LATEST NEWS 2013 - 2014
Sports Night 2014
Our annual Sports Night is eagerly anticipated by pupils and parents. The evening was extremely enjoyable and sociable and many thanks are due to the the teachers and parents who helped to organise and co ordinate it. Their efforts, commitment and attention to detail ensured that it was so successful.
Celebrations
Confirmation Class 2014 pictured with Bishop John Buckley and their teachers Mrs Byrne and Mr. Kearney
Communion Class 2014 pictured with their teacher Ms.Lane and SNA Norma Murphy
Health Promoting School
On May 28th Scoil Bhailenora was delighted to be awarded a health promoting flag. This was the culmination of a range of initiatives, including promoting healthy lunches, lunchtime Chess, Skipping, Playground Pals and our involvemnet with Project Spraoi, an initiaitive being piloted in partnership with the Cork Institute of Technology. The Celebartion day was co- ordinated by Mrs O Cathaasaigh and Ms Nyhan.
Sciath na Scol
Foireann Camogaíochta. Sciath na Scol Champions 2014
Foireann Iománaíochta. Sciath na Scol champions 2014
Cork Schools Primary Sports
The Cork Primary Schools sports were held in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Wednesday 21st May. The day was eagerly anticipated by the participants who had fought off stiff competition from their own classmates to qualify for theschool Squad. This year we were competing against the best schools in the city and county in Roinn 1. Everyone rose to the challenge and the boys and girls together with their teachers and mentors are to be commended for all their dediction and commitmnet to the 8.30am training sessions.
On the day we came out with prizes in both boys and girls relays at junior and senior level and we were also honoured to have a County Champion.
Maith sibh go léir.
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Home are the Heroes
We were delighted and proud to welcome back our past pupils who were members of the victorious Coláiste Choilm team which won the all Ireland Colleges football final in Páirc an Chrócaigh on April 12th.
Mike Lordan , Patrick Cronin, Kevin O Regan and James Lordan were joined by team captain Sean O Donoghue (Inniscarra) who has numerous cousins in our school.
The visit generated great excitement and the lads spoke eloquently of their committment to their sport and the influnece of their primary school teachers.
Maith sibh a bhuachaillí. Is laochra sibh!
Chess Champion 2014
Well done to Cian from Rang 3 who is the 2014 Scoil Bhailenora Chess Champion.
Well done also to Luke, Simon, and Padraic who were very worthy runners up.
Last year's champion Charlie Murphy returned to present the trophy
Ballinora Parents' Association presents
Family Bingo Night
March 28th @ 7pm
5 rounds of sponsored Bingo, Monster Raffle, 13 Fantastic Themed Hampers and Novelty Spot Prizes.
Entry - €5 to include bingo book with 5 rounds
Click here to view themed hampers
See list of sponsored prized on the parent downloads page
Cork Schools Heritage Project.
Ms Nyhan's class were delighted to have an unusual item of Homework on Monday 18th March. They had to go to Silversprings Hotel to collect their award for achieving 4th place in the class projects category in the Cork Schools Heritage Competition. Well done to everyone involved.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Chuireadh an Ghaeilge chun cinn le amhrain, ceoil, Bingo, Tráth na gCeist agus céilí mór spraoiúl taitneamhach do gach éinne sa chlós ar an Aoine 14 Márta.
Feis Maitiú
Comhghairdeas le banna cheoil na scoile, faoi stiúrú Ms Cullen a bhuaigh an comórtas do bhannaí cheoil bunscoile ag Feis Maitiú don cheathrú bhlian.
Congrats to Ms Cullen's school band which fough off stiff competition to win the Primary Bands competition at Feis maitiú for the 4th year in a row. Both the children and Ms Cullen are to be commended for their hard work committment and dedication.
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World Book Week
As part of our annual readathon, the senior classes read War Horse by Michael Murpurgo. The narrative of the book spans the First World War from its outbreak in 1914 to the armistice in 1917. On Monday 10th March we visited the Opera House to see a live streaming of a production based on the book which was performed by the National Theatre of Great Britain. It was a wonderful morning's entertainment and added another dimension to this powerful and emotive book.
Green School
There was great celebration on Friday 7th March when dual Cork camogie and ladies football All Ireland player Breege Corkery raised our second green flag. This flag was awarded for energy conservation and the hard working committe under the direction of Mr Walsh and Ms Nyhan ensured that we are all vigilant about turning off lights, unplugging appliances and closing doors. A new committee will be formed shortly and we will begin working towards achieving a third flag for Water conservation. This should prove very topical this year.
Classroom News
Some of the classes are now keeping blogs, which they update regularly with news and pictures of all their activities and work.
You can find links to the blogs in the KIDS ZONE section of the web site.
