S.N. Chóbh Chionn tSáile NUACHT LITIR

2016/2017 – Téarma II (An Cháisc 2017)

AWARDS/PROJECTS/EVENTS:AWARDS:Scór: County Champion in solo dancing - Jeanne Murphy.County runners-up in set dancing.Quiz County Finalists.Winners of Southeast Indoor Hurling/Camóige blitz - Cailiní/Buachaillí.Winners Patrick’s Day/World Book Day Art competition: Hugh Galvin, Orna Gibson, Suzie Keating.Winners of Munster Schools Table Tennis.Winners of South Coast Schools Table Tennis.Finalists in Munster table tennis All Ireland QualifiersPROJECTS:4th Green School Flag.Engineers week celebrated.St Patrick’s Day Concert - Opera House, Cork.Cór Fhéile- City Hall April 3rd 2017City Sports June 1, 2017. C.I. T.VISITORS:An Taisce- Green flag.Engineers Week - Oisín & Séan visited.ACTIVITIES:Irish Dancing, Swimming, French, Hurling, Nature Walks, Indoor Football/Hurling, Table Tennis, Yoga, Rugby.GAA:Indoor Hurling/ Camóige:Comhgairdeas to R5 girls team and boys team who won both local blitzes in Sáile in February. And to R4 boys team who were semi finalists and runners up in the Roinn Oir Dheisceart Final in Riverstick Hall.GREENS SCHOOLS:The Green Schools Committee has achieved so much in working towards our next Green Flag for Travel. Everyone made great efforts to walk, carpool and park ‘n’ stride in February’s Travel Challenge. Rang a Ceathair enjoyed a bicycle workshop on the 6th of March and we are delighted with our new bike racks. Kinsale Tidy Towns Committee kindly paid us a visit to plant a tree beside our planted boat ‘Bád an tSonais’. SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE‘Beatha teanga í a labhairt’ agus ar aon dul le seo bhí neart imeachtaí taitneamhacha ar siúl anseo i ngach rang i S.N. Chóbh Chionn tSáile le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge 2017. Ghlacamar páirt sa pharáid ar an 17ú lá de Márta I gCionn tSáile!! Bhaineamar an taitneamh as!!WORLD BOOK DAY 2017The children had fun dressing up as their favourite book character to celebrate World Book Day! Even some of the teachers joined in on the day!10 @ 10On the 10th of March at 10am the school took part in the 10 @ 10. This saw the whole school take part in physical activity from dance to station activities for 10 minutes. Everyone enjoyed the morning and activity is continuing in the classrooms.

As another term draws to a close in Rang a Ceathair, it’s time to reflect on all that we have achieved since Christmas. We began this term at a blistering pace, improving our hurling skills with Anthony Shannon and honing our Rugby skills with Finny.

We also celebrated Catholic School’s Week and Friendship Week in January. In February, our U11 credit Union Quiz team, performed superbly, losing out to Scoil Naomh Eltin by the narrowest of margins in the tie-break. We completed our class novel “Holes” by Louis Sachar. We thoroughly enjoyed the read and loved putting drama to some scenes using still image, improvisation, role-play, hot seating and thought tracking. A host of 4th Class boys played at a Munster Qualifying table tennis tournament in Sáile ranking 2nd and 3rd overall. We competed in the South East indoor Camogie and Hurling Blitzes. Both teams played extremely well. The

boys got to the final and were just pipped at the post by a strong Crosshaven team.

March has been a hectic month. We marked World Book Day by dressing up as characters from our favourite novels. A large group of us sang in the Opera House on March 17th with the Irish Sopranos in a delightful concert. It was a magnificent, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and all involved were thrilled. Ruth also prepared us for the Cór Fhéile on April 3rd in Cork City Hall, with a magnificent medley entitled “Under the Moon and Stars”. We thoroughly enjoyed the Tráth na gCeist with Rang a Trí agus Rang a Cúig to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge. Catherine Russell instructed us on Cycle Safety and we had great fun cycling safely around the school yard!

Beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh ó Rang a Ceathair.

