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Summer Issue 2012

First Holy Communion

Congratulations to the pupils in Second Class who received their First Holy Communion on

Saturday 5th

May in Lismore and Sunday 6th

May in Ballysaggart. Both churches were beautifully

decorated with the childrens artwork. The children participated fully in the readings, prayers of the

faithful, offertory procession and commentary. The ceremony was enhanced by the singing of Fourth

Class in Lismore accompanied by Billy Hogan. All the pupils from Ballysaggart sang for their own

ceremony on Sunday morning accompanied by Aoife Bennett. Father Cullinan officiated at both

ceremonies. Back Row: Adam Hornibrook, Emma Kelly, Daryl Walsh, Michelle Murphy, Dylan

Conway, Charlotte Wilkinson, John ODwyer, Ellen Houlihan, Blake Setterfield, Kate Killigrew and

Ronan ORourke.

Middle Row: Sen Nugent, Sen Setterfield, Ellen Motherway, Pat ODonnell, Niamh Meagher,

Fergal Flynn, Florence Flynn, Emily OSullivan, Jack Ryan, Ben Ryan, Cliodhna Duffy, James

Carey and Ryan Smith.

Front Row: Aaron Scanlon, Kira Fitzgerald, Garry Whelan, Charlotte Barrans, Adam Daly, Clodagh

Landers, Toms Miachin, Maedbh Lenihan, Aidan Bukulin, Lisa-Marie OKeeffe, T.J.Tobin and

Sorcha Gibney-Sheridan.


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Charitable Donations

Following the Sacrament of Confirmation, all

pupils in Sixth Class very kindly made

donations to two charities. They donated the

sum of 180 to Saint Vincent de Paul and 180

to Concern. This was a very generous gesture.

New Pupils

We welcome Paudie and Brendan

Lyons to second and third class.

They have settled in very well to

their new classes.

Best of Luck to Sixth Class

We wish all the pupils in Sixth Class the best of

luck when they begin their Second Level

education in September. They were a very co-

operative and talented group of children who have

a very bright future ahead.

Class Allocations for 2012/2013 Junior Infants: Mrs Killigrew Mrs. C OMahony Senior Infants: Mrs McGarry Senior Infants /First Class: To be decided First Class: Ms. Buck Second Class: Mrs. Lonergan Third Class: Mrs. Bailey Fourth Class: Mrs. J O Mahony Fifth Class: Mrs. Morrison Mrs. Phelan Sixth class: Mr. Smith Resource Teacher: Mrs. Kennefick Learning Support: Mrs. Beecher

Mrs. O Gorman -Moloney

Ms. Lonergan

Presentation to St. Vincent de Paul from 6th

Class


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Goal Presentation

As a result of our continuous support to Goal Ireland, Maeve Seery gave a wonderful presentation

to the children about her work as an NGO. Maeve explained how John OShea set up Goal after a

visit to Calcutta. He set up a feeding programme for mothers and children. Members of Goal now

work in fifty developing countries worldwide. Their work includes setting up refugee camps in

Ethiopia, emergency response to the earthquake in Haiti and the floods in Pakistan. Maeve

highlighted that their main priorities are food, shelter, health, education, water and sanitation. The

pictures she showed the children were very graphic. They were extremely interested in what she

had to tell them and came away with a greater understanding of the plight of those in developing

countries.

Our Fourth Green Flag

For the past two years we have been striving to earn the fourth Green Flag for our school. This was the Travel flag.

All pupils in the school had to make an effort to reduce their carbon footprint by choosing to walk or cycle to school

more frequently. Many surveys were conducted to ascertain the increase in the number who walked to school each

day. The children were very enthuastic about the project from the outset. They encouraged each other and the

promise of less homework on a Wednesday night had the desired effect also! All classes did a project on some aspect

of the theme Travel. This all contributed to our success. A formal presentation of the flag took place in the Silver

Springs Hotel in Cork. John Greehy and Kara Walsh represented the Green Schools Team. On Tuesday 19th

June, at

a special ceremony in the school, the new green flag was raised by Anne Fitzgerald, Chairperson of our Board of

Management.


