CBC welcomed Scoil Íde from Limerick on Saturday, March 8.
Both schools played three games with Fifth & Sixth Classes involved.
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World Book Day
The boys in Third Class celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as a character from their favourite book.
Can you find Wally in this picture?
C.A.P.E.R.
C.A.P.E.R. (Children And Parents Enjoying Reading) takes place in First Class every Tuesday and Thursday. It is a fantastic opportunity for the boys to practice their reading and they really enjoy reading for the parents that come in to help out every week. We really appreciate all the parents that give up their time to come in every week to read with us!
Maths in First Class
First class boys can be seen here learning about capacity. They started by estimating the number of units it would take to fill various bowls, glasses, bottles, etc. and then took turns to measure accurately and record the information.
Valentine’s Day
4th class marked Valentine’s Day by giving a special loved one the message: “You’re one in a minion!”
After School Care
After school care was introduced in the Prep School in September 2013 for Junior and Senior Infant pupils free of charge until 3.00pm and for €2.50 per half hour until 5.00pm.
During after school care the pupil’s are provided with a variety of stimulating and absorbing activities centred around a ‘Theme of the Week’, such as Pirates, Dinosaurs etc. The theme is explored through painting, art work, story telling and play.
Please see our page on After School Care for further information.
Fourth Class Indoor Hurling Blitz
Fourth Class travelled to Little Island last Wednesday to take part in a Sciath na Scol organised Indoor Hurling Blitz.
Over the past number of weeks, the class have been developing their skills during PE, and their hard work paid off as they reached the final of the seven team blitz.
In the final, the boys performed really well but were beaten 2-1 by New Inn.
Well done to all on a great day out and a huge thank you to Mr Lynch for organising the event.
U10 Rugby Blitz
CBC attended an U10 Rugby Blitz at Cork on the 25th of January.
The boys performed very well, winning all their games against Charleville, Mallow and hosts Cork Con.
The team train every Friday and in co-operation with the Secondary School, a number of Fourth Years, members of the Junior & Senior Cup Panels, take charge of the coaching sessions.
Computer Class in Junior Infants
Here are some of our Junior Infant boys enjoying a fantastic lesson using Microsoft Word, the boys produced amazing art work ranging from teddies to spaceships, well done boys!
SCIENCE WEEK, CITY HALL VISIT 19 NOVEMBER
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Classes had the opportunity to visit the Discovery 2013 Exhibition at City Hall.
There were various stalls from local well known companies like Tyndall, Lifetime Lab and EMC, as well as representatives from the Defence Forces, UCC, CIT & Fota Wildlife Park.
The students engaged in activities such as Operation, Buzz-Off, Fingerprinting Analysis, the Digestive System and had fun with Robotics.
The group also had a chance to meet with current Cork Senior Hurling Star, Lorcán McLaughlin, who was at the CIT Stand.
CBC Rugby Camp
During the mid term over 70 boys attended CBC’s Rugby Camp! The boys were visited by past pupil & current Munster player John Ryan, with Seán Dougall.
The Great Boat Race
Last week THIRD CLASS continued with its SCIENCE WEEK activities by hosting THE GREAT BOAT RACE.
During recent weeks, the class were investigating Floating & Sinking objects, and also which materials would be best to move an object across water.
The challenge after that was the build a boat to take part in a Boat Race.
After a number of days testing and altering their designs, the class had their opportunity to race their finished products against each other.
After a number of heats, Josh Radley and Tom Folley contested the final and after two races, it was Josh who claimed the Boat Race title. Well done Josh!!
Josh’s Birthday
THIRD CLASS
It wass Josh Radley’s 9th Birthday last week and he brought in a delicious chocolate birthday cake to celebrate with his friends.
Visit to Collins Barracks
The students in CBC Prep School were recently fortunate enough to attend the open day in Collins Barracks during Cork Rebel Week 2013. The open day celebrated General Michael Collins’ birthday.
The students had the opportunity to see first-hand a range of rare armoured fighting vehicles from 1922 including the Slieve na mBan. The Military Units of Collins Barracks displayed present day equipment, used both at home and in overseas deployments including Combat Support Equipment, Explosive Ordnance Equipment, as well as DF Transport Fleet vehicles. A Military Pipe Band also performed on the day.
Kicking off the Jazz Weekend in style!
The Preparatory school welcomed a musical guest today. Cian MacSweeney from BMajor dropped in with his saxophone and gave a special performance. The boys really enjoyed clapping along and asked lots of questions about music.
Happy Halloween
Thank you to Miss Hennessy in the secondary school for giving us this huge pumpkin.
CBC Prep vs Scoil Íde
CBC Prep. Rugby Fixtures
CBC Prep. rugby fixtures for the current school year are now available on our rugby fixtures page.
Sounds in Junior Infants
Louis in junior infants practicing his sounds.
Maths in Mrs Lowry’s class!
Here is a picture of junior infants sorting objects during a maths lesson today!
Rugby Camps 2013-14
The Preparatory School will hold a three day rugby camp on 29, 30 and 31 of October. For full details, download the brochure by clicking Rugby Camps.
Blackberry Picking!
James and Alex from junior and senior infants getting ready to make some jam!
Back to School
The new Junior Infants class assembled this morning and the momentous occasion was recorded by TV3 and the Irish Independent. To view the TV3 news item, go to CBC on TV3.
TV3 Cameraman films in the Prep School yard, joined by his colleague from the Irish Independent, recording the new Junior Infants first day in school.
New Prep School boys enjoy their first experience of class work in CBC
The passes by quickly with interesting jobs to do such as colouring
Sports Day 2013
The weather did not disappoint today, though rain was forecast. The boys enjoyed a full range of sporting events, including the novelty race for Sixth Class boys. Picture shows some of the proud Mums watching the race.
The proud Mums watch the novelty race
Malaysia Bound Prep School Boys
Arthur and Oscar Gray will travel to Malaysia later this month as part of a choir taking part in the Malaysian Eisteddfod. Full details of this exciting trip will be found at Generations: Malaysia 2013
The Choir