I mí Eanair chuamar go dtí Luimneach lenár tionscnamh Eolaíochta. We thoroughly enjoyed presenting our project, attending Science shows and learning from other school’s exhibition stands. It was a fantastic experience for us all and no doubt some of us will enter the secondary school competition next year and beyond. In English, we studied a novel called One Dog and His Boy. We completed various exercises such as chapter summaries, character descriptions, attaining antonyms and synonyms of a list of words, spelling rules and adding prefixes to words. Some areas of Mathematics that we studied included weight and capacity, calculating interest on loans and investments, using formulae to solve problems relating to Time, Speed and Distance, adding VAT and service charges to bills and adding and subtracting

integers. Bhíomar ag obair go dian ag scríobh agus ag foghlaim scéalta Gaeilge, ag cur feabhas ar ár gcuid gramadaí, ag caint is ag comhrá agus ag déanamh scrúdaithe. Our French lessons concluded with a fun-filled, fantastic French fashion show. We rehearsed for our Confirmation and enjoyed walking up to school after each rehearsal, particularly enjoying going to the shop and for lunch down town! Our Ceremony of Light was held in St. John the Baptist Church where our parents passed on the light of their Christian faith to us. We received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Tuesday March 28th. It was a beautiful ceremony and we look forward to the gift of the Holy Spirit guiding us through life. When we return to school after Easter, it will be our last term in primary school – we hope it will be a memorable one.

Rang a 4 - Ms. Roberts

January saw our class take on topics of emigration and famine and conduct research about Australia to celebrate their national day. Preparations got under way for Scór na bpáistí with Eileen, indoor hurling and camogie blitzes with Anthony, singing for Cór Fhéile with Ruth and question time for the U11 and U13 Credit Union quiz teams.February became known as the fruitful month in our room as many members of our class were advancing at each round of the Scór competition. Both our boys and girls indoor teams beat off stiff competition to be deserving winners of their respective blitz competition. Swimming was introduced each Wednesday afternoon and we became reading buddies with rang a trí. During this month we marked internet safety day with a visit from the local garda. We completed the Operation

Transformation initiative of being active for ten minutes at ten o’clock on the 10th of Feb by leading various stations and dances in the yard.During the month of March we spoke níos mó Gaeilge neamhfhoirmiúil sa rang, competed in table tennis tournaments, dressed up as our favourite characters for World Book Day and even thought like engineers during our Engineering Week tasks. We had two great speakers in Oisín and Seán who created a positive awareness of and sparked enthusiasm about the engineering profession.Currently we are working on our typing skills and completing projects on European countries using Powerpoint. We are very much looking forward to next week’s football and tag rugby blitzes before we finish for the Easter break. Cáisc Shona daoibh go léir!

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A Thuismitheoirí dhíl,What a busy Second Term we have all had in S.N. Chóbh – The following pages will give you a taste of the work and fun we’ve enjoyed across all the classes and activities during the term.PERFORMANCE AT THE OPERA HOUSESN Chóbh pupils from 3rd, 4th and 5th class were delighted to get the opportunity to sing in the Cork ETB School of Music’s concert, “Hear our Song” on St. Patrick’s Day in The Opera House. They sang as part of a choir and got to perform with special guests on the night, The Irish Sopranos. Our pupils are currently busy rehearsing songs for their Cor Fhéile performance in Cork City Hall on April 3rd.ENGINEERING WEEK Engineering week took place from 4th-10th of March. The aim of the week is to create a positive awareness of and spark enthusiasm about the engineering profession. This tied in greatly as R3 and R5 are on the road to fulfilling the requirements for their certificate in STEM. Various hands on and group activities were planned during the week. We were very fortunate to have a visit from two engineers Oisín and Seán who came along and shared their professional knowledge with the classes. PA - FASHION SHOWWell done to our dedicated Parents’ Association who organised the ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ fashion show held on Friday, 10th March. Our thanks to the wonderful models and to all who helped out to organise this great fundraiser! A great night was had by all! On behalf of all the staff and parents we thank the committee sincerely for your commitment to our school. Current funds raised will fund literacy and numeracy resources, a new set of school sports jerseys, a bicycle rack, new goal posts and new indoor hurleys. Míle, Míle Buíochas!SCÓR NA BPÁISTÍ The children have had a busy few months competing in the annual Scór na bpáistí comórtas. We entered a variety of competitions including Rince seit, Rince fóirne, Bailéad grúpa, Ceol uirlise, Amhránaíocht aonair, Ceol aonair agus Tráth na gCeist. We had plenty of success within the South-East and shared the top prize for the best school with Belgooly NS! We went on to win the County Semi final and were Cork County finalists in the Rince Seit, Rince aonair and the quiz. The final took place in Ovens on Sat March 25th and we were awarded the County Champion trophy in solo dancing and runners up trophies in Set Dancing.