Chess
Our anual chess competettion is well underway and we are now in the second round. This year we had a record entry with 79 competitors. The competition is eagerly contested and the lunch time atmosphere in Mrs O Cathasaigh's room is often very tense indeed.
Check back here to see our finalists and ultimate chess champion 2014.
Playground Pals
As apart of our Health promoting school strategy Rang 5 are working with Rang 1 twice a week organising games and other activities at lunch time. Rang 5 organised a cake sale and the proceeds were used to purchase some equipment. there was great excitement when it arried in January and the scheme is now up and running.
Click HERE to see lots of pictures on the First class Blog.
Safer Internet Day
This year's call to action is, “Let’s Create a Better internet Together” .
This link suggests some fun activities games and videos that parents and children can engage in together at home. It is hoped that this will lead to discussions about being safe on the internet and about using the internet appropriately.
http://www.webwise.ie/SID2014_parents.shtm
First Confession
Comhghairdeas to Rang 2 who made their first confession last night in St James' Church.
Cork Schools Heritage Project
The West Cork Railway
Ms Nyhan’s class have been very busy since Christmas, putting the finishing touches to their project on the West Cork Railway. The project involved actively working as historians, gathering , analysing, recording and communicating information.
The Primary History curriculum defines History as not being the story of the past but rather:
Our attempts to re-construct and interpret elements of the past which are of interest to us.(History Curriculum,DES 1999).
This is exactly what Rang 5 did. They invited former railway workers to visit their class and they interviewed grandparents who shared their memories of the railway. They examined photographs and they visited the site of the Waterfall Station which is now the home of Dan and Attracta Kent. Mr Kent shared his vast knowledge of the railway and the station house in particular with the class. They also got an opportunity to walk around the garden and the outbuildings and to imagine what it might have been like 100 years ago when passengers were boarding trains to Cork or later when farmers were loading beet and cattle on to the wagons.
Back in class they put all of the information together and they built models of the station house, line, and local houses. They also produced maps, timetables and tickets and they put together accounts of the numerous stories and anecdotes they had heard. Without doubt Rang 5 re-constructed and interpreted an element of the past which was of interest to them.
On Friday 24th Jan they invited in their parents, other classes and members of the local community to view their finished work. The children willingly shared their findings and “taught” their visitors. The excitement and enthusiasm for their subject was infectious.
The finished work was entered in the Cork Schools Heritage Project competition and we are now looking forward to getting some feedback from the judges.
See more pictures and information on what we learned on our blog:http://rangacuigscb.blogspot.ie/
Quiz Time
Well done to our quiz team who came a stupendous seventh out of eighty-two teams at the annual Sciath na Scol Sports Quiz. .
GAA Christmas Fair
Well done to all of the pupils and teachers who provided such beautiful art work to decorate the Halla for the Christmas Fair. The paintings and the various collages created a very festive atmosphere and many people commented on the excellent quality of the work.
Comhghairdeas le gach éinne!
Budding Entrepeneur!!
Comhghairdeas also to a budding entrepeneur in Rang 6 who launced her first business venture at the fair selling Christmas decorations, jewellery and other crafts which were all hand nade by herself.
Sciath na Scol
Well done to our two Sciath na Scol teams that took part in the finals in Pairc Uí Rinn yesterday. Click here to see some photos ...
Best of luck to our two football teams who have reached the finals of the Sciath na Scol campaign.
The buachaillí will play Macroom at 11am on Tuesday 26th Nov. in Páirc Ui Rinn
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The cailiní will play Scoil Barra, Ballincollig at 12.00 on the same date.
Támid go léir ag tsnúth go mór leis na cluichí ceannais.
Bailenóra Abú!!
Jazz in Ballinora
"The Busquitos"
The day of Halloween break Ballinora pupils were transformed into witches, wizards and goblins. It was an extra special day this year as everyone enjoyed a wonderful morning's entertainment when a Dutch Band "The Busquitos" arrived in school. .
They played numbers from The Jungle Book and other musicals and we clapped and sang and danced. It was a great start to Halloween and it put everyone in the mood for Trick or Treating
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Up The Rebels!!
Bhí an lá ar fad againn ag tacú le foireann Chorcaí ar an 6 Méan Fómhair.
The school was a sea of red and white as everyone dressed up to support the rebels.
We gathered on the bank and each class gave a rousing rendition of The Boys of Fairhill.
Prizes were presented for the best dressed supporters from each class and there was also a colouring competition and a programme design competition.
The highligh of the morning was the final of the Poc Fada with all of the participants being eagerly cheered on by their classmates and friends.
Bhí lá iontach ar fad againn agus táimid ag súil le lá eile ar an 27 Méan Fómhair and of course an even bigger celebration on Mon 30th when we hope to have Liam back to his rightful home by the Banks.
Gach duine Anseo!
Congratulations to the 27 pupils who had a full attendance for the 2012-2013 school year.
