Graduation 2025

We bid farewell to our 6th Class Group at a wonderful Graduation Ceremony.  You achieved so much in your eight years at Scoil Bhríde and we will greatly miss you!  A reminder of those achievements is available to view in the video below!

Comhgairdeas Rang a Sé agus go néirí libh!
If you are having trouble viewing the video please click here to download:  Graduation Video 2025

Scoil bhríde's got talent 2025

The Student Council hosted Scoil Bhríde's Got Talent 2025 and it was another huge success!  Children from every class from first to sixth showcased their talents on stage to a very supportive and encouraging audience!  The judges had a very difficult decision on their hands again this year and awarded winners in two categories - Group Performance and Individual Performance! 

Congratulations to all the children that took part in Scoil Bhríde's Got Talent 2025.  You did yourselves so proud. 😁👏👏👏 

Group Performance Winners .................. James O'Leary, Alex McCarthy & Noah Collins performing Killeagh! 

Individual Performance Winner .................. Oonagh Dixon singing! 

master musicians in 3rd and 4th Classes

3rd and 4th classes were very excited to get an introduction to ukulele playing this year. They spent 10 weeks learning some new chords with Dave, their ukulele teacher. Play the videos to see the results!

                 3rd class                                     4th class

gold research ireland curious minds award

On Friday we received the wonderful news that we were successful in achieving a Gold Research Ireland Curious Minds Award again this year for our STEM work. We received the following feedback from the judges:
"Well done to all in Scoil Bhríde, Rathcormac for submitting great STEM work. It is clear to see that everyone participated in a range of imaginative activities producing amazing work. How wonderful to use a playground to learn about energy and forces. The outfits made by investigating the properties of materials were fantastic and the engineered inventions presented during the schools ‘Dragon’s Den’ amazing. Keep up all the amazing work and congratulations on a well-deserved Research Ireland Curious Minds Gold Award."
You can see our application below. Well done to all the pupils and staff on another great year of STEM work!

🚌 school tour season continues ​🚌

Some class group photos of the various groups heading off on tour. Check out the class webpages for some more photos of their adventures! 😁 ​

sciath na scol finals

Well done to both of our amazing Sciath na Scol teams who competed in the 2025 DC3 and DH3 finals in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Wednesday 28th May. 

Congratulations to our girls who battled hard and came out on the right side with a stunning victory against Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin on a score line of 5-05 to 1-04. 

Commiserations to our boys who were defeated after a titanic battle by Ballinspittle NS on a scoreline of 1-14 to 2-07. We played exceptionally well but the rub of the green didn't go our way. The boys can be exceptionally proud of what they have achieved. 

Check out the photos, match reports and match videos below. 
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41640763.html

🚌 school tour details 2025 ​🚌

Class                    Date                Bus Leaving             Bus expected back                         Destination
                                                        Scoil Bhríde           at Scoil Bhríde approx.
Junior Infants     18/06/2025            8.45 a.m.                    2.30 p.m.                                  Leahy's Farm
Senior Infants     16/06/2025            9 a.m.                        2 p.m.                                       Piccolo Play & Tír Na Sí
1st Class            05/06/2025            8.30 a.m.                    3 p.m.                                       Lego Workshop & Cookery Cottage
2nd Class           23/05/2025            8.15 a.m.                     4.30 p.m.                                  West Cork Secret
3rd Class            12/06/2025            9 a.m.                         3 p.m.                                       Planet & Cinema
4th Class            21/05/2025            8.15 a.m.                     4.30 p.m.                                   West Cork Secret
5th Class            26/05/2025           8.15 a.m.                     4.30 p.m.                                   West Cork Secret
6th Class            03/06/2025           6.30 a.m.                    7 p.m.                                        Emerald Park

🚌 school tour season ​🚌

Our first school tour of the year set off under glorious sunshine this morning.🌞 The 4th Class bus was filled with happy smiling faces as they headed off early for West Cork Secret.  The weather made for a thoroughly enjoyable day! Check out the excited faces in the pictures below and keep an eye on the 4th class webpage for some more photos of their adventures also! 😁 

🚌 school tour season ​🚌

Our first school tour of the year set off under glorious sunshine this morning.🌞 The 4th Class bus was filled with happy smiling faces as they headed off early for West Cork Secret.  The weather made for a thoroughly enjoyable day! Check out the excited faces in the pictures below and keep an eye on the 4th class webpage for some more photos of their adventures also! 😁 

sciath na scol Finals... here we come!

