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CBC Preparatory School and Secondary School closed on Friday for the Summber holidays.  The Prep School ended with a very enjoyable concert.

Junior and Senior Infants on stage

A confident individual performance at the school concert

Fourth Class performed a short play

Boyz from the Hood: Sixth Class rap group

Everyone on stage for the finale!

Congratulations to Robbie O’Flynn for gaining a place on the Cork hurling team and for scoring the winning goal last Sunday.  Also to Tadgh Quill-Manley for being awarded a certificate at the Irish Centre for Talented Youth, and to our class league chess winners.

Robbie O'Flynn, Sixth Class in his Cork Hurling Team gear

Tadhg Quill-Manley of First Class with his certificate

Winners and runners-up in the Third and Fourth Class Chess competitions

Saltanat and Conor, winner and runner-up in the Fifth and Sixth Class Chess competition

The Secondary School Class of 2010 finished school on Thursday 27  May.  Some dropped into the Prep School for a last look round.  Many of the Sixth Year boys started here fourteen years ago. 

Junior Infants are delighted to see some of the Sixth Year boys on their last day in school. Many started in the Prep School fourteen years ago.

Contrast! Sixth Class boys sit down with Senior Infants!

Finishing where they started! Sixth Year boys on their last day visit the Prep School where many started fourteen years ago.

On Tuesday 25 May, Third to Sixth Class went to Oyster Haven for the day to enjoy all the facilities at the adventure centre there.  Meanwhile, Junior Infants to Second stayed in school but had a morning of fun and games with the Play Ball team who came to the school for the morning.

Fifth Class get ready for water sports at the Oyster Haven Adventure Centre

Third Class boys scramble over netting

Rope lift across the water

Sixth Class in canoes

Sixth Class afloat

Fun with a parachute

Bouncing along the Astroturf

CBC Chess Team of four, Conor and Billy from Sixth Class, Saltanat from Fifth and Paddy from Fourth were delighted with their performance today in the chess competition held in Greenmount National School.  The team qualified for the second round which is likely to be held on tomorrow week.

The Chess Team: Paddy f rom Fourth, Saltanat from Fifth, Conor and Billy from Sixth

CBC Chess Team in action (Right to Left: Paddy, Billy and Conor)

Saltanat concentrates on the game

The annual CBC Book Fair, in co-operation with the Scholastic Book Company, began today at lunch time and will continue tomorrow after school.  All pupils and parents are invited to browse through the large collection and order books if they so desire.  The Hall is the venue for the Book Fair.

CBC Book Fair

CBC Book Fair

An interactive, computer-based French language course will be introduced to the Preparatory School in the next school year.  Classes from First to Sixth will have access to the course on a weekly basis.  It is hoped that the boys will have a good grasp of French before moving on to the Secondary School where French is the principal European language taught.

Sixth Class boys try out the French course which will be introduced to the Preparatory School in September.

Sixth Class boys try out the French course which will be introduced to the Preparatory School in September.

The boys of Second Class made their First Holy Communion this morning in St Patrick’s Church.  Afterwards, they and their parents came back to the Prep School for tea, sandwiches and cakes, served up by members of the Parents Council.  After crisps and drinks, the boys went to the yard for a game of soccer.  First Communion Day football has developed into a tradition over the last few years.

Back at the school after First Holy Communion

Football: Shirts v Blazers

Football: Shirts v Blazers

Members of the Parents Council organised refreshments for First Communion boys and family members.

This morning at 10.00am, the boys of the Prep School assembled in the Hall to await the arrival of the Romanian Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Iulian Buga.  As he walked into the Hall,  Mr Buga was given a great round of applause by boys from Junior infants to Sixth Class.

Mr Buga spoke to the boys about Europe Day, 9 May, and the importance of the declaration made on that day in 1950 by M. Robert Schuman, which is regarded as the first significant move towards a united Europe.

The Ambassador spoke about sports in Romania and how football is the most popular sport in his country.  He said that rugby is also played in Romania, but that Ireland has had more success at that sport than Romania.

Then Roy O’Mahony and Conor Leahy, captain and vice-captain of the Sixth Class rugby tour to Bath, presented Mr Buga with a CBC rugby ball.  The ball was made in the black, yellow and red colours of CBC which closely resemble the blue, yellow and red of the Romanian flag.

The Ambassador then spoke informally to pupils and teacers and posed for pictures before moving on the the Secondary School.

M. Robert Schuman

National Flag of Romania

Ambassador Buga is introduced to Prep School boys

Ambassador Buga addresses Prep School boys

Part of the Ambassador's audience

Roy O'Mahony presents the Ambassador with a CBC rugby ball.

Today, the Junior and Senior Infants, First and Second Class had their sports in the morning in the Gym.  Third Class to Sixth Class went to the UCC Sports grounds at the Mardyke at 12 noon to join the Secondary School for the annual Sports Day.  Each class had a number of races including sprints, three-legged, wheelbarrow, egg and spoon and sack races.  Sixth Class also had a novelty race involving having to stop at various points to don shoes and dresses!  A great day was enjoyed by all.

Second Class get ready for the egg and spoon race

Egg and spoon race entrants

Boys between races

Sixth Class lining up for the novelty race

Racing for the finishing line in the novelty race

Sixth Class enjoyed the fun of the novelty race