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🎢🌳 Lucky to Have Clonakilty Playground Next Door! 🌳🎢 One of the best parts of school life at Scoil na mBuachaillí is having Clonakilty Playground right on our doorstep. Today, Junior Infants and First Class took full advantage of a lovely January day, enjoying plenty of fresh air, movement, and smiles. Climbing, swinging, balancing, running and laughing might look like “just fun” — but it also helps children reset, build confidence, and head back to class happier and ready to learn 😊 Most of all, the playground is a joyful place where friendships grow and imaginations run wild. We’re so lucky to have such a fantastic neighbour and to make it part of our school day 💚 #LearningThroughPlay #Clonakilty #HappyLearners #OutdoorFun #ScoilNaMBuachaillí

🌟 Discovering Clonakilty with 2nd class 🌟 Mr. Crowley's 2nd class had a wonderful opportunity to step beyond the classroom and explore our town of Clonakilty through a History and Maths Trail. The children enjoyed discovering local landmarks, using maths in real-life settings, and learning about the rich history of our town, all while working together and having great fun. The trail was facilitated by Mr Ciarán Crowley and Ms Karen O’Regan, and the excitement was doubled when the pupils were lucky enough to meet Mayor Conan O’Donovan — a familiar face to many of them as the person who trains them at GAA every Wednesday! 🏐😊 A lovely example of learning, community, and connection coming together 💚 #LearningBeyondTheClassroom #Clonakilty #CommunityConnections #ActiveLearning Clonakilty Mayoral Council Clonakilty GAA Club Clonakilty Notice Board

“Pure poultry” 🤭🐓 A lovely piece in today’s The Southern Star

Northern Lights spotted over Cork tonight ✨ The aurora borealis has made a rare appearance over parts of Shannonvale this evening, with a green glow visible in the night sky for many across the county.

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Our fabulous town 🥰

Our 5th & 6th Class pupils will soon be taking part in exciting learning activities linked to Irish Aid 🌍🇮🇪 They will learn about how Ireland supports people in over 130 countries worldwide, while exploring important global issues such as poverty and hunger 🤝, climate action 🌱, equality ⚖️ and supporting communities affected by conflict 🚑. This meaningful work will help our pupils to develop empathy ❤️, global awareness 🌎 and a strong sense of social responsibility 🌟. These learning experiences also strongly align with our Green Schools and Amber Flag programmes, reinforcing our commitment to sustainability, wellbeing, active citizenship and positive global action. We are really looking forward to this engaging and thought-provoking learning journey for our senior classes 👏📚.

💡🎨🛠️ Ingenuity in Action! 🛠️🎨💡 Creativity and STEM are thriving in our school! 🙌 A huge highlight is “Chessy Chessy Bang Bang” — a trolley kindly sponsored by Scally's SuperValu Clonakilty 🛒💙 and brilliantly transformed by our caretaker Finbarr 🔧✨ into a mobile learning hub. Thanks to this generous sponsorship and Finbarr’s creativity, this resource is now accessible to the whole school ♟️📚 👏 Massive thanks to SuperValu Clonakilty 🌟 for their continued support of our school, including sponsoring the 🎈 for the opening of our new extension. Your community spirit makes a real difference! 🎨✨ A special thank you to Claire Kavanagh, our talented SNA, who designed the artwork and coordinated 6th class to bring the project to life. 🌟 STEM • Creativity • Teamwork • Community 🌟 😉 The pupils may not quite get the “Chessy Chessy Bang Bang”… but we definitely do! 🎬😄