There was double joy at Scoil Bhríde this week when both the boy's and girl's teams progressed to the Sciath na Scol Finals in Hurling and Camogie.  It promises to be an exciting couple of weeks ahead preparing for the finals - we will share details of dates/times as soon as we have them.

SCOIL BHRÍDE ABÚ!!!

Confirmation classes of 2025

Congratulations to the boys and girls in our sixth classes who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Tuesday, April 29th.  It was a very special day for all the students. The sun was shining and so were the children.  You were all so confident with your prayers, readings and hymns and you should be so proud of yourselves! 

Comhghairdeas libh go léir!

Student Council Bake sale for autism assistance dogs ireland

SCIATH NA SCOL HURLING/CAMOGIE FIXTURES
 Thursday, 20th March - AWAY to Gaelscoil ui Riada - Both matches together at 12.30 p.m.
Tuesday, 25th March - HOME to Dungourney (details to be confirmed)
Tuesday, 1st April  - HOME to Youghal (details to be confirmed)
Thursday, 3rd April - AWAY to Aghada. Both matches together at 12.45 p.m.

All fixtures are subject to weather/pitch availability and times will be confirmed closer to the date.

Lá glas i scoil bhríde

Bhaineamar an taitneamh as Seachtain na Gaeilge ar Scoi Bhríde.  Bhíomar ag déanamh gníomhaíochtaí i ngach rang an seachtain ar fad cosúil le biongó, tráth na gceist agus ag foghlaim dánta agus amhráin as Gaeilge freisin.  Bhí taispeántas álainn againn ag na tionóil ar Lá Glas ar an Aoine.
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Our annual Lá Glas took place on March 14th and once again we painted the school green with our attire on the day!  There were excellent performances by the children at assemblies and in class activities across the entire week of Seachtain na Gaeilge to celebrate our heritage and unique language.  
​Please see the individual class web pages for more details of the celebrations.
Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine

world book day 2025

​We celebrated World Book Day on March 6th with a variety of activities across the school. We participated in One School One Book and every class read After The Fall by Dan Santat.  We enjoyed sharing our experience of this wonderful picture book with each other at assembly.  
Many classes also participated in the WBD Footy & Booky Quiz, Buddy Reading and the Student Council organised Where's Wally and Crack the Code activities across the school for classes to complete.  Check out the class web pages for more. 

Safer Internet day 2025

Check out the Safer Internet Day resources on the Internet Safety section of our school website for more ways to look after your wellbeing online.

​Safer Internet Day (SID) Tuesday, Feb. 11th 2025.
 
It is an EU wide initiative to promote and encourage a safer internet for all users, especially young people.
​
It is supported in Ireland by PDST Technology in Education and Webwise.  Visit webwise to find out more.

míle buíochas rathcormac men's shed

​Our sincere thanks to the Rathcormac Men’s Shed who have spent the last two months designing and putting together a fantastic ‘fidget board’ which helps tremendously with sensory play and activities. Special thanks to Ms. Caplice and our two caretakers, Colin and Cathal, for all their hard work (Colin as a member of the Men’s Shed and Cathal who originally built the board frame). We were delighted to welcome members of the Men’s Shed to Scoil Bhríde to thank them in person for their lovely gift. Well done to the Student Council and their volunteer researchers from Senior Infants who ran the special assembly on the day. 

