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⚽️ Fantastic Day for Scoil na mBuachaillí at the FAI Primary 5-a-Side Competition! ⚽️ Today, 16 teams from schools across Cork gathered at Carrigaline FC to compete in the FAI Primary 5-a-Side soccer tournament, with only two teams earning a place in next month’s County Finals. We were proud to send two teams to represent our school — Clonakilty BNS UTD and Clonakilty BNS FC — and both teams represented our school impeccably. Throughout the day they showed fantastic respect for their teammates, their opponents, the referees, and the event organisers. Their attitude and sportsmanship made us all incredibly proud. 🌟 History Made! 🌟 For the first time ever, we have a team progressing to the County Finals! Clonakilty BNS UTD battled through a series of very close and hard-fought matches — including a bruising encounter that went to extra time against Spioraid Naomh — to secure their place in the finals. In the deciding match they faced St. Anthony’s Boys National School of Ballinlough. Having narrowly lost to the same team earlier in the group stages, the boys showed tremendous determination to come back and win the final match and qualify for the County Finals. A fantastic achievement! 👏 Clonakilty BNS FC also had an excellent tournament. They went unbeaten in the group stages and were very unlucky to narrowly miss out in the knockout rounds. Every single player played their part today — it was truly a team effort. Well done to all involved! We are extremely proud of you all. 💙⚽️ Thank You to Mr Ciarán Crowley & Mr Paul Carmody for mentoring the teams to Mr Seán Daly for organising. #ClonakiltyBNS #Teamwork #SchoolPride #FAI5ASi

✨ SNB Gaeilge Challenge – Taking Our Cúpla Focal into the Community! ✨🇮🇪 As part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations, we launched our SNB Gaeilge Challenge today, March 11th. Each pupil received an SNB Gaeilge sticker to take home. The challenge is simple – use your Gaeilge outside the classroom! Pupils are encouraged to ask a simple question in Irish to someone at home or, with support, a member of the community such as a shopkeeper, neighbour or childminder. If the person replies in Irish, they receive an SNB Gaeilge sticker too! ⭐ We feel very lucky to be able to share this wonderful initiative with our school community and would like to thank everyone who is embracing the challenge and encouraging the use of Gaeilge beyond the classroom. #SeachtainNaGaeilge #gaeilgesaphobal Clonakilty Notice Board I Love Clonakilty

👨‍🍳🍴 Cooking Lessons Continue in Scoil na mBuachaillí! There was great excitement in the kitchen today as 3rd Class, 4th Class and 4th/5th Class took their turn in our ongoing cooking lessons in Scoil na mBuachaillí. The boys rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in preparing today’s delicious dishes — Chilli Con Carne and Marble Cake! 🌶️🍰 From chopping and mixing to measuring and stirring, the boys showed fantastic teamwork and enthusiasm while developing their cooking skills. The wonderful aromas drifting through the school were a sure sign that something tasty was underway! These lessons are about so much more than cooking. The boys are learning about healthy eating, independence and trying new foods, while also building confidence in the kitchen. One of the highlights of the week was hearing lovely feedback from a parent who shared that her son is now trying new foods at home thanks to the cooking lessons. Hearing that the boys are bringing their new confidence and curiosity about food beyond the classroom is exactly what these lessons are all about. Well done to all the boys today – fantastic work! 👏 #ScoilNamBuachaillí #CookingInSchool #LifeSkills #HealthyEating

🙏✨ A Big Week for 2nd Class! ✨🙏 Our 2nd Class boys celebrated their First Confession on Monday, showing great maturity on this important milestone. We are very proud of them! ⭐ On Tuesday, they enjoyed a lovely trip to the playground right next door to the school. We are incredibly fortunate to have such an exceptional amenity right on our doorstep, giving our pupils the chance to enjoy fresh air, play and celebration just moments from the classroom. ☀️🛝 A perfect way to mark a special occasion with plenty of fun and smiles.

❄️📚⚙️ A Frosty Finish to the Week! ⚙️📚❄️ After a fantastic week celebrating Engineering Week and World Book Day, the boys in Scoil na mBuachaillí arrived on the morning of March 6th to a beautiful surprise — a crisp spring frost sparkling across the yard after days of grey skies and rain. 🌞❄️ Before morning assembly, the boys quickly spotted an opportunity! Armed with rulers, blocks and plenty of imagination, they got to work gathering frost from benches and tables and carefully shaping it into a mini frosty creation. 🧊👷‍♂️ The finished figure even bore an uncanny resemblance to a familiar character from Owl Babies — a perfect link to our World Book Day celebrations earlier in the week! 🦉📖 It was a lovely reminder that some of the best learning moments happen spontaneously, when curiosity, teamwork and a little creativity take over — even on a frosty March morning. #SchoolLife #CreativeKids #EngineersWeek #WorldBookDay #Clonakilty

