Our 3rd Class boys took part in Gaelic Football Blitz last Thursday. Here they are pictured with the other teams in the Blitz and in the warm up before the matches begun. A great day was had by all.

It was very quiet in Rang a Sé this morning as the boys completed their Christmas tests. They have been working very hard over the past few months and have even been seen revising in the lunch room in the mornings, much to the delight of their teacher! Miss McAdoo wishes them all the best in their tests and looks forward to correcting them!!!!
(You can also see the beautiful snowflakes they made during Art class in the pictures!)

Each week 4th class roll up their sleeves and get coding! It provides an amazing opportunity for the class to develop their STEM skills.

Drama lessons are always met with great excitement and enthusiasm in 4th class. Here the children are retelling the story of the Children of Lir.

4th class went to great lengths to construct their volcanos in groups. Many detailed steps were followed and a lot of hard work done to complete the task. The work paid off and the class showed off their science and artistic skills to the other classes in the school.

Three generations at the Sciath na Scol final.

P.E is a great time to enhance the children’s skills.

Always making maths fun! Here is a photo displaying the children constructing 3D objects. Happy faces all round.

4th class visited the Aviva stadium for Ireland v Fiji. The trip was seamlessly organised by Mr Lynch.  It is unclear what the highlight was for the children, the fireworks display, the nail biting win or the Mexican wave which swept around the stadium. What is clear is that,  a great day was had by all.

Once again there was a fantastic response to our Christmas Food Appeal for the St. Vincent de Paul. Thank you to Ms. O’ Donovan who coordinated the appeal. Here are the students from the Prep School with all of the items that were donated this year.

Our Senior Infant boys have really been enjoying their weekly slot in the computer room each Thursday. They have been learning how to use Microsoft Word as well as playing some fun games to help develop their touch typing skills.

The Junior Infant boys have been working on building words over the last few weeks. Here are some of the boys working as a team in the classroom to put together some words.

Science Week in Fifth Class

CBC celebrated Science Week like many other schools around the country. As part of their homework, Fifth Class boys had to investigate and prepare a simple Science Experiment. The boys also had the opportunity to show other classes in the school their work.

Senior Infants have been learning about penguins this month and on Thursday they drew some beautiful penguins during Art. Their teacher, Mrs. FitzPatrick, is looking forward to hanging their work up in the classroom!

Senior Infants have been learning about 2D shapes. Last week they tested their knowledge by going on a shape hunt around the school. They found lots of great examples of squares, rectangles, triangles and circles dotted around the building.

Our 3rd Class at rugby training on Friday, practicing their passing skills with some drills.

3rd Class are busy this week learning all about Tom Crean. Working in pairs, they became researchers and found some very interesting facts about the Great Explorer!

A long but rewarding day out last Saturday for our Prep School boys.

There were plenty of tired bodies when we arrived home well after their usual bedtime but no doubt some fantastic memories were made.

Our Senior Infant boys were particularly excited about cheering on their team at the Sciath na Scol Football Final as it was their first outing on a school bus! Each boy was partnered with an older boy who made sure they got to their seats safely, both on the bus and at the GAA grounds. The boys were particularly pleased that they got to sit at the top of the bus on the way to the match! Their teacher, Mrs. FitzPatrick, was very proud at how sensible they were throughout the excursion. They were really well behaved and joined in with the rest of the school as we cheered our team to victory. Well done Senior Infants!

Ross from 5th Class was given the important task of looking after Mr. Lynch’s camera on the day of the Sciath na Scol Football Final, before the mid-term break. He took some great shots of the boys in action against Scoil Mhuire Fatima, North Monastery. Well done Ross!

Congratulations to our Sciath na Scol Football team who had a great victory over neighbours Scoil Mhuire Fatima, North Monastery in final today.

A fantastic reward for all their hard work.

Fourth Class Boys had a great day out at FAI Futsal Blitz at Midleton FC. Well done to all.

Every Wednesday, some Transition Year students come to take 5th and 6th class for PE. In October the boys played some American football. The boys started playing with Mr Lynch in 5th class and really enjoyed this session!

Our 3rd Class boys have also been a busy bunch. Take a look below at some of the activities they did with their teacher, Ms. O’ Donovan.

The boys enjoyed practicing their passing skills in football with Miss O Donovan. Great fun was had calling for the ball and looking to see who was free. The boys showed excellent observing skills and quick thinking. It was lovely to hear them being so encouraging towards each other. Future Cork Footballers in the making!

The boys also spent time in October learning about the Solar System! They used oils pastels to create their own solar systems.  Here they are hard at work.

In the lead up to Halloween 3rd class listened to the Halloween poem “Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth Toast”. They then worked in groups to create their own images of the poem. They worked cooperatively and creatively in making their master pieces.

Well done rang a trí!

Our 1st Class boys have been enjoying their GAA sessions with Liz on the Astro. Here are some of the boys practicing their skills.

Our 4th Class boys have had a busy month. Take a look below to see some of the enjoyable activities that took place in October.

Their teacher, Ms. Kenny, took them to Cork City Library where they spent the morning with author, Alan Early. They received a tutorial on comic book writing. Sai was our comic book model. Each boy then created their own comic. They really are a very talented creative writing group. Everyone really enjoyed the excerise.

During maths lesson, the boys put their books away and went out to the yard where they used their body lengths to measure the yard as a team. This cooperation game is designed to develop teamwork and also uses their maths skills.

The boys have also been enjoying GAA and Rugby training in Lansdowne. Luckily the weather has been very good so far this year. Ms. Kenny reports that they are making great progress.

Finally, the boys created some great Autumn art in class. Here are some of our budding young artists at work.

Our Senior Infant boys have been displaying their acting skills this week during Irish lessons. They have been learning all about the spooky characters we meet at Halloween and acting out some lovely Halloween songs and poems as Gaeilge. One of our ghosts even popped into the office to say a poem – he gave Mr. McCarthy and Dr. Jordan a big fright!

CBC Prep will host its popular RUGBY CAMP on Oct 31, Nov1/2,  10am to 2pm each day. The camp is open to all primary school boys. Boys outside CBC Prep are also welcome to attend. Contact Mr. Lynch for further details.