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27/10/2023

Dates for your Diary

• Hallowe’en Fancy Dress Parade: Friday 27th of October. We are again collecting for the Mercy Hospital – Mercy Heroes. Contributions can be made on Aladdin.
• 30th of October – 3rd of November: Mid-term break.
• The AGM of the Parent’s Association will be held in November. 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.
• November 16th: Parent / Teacher meetings day, but they will be held throughout November in reality.
• 8th of December: Swimming starts for Rang 2 and Rang 4. Finishes on the 2nd of February 2024.
• December 22nd: The children get their Christmas Holidays @ 12.00 p.m.
• December 23rd – January 7th: Christmas holidays
• 8th of January 2024: Back to school after Christmas.
• 5th of February 2024: School closed, Bank Holiday.
• 7th of February 2024: Enrolment / Open Day in SnB. Places are offered to children for 2024/2025.
• 9th of February 2024: Swimming starts for half Rang 6 and all Rang 5/6. Finishes on 12th of April 2024.
• 15th & 16th of February 2024: School closed, mid term break.
• 21st of February 2024: Final date for accepting a place in SnB for 2024/2025.
• 18th of March 2024: School closed, St. Patrick’s Day.
• 22nd of March 2024: The children get their Easter Holidays @ 12.00 p.m.
• 23rd of March – 7th of April 2023: Easter Holidays.
• Back to school after Easter Holidays: 8th of April, 2024
• 19th of April 2024: Swimming starts for Rang 1 and the second half of Rang 6. Finishes on 24th of May.
• 6th of May 2024: School closed, Bank Holiday.
• 7th of May 2024: School closed.
• Saturday 18th of May, 2024 @ 11.00 a.m.: First Holy Communion: Saturday 18th of May, 2024 @ 11.00 a.m. in the Parish Church
• 3rd of June 2024: School closed, Bank Holiday.
• 4th of June 2024: School closed.
• 27th of June 2024: Sixth class party
• 27th of June 2024: The children get their Summer Holidays @ 12.00 p.m.
• 28th of June 2024: Summer school starts.

2023/2024 Calendar

Enrolment starts on 1st of October for 2024/2025

Enrolment starts on the 1st of October for 2024/2025. Please click here to view all information about the enrolment process and click the link to complete the online form to request an Enrolment form.

Deich gCeist – Deireadh Fómhair: Maith Thú Mr Carmody!

Beimid ag deanamh Deich gCeist i rith an bhlian! Seo é an cead duine ó Scoil na mBuachaillí Maith Thú Mr Carmody!

Rubix Cube Competition

Top so far

Conor McCarthy 34 seconds
Maroof Ali 48 seconds
Louis Kitagwa 54 seconds
Ruari Harrison 58 seconds
Evan Lawless 68 seconds
JJ O’Donnell 71 seconds
Lovro Kordic 72 seconds

Halloween Aistear in Juniors

The Junior Infants have enjoyed a very spooky time over the last 2 weeks. We have been playing spooky games, making spiders and exploring the witches den!

6th Class Debating

Well done to our victorious 6th class debating team. Article to follow.

Halloween Games

Junior Infants, Senior Infants and Rang 7 enjoyed a morning of Halloween games.  From apple bobbing to dress up and much more, great fun was had by all!

Scary Barbie – created by Rang 7

Orienteering photo 5th 6th class photo Tramore Valley Park

Rockets in Rang 1

Some of the Lego creations from 2nd/3rd a class

Rang 2/3: Irish Myths and Legends

2nd and 3rd class have been studying Irish myths and legends. Each group created a project on a different myth and used the school iPads, laptops and library to research.