🌟 Our Junior Infants – Small but Mighty! 🌟 What a week it has been for our incredible Junior Infants in Scoil na mBuachaillí! These boys may be the youngest in the school, but their energy, enthusiasm and willingness to get stuck into everything is something we all admire. 👏 In just one week they managed to: ⚙️ Take on Engineering Week activities like true problem-solvers 📚 Celebrate World Book Day and enjoy lots of stories and reading 🤝 Continue their wonderful partnership with the 6th Class boys – the friendships and bonds between the classes are something our staff constantly praise 🌳 Enjoy a trip to Bennett’s Field 🛝 Burn off some energy at the Clonakilty Playground ⚽ And finish the week by throwing themselves into their very first Klasskids soccer training session with great gusto! We are so proud of the way these boys approach every opportunity with smiles, curiosity and enthusiasm. They truly bring great joy and life to our school each day. A very special thank you to Ms. Mary Horgan, Samantha Aerts and our wonderful support staff, who work tirelessly to create an environment where these amazing boys can truly shine. ⭐ Junior Infants – you set the bar very high this week! 💙 #SchoolLife #JuniorInfants #Clonakilty #LearningThroughPlay

⚙️🚒🔬 Engineering Week in Scoil na mBuachaillí! 🔬🚒⚙️ What a fantastic week we had celebrating Engineering Week, a nationwide initiative that encourages children across Ireland to explore the exciting world of engineering, problem-solving and innovation 🧠⚙️✨ Our Senior Infants enjoyed an exciting visit to Clonakilty Cork County Fire Service 🚒🔥 where they got a close-up look at the fire engines and equipment used by firefighters every day. The boys learned how engineering, teamwork and clever design help keep our community safe 🧑‍🚒🧯🚨 It was a very special experience and the boys loved every minute! A big thank you to the firefighters for welcoming us and making the visit so memorable 🙌👏 Meanwhile, 4th Class visited Cork County Council Library & Arts Service 📚🏫 to take part in a brilliant Anyone 4 Science workshop called “Forces – Test the Strength of Jelly Sweets.” The boys built their own force meters ⚖️ and tested just how strong jelly sweets can be! 🍬💪 Through fun experiments they learned about pulling forces, fair testing and reliable results 🧪🔍 Many thanks to Denis at Clonakilty Library for organising this wonderful event 🙏📚 Back in school, our 5th and 6th Class pupils put their thinking caps on 🧠🎓 for an exciting Engineering Quiz where teams answered questions based on engineering and worked together to solve them 🤝⚙️🏆 A big thank you to Ms. Regina Fitzmaurice for organising the quiz and to Noreen Collins for coordinating the prizes 🎁👏 It was a week full of curiosity, creativity and hands-on learning 🧠⚙️🧪 and the boys thoroughly enjoyed discovering how engineering plays such an important role in everyday life 🌍🔧 👏⭐ Well done to all our pupils and a huge thank you to everyone who helped make Engineering Week such a success in Scoil na mBuachaillí! ⭐👏 #EngineersWeek ⚙️ #STEM 🔬 #HandsOnLearning 🧪 #Clonakilty 📍 #PrimarySchoolLife 🎒

We had a lovely time celebrating World Book Day in Scoil na mBuachaillí this week! 📚✨ The focus of the day was all about sharing our love of reading. The boys spent time talking about their favourite books and recommending stories to their classmates 📖💬 One of the highlights was buddy reading, where older classes paired up with younger classes to read together. It was wonderful to see the boys enjoying stories side by side and helping each other with the reading 👦📚👦 We also had some great book character costumes on the day, which added to the fun and excitement around books and storytelling 🎭📚 Well done to all the boys for making it such an enjoyable celebration of reading! 📖🌟👏

🎭 Feis Maitiú Success for Rang 3! 🎭 Congratulations to our fantastic 3rd Class, who achieved 3rd place at Feis Maitiu Corcaigh in the Theresa Harris Memorial Perpetual Cup for Action Verse competition. 🥉It was a real honour to share 3rd place with our neighbours St. Joseph's Girls NS Clonakilty. The pupils performed First Day at School by Roger McGough and Gran, Can You Rap Too? by Jack Ousby. The adjudicator was full of praise for the boys’ performance and highlighted the importance of opportunities like this for pupils to perform on a big stage and build confidence. 👏 Sincere thanks to Ms Marie Forristal and Ms Karen O’Regan, who worked so hard preparing the boys for the competition. Congratulations to everyone involved! 🎭 Feis Maitiú is a Music and Drama Festival held each year at The Father Mathew Hall in the centre of Cork City, running annually from the end of January to early April. The future of drama in Clonakilty is bright! ⭐ Clonakilty Notice Board