celebrating grandparents day 2025

The stage was set to mark the wonderful occasion of Grandparents Day at Scoil Bhríde.  We were delighted to once again ​welcome the grandparents and special people of the children from third class. ​
The children recited a beautiful poem about their grandparents and performed their own version of the well known Friends theme tune They'll Be There For You.  Afterwards everyone enjoyed a chat over a cup of tea and took the opportunity to take pictures at the photo booth.  The children were also excited to show their classrooms, where they learn everyday, to their grandparents and special people.  You can see a quick peek of the celebration below in case you missed it.
You can view the performance of the poem and song above or if you are having trouble click here for the song and here for the poem.
For more photos from Grandparents Day, check out the Third Class Webpage. ​

🎄 Christmas shows 2024 🎄

Well done to all the children from Junior Infants to 2nd Class who put on a wonderful afternoon of performances for parents, grandparents and family.  You sang your Christmas songs and recited your festive poetry so well! 👏👏👏

thanks to our PA & Parents for a very festive reindeer run!

Thanks to our Parent's Association for organising our very festive Reindeer Run! 
Thanks also to all the parents who came out and lined the streets and community field, honked their horns and blasted out the festive music!  It created a wonderful atmosphere and was a lovely occasion for the students to wish people in our school community a very Happy Christmas!   😁🎄

🎄 It's beginning to look a lot like christmas...​ 🎄

Take a look at our Christmas preparations in pictures...



🎄 student council christmas quiz 🎄

Thanks to Mr. O'Sullivan and the Student Council for hosting a wonderful Christmas Quiz Day for Rang 1 - 6.  We really enjoyed it and it helped get us in a really festive mood on such a rainy day!



🎄 student council christmas quiz 🎄

Thanks to Mr. O'Sullivan and the Student Council for hosting a wonderful Christmas Quiz Day for Rang 1 - 6.  We really enjoyed it and it helped get us in a really festive mood on such a rainy day!

Student council Christmas Quiz 2024

Excitement is building for the annual Scoil Bhríde Student Council Christmas Quiz!  It will take place on Tuesday December 17th in the halla. 

​Get your Santa thinking caps on and be ready for some festive fun!!! 🎄  

Scoil BHRíde PArents association Calendars 2025

Treehouse Carol service comes to scoil bhríde

Many thanks to the children from the Treehouse Playschool here in Rathcormac who entertained us with a beautiful Christmas Carol Service on the school yard.  It was so lovely for the whole school to be able to attend and it was a very enjoyable and festive occasion for all.  Thanks so much to the children, teachers, parents and guardians who attended.  😁

science week 2024

To mark Science Week, classes across the school undertook research and conducted experiments across a range of topics.  There was lots of sharing of knowledge and ideas across the classes with fourth class hosting a mini Science Fair in their classrooms and sixth class sharing their learnings at assembly.  The students’ experiments, hard work and effort were truly extraordinary!  Check out the class web pages for photos and more details! ​

A very special week at scoil bhríde...

After 34 years of wonderful and dedicated service to the Scoil Bhríde community, Mrs. Howard is heading on retirement and to pastures new!
On behalf of the staff of Scoil Bhríde, we wish to express our heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Howard for her incredible 34 years of service. Her dedication as both a teacher and principal has been truly inspiring, and she has played a key role in shaping this school into the wonderful place it is today. Mrs. Howard’s leadership was defined by her genuine care for each student, always knowing their strengths, challenges, and hopes. She wasn’t just focused on academic success—she wanted every child to leave here feeling supported and confident. 
This week’s celebration has been our way of saying thank for all you have done for us over the years.  We began marking this very special occasion as a whole school by inviting Mrs. Howard to plant a White Cherry tree at the front of our school, near the garden. 

Mrs. Howard has undertaken many planting projects over her career at Scoil Bhríde, but never one in her own name and honour! 

We will always think of Mrs. Howard and be reminded of the incredible accomplishments she achieved for our school over her very successful career as múinteoir agus príomhoide. 
Ba mhaith linn buíochas ó chroí a ghabháil le Mrs. Howard de gach rud!

