers who are looking after the wardens again this year. Thanks also to Chris Hinchy for his help again this year.

GAA – Conan O’Donovan on Wednesdays.
Rugby – Finbarr O’Mahony on Fridays starting on the 2nd of September.

Sciath na Scol Competitions – training will start soon.

Bateman’s Shoes

15,000 Bottles refilled at the Water Cooler

P.E. / Soccer Timetable

Class	Soccer	P.E.
Junior Infants (Mrs. Marie Forristal)	Not applicable	Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Junior Infants /Senior Infants (Ms. Michelle O’Neill)	Fridays for Seniors	Wednesdays and Fridays
Rang 1 (Ms. Kathryn O’Shea / Ms. Karen O’Regan	Tuesdays and Thursdays	Tuesdays and Fridays
Rang 1 / 2 (Miss Therese Crowley	Tuesdays & Thursdays for Rang 1 Mondays & Wednesdays for Rang 2	Tuesdays and Thursdays
Rang 2/3 (?)	Mondays & Wednesdays for Rang 2 Mondays for Rang 3	Mondays and Fridays
Rang 3 (?)	Mondays	Mondays and Thursday
Rang 4 (Mrs. Marie Hayes)	Tuesdays	Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Rang 5 (Ms. Carol Ann O’Donovan)	Wednesdays	Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Rang 5/6 (Mr. Seán Daly)	Wednesdays for Rang 5 Thursdays for Rang 6	Mondays and Fridays
Rang 6 (Ms. Niamh Mac Auley)	Thursdays	Tuesdays and Thursdays

Contact Numbers

If you have moved, changed phone/mobile numbers or changed doctor or emergency contact person or got a new email address – please update these details on the Aladdin App yourself so that we can contact you in case of emergency. You can do this yourself, there is no need to ring in, just change it on the App and we will be notified automatically.

We will no longer be sending texts to parents – we will just use the Aladdin app.

Facts of the Month

Gentleman, Lift Off Boy & PenMan of the Week

“Cent” Box – Thorntree Project

“Cent” boxes will continue this year.
Rang 5 (Ms. Carol Ann O’Donovan) and Rang 5/6(Mr. Seán Daly) will be in charge of this and will inform you later of how it will be organised. We have been assisting the Thorntree Project since 2015, when we release a Christmas single “Butterfly Child”. Please support this worthy cause, when asked to do so.

Nut Allergy – IMPORTANT!

Contact Numbers

If you have moved, changed phone/mobile numbers or changed doctor or emergency contact person or got a new email address – please update these details on the Aladdin App yourself so that we can contact you in case of emergency. You can do this yourself, there is no need to ring in, just change it on the App and we will be notified automatically.

We will no longer be sending texts to parents – we will just use the Aladdin app.

Recycling – Green Waste

Over the past few years we have tried – in vain – to recycle our Green Waste and unfortunately it hasn’t worked out, probably because the only waste was fruit.
The Recycling bins have being attracting visitors that we don’t want! Because of this we are asking boys to bring home their apple cores, banana skins (organic waste) etc from now on.

Tin foil and uneaten lunches will be brought home also. Many thanks for your cooperation.

Roots of Empathy

Roots of Empathy is an international, universal,  evidence-based, classroom programme that has shown dramatic effect in reducing aggression among school children while raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. Barnardos was chosen as the lead agency to deliver the programme in Ireland in 2011.
The programme has been delivered in a hundred and thirty primary schools around Ireland with a small number of schools in Cork and Waterford already participating. As a result of support from the Tomar Trust, Barnardos is now in a position to roll out the programme in West Cork & Waterford schools. They are currently developing a three year plan to involve schools in Cork and Waterford in the Roots of Empathy programme. We have been chosen as one of the West Cork Schools and will be implementing the programme this coming year. Please note Covid-19 may change these plans.