I would like to take the opportunity to remind you that your class teacher and I will be delighted to make ourselves available to you if at any time you have a concern or need additional information.

On behalf of all of us at S.N. Chóbh, guímíd beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh go léir.

Le Mór Mheas, Colette Ní Luasaigh, Príomh Oide.

It’s hard to believe that another term in Rang a hAon has come to a close. The weeks have flown by in a flurry of activity and there is no doubt that the children deserve every chocolate egg that comes their way this Easter! The highlights of this term included an exploration of weather and spring-time – the children were scientists as they made rain gauges to monitor rainfall and artists as they made rain-makers! We investigated the parts of an egg and used vinegar to make ‘naked eggs’! We went on a spring walk to spot signs of spring in the neighbourhood and spent a lovely morning identifying blossoms and birds on the Scilly Walk. We learned new poses in our yoga lessons, new steps in our dancing lessons and we started orienteering!I was so impressed by the children’s independence and ever-increasing organisational skills during Literacy Lift Off. The experience gave the children an opportunity to develop their fluency and word/sentence level skills as well as oral language skills and we loved welcoming Ms. O Regan and Ms. McCarthy to our classroom.

We celebrated St. Brigid’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day and Easter in style in Rang a hAon and the children delighted with songs, poems and beautiful art-work for each.Most recently, we learned all about Australia in our class. Once again, the children’s enthusiasm, energy and commitment to learning was overwhelming and we had the most wonderful time in the classroom exploring the Great Barrier Reef, Aboriginal culture and art, its wildlife, landscape and music. We created an ‘Australian Corner’ in our classroom that the children filled with boomerangs, coral, coins, independent project work, didgeridoos and storybooks about Australia. We welcomed Ruairí’s dad to our room where he regaled the children with stories from his childhood and pictures of the wildlife there and the children had the opportunity to experience learning in a new way.We made some wonderful memories this term and we are looking forward to summer term and all the new adventures ahead. Go dtí sin, beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh go léir ó Rang a hAon!

It has been a very eventful and busy term for 2nd class. After all their preparation and hard work the boys and girls received their First Confession on the 13th of March last. It was a lovely evening for the children, parents and teachers involved and one that will be remembered. We are now looking forward to the First Holy Communion in May which will be another special day for the children.We have also been busy reading! We have spent the last few weeks taking part in the Shared Reading Programme running in the school. Rang á 2 have really got involved in this and have enjoyed reading a variety of books both in class and at home. We also started our class novel ‘The Butterfly Lion’. This has proved to

be a big hit with 2nd class and we have enjoyed writing letters, diary entries and producing some beautiful African art work based on the book. We really enjoyed Seachtain na Gaeilge this year. Rang á 2 put together a wonderful play ‘Na Trí Mhuicín’ especially for the occasion. The children should be very proud of themselves as the play was performed completely trí Gaeilge. The children really enjoyed performing in front of different classes throughout the school. ‘Shéid sé is shéid sé ach níor leag sé an teach brící!’We all look forward to the next term and hope everyone has a relaxing and peaceful Easter. Cáisc shona daoibh!

Our second term got off to an active start with rugby sessions with Finbarr and hurling coaching with Anthony. We are now looking forward to starting swimming lessons on April 5th.In February, Rang a 3 researched World War 1 using our school iPads. We also enjoyed reading the story War Game, based on a historic football match that took place on Christmas Day 1914. Many thanks to Jerry who brought in one of the gift tins that the soldiers received from Princess Mary on that day.

