Post on 22-Sep-2020
Recently seen in the Turner’s Cross area, a large man with a white
beard, dressed in a red suit. When asked what he was doing around
the school, he replied, ‘Ho, ho ho!’ You are asked to be on the lookout!
Christmas Newsletter 2013
He had no Royal palace only a stable bare,
He had no watchful servants, a cow and a lamb stood there,
But light shone fourth from where he lay,
The King of Love upon the hay
T he simplicity of the Christmas message is indeed resonant in those few lines. We may sometimes lose
perspective with all that goes on in the lead up to the holidays. Yet the school is filled with that simplicity and
innocence, particularly of the younger children. The school has that special atmosphere of this lovely time of year
that is far more than just decorations or lights. The school is a hive of activity – rooms and corridors are being
decorated, the noise of concert rehearsals pours out into the corridors, preparations are being made for the toy
sale and the sound of festive music and song waft through the school.
O nce again we have reached out to ask for your generosity with our toy sale for the Philippines typhoon
victims. The appeal is particularly appropriate as it helps families closely related to pupils in our school. You
continue to be magnificent supporters of the school, and we thank you in particular for another successful School
Walk, raising over €14,000, and for your great response to the start of the Book Rental Scheme. Be assured that all
monies will be channelled into the enhancement of the pupils’ educational experience. Already in the last while we
have equipped a new food-science room and established a sensory room for pupils with special educational needs.
With your support, we will continue to offer a premium experience of teaching and learning to our pupils.
C ongratulations to our past pupils Robert Heffernan ,gold medal World Champion in the 50km walk in
Moscow, and Dylan Fitzgibbon, who retained his Taekwon Do World Title in Benidorm. Dylan has held European
and World titles at junior and senior level. We are very proud of both champions.
T he Feast of the Presentation was celebrated recently with classes attending a special Mass where they were
addressed by a representative of the Presentation Sisters. The day was a significant milestone for the Presentation
Sisters’ Order with the announcement from Rome that their founder has been elevated to the title of Venerable
Nano Nagle. At a special world wide event in St. Finbarr's South Parish to mark Nano’s new status the school
were represented by 6th class pupil Alison Barry who carried the banner of the local Presentation schools.
B unscoil Chríost Rí has become the first primary school to be awarded the Amber Flag for the promotion of
positive mental health among the school community. A programme of positive mental health initiatives including
guest speakers and classes with senior pupils on a new primary school mental health leaflet will continue in the new
year.
F inally, I want to say míle buíochas, Nollaig agus Ath-Bhliain sona
sásta to all our very special pupils, our very dedicated staff, our very
supportive parent body, especially our Parents’ and Friends’
Association, and all our school partners including the Board of
Management, trustees and
patron.
Parents and Friends Association
The Christmas season is once again upon us.
On Thursday 12th December we were delighted to assist Santa in his visit to the school.
Arriving by Fire Engine, he later visited each class taking time to talk to the children and
answering their questions. It's always a lovely day and certainly we are delighted to be part
of it.
The Association held the AGM in September, where the Officers for the current year
were elected. There were many new faces on the night and some have already joined us
and become active in the association. We would encourage people to become involved in
the association. It can be busy but it is a worthwhile and fulfilling experience. All parents
are welcome to our meetings and new ideas are very welcome.
We hosted a Book Fair in November of this year in the Nano Nagle Hall. The Fair ran for
a week and there was a great atmosphere of excitement as the children came to browse
on the first day , taking their ease on cushions and beanie bags and buying books on
subsequent days. There was a huge range of book types and prices, with something for
everyone. We hope the children enjoyed the experience. It's a great opportunity to
encourage reading and even in these days of Play Stations and computer games it's clear
that children still love a good book. The school benefits also as the Book Sellers provide
the school with vouchers the value of which is related to the sales, to help stock the
school library. We would like to thank the parents, children and teachers for their support
of the Book Fair. A special thank you goes to the children who provided artwork, poems
and stories to decorate the Hall. It's quite obvious to us that Bunscoil has got talent!
We wish you and your families a very happy, peaceful and safe Christmas. We look
forward to 2014 and to meeting you all again.