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Lismore Fire Brigade

To highlight National Fire Week,

members of the local Fire Brigade

visited the school. They went into

Third and Fourth classes and

spoke to them about the dangers

of fire. They discussed the various

precautions families can take in

order to prevent fires. Thanks to

all the fire officers for their

dedication and interest.

Swimming Lessons

Fourth and Second Classes have

completed a six week swimming

course in Aura Leisure Centre,

Youghal, Co.Cork. The children

have been divided into groups

according to ability. Over the course

of the lessons, all pupils have made

significant progress. We are

delighted with the facilities in Aura

and the quality of the instruction.

Maths Trail in the Millenium Park

The Heritage Centre has devised a

Maths Trail which they intend to

promote next year as part of their

school tour package. Ms. Bucks First

and Second Class were invited to be

involved in a trial of the new material.

They were delighted with its content.

The problems were age appropriate and

they even went into the ice house in

search of mathematical features.

Lismore Branch library

We are very grateful to the staff of the

local library for all the assistance and

support during the year. All teachers

borrow numerous class novels from

the branch and the library are

constantly devising new initiatives to

foster good reading habits among the

children. This is a great support to the

school.

The Towers Trail

In conjunction with the Bealtaine

Festival, Ms Tobins Senior Infants and

First Class enjoyed a tour of the Towers

in Ballysaggartmore. They walked

through the historical woodland where

they explored the world of nature. Many

common trees and plants were identified

as well as a brief history of the Towers.

Thanks to the staff of the Heritage

Centre for this kind invitation.


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Senior Infants and First Class went to Fota

Wildlife Park on their school tour. They had a

wonderful time observing all the animals,

reptiles and birds. It is a lovely safe venue for

such a young age group.

Titanic School Tour

First and Second Classes went to Cobh to relive the

Titanic experience. They were given a boarding card

on arrival and at the end of the tour they checked

the list of survivors to find out if the card bearing

that name was one of the survivors. The children

were treated to an audio visual presentation of the

history of the Titanic. Later they enjoyed a boat trip

around Cobh Harbour. They thoroughly enjoyed

their day.


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Heritage Park, Wexford.

Third and Fourth Classes went to

Wexford. Here they visited the

Heritage Park where they saw the

houses of early peoples in Ireland.

They were intrigued by the dwellings

and loved to hear the accounts of the

daily lives of those people. The lunch

in the Heritage Park was welcome

after an early start that morning. The

children went bowling in Leisure

Plex before leaving Wexford. This

was the highlight of the day.

Surfing in Tramore

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photos:

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http://www.bunscoilbhotharnanaomh.ie/


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Immrama Festival of Travel Writing

Mr. Byrnes Sixth Class were invited to the Heritage Centre in conjunction with the

Immrama Festival. They saw the historical audio visual and were given a guided

tour of St. Carthages Cathedral.

Drumming Workshops

Thanks to the generosity of the Parents Council, all

the pupils were treated to a fantastic drumming

workshop last week. Eddie ONeill from Drum

Circle Magic conducted a workshop in the drama

room. He presented the children with African

djembes, bongos, frame drums and congas. He

explained the cultural background of these

instruments and the different genres of music they are

associated with. Eddie created an instant rapport with

the children and within five minutes they were relaxed

and willing to follow his instructions. Every child got

an opportunity to play the different drums and other

percussion instruments. By the end of the workshop,

we were all chanting and beating out the various

rhythms It was a fantastic experience.

Knockanore Cheese Farm

Second Class went on a trip to

Knockanore Cheese farm. Here

they were given a guided tour of

the cheese house. All seven

stages in making the cheese

were explained by Eamonn

Lonergan. This was a fantastic

opportunity for the children.


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End of Year School Mass

All the staff and pupils attended Mass in St.Carthages Church in Lismore on Wednesday June 20th celebrated by

Father Cullinan. A representative from Third to Sixth class read a prayer of the faithful. Pupils from Junior Infants

to Second Class brought up the offertory gifts and Sixth Class pupils delivered the readings. Fourth Class sang

hymns accompanied by Billy Hogan. It was a lovely ceremony in thanksgiving for a good years work.

