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📢♟️ Big Chess Announcement at Scoil na mBuachaillí! 🏆 We are delighted to celebrate the fantastic success of our pupils at the Féile Fichille: 🥇 SNB Dogs – 1st (Bud’s) 🥇 SNB Ants – 1st (Masters) 🥈 SNB Bats & SNB Cats – Joint 2nd This incredible achievement has earned SNB Ants, Bats and Cats an invitation to the prestigious Comórtas Fichille in Bantry this April 🎉♟️ We couldn’t be prouder of how our pupils represented the school with such skill, teamwork and sportsmanship 👏 A huge thank you to our dedicated After School Chess Club team – Niamh Mac Auley, Laura Connolly & Ciarán Crowley – for their ongoing support and commitment. Our final session today finished with a brilliant Easter Team Chess Competition 🐣♟️ — well done to all our winners! Best of luck to our teams as they prepare for the next stage of competition after Easter!

An incredible €2,154 raised for Daffodil Day 💛🌼 Our school ran a fantastic Bob-a-Job fundraiser, where pupils earned their donations by completing jobs and helping out — a wonderful display of effort, kindness, and community spirit. A huge thank you to everyone who supported and contributed. Your generosity will make a real difference in the lives of those affected by cancer. A special word of thanks to Ms Orla O’Keeffe for coordinating the project so brilliantly. So proud of what we achieved together 💛 Clonakilty Notice Board Daffodil Day Clonakilty

🌟🏆 What a fantastic achievement! 🏆🌟 We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate our wonderful 2nd Class students who have won the Bríd Goggin Perpetual Trophy for Action Verse! 🎭✨ Their energy, expression, and teamwork truly shone on the day — a testament to their hard work and enthusiasm. A very special word of congratulations and thanks to their teachers, Laura Connolly and Ciarán Crowley, whose dedication, creativity and guidance made this success possible 👏💫 We are incredibly proud of you all — a fantastic achievement! Feis Maitiu Corcaigh is a long-standing festival in Cork that celebrates Irish culture, including music, drama, speech, and dance. Schools and students take part in a wide range of competitions, showcasing their talents. Winning an award at this event is a wonderful honour. #ProudSchool #ActionVerse #StudentSuccess #WellDone

🎤✨ Scoilavision 2026 – Date Announcement! ✨🎤 Mark your calendars… Scoilavision 2026 is happening on 📅 Wednesday, June 10th! One of the highlights of the school year, Scoilavision promises another fantastic night of music, energy and entertainment as our talented boys from 4th, 5th and 6th class take to the stage. ⭐ Get involved! ⭐ As part of this year’s event, we are also inviting parents to join our Scoilavision Parents Band 2026 🎶 Whether you sing, play an instrument, or just want to be part of the fun, this is your chance to step into the spotlight! 🎵 Rehearsals will take place in the coming weeks 🎵 Performance on Scoilavision night 📩 Interested? Get in touch — we’d love to have you involved! Save the date… it’s going to be a night to remember 🎶🔥 #Scoilavision2026 #SaveTheDate #SchoolCommunity #LiveMusic #SNB Clontowntwinning Clonakilty GAA Club Clonakilty Notice Board Clonakilty Family of Parishes I Love Clonakilty