Mrs Howard's retirement mass

Mrs. Howard's Retirement Mass is available for viewing courtesy of the Rathcormac Parish on You Tube at the following link: Mrs Howard's Retirement Mass 

MRS Howard's final assembly & GUARD of Honour

Even nature smiled down on Mrs. Howard for her final assembly, sending her a beautiful rainbow 'tuar ceatha' to wish her the best of luck on her retirement.  The rain also held off for the whole school guard of honour, see video below.  
Click here if you are having difficulty viewing the video.

Míle buíochas ó Mrs. Howard

Halloween dress up

GLOBE Air quality campaign 2024

Sixth Class have just kicked off the annual GLOBE Air Quality Campaign! We have completed the GLOBE Air Quality Survey over the past two years at our school. The experiment measures Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels at three different locations (Sheltered, Car Park and Near Main Road) on our school grounds.  Nitrogen Dioxide is an air pollutant mainly associated with traffic.  

This year we are again participating in the campaign to measure pollution levels in the air around our school.  We had to place the test tubes at three different locations on our school grounds and will provide samples for analysis.  The tubes will be in place for four weeks and we will take them down on October 23rd.  We are looking forward to receiving feedback on our experiment and comparing the results to 2022 and 2023 to see if the air quality around our school is improving. 🤞  In addition this year, we are also required to conduct two traffic counts and weather observations each week!  So if you see us out and about in the mornings with our clipboards, it is to collect data to help analyse and improve air quality at our school!  😁

participants at the recent east cork schools cross country

great success at cork city sports

There were great celebrations at Scoil Bhríde on Friday when news reached us of the achievements by Ollie, Rían and Ryan at Cork City Sports.  The boys represented the school so well in their races at the MTU track winning first, second and third places on the day.  Maith sibh buachaillí!!! 👏👏👏  

Rathcormac autumn show 2024

There was great participation across Scoil Bhríde once again this year for Rathcormac Community Council's annual Autumn Show.  The children from all ages across the school did themselves so proud participating and winning prizes in so many categories such as baking, art and crafts, photography, handwriting and vegetable growing.  The produce grown by the children in the school garden featured also with beetroot, potatoes and wonky vegetables winning prizes also.  Well done to all the children who entered and supported this wonderful event. 😊

St. Colman's blitz 2024​

The 6th class boys and 5th/6th class girls took part in the St. Colman's Blitz on October 13th at Fermoy GAA Club.  All teams played very well on the day against the other local schools and the girl's team won the football final against Bartlemy! 👏👏👏 The boys 11-a-side team won their group games and also reached a final but were unfortunately beaten by Ballynoe.  Comghairdeas gach duine!

EAST CORK PRIMARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY 2024

East Cork Athletics Division, Cross Country Race - Friday, September 27th at 11 a.m. – 1. 15 p.m.
Venue: Fr O’Neills Sportsfield, Aghavine, Ballymacoda, P25 R290.
Entry fee is €2 to be paid at entrance.
Races for boys and girls born in 2011 to 2018. Details on flyer.
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For students attending the race please note the following:
  1. Parents organise their own transport and supervision.
  2. Please inform the school by email ([email protected]) or telephone call (025-36616) if your child is attending by Wednesday, September 25th.
  3. All students are expected to return to school after their race.

scoil bhríde return to school 2024

We are very much looking forward to welcoming all the children back to school and meeting the new Junior Infants children on Wednesday August 28th. 

Payment links for pre-ordered school tracksuits will be open until August 23rd on Aladdin.
School Tracksuit Collection as follows:
Monday, August 26th in the school halla from 10 a.m. - 12 noon and 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Scoil Bhríde's got talent 2024

The Student Council hosted Scoil Bhríde's Got Talent 2024 and it was another huge success!  Children from every class from first to sixth showcased their talents on stage to a very supportive and encouraging audience!  The judges had a very difficult decision on their hands again this year and awarded winners in two categories - Group Performance and Individual Performance! 