Ethan and Cathy donate guitars to the school

Finn displays the The Brown Bull of Cooley

Debating Practice in Rang 6

6th class help Mr. Carmody’s class try out Archery

School Mass

Rugby Seniors A

SnB v Crosshaven N.S. – Sciath na Scol Final

SNB can be very proud of their efforts today in very wet and windy weather away in Crosshaven. Crosshaven were just too strong on the day with a towering full forward and midfielder who bossed the aerial battle. We never gave up and managed to outscore Crosshaven in the second half. The boys were understandably upset at the final whistle, but they can hold their heads up in the way they represented themselves and their school. Reaching a semi final is a great achievement! Many thanks to all the teachers who coaced the boys since September: Seán Daly, Ciarán Crowley, Marie Forristal. Paul Carmody.

Finbarr swims for SnB

Finbarr swam in the Munster Schools Swimming Gala at the weekend in the University of Limerick. He represented his school Scoil na mBuachaillí with commitment and pride and swam so well in both his events the 50M Freestyle and 50M Butterfly. Well done Finbarr.

West Cork Hurlers visit SnB

Zumba for the Senior Classes

Space Week in 2nd class

We had so much fun over the last 2 weeks learning about space, the solar system and all the different planets. We had also been learning about paper maîche and decided it was the prime opportunity to use it!

Gardening Team hard at work getting the garden ready for Winter

Seniors infants loved their rugby session with Josh!

Orienteering in 5th & 6th in preparation for Tramore Valley Park

Starting to learn Christmas Hymns

Green and red day in SNB to support the Clon hurlers this weekend

Spooky Cookies 

Rang 1 and Rang 7 have been busy getting into the spirit of Halloween! From scary faces to spine-chilling dance moves.  Great fun was had creating our spooky cookies. 

Gentleman, PenMan, Gaeilgeoir, Lift Off Boy | October 2023

Seán and Philip O’Neill at the “Michael Collins Time Capsule” Ceremony

National Tree Day

To mark National Tree  Day October 5th, Padraig Hurley, Cian O Donovan,  Ben Deasy & Donnacha created a presentation. They visited all classrooms to tell them about the Hazel Tree. Well done to the team on a great presentation!

OT Lessons in Rang 6

This week 6th class took part in a Gross Motor class with Karyn O’Brien our in house OT. 6th class had great fun hopping,  skipping, tight rope walks and testing out their ‘Superman’ pose!

Presenting Projects in Rang 6

Andrew Hickey & Sam Murphy

Over the last few weeks, our class has been working on our Projects. A few weeks ago, Ms Mac Auley did a draw to see who would get what countries. Some students got to do it in pairs. Then we got to work! We made a Google Slides presentation on it, brought in food, some people might even teach us the Haka! People brought in various foods, like sushi, apple tart, Welsh scones , English scones and many more delicious treats are in store for us!

We are presenting our projects over the course of four weeks. We’ve only done the two batches so far. We present roughly 4-5 projects every Friday afternoon. We look forward to the final presentations just as the World Cup finals loom on October 28th.

Cycling with Ulick

Juniors at Play

Juniors Lining up in the Senior Yard

1st Class had A Busy Start To October

A great day at the Rugby Blitz. As part of ‘Our Town’ Project 1st Class will be out and about visiting places around Clonakilty- Already they have visited Bushmount Grounds and The Church to view the Stain glass windows. And some P.E. fun in the Autumn sun.

LLO in Junior Infants

New Infants – First Day Photo

If you wish to order a photo of your child’s first day at school, please go to the Aladdin App and tick the permission section to request a copy of the photo (free).

Parent’s Association Clothes Collection

Presenting Projects in Rang 6

Rugby World Cup in Rang 7

To celebrate Ireland’s success to date in their group, Rang 7 and Rang 2 delved into the host country’s culture. They learned some French phrases with help from Théo and Sam, discovered more about famous landmarks and enjoyed some crêpes! ALLEZ LES VERTS! 

Water Refiller

Gentleman, PenMan, Lift Off Boys, Gaeilgeoir of the Week

Getting Ready for First Friday Mass

Rugby Blitz

Many thanks to Geoff Murphy and all at the Rugby Club for organising a fantastic blitz last week. Thanks to Mr. Seán Daly for organising the classes at SnB.