Angela Murphy
Parents' and Friends' Association
Girls’ Football News
During September we played seven
matches in the Sciath na Scol.
Unfortunately, we lost four of them,
which meant we did not qualify for the
final.
Our first match was against Scoil Niocláis,
Frankfield. We played well, but we lost.
Our second match was against GS Carraig
Uí Leighin. We won that match. Next was
GS Uí Ríordáin and we lost that also. Our
next match was against Kilmurry. We won
that one. Then we played Belgooly and we
won that as well. Our last two matches
were against Inishannon and Ovens, and
we lost both. In total, we won three out
of seven. Overall, even though we didn’t
get into the final, we are very happy with
the matches that we did win, and we hope
to do better next year.
The panel was: Estelle Neenan, Grace
Clehane, Emma McCarthy, Ciara Hurley,
Megan Murphy, Caoimhe Hennessy, Helen
Manning, Aoife McTaggart, Elaine Kelly,
Cliona McTaggart, Megan Cambridge,
Mikayla Hennessy, Sofia Murphy, Alana
Neenan, Ríona Treacy, Kate O’Connor,
Lucy O’Brien, Zoe Waters, Orla O’Leary,
Fridaous Moussa, Alison Barry
Boys’ Football News
The Bunscoil Chríost Rí Boys football team
competed in Roinn DF. 1 & 2 for the first
time this year. They had a topsy-turvy
season. Having lost the first three games
against Scoil Niocláis, G.S. Uí Ríordáin and
G.S. Carrig Uí Leighin by narrow margins,
they showed great strength of character to
win the next three games against Scoil Eoin
Inishannon, Belgooly and Kilmurry. The boys
then managed to draw the final game against
Ovens, the team who went on to win the
division. We are tremendously proud of the
boys, the panel of which is as follows:
Brian Joyce, Alan Senkus, John Holland,
Conor O’Keeffe, Fionn Sheehan, Mark
Guinnane, Ben O’Connor, Luke O’Sullivan,
Robert Dermody, Jack O’Brien, Darragh
O’Connor, Fionn Molloy, Chris O’Reilly,
Timmy O’Reilly, lan Barry, Colin Twohig,
Dylan Gilhooley, Dylan Twomey, Kevin
McGorey, Adam Sherlock, Daniel Kennefick
Orienteering
Bunscoil Chríost Rí
attended two schools
orienteering events
this term in Curragh
Wood and Farran
Wood to give the
pupils an experience
of the sport and to
p r epa r e t hem fo r t he
championship events after
Christmas. The Cork schools
or ien teer i ng As soc ia t ion
(C.S.O.A.) is going from strength
to strength as up to 700 pupils
attended each of these events
and the sport is proving very
popular with the participants.
The association now has
good S.I. equipment and aims to
promote the sport in individual
schools as school maps can be
drawn easily by some of its
members. On the day of the toy
sale (13/12/2013), there was a
quality event in our school
which has been
mapped. The course was over
two kilometres and proved to be
quite educational and challenging
to all who took part. Hopefully
the pupi ls ga ined good
experience and we look forward
to competing well in in the New
Year.
Christmas Holidays
School Closes Friday December 20
2013
12:00 Midday
School Re-opens
Monday January 6 2014
8:45 am (full day)
School Choir.
The school choir has been working very hard
since September when they went to CIT Cork
School of Music to record a Christmas CD.
They were accompanied on piano by Evelyn
Grant.
They were then chosen from an entry of over
one thousand to audition for The Late Late
Toyshow .The boys and girls had a wonderful trip
to the RTE studios during mid-term and even
though they wowed the adjudicators with a
magnificent performance they lost out to a rock
band for the final slot on the night.
They were guest singers at the recent launch of
the European Poetry Festival in St Luke’s
Church.
They are very happy to be singing at the crib in
Daunt's Square on Monday December 16th at
lunch time. Don't forget to tune in to Lyric FM
between 10 and 2 o' clock on Thursday
December 19th when they have been chosen to
sing" When Christmas Comes to Town".
Nollaig shona from all our choristers.