Healthy Eating and Tips for Healthy Lunchboxes
Please see the new school Healthy Eating Policy by visiting the Parents' section of the website.
See below also for further information on healthy eating.
See below also for further information on healthy eating.
SWIMMING 2022-2023
The swimming timetable for first to sixth classes for the year ahead can be found on the Sports/Active Schools page.
sCIATH NA SCOL IS BACK
The children are so excited to be involved in Sciath Na Scol again this year.
Training for the boys and girls taking part in the football is on every Tuesday from 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. in the Community Field.
Best of luck to all involved!
Training for the boys and girls taking part in the football is on every Tuesday from 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. in the Community Field.
Best of luck to all involved!
Sciath Na Scol Fixtures 2022-2023
Football:
3. Friday, September 30th at home to Rochestown - Boys at 11.30 a.m.; Girls at 12.30 p.m.
2. Friday, September 23rd away to Bunscoil Mhuire, Youghal - Boys & Girls at 12.30p.m.
1. Thursday, September 15th at home to Ballygarvan - Boys at 12 noon; Girls at 1 p.m.
Football:
3. Friday, September 30th at home to Rochestown - Boys at 11.30 a.m.; Girls at 12.30 p.m.
2. Friday, September 23rd away to Bunscoil Mhuire, Youghal - Boys & Girls at 12.30p.m.
1. Thursday, September 15th at home to Ballygarvan - Boys at 12 noon; Girls at 1 p.m.
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SCHOOL REOPENING AUTUMN 2022
We are very much looking forward to welcoming all the children back to school and meeting the new Junior Infants children on Wednesday August 31st.
Please see note below on access to school during current roadworks.
Please see note below on access to school during current roadworks.
Access to school during current roadworks
Scoil Bhríde will re-open on Wednesday August 31st for all pupils. The access road by the Garda Station is blocked at the moment. This road will be closed to traffic for the rest of this week. To avoid traffic congestion at the other junction, we are asking parents to park in other areas of the village and walk to the school.
Areas for parking include; on the main street and side streets, at the Community Centre, at the Rathcormac Inn etc. Parents coming from the Garrynacole direction can park in the new community field. The school bus will come into school grounds to drop off children as usual.
At collection time we ask parents to park in the areas above and walk to the school to meet children at home time. The current spell of good weather should make it easier to "park up and walk". Hopefully the roadworks will be finished for the second week and we can return to our normal "drop and go" system.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Areas for parking include; on the main street and side streets, at the Community Centre, at the Rathcormac Inn etc. Parents coming from the Garrynacole direction can park in the new community field. The school bus will come into school grounds to drop off children as usual.
At collection time we ask parents to park in the areas above and walk to the school to meet children at home time. The current spell of good weather should make it easier to "park up and walk". Hopefully the roadworks will be finished for the second week and we can return to our normal "drop and go" system.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
OUR RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
2 Cool 4 School Podcast
Congratulations to this month's 2 Cool 4 School Mystery Prize Bag Winner Mark Kearney!
Well done to our wonerful sixth class pupils Nicole and Isabelle on creating and hosting a very enjoyable podcast series for the whole school also. Comghairdeas libh go léir! 👏👏👏
Well done to our wonerful sixth class pupils Nicole and Isabelle on creating and hosting a very enjoyable podcast series for the whole school also. Comghairdeas libh go léir! 👏👏👏
Soccer Blitz Winners
Cork City Sports Success
Scoil Bhríde's Got Talent Winners
5th Class Tour on sunny Spike Island!
Sun-soaked Spike Island was the destination for rang 5 when they set off at 8.15 a.m. to beat the traffic! The children enjoyed a guided tour of the island, exploration of the jail and orienteering around the island with their classmates. They stopped off in Air-tastic on the way home for pizza and a spot of bowling! 😊 The bus was much quieter on the way home after an action packed day! Check out our group pictures below and our day in pictures on Ms. Barry & Ms. Hogan's 5th class pages. 😎
Glorious sunshine, teddy bear picnics, delicious cake and disco dancing... It must be the GREEN SCHOOLS PARTY!
We couldn't have wished for better weather to celebrate raising our SIXTH GREEN SCHOOL FLAG - GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP - LITTER AND WASTE. The day got off to a fantastic start with Sheila Mulcahy raising our sixth green flag on behalf of the cleaning staff at our school who work tirelessly to keep our environment litter free! Following this the entire school enjoyed a teddy bear picnic, basking in the glorious sunshine. It was an extra special picnic for the children in Junior and Senior Infants who got to share it with their buddies in 5th and 6th classes. There was also delicious cake for all the students to sample which was baked by our S.N.A. Helen McGrath. Following this, the children struck a pose with their friends in the Green Schools photo frame which was kindly designed by Liam Barry. 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 despite the afternoon heat! 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! 👏👏👏
Huge thanks and congratulations to Ms. Murphy and the Green Schools Committee for planning and organising this amazing celebration! Comhghairdeas libh go léir! 👏👏👏
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Click on the play button to see our 6th Green Flag being raised!
Highlights from the day...
Teddy Bear Picnic with our Buddies!
Disco with DJ Bertie
Junior Disco
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Senior Disco
The Singing / Screaming Competition - Boys v Girls!
Turning down the volume on your device is strongly advised on this one!
Turning down the volume on your device is strongly advised on this one!
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Victory for the girls!
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Victory for the boys!
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The Chill Out Zone!
HARVESTING IN OUR SCHOOL GARDEN
After a long time tending to the crops in our garden, it was time to sample the potatoes, mixed leaf salad, spinach, radishes and spring onions. We learned so much by undertaking this project and our hard work was rewarded with a wonderfully tasty feast! 😁
Thanks so much to Cathal and Emilija for helping the children in Ms. Hogan's and Ms. Hyne's classes with the school garden this year! 👏👏👏
Thanks so much to Cathal and Emilija for helping the children in Ms. Hogan's and Ms. Hyne's classes with the school garden this year! 👏👏👏
Digging up our crops
Preparing our food
Enjoying our food
The Return of the 2 Cool 4 School Podcast!
We are back with our final podcast of the year! Hosted by Sixth Class students, Nicole and Isabelle, the podcast is packed with jokes, music, interviews, reports and more. Tune in and listen carefully for your chance to win a mystery bag and a baking experience with Nicole and Isabelle. Enjoy!
Click on the link below to listen!
Click on the link below to listen!
STEM Award 2022
We achieved another plaque award for our work in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) from Science Federation Ireland this year. See our impressive Log of Evidence on our STEM & DPