It's Arts Week at CBS!

This week is Arts Week in our school, where we get a chance to focus on Music, Drama and Art through a variety of activities. We will have plenty to do all week with the school radio, Arts trail, workshops and Wednesday's Variety Show. Our class is very busy preparing to show off our talents, which are plentiful! We are performing two songs from Glee - Dont Stop Believing and Lean on Me at the Variety Show on Wednesday. we are all really looking forward to this. Denis is busy preparing his comedy sketch for the school radio, and Ian will be playing his guitar and singing.

Fit Factor Success!

We went to Dublin yesterday for the Fit Factor awards ceremony. We were looking forward to receiving our prize for winning the Munster title, but were not expecting to also be named in third place in the National Competition. We collected a cheque for €3,000 to spend on Sports Equipment. Ms O Keeffe is seen here receiving the cheque from Aoife Clerkin of Lidl Ireland. For a full report on the day by Cillian Hennessy, click on the link below: http://scoilmhuirenambraithre.blogspot.com/p/fit-factor-award-ceremony.html

Fit Factor Excitement!

We got the news yesterday that the Awards ceremony for the Fit Factor competition will take place on Tuesday 18th next. We will be travelling up to Dublin by train at 5.20 am. We were all so excited when the venue was announced - The Aviva stadium (seen on left)! It only opened its doors today, so it will be a first for everyone travelling up. There are ten children attending from each class which participated - our class, Ms O Keeffe's, and Ms Flanagan's. The winners will be announced on the day, and we are looking forward to receiving our prize for being crowned Munster winners.
We are hoping that the Fit Factor judges will be in attendance as we are all looking forward to meeting them. We hope to get plenty of photos, which we will post on the blog shortly after the event. Good luck to everyone travelling up, and well done to everyone involved.
For more information on the Aviva Stadium, visit the website: http://www.avivastadium.ie

We have a new Class President

Jack is our new Class President! After an extensive election campaign, Jack was elected on Monday. He will be the President for the week, after which we will have another election. His duties as president include;
1. To sit on the Presidential Throne
2. To elect a Vice President and Bodyguard
3. To assist teacher with any duties/messages
4. To choose which activity will be done at P.E.
5. To ensure that the classroom is kept tidy
6. To wear the Presidential badge at all times
7. To make sure that everyone treats their classmates with respect and kindness
Jack has nominated Evan O C as his Vice-President and Evan M as his "bodyguard". He is doing a great job so far. They are pictured here with the "presidential puffles". Well done to all of the other candidates.

Clay Sandcastles

Yesterday, we made sandcastles from clay. Each group of four people worked on the design and construction of their own sandcastle. We used lots of different tools to sculpt the castles, and when we had finished, we sprinkled them with sand.

50 Years of CBS, Clounalour

We had a great day of celebrations yesterday to mark the 50th year of CBS Primary School at Clounalour, Tralee. We celebrated with a mass at St John's Church. The whole school attended the mass, which was celebrated by Bishop Bill Murphy. Our school choir, directed by Ms Kerins provided beautiful hymns and music throughout. All of the pupils who attended the school, when it first opened its doors in 1959 were invited to attend.

After the mass, we held a reception at the school. The school corridors were full of old photographs for people to enjoy. Two DVD's were produced for the occasion, and these were both shown to the guests on the Interactive Whiteboards. The first DVD was produced by John Drummey, and featured many old photographs, and various interviews wih past pupils. These included Dick Spring, Paschal Sheehy, Brother O Connell and Michael Mercer. The second piece represented life in CBS today, and featured a lot of the activities that take place in our school. The changes which have taken place have been extraordinary.

The school hall was a haven of activity afterwards, when everybody gathered for refreshments. Old friends shared stories and memories, and a memorable day was had by all.