School Fees 2023/2024

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 Saturday 30th of September 2023 (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 Crafts (all classes, including Special Classes) (€12) + Drama/other activity (€2): €14.00 Christmas Magazine 2023/2024: €5.00 (all classes) Elocution (all classes except Ms. Galvin’s class): €8.50 French Lessons Term 1 (Rang 2 – Rang 6): €8.50 French Lessons Term 2: NO Charge as we are enrolled in the “Say Yes to Languages” Scheme and the Department is paying. Photocopying & Printing (all classes): €20.00 Rental Scheme (Rang 1 – Rang 6): No charge, this year as the Department of Education is paying. Swimming and Bus to pool (Rang 1 – Rang 6, including Special Classes): €52.00 – increase in price from the Leisure Centre and the bus company. Zumba dancing (Special classes, Junior Infants – Rang 6): €6.00 (to be confirmed – not on Aladdin) GAA (all classes including Special Classes) Term 1: €5.00 GAA (all classes including Special Classes) Term 2: €5.00

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 2023 (All Classes): €12.80 (Milk starts on Monday 4th of September.) Milk Term 2 | January – Easter 2024 (All Classes): €10.00. (Milk starts on Monday 8th of January.) Milk Term 3 | April – June 2024 (All Classes) | €10.80

Music Lessons (Optional) Music enrolment for 2023 /2024: 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 Gerard Conlon (the instrument will be supplied to the child) (Rang 3 – Rang 6): €160 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 22 guitars for the scheme.  These guitars are excellent and will have to be cared for by the boys.

P.E. / Soccer Timetable 2023

Class	Soccer	P.E.
Junior Infants (Mrs. Marie Forristal)	Not applicable	Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Senior Infants A (Miss Therese Crowley)	Fridays	Thursdays
Senior Infants B (Ms. Michelle O’Neill)	Fridays	Tuesdays and Thursdays
Rang 1 (Ms. Kathryn O’Shea / Ms. Karen O’Regan	Tuesdays and Thursdays	Tuesdays and Fridays
Rang 2 (Ms. Rebecca Hourihane)	Mondays & Wednesdays	Thursdays and Fridays
Rang 2/3 (Ms. Laura Connolly)	Mondays & Wednesdays for Rang 2 Mondays for Rang 3	Mondays and Fridays
Rang 3 (Mr. Ciarán Crowley)	Mondays	Mondays and Thursdays
Rang 4 (Mrs. Marie Hayes)	Tuesdays	Tuesdays
Rang 4/5 (Ms. Carol Ann O’Donovan)	Tuesdays for Rang 4 Wednesdays for Rang 5	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

New Extension begins

Before

Signing the contract

Machines move in

Completing the deadwork

Insulation

Pouring the floors

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

Chess: is starting on Tuesday 3rd of October for Boys in Rang 4 only.
Rang 5 and Rang 6 are starting once Sciath na Scol is finished on Wednesdays after school.
Thanks to Ms. Niamh Mac Auley and Ms. Laura Connolly for their help with the players. Thanks to Ms. Gillian Galvin for her help with the Learners Chess Club.

Basketball 23/24: Basketball training will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the end of September / early October. Thanks to Ms. Carol Anne O’Donovan / Seán Daly / Paul Carmody / Ciarán Crowley 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 ‘23/24: will start in October. Classes from Rang 3 – Rang 6 will be participating. This will start in early October.

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 and Ms. Galvin’s class starts on the 8th of September.

Wardens – every year Rang 6 and some Rang 5 act as School Wardens. 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.

Advertising

If you would like to book an ad for the coming school year 2023 – 2024 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

PPS Numbers

PPS. Numbers: Please send in your child’s PPS number if you have not already done so.  You can also add this yourself on the Aladdin App.

If you cannot find the PPS you can ring 023 – 8821900 and they will be able to locate the number and give it to you over the phone.  Noreen will be contacting parents who have not yet sent in their child’s PPS number later in September.

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.

“Cent” Box – Thorntree Project

“Cent” boxes will continue this year. Last year we raised €1000 for the Thorntree Project.
Rang 4/5 (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!

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.