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🎄✨ Seasonal Update from SNB ✨🎄 It appears that even the Principal has been spotted wearing a Christmas jumper around the school… so the festive season has truly arrived! 🎅 In the spirit of the season, pupils are now welcome to wear Christmas jumpers, hats and festive accessories alongside their regular school uniform for the remainder of the season. We’re looking forward to seeing SNB brighten up even more with a cheerful touch of Christmas colour! 🎁🌟🎄

🎉✨🚸 BIG NEWS from Scoil na mBuachaillí! 🚸✨🎉 We are thrilled to announce that our long-running School Warden Programme has received Special Recognition at the Road Safety Authority’s prestigious Leading Lights Awards in Croke Park! 🌟🏆 Our 5th and 6th Class School Wardens had an unforgettable day today—experiencing the splendour of Croke Park, enjoying the RSA’s wonderful hospitality, and proudly representing our school’s 50-year commitment to road safety. 🚸💛 A huge thank you to the RSA for making the day so special for our boys. We want to shine a special spotlight on Chris Hinchy, whose dedication, expertise and unwavering commitment have been at the heart of the School Warden Programme for decades. His guidance has shaped generations of pupil wardens, instilling confidence, responsibility, and leadership. The success and longevity of this programme are a true testament to Chris’s exceptional service to our school community. 💙🙌 Thank you also to the staff who travelled to Dublin—Ms Carol O'Boyle, Ms Eileen Breen O'Riordan, Ms Niamh Mac Auley, and Ms Regina Fitzmaurice—for supporting the boys throughout the day. And a very special thank you again to Chris Hinchy for travelling with the group and accepting the award on our behalf. 🏅💙 We are incredibly proud of our pupil wardens, past and present—true leaders in safety, responsibility, and community spirit. 💙💛✨ #LeadingLightsAwards #RoadSafety #ScoilNaMBuachaillí #ProudSchool Road Safety Authority Ireland I Love Clonakilty Clonakilty Notice Board West Cork Education Centre

✨ First Class Christmas Performance ✨ Our wonderful First Class pupils delighted their families and friends with a heart-warming Christmas performance that truly captured the magic, joy and excitement of the festive season. Their beautifully decorated classroom—complete with twinkling lights, colourful artwork, and handmade Christmas crafts—was transformed into the perfect festive stage for this special celebration. The children sang a lovely selection of Christmas songs, performing each one with enthusiasm, confidence, and smiles that lit up the entire room. Their cheerful voices and lively actions showed just how much preparation and hard work they had put in. Adding to the festive fun, the pupils also shared some of their favourite Christmas jokes, filling the room with laughter. Their brilliant timing and playful humour kept everyone entertained from start to finish! We are incredibly proud of First Class for their creativity, confidence and fantastic teamwork. Their Christmas performance was a joyful way to celebrate the season and brought smiles to everyone who attended. 🌟🎅 A huge thank you to their teacher Ms. Therése Crowley and Mrs. Josie Files for all their hard work, support, and preparation. ❤️

🥳🥳🥳Amazing news coming from Sligo! 🥳🥳🥳 🥰Our amazing teacher Ms Laura Connolly has won Best Actress at the All-Ireland One Act Drama Festival! 🥰 🎭Congratulations to Kilmeen Drama Group for winning the overall All-Ireland One Act Drama Festival 🎭

🎨 Art Competition Announcement 🎨 We extend our sincere congratulations to David Gribinet (4th Class), who was awarded a prize in the Lisavaird Co-Op Art Competition. David demonstrated exceptional effort and dedication, and the school community was very proud of his achievement. The prize presentation took place at 3pm and was a meaningful recognition of his work. Well done to David on this commendable accomplishment.

🎉🏅 Celebrating Excellence at Scoil na mBuachaillí, Clonakilty 🏅🎉 At Scoil na mBuachaillí, we love celebrating our boys for their effort, attitude and achievements across all areas of school life. Each week we recognise pupils who shine in their own unique way: ✨ Pen-Man of the Week — rewarding super handwriting, creativity and a real love for writing. ✍️ ✨ Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine — celebrating those who embrace Gaeilge with enthusiasm, pride and positivity. 🇮🇪 ✨ Gentleman of the Week — recognising kindness, respect, good manners and leadership in our school community. 🤝 And a special shout-out to Noah and his class for their fantastic festive door creation — bursting with colour, creativity and Christmas cheer! 🎄✨ It’s wonderful to see our boys working together and showing such pride in their classroom. Check out more of our weekly celebrations and activities here ➤ https://www.snbclonakilty.com/activities/ 💙 Like and share to spread the good news from our school community!

✨ Pass on the Kindness – December at SNB! 💛 At SNB, kindness is at the heart of everything we do — and our December “Pass on the Kindness” initiative is now in full swing! 🌟 We’ve set up a special Acts of Kindness Post Box at Noreen’s desk, and pupils are invited to drop in their kindness slips all month long. 💌💕 We’d love your support at home — especially for our younger pupils — in helping them write down an act of kindness, add their name and class, and pop it into the box before the holidays. Every entry goes into a draw for a family pass to the Panto! 🎭✨ Let’s fill our school with kindness this December. Thank you for helping us spread positivity, caring and joy across our community. 💛😊

🌟 Outstanding Success for SNB Clonakilty at the CSOA Championships 2025/2026! 🌟 What a fantastic day for SNB Clonakilty at the CSOA Orienteering Championships in Tramore Valley Park on Thursday December 4th! Our pupils gave incredible performances across all categories, bringing home two major team titles and showcasing brilliant teamwork, resilience and enthusiasm throughout the event. 👏💙 🏆 6th Class Boys – CSOA Team Champions! Amazing runs from the whole group, with top finishes from: 🥈 Ben Eady 🥉 Tomás Lowery 4️⃣ D.J. O’Sullivan 5️⃣ Jack Rea 🏆 5th Class Boys – Another Team Victory! Our younger boys matched the success with another 1st place finish! 1️⃣ Adam Kingston 2️⃣ Eliott Revon-Tkocz 3️⃣ Jamie Moynihan 🙏 Huge Thank-You! A big thank-you to Ms Regina Fitzmaurice, event organiser, for running another excellent day of orienteering. And special thanks to the staff who travelled with and supported our team: Ms Niamh Mac Auley, Ms Carol O’Boyle Ms Orla O’Keeffe, Ms Teresa McCarthy & Ms Ciara O’Leary Your encouragement and care made the day run smoothly for everyone. 📸 A Lovely Moment We also captured a gorgeous snap of some siblings, cousins, and teachers’ sons from our orienteering crew at Tramore Valley Park — a perfect reminder of the community spirit behind our school. 💛 🎉 Congratulations to all our competitors! We are so proud of every pupil who represented SNB Clonakilty with such energy and positivity. Well done everyone! 👏💙

🙌⚽️ Surf Cup Success! 🇪🇸 Huge congratulations to our three fantastic pupils — Leo Pezza, Luca O’Donovan and Max O’Keeffe — who recently travelled to Salou as part of the West Cork Schoolboys and Schoolgirls League Academy to compete in the Surf Cup! We are bursting with pride! 💙 They represented their school and community so well, showing brilliant teamwork, skill and sportsmanship throughout the tournament. We heard amazing reports of their performances — well done boys! 👏👏👏 What an unforgettable experience and a fantastic opportunity to play against top teams from across Europe. 🌍⚽️ We hope you enjoyed every minute! Keep chasing your football dreams! ⭐️⚽️ #SurfCup #ProudSchool #FutureStars #WestCorkAcademy #SchoolSpirit