2011/2012 has been a very busy year for the Board with the

completion of our new extension and preparing for our Whole School

Evaluation. The D.E.S inspectors were loud in their praise for the

manner in which the Board carries out its work.

The members of the board would like to take this opportunity to

thank the staff for their continued dedication to their work for our

pupils.

The Board actively supports this work by ensuring the staff are

facilitated in every possible way to continue their professional

development.

The Board of Management is the body charged with the running

of the school.

The members of our Board are:

Anne Fitzgerald Chairperson

Michael O Shea Secretary

Tom Walsh Treasurer

Sen Prendergast Acting Principal

Virgila Killigrew Teachers Representative

Kay Barry Community Representative

Sharon Shanahan Quinn Parents Representative

Martin Landers Parents Representative

BOM Report

The Board ratified a number of organisational and curriculum policies during the year. Many of these are available for inspection on our

website.

We were also very pleased with the report issued at the end of our Whole School Evaluation in particular with the recognition of high teaching

standards in the school. This report is available on the Department of Education website.

We would also like to thank our Parents Council for their support for our school community over the last 3 years. Thanks to their support

Bunscoil Bhthar na Naomh has been able to keep abreast with all the changes in technology in Education in recent years.

The Board would also like to congratulate all those involved with attaining our fourth Green Flag a fantastic achievement by all concerned.

Likewise congratulations to all involved in achieving the Science Excellence Award.

Well done also to our athletes, camogie players, hurlers and footballers on their successes during the year.

Parents council The Parents Council would like to thank all the parents and families who have supported and contributed to the various fund raising events held throughout the year. Members of the council have been active in managing and organising the Equipment Fund {weekly collection or once off contribution), the Sponsored Walk, School Calendar the Table Quiz and Santa Sale which have all taken place over the past school year. Thanks to Joan and Mike Houlihan of the Ballyrafter Service Station for providing drinks and snacks for the sponsored walk and to members of the local business community for their generous sponsorship of the School Calendar. Sincere thanks, also to Mary FM who provided school uniforms for pupils in 6

th class for the day of their confirmation. The Parents

Council also recognise the contribution to these events of Eddie Nugent, without whose help many of these events could not take place. The amount raised through these events this year is expected to be around 14000 and will continue to be used for the benefit of all the pupils. This year, for example, the fund has been used to pay for resource materials, servicing of whiteboards, transport costs and special events such as the Red Kettle theatre company and the Magic of Music programme which recently introduced pupils to the world of drumming! Parents Council also funded the presentation on the Rainforest and the six week course in gymnastics for all pupils. This will be the final year for this Council and a new Parents council will be elected in the coming term. We wish all Parents and pupils of Bunscoil Bhthar na Naomh a safe and happy summer break. Parents Council Bunscoil Bhthar na Naomh


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Primary Schools Sports

We are very grateful to Mrs. Phelan, Mrs. Killigrew and all the parents who travelled to St.

Augustines College, Abbeyside for the schools sports.

Western Final results: Girls Under 9 80 m 1

st Kate Killigrew

Boys Under 9 80m 1st Adam Hornibrook

Boys Under 10 80m 1st Carthach Daly

3rd

Jordan Murphy

Girls Under 12 100m 1st Rebecca Healy-White

Boys Under 12 100m 1st Tadhg Glavin

Girls Over 12 100m 2nd

Nicole Devennie

Boys Over 12 100m 1st Killian Bukulin

Girls Under 9 300m 1st Kate Killigrew

Girls Under 12 600m 2nd

Aly Flynn

3rd

Faye Curley

Boys Over 12 800m 2nd

Robert Crowley

Relays:

Boys Under 9 2nd

Adam Hornibrook, Dylan Conway,

Michael Twomey, Jamie OKeeffe.

Boys Under 10 1st Carthach Daly, Jordan Murphy, Ronan

Kelleher, Pearse ORourke.

Girls Under 11 3rd

Abby Roche, Erin Mangan, Joan

Hennessy, Orlaith N Mhiachin.

Boys Under 11 3rd

Conor Whelan, Gareth Flynn, Toms

Nugent, Eoin Killigrew.

Girls Under 12 1st Faye Curley, Rebecca Healy- White,

Charlotte Curran, Sophie Landers.

Boys Under 12 1st Tadhg Glavin, Iarlaith Daly, Kyle

Bennett, Paul OKeeffe.

Boys Under 14 1st Killian Bukulin, Robert Crowley, Elliot

Coolbear, Gavin Moloney.

County Final Results:

The County Final took place in St. Augustines College,

Abbeyside.

BOYS U/10 80M 1st Carthach Daly

GIRLS U/12 100M 2nd

Rebecca Healy- White,

BOYS O/12 100M 1st Killian Bukulin

Relays:

Boys Under 10 1st Carthach Daly, Jordan Murphy, Ronan

Kelleher, Pearse ORourke.

Boys Over 12 1st Killian Bukulin, Robert Crowley, Elliott

Coolbear, Gavin Moloney

Congratulations to all the boys and girls who represented

Bunscoil Bhthar na Naomh with distinction.


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Boys Primary School Hurling and Football

2011/2012

At the beginning of the school year the boys

primary school panel laid out their aim for the year,

to win back the Blake Cup. Training commenced

immediately with league matches at break, wall ball

in the morning and challenge games nearing

competition time. All this effort in training paid

huge dividends as we coasted through our

preliminary rounds. As the year progressed it

became clear that the battle for the Western title

was going to be between two teams, ourselves and

Abbeyside. Unfortunately for us the year 2011/2012

proved to be Abbeysides, as they progressed to the

county in all competitions.

We would like to thank Mr.Prendergast and

Mr.Smith for all the hard work they put into us with

Hurling and Football this year.

Primary game

Congratulations to both Jeff Howard and Shauna O

Keeffe who were selected to play on the primary

game team in Thurles June 17th.

By Evan McGarry and Elliot Coolbear

Girls Primary School Camogie and

Football

2011/2012

Another school year has come and gone as we wish

to reflect on the sporting year of 2011/2012. Huge

effort was put into the training and preparation of the

team for this years games in both codes. As the year

progressed St Marys of Dungarvan proved to be a

thorn in our side as they successfully ended our quest

in search of Western football/camogie 15a-side title.

However they were not to have it all their own way

with our 7 a side camogie team proving to be far

more superior claiming the Western and County mini

7s title defeating St Marys along the way. We would

like to thank Mr. Smith and Mr. Byrne for their

support over the past year taking us down to the field

each break and doing drills in the hall. We would

also like to thank Mr. Prendergast for his support,

and we hope that once we have left the school that

the others will continue to achieve great standards in

sport.

Primary school development squad

Congratulations to the following girls who qualified

to take part in the u14 primary school development

squad, Becky McGlone, Charlotte Curran, Shauna OKeeffe and Erin Mangan.

Primary Game

Congratulations to Shauna OKeeffe and Jeff

Howard who successfully made it through to be part

of the primary school games who played at half time

in the Waterford /Clare Munster semi final in Thurles

on June 17th

.

Croke Park

Congratulations to Becky McGlone who will be

playing in Croke Park on the 19th

of August 2012.

By Alison Prendergast and Shauna OKeeffe


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The following is our school calendar for

school year 2012/2013

Wednesday 29th

August School re opens

Monday 29th

October to

Friday 2nd

November Mid term

Friday 21st December Christmas Holidays

(12 noon)

2013

Monday 7th January Return to school

Thursday 14th February Mid Term

Friday 15th February

Monday 18th March Bank Holiday

Friday 22nd

March Easter Holidays

(12 noon)

Monday 8th April Return to school

Monday 6th May Bank Holiday

Monday 3rd

June Bank Holiday

Friday 21st June Summer Holidays

Au Revoir Clothilde

Clotilde Fitzgibbon has been

teaching French in the school

every Friday for the past ten

years. It all started as a pilot

scheme by the Department of

Education. Unfortunately, due

to cutbacks, this scheme has

been discontinued. All

children in Fifth and Sixth

classes have been introduced

to French by Clotilde. The

language was taught through

games and activities which

they all loved. Clotilde had a

profound influence on pupils,

many choosing French as

their foreign language at

second level and some even

took it as a degree subject in

college. We will remember

Clotilde with great fondness

in Bunscoil Bhthar na

Naomh.


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