Congratulations to all the children that took part in Scoil Bhríde's Got Talent 2024.  You did yourselves so proud. 😁👏👏👏 

Group Performance Winners .................. Grace and her dancers performing Mama Mia! 

Individual Performance Winner .................. Reyan playing the piano blindfolded! ​​
If you are having trouble viewing the video, please click here.
If you are having trouble viewing the video, please click here.

Sports Day 2024

The whole school were out in force for Sports Day 2024! The day kicked off with Wake Up Shake Up which was led by the Student's Council and continued with stations across the school and in the community field. It was a wonderful success and all the children really enjoyed a variety of different fun activities.
​Thank you to Ms Lynch-Frahill for co-ordinating this wonderful event.
Glorious sunshine, delicious cake and disco dancing with DJ Bertie... it must be the GREEN SCHOOLS PARTY!
We couldn't have wished for better weather to celebrate raising our SEVENTH GREEN SCHOOL FLAG!  The day got off to a fantastic start with Mrs. Howard raising our seventh green flag!  The Green Schools Committee asked Mrs. Howard to raise the flag as Mrs. Howard has given 34 years of dedicated service to our school community and it is thanks to her that the Green Schools programme began in Scoil Bhríde almost 15 years ago.  Following this the entire school enjoyed ice cream thanks to the Parents Association whilst basking in the glorious sunshine.  There was also delicious cake for all the students to sample which was baked by our S.N.A. Helen McGrath.  We rounded off this fantastic celebration with a disco with DJ Bertie!  We were so impressed by the dance moves, energy, enthusiasm (and screaming 😁) of the students at Scoil Bhríde!  It was a whole school community effort to create this very special occasion with everyone contributing and playing their part.  The children will have wonderful memories to treasure forever more from what might be their first or last Green School Party.

Huge thanks and congratulations to Ms. Murphy and the Green Schools Committee for planning and organising this amazing celebration!  Comhghairdeas libh go léir! 👏👏👏 ​​
Click play or click here to view video.
Click play or click here to view video.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DAY...

🚌 school Tour season 🚌 

4th Class school tour in Airtastic and San Marco Pizzeria in Midleton. We had a fantastic day! ​
There was great excitement in the air as the Junior Infants Classes set off on their first school tour at Scoil Bhríde to Leahy's Open Farm.  ​The weather was ideal and they thoroughly enjoyed meeting all the animals! ​
The First Classes had a great day at Cuskinny Court!
Second Class and Senior Infants had one destination in mind... Fota Wildlife Park!  The second classes squeezed in bowling in Airtastic on the way home. ​
Senior Infants were treated to a special send off by their buddies overhead! 😁

great success at cork city sports 2024

There were great celebrations following Scoil Bhríde's participation at Cork City Sports. The day kicked off with the girls races in the morning followed by the boys in the afternoon this year.  We had many individual winners throughout the day, as well as both the senior girls and boys relay teams who took home first prize! As if that wasn't enough, we were awarded the shield for best overall school performance on the day!  ​
👏 Comhghairdeas libh go léir a pháistí!  Ba chóir daoibh a bheith bródúil asaibh féin! 👏

our new scoil bhríde jerseys

KINDLY SPONSORED BY SYNERGY CREDIT UNION

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2024

Congratulations to all the boys and girls in our second classes who received the Sacrament of the Eucharist on Saturday, May 18th.  It was a very special day for all the students. You were all so confident with your prayers, readings and hymns and you should be so proud of yourselves! 

Comhghairdeas libh go léir!
Ms. Feeney's Second Class
Ms. Hoare's Second Class

LÁ GLAS I SCOIL BHRÍDE

Our annual Lá Glas took place on March 15th and once again we painted the school green with our attire on the day!  There were excellent performances by the children at assemblies and in class activities across the entire week of Seachtain na Gaeilge to celebrate our heritage and unique language.  
​Please see the individual class web pages for more details on the wonderful celebrations.

GREEN SCHOOL DAY OF ACTION SUCCESS!

Congratulations to the entire school community - students, parents and staff on the very successful Green Schools Day of Action held on March 7th!  Only 4 cars came through the gates for morning drop off (a reduction of 60 cars). It was lovely to see all the children walking and wheeling into the school.  After Easter we will continue to have our “Walk or Wheel on Wednesday”.  The aim is to reduce the amount of traffic in the school grounds and thus improve the air quality of the school environment.  Walking or wheeling also contributes to the children's overall well being. Thank you to our Green School Committee and Ms. Murphy for coordinating the Green School Initiatives in Scoil Bhríde.

In addition we decided to mark the occasion with planting activities to improve biodiversity, air quality and well being on the school site.  Special thanks to all the parents who came to help out with the planting of the hedge and trees.  Thanks also to Goran and Ivana from Cork Landscaping for their services and to Ms. Hogan for coordinating this project. Pupils will enjoy seeing the hedge and the trees grow.  Check out the smiling faces below. 😁
Ní neart go cur le chéile!

GLOBE IRELAND CLEAN AIR ACTION PLAN PRIMARY SCHOOL WINNERS

We were thrilled to hear the news that we were joint Winners in the Primary School Section of the GLOBE Ireland Clean Air Programme!  We were awarded Best Clean Air Action Plan in the Primary School Section! 

We are displaying our banner proudly in front of our school!  We presented our project at the online Air Quality Student Conference for Primary and Secondary Schools in January.  We are now beginning work on putting our action plan into place! ​
We are presenting at our Parents Association meeting on February 20th to launch our Anti-Idling Campaign and to seek support on an upcoming planting initiative (Thursday March 7th) ​ at our school which will further support our clean air action plan.  The current 6th class pupils were also fortunate to be selected as CARO (Climate Action Regional Offices) fund recipients for Best Climate-Resilient School Grounds Development Plan last year.  Therefore, the upcoming initiatives and campaign that we are seeking your support as parents on will be a culmination of two years work by our 5th and 6th class pupils.

The latest School podcast is now live!

Ahoy there explorers! Come and embark on a journey like no other, on our newest podcast! Are you ready for an exciting journey through time?
Join Miss Dorgan's 3rd and 4th Class and let them ignite your sense of adventure!
Jokes, interviews, interesting facts... it has got it all!
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PARents association upcoming events

Monday 12th February @7.30 p.m.
A representative from the National Parents Council will be at Scoil Bhríde. This workshop is not just important to the members of the Parents’ Association but will be informative to all parents. We encourage all parents to attend. It will give you a good insight into the Parents’ Association and what their role is in the school. 

Wednesday 14th February
Crazy Hair Day. €2 donation. ​
Tuesday 20th February @ 7.30 p.m. Parents’ Association Meeting
All parents are invited to attend this meeting.

The meeting will open with a short presentation from the 5th Class pupils (Ms. Hogan) on the GLOBE Project and upcoming exciting activities at our school which the children will be seeking support from parents on such as tree and hedge planting and an Anti-Idling Campaign!  Come along to hear more about how you can get involved!

Following the presentation, there will be a talk on Wellbeing by Shelly Mac from Beyond Fitness.

Hope you can make it!  Looking forward to seeing you there!

safer internet day 2024


​Safer Internet Day (SID) Tuesday, Feb. 6th 2024.
 
It is an EU wide initiative to promote and encourage a safer internet for all users, especially young people.
​
It is supported in Ireland by PDST Technology in Education and Webwise.  Visit webwise to find out more.

Celebrating GRANDPARENTS DAY 2024

The stage was set to mark the wonderful occasion of Grandparents Day at Scoil Bhríde.  We were delighted to once again ​welcome the grandparents and special people of the children from third class. ​
The children recited a beautiful poem about their grandparents and performed Count On Me.  Afterwards everyone enjoyed a chat over a cup of tea and took the opportunity to take pictures at the photo booth.  The children were also excited to show their classrooms, where they learn everyday, to their grandparents and special people.  You can see a quick peek of the celebration below in case you missed it.
You can view the performance of Count On Me below and for more photos from Grandparents Day, check out the Third Class Webpage.  
If you are having difficulty viewing the video, please click here.

SAY YES TO LANGUAGES: SAY SÍ TO SPANISH


​The ‘Say Yes to Languages’ Primary Sampler Module was extended for a further year into 2023/24.  The module facilitates participating primary schools to introduce a Modern Foreign Language or Irish Sign Language (ISL) to their third to sixth class pupils. 

The module runs for eight weeks across one academic term and takes place within the normal timetable.  This year the students from third to sixth classes at Scoil Bhríde will be saying Sí to Spanish! with their wonderful tutor Maria.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK & GRANDPARENTS DAY 2024


​The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2024 is "Serving Our Communities."  The daily themes are outlined in the poster below.

Grandparents Day takes place on Wednesday January 24th.  All the classes will be completing special activities this week to share with their grandparents or someone special. 
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​Due to the large number of pupils in our school it is unfortunately no longer possible to invite all grandparents to visit our school on Grandparents’ Day. However, we will continue the tradition started last year and we cordially invite the grandparents of 3rd class pupils to celebrate Grandparents’ Day with us. We look forward to welcoming them to our school at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday January 24th for a visit to the 3rd Class classrooms as well as a short presentation by the 3rd Class children and some light refreshments.

SCIATH NA SCOL QUIZ WINNERS!!!

Congratulations to the sixth class girls team that won first place at the recent Sciath na Scol quiz held in Rochestown Park Hotel.  The team of Charlotte Purcell, Hannah O'Driscoll, Clíona Hurley and Erika Dorgan (pictured below) took 1st place with a score of 52 points on the evening.  Comhghairdeas libh cailíní!
Congratulations also to the boys team of Ollie Scanlon, Senan Delaney, Harry O'Keeffe and David Ahearne who represented Scoil Bhríde at the quiz.  Well done everyone.

🎄 CHRISTMAS CONCERTS 2023 🎄

JUNIOR INFANTS - 2ND CLASS PREPARATIONS

Preparations are well underway for the final performances of 2023.  Junior Infants to 2nd Class take to the stage for parents / guardians / grandparents and relatives.  Rang 3 to Rang 6 were treated to a special sneak preview. 
They were all fantastic!  We are in for a treat!  Looking forward to welcoming everyone. 😁

🎄 Christmas concerts 2023 🎄

Seó Na nollag Rang 3 - 6

​Congratulations and well done to the pupils in Rang 3 - Rang 6, their teachers and SNA’s on their wonderful Christmas Shows.  Please see below slideshows of pictures from the various shows and individual class web pages also. 
Thank you to all the parents / guardians / grandparents and relatives who came to watch the children perform.
Ní neart go cur le chéile! ​

🎅 THIRD CLASS:  SANTA'S ON STRIKE! 🎅

🎅 FIFTH CLASS:  SNOW WHITE & THE TWELVE ELVES  🎅

🎅 SIXTH CLASS:  A VERY BARBIE CHRISTMAS 🎅

A link to the video of the sixth class performance of A Very Barbie Christmas is available here.  Enjoy! 😄

🎄 A poop Filled christmas! 🎄

Our latest podcast is brought to you by Miss Barry and Miss Crowley's Junior Infants!
Join storyteller Ruairí, along with elves Ivy and Star, as they try to save the day in "A Poop Filled Christmas!"

​Click the button below to listen!

CREDIT UNION ART COMPETITION WINNERS 2023

Scoil Bhríde were delighted to receive the great news that we were so well represented in the Credit Union Art Competition winners!  Comhghairdeas do na buaiteoirí thíos ​- Aidan, Ollie, Orna, Russell and Lily! 👏

oíche shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃

We celebrated all our hard work and a busy return to school at our Halloween assemblies on Friday.  We took a break and the opportunity to dress up in our costumes and have fun!  There was a spooky performance by our school choir and the student council announced the winners of the much anticipated Halloween Door competition. Well done to Ms. Barry's Junior Infants, Ms. Bermingham's 1st Class, Ms. Lynch's 3rd Class and Mr. O'Sullivan's 5th Class! 😊

colourful costumes

student council & school choir spooky performance

Halloween Podcast

Miss Hazelwood's class go haunting on this month's podcast!
​Are you brave enough to listen to some spooooooky facts? How about a terrifying game?
Don't forget to treat yourself this Halloween and may all your pumpkins be glowing!
​Click on the button below to listen!

tREE PLANTING FOR NATIONAL TREE DAY

There was great excitement at Scoil Bhríde on Friday amongst the Junior Infants and Fifth Classes...  We met our buddies for the first time and we even planted a Hazel Tree together which we received for National Tree Day 'Lá na gCrann' on Thursday October 5th.  This year’s theme was ‘Nuts about Nature’ – ‘Fiáin chun Dúlra’ and the native Hazel tree – was the tree chosen this year. This tree is very common in Ireland and the hazelnuts are ripe by August.  There may be a few left on the Hazel trees near you, so keep an eye out!
Hazel trees support lots of other living things besides squirrels and field mice. Lichens grow on the bark and branches and 140 species of lichens have been counted growing on Irish hazel trees. Insects love the tree too – 73 different species were recorded on Hazel trees. It is a really good tree for biodiversity. Therefore, fifth class were delighted to attend the planting of this Hazel tree with their junior infant buddies who will monitor it and watch it grow over their eight years at Scoil Bhríde!

globe air quality campaign 2023

In October of last year, we completed the GLOBE Clean Air Survey at our school.  The experiment measured Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels at three different locations (Sheltered, Car Park and Near Main Road) on our school grounds.  Nitrogen Dioxide is an air pollutant mainly associated with traffic.  

This year we are again participating in the campaign to measure pollution levels in the air around our school.  We had to place the test tubes in two different locations on our school grounds and provide samples for analysis.  The tubes will be in place for four weeks and we will take them down on October 24th.  We are looking forward to receiving feedback on our experiment and comparing the results to 2022 to see if the air quality is improving on our school grounds. 🤞  In addition this year, we are also required to conduct two traffic counts and weather observations each week!  So if you see us out and about in the mornings with our clipboards, it is to collect data to help analyse and improve air quality at our school!  😁

important changes to our attendance policy

Regular school attendance is a critical factor in your child’s emotional, social and educational development. "Every day counts!" (Tusla)

Attendance and punctuality levels are recorded electronically on Aladdin daily by class teacher/secretary and any concern regarding an individual’s attendance/punctuality is reported to the Principal/Deputy. Following our review, roll call will take place at 10.20 a.m. each morning for all classes. Pupils who are not present for the Roll Call at 10.20 a.m. will be marked absent (Rules for National Schools). If a pupil arrives after roll call, they will be marked absent but the time of arrival is still recorded on Aladdin.
Please see the revised Attendance Strategy in the policy section of the website.  

Healthy Eating and Tips for Healthy Lunchboxes

Please see the school Healthy Eating Policy by visiting the Parents' section of the website. 
See below also for further information on healthy eating.
Source: https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/healthy-eating-for-families.html
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW SCHOOL WEBSITE!
Fáilte go Scoil Bhríde Ráth Chormaic!
We are delighted to officially launch our new school website. 
The children at Scoil Bhríde work very hard throughout the year on their school work and a variety of initiatives.  They are proud to show you their wonderful work below.  Take a look at the online gallery featuring various aspects of learning from across the children's "School Life".  This is just a small snapshot from across the school, please feel free to explore their learning further on the class web pages and under the "School Life" section of the website. 
HAPPY BROWSING! 
Email:   [email protected]
Phone:   025 - 36616
Eircode:  ​P61 ER24

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