🌊 Making Waves at SNB! Our 8th Green Flag Journey 🌍 What a proud day at Scoil na mBuachaillí last Thursday as we welcomed our Green-Schools assessor for our 8th Green Flag renewal — and what a story our boys had to tell! From the very start, our fantastic Green-Schools Committee took the lead, confidently sharing how they explored marine issues, tackled plastic waste, and turned ideas into real action 💪 ♻️ Think reusable campaigns 📊 Waste audits and real data tracking 🌎 Linking their work to global change The passion for protecting our oceans was clear to see — and hear! 🌱 A very special highlight? Our school chickens! Not only are they helping us reduce food waste, but they also stole the show 🐔 (and yes… their eggs made the perfect thank-you gift!) A huge thank you to Siobhán Hughes, Green-Schools Officer, who was so impressed by the boys’ knowledge, leadership, and enthusiasm — especially when it came to caring for our feathered friends 🥚💚 We would also like to extend a very sincere thank you to our Green-Schools Coordinator, Niamh Mac Auley, whose incredible dedication, organisation and passion drive this work every day. Leading a large and committed Green-Schools Committee, she has guided and supported the boys to take real ownership of their learning and actions 👏 This was more than just a visit — it was a celebration of student voice, teamwork, and real action for our planet. 👏 We are proud to be continuing our Green-Schools journey and making waves along the way! #GreenSchools #MarineEnvironment #GlobalCitizenship #Sustainability #StudentVoice #MakingWaves Green-Schools Clonakilty Tidy Towns Clonakilty Notice Board

3rd Class packed a seriously impressive amount into one day! 🎤 First up: budding podcasters in action as they recorded their Marine Rap — creativity, confidence and a few future radio stars in the making! Stay tuned… it’s a must-listen. 🌳 Then it was off to the playground as a well deserved treat for taking part in the SNB Gaeilge Challenge! 🌱 To top it all off, the class got hands-on with composting — as part of their ongoing Composting in Schools journey, they enjoyed a check-in session with Donal from Waste Down, showing great interest in all things biodiversity while continuing to learn how to care for the environment and reduce waste in a meaningful way. A brilliant mix of fun, fresh air, and fantastic learning.

🤸‍♀️✨ 6th Class Gymnastics in Action! ✨🤸‍♂️ Our 6th Class pupils have been making fantastic use of our school facilities, creating a brilliant space for active learning and fun! 🏫🤩 We are so lucky to have excellent resources in our school — a hall that is perfectly suited for performances, complete with stage, sound, and lighting 🎭🎤, as well as a second hall dedicated to activities like gymnastics and PE 🤸‍♀️⚽. We are also delighted that all classes from Junior Infants right up to Rang 8 have the opportunity to take part in a term of gymnastics lessons each year 🙌 From balancing and rolling to jumping and creating their own sequences, the children have shown great skill, focus, and determination 💪👏 The variety of equipment allows them to safely explore, challenge themselves, and build confidence. It has been wonderful to see them support one another, work as a team 🤝, and bring creativity to their routines ✨ A big thank you to Aoife MacAuley for her fabulous coaching and for inspiring the children throughout these sessions 🙌🌟 They are developing strength, flexibility, and teamwork in such an engaging environment — and this is only the beginning… imagine how amazing they’ll be by the end of their sessions! 🚀🤩 Well done to all of 6th Class! 🎉🙌 #ActiveSchools #Gymnastics #6thClass #SchoolFacilities #LearningThroughMovement

🌞✨ What a fantastic and fun-filled Friday for our Senior Infants! 📚⚽ They had a wonderfully busy day from start to finish, filled with lots of rich learning opportunities along the way 🎉. Their morning began with a lovely visit to the library Cork County Council Library & Arts Service 📖, where the children developed their love of reading, explored a variety of books, and strengthened their listening 👂 and comprehension skills through stories. After that, it was time to get active with an exciting soccer session led by Klaaskickz ⚽🙌. The children had great fun practicing their skills, playing games, and working together as a team 🤝 — building coordination, confidence 💪, communication 🗣️, and teamwork. All that activity built up an appetite, so they enjoyed a relaxing lunch outside in the sunshine ☀️🍎. This was a great opportunity to develop social skills, independence, and conversation 💬 with their friends in a calm and enjoyable setting. The boys were especially proud to be wearing their jerseys as part of Stand 4 Féile 💙👏, helping to build a sense of community, identity, and pride in being part of something special. To top it all off, they finished the day with a quick visit to the playground 🛝😊, where they explored, played, and developed their physical skills, imagination 🎨, and friendships through active play. A perfect mix of fun, learning, and fresh air 🌿 — and a wonderful way to end a fantastic week. Happy Friday everyone! 🎉😊