🌍💛 Happy World Kindness Day! 💛🌍 Today we celebrate World Kindness Day — a wonderful reminder that even the smallest act of kindness can make a big difference! 🌎✨ At our school, kindness is at the heart of everything we do. Each year, we begin our school year with this very message, as our amazing school secretary Noreen Collins reads Spike Milligan’s beautiful poem “Smile” — a gentle reflection on how one simple smile can brighten the world. 😊💫 🌟 Exciting news! In honour of today’s international observance encouraging acts of kindness, compassion, and goodwill towards others (and ourselves), we’re thrilled to launch our December “Pass on the Kindness” initiative! Throughout December, students are encouraged to make pledges and carry out acts of kindness — spreading positivity and goodwill across our school community. 💛 And to make it even more exciting… all participants will be entered into a draw for a grand prize: a family pass to the Panto! 🎭✨ 🎥 Check out this lovely video of some of our pupils sharing what kindness means to them — with special thanks to Ms. Karen O’Regan for putting it together! Let’s keep living that message today and every day — spreading kindness through our words, actions, and smiles! 💕 #WorldKindnessDay #PassOnTheKindness #SchoolCommunity #KindnessMatters #BeKind

🎄Scoil na mBuachailli is proud to support Sinéad Crowley in her wonderful initiative to bring a little ease and cheer to individuals and families this Christmas, in collaboration with Caitriona Twomey. Sinead will be hosting a collection on Friday, 12th December at her home, and anything donated will be passed on to those in need through Caitriona. The school will also happily accept any donations before 12th December, making it easier for everyone to contribute. There is no pressure to donate, but if you are able, anything you can give over the coming weeks would be greatly appreciated. Together, we can help make this Christmas a little brighter for those who need it most. Thank you for your generosity and support! ♥️ Clonakilty Tidy Towns Clonakilty & Dunmanway Credit Union Clonakilty GAA Club Clonakilty AFC Clonakilty Kindergarten I Love Clonakilty Clonakilty Notice Board Clonakilty Parish

📅 Dates for your diaries! 📅 Plans are well underway for our SNB Christmas performances — a wonderful celebration for parents, guardians, grandparents and special friends. 🎶🎅

🎁✨ Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal 2025 ✨🎁 Scoil na mBuachaillí are delighted to take part in this year’s Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal! 💕 The response from our school community has been absolutely amazing once again! 🙌 A huge thank you to all our families for putting together such wonderful Christmas boxes for this great cause. Your kindness and generosity are sure to bring smiles to the boys and girls who receive them this Christmas ❤️ Well done everyone! 👏👏👏👏 #TeamHope #ChristmasShoeboxAppeal #ScoilNaMBuachaillí #Clonakilty #CommunitySpirit #KindnessMatters

Today, Rang 7 set off on an exciting adventure to Little Rebels Soft Play in Ballincollig — and what a fantastic day it was! From climbing, sliding, and laughing our way through the play zones to sharing lunch in McDonalds, it was a trip full of fun, friendship and happy memories. 🍟😄 A very special thank you goes to Garda Liam Ryan, who kindly facilitated our journey on the Community Bus. We’re so grateful for his time and support in making this outing possible. 👮‍♂️ Well done, Rang 7, for representing our school so wonderfully — and thank you to Ms Rebecca Hourihane, Claire Kavanagh & Eilish McSweeney who helped make this day such a success! 🌟

🌟 Science Week 2025: Then. Today. Tomorrow. 🌟 This year marks 30 years of Science Week Ireland — a nationwide celebration of curiosity, creativity, and collaboration in science! 🔬✨ Here at SNB, we’re excited to join in the fun: 🍂 On Monday, our Gardening Team made the most of the dry weather to gather more leaves for our leaf composter — turning fallen leaves into nutrient-rich leaf mould to improve soil, support plant growth, and help the environment. A small step, but a big lesson in sustainability! 📦 Our STEM Committee delivered science boxes to every classroom for a week full of experiments and hands-on activities. 🌳 3rd Class is continuing their GLOBE Ireland “Climate Resilience – Temperatures and Trees Project”, measuring temperatures and observing trees to learn about climate resilience — a real citizen-science experience! 🕵️‍♂️ 5th Class will visit Clonakilty Library on Wednesday for a CSI Workshop, learning forensic science techniques to solve an imaginary crime. 💡 All classes at SNB will be engaging in STEM activities this week — be sure to check out our website at the end of the week for a full round-up of all the exciting science happening in school! Science isn’t just something we read about — it’s something we explore, create, and discover every day. Let’s celebrate Then. Today. Tomorrow. together! 🌍 Research Ireland Curious Minds Green-Schools GLOBE Ireland #ScienceWeek2025 #ThenTodayTomorrow #STEM #Sustainability #CitizenScience #SNB #ScienceWeekIreland

💡What a super idea from West Cork Education Centre

🌟 Playground Pals Programme 🌟 Every Friday, our 6th class pupils join the Junior Infants for some fun in the yard! 🎈 As part of our Playground Pals Programme, the older students act as buddies and role models — helping to organise games, encourage teamwork and make sure everyone feels included. 💛 It’s a wonderful way to build friendships, confidence, and community spirit across the classes. Well done to all our Playground Pals for spreading kindness and fun each week! 👏✨