During the term, we marked Friendship Week and Catholic Schools Week. It was lovely to share some stories about our grandparents. We learned about the work of engineers, constructed models and worked with Rang a 5 who helped us with the electrical circuits for our traffic lights during Engineers Week.

Bhain Rang a 3 an-taitneamh as Seachtain na Gaeilge agus ghléas siad suas don cluiche ‘Cé Mise?’ Bhí siad ar fheabhas ag caint as Gaeilge. Beatha teanga í a labhairt!

We have been enjoying shared reading, including celebrating World Book Day on March 3rd. Well done to everyone for taking part and dressing up. Let’s keep up the reading!David, Tess, Maeve and Kali represented Rang a 3 in the choir that sang in Cork Opera House on St. Patrick’s Day. Pupils are currently busy rehearsing their medley of songs with Ruth for the Cor Fhéile on April 3rd.

After a busy second term, we are really looking forward to our Easter break. Cáisc Shona daoibh go léir!

Rang a 3 - Ms. Fitzgerald

Rang a 2 - Ms. Herlihy

Rang a 1 - Ms. De Bháill

This second term has been in full swing with the Naíonáin Bheaga.Our classroom is currently a Pet Shop and we have lots of pets on display – from gigantic giraffes, cute little kittens, our popular puppies to the mischievous mice. Some children even brought in their own pets from home to say hello. We are learning the importance of caring for a pet in the home – that a pet is for life and not just for Christmas!

The children have been learning about the work of the Gardaí and the doctor. We set up our own Garda Station in the classroom, where each day the gardaí were taking fingerprints, writing up notes, chasing robbers, patrolling the classroom, scrutinising evidence. Garda Colin came to visit us. We set up Summercove Doctor’s Surgery and took on the roles of patient, doctor, nurse and receptionist. We

learned how to use a stethoscope, a thermometer, we read x-rays and checked blood pressure. We had a visit from Liam’s dad, Dr. Healy and Hugh’s Dad, Dave who is a Paramedic. We loved practicing Yoga during this term and we all agree that it

was great fun. We were practicing different yoga poses such as dog pose, cat pose, frog pose and crocodile pose.

We are looking forward to our Easter egg hunt which we know we’ll enjoy. Hopefully we’ll get lots

of chocolate eggs because we really have been so good…

Beannachtaí na Cásca oraibh.

Naíonáin Bheaga - Ms. O’Flynn

We have been extremely busy in Naíonáin Mhóra this term. The children are making huge strides in literacy, as a result of avid reading of library books both independently and with shared reading of more difficult texts together with parents at home.

To celebrate the beginning of Spring, we enjoyed a March walkabout along the Scilly walk, and as the weather was perfectly Spring-y, we saw loads of signs of the new season.

The children continue to improve their Irish dancing, and recently also enjoyed a block of yoga with our guest teacher, Véronique, who taught us lots of great yoga poses and stretches through entertaining stories and rhymes.

During Seachtain na Gaeilge, we played ‘Suas an Dréimire, Síos an Nathair’ with the pupils from Rang a Trí, and we celebrated Friendship Week by chatting about what makes a good friend. Finally, we pledged to be ‘Friendship Superheroes’ to each other in our school.

We marked World Book Day with some fun activities in class -everyone looked great in our costumes and we were all very amused by the various characters that took shape in our classroom that day! As always, spectacular art work was produced in our room - we have been doing loads of work in printmaking. The children have been so surprised to discover that fantastic art can be created from such simple things as vegetables, tin foil and bubble wrap!

Naíonáin Mhóra - Mrs. Brunicardi

Dia daoibh,As the year has progressed we have looked for new initiatives to introduce to the school and are delighted that the teachers have been so appreciative in working with us to make this school a happy and joyful place. We have been working hard and are proud to say that we

have fulfilled our goals to get bike racks and a new set of school jerseys. We were proud to present cheques to the value of €200 to Refugee Education Chios (for a school for refugees in the Greek islands) and the Rainbow Club for children with autism. Goalposts have been ordered for those sunny days in the field and we

are sure that they will be enjoyed by all pupils. We look forward to our final term in primary school and hope to bring more exciting ideas to our wonderful school!

Cáisc Shona daoibh go léir, Comhairle na nDaltaí.

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