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Anti Bullying Week took place from Monday 11th – Friday 15th November 2024, with the theme Choose Respect. An Odd Socks Day took place on Tuesday 12th November with students and teachers wearing odd socks to school for the day to celebrate what makes us all unique. A Poster Competition was held with boys designing posters that reflected the message “Be a Buddy, Not a Bully” and classes creating class pledges committing to standing up to bullying and supporting each other.

4th class have really enjoyed their first term back at CBC. We have had a few library trips, days out in Landsdowne and talks on nature to name a few of our fun events thus far. The boys have been a credit to all parents and have continued to grow as a class to become a beacon of success for kindness inside and outside the classroom.

Ms Murphy’s 5th class were busy creating Tim Burton style self portraits. They took inspiration from the directors movies such as ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ and ‘Beatle Juice’ by studying the characters. Their creations turned out amazingly. Well done boys.

On the 9^th of October the Preparatory School ‘Super Sports Development‘After School Club were lucky enough to have Youfo world cup winner Séan Murphy of Carrignavar Community School Cork come in for a joint introductory session with Mr. O Connor on the school’s Astro to introduce the boys to the new sport called Youfo. The boy’s got a taste of the basics of the game and transferred their skills from other sports exceptionally well. The boys thoroughly enjoyed this experience and are delighted to have had the opportunity to engage in this new sport. We will hopefully have Mr. Murphy back soon for further sessions and perhaps a big surprise may be coming soon to the After School Clubs in Block 2 !

Mrs. Lowry and the Junior Infant boys have been practicing yoga in their classroom. They are doing a great job!

Members of our student body along with Mrs. Niamh Power (Parents’ Representative on the Board of Management) and Ms. Sharon McAdoo (Prep School Principal), visited Cork Penny Dinners to present a cheque for €1000. This money was raised via a pre-loved uniform sale, organised by our Parents’ Council.

Second class practicing their football skills with Liz on the astro. The boys were practicing their hand passes, ball hops and solo kicks. They enjoyed a game of football at the end of training  along with lots of scores.

Second class having fun painting during art. The boys used warm autumn colours like reds oranges and yellows to create vibrant leaves to replicate the autumnal weather.

3rd Class students in Ms. McAdoo’s Cooking Club made (and quickly polished off!) Pizza Bagles and Chocolate Apple Slices.

The Prep School boys enjoyed the last of the summer sunshine as they played rugby in Lansdowne on Friday.  Pictured below are Ms Williams 2nd class having fun playing rugby with the 4th years whilst 3rd class relished the opportunity to play contact rugby for the first time under the guidance of our coaches.

5th class partook in an in class debate after completing a week of persuasive writing in class. They took their persuasive language skills to the next level and participated in a riveting debate covering some hard hitting topics. We definitely have some future solicitors in our midst.

5th and 6th played 3v3 basketball in Cork City as part of Culture Night. Special thanks to Laura Coady, Sports Development Officer with Cork City Council for inviting the boys down to take part in this enjoyable event.

We celebrated our first mass of the new school year in the lunchroom today, gathering as a school together with Fr Tom to worship God.

The boys were delighted with a return to rugby training in Lansdowne this week. Everyone enjoyed the fine air and fresh air as the boys focused on improving their rugby skills.

Our Junior Infants got a glimpse into the future as their first day at school coincided with Leaving Cert results day. They even met some of Mrs. Lowry’s former students who dropped in to share their good news and thank the staff in the Prep School. In fourteen years time, these young men will be standing tall(er) having completed their fourteen year educational journeys through CBC!

Mrs. Lowry welcomed her new Junior Infant students on their first day of school on Friday 23rd August. The boys are settling well into life at the Prep School. Here they are pictured with their teacher in the Junior Infant classroom.

Today, we celebrated mass in the lunchroom, the first of the year that took place in the school building as Fr. Tom had been unwell (In September and October we walked to St. Patricks’ to attend mass).  It was wonderful to welcome Fr. Tom back to the school and to gather together in prayer.

The boys had a fantastic time touring Johnson and Johnson during Science week. They learned lots of valuable information about the company itself, the work they do and sustainable/economical approaches when running a business such as Johnson and Johnson. The boys were fascinated by the wind turbines onsite and even got to enter into the wind turbine itself. They also participated in lots of STEM activities throughout the day.

5th class partook in many activities last week for Science week. They were partaking and leading in experiments in the chemistry lab in the secondary school. The experiment involved trying to use paper as a parachute to stop an egg from cracking when dropped from a height. The boys used different materials to make their parachutes. There was a lot of trial and error and some egg casualties but the winning group was successful by using a cone and a parachute to keep the egg safe.

Our Chess Masters challenged the other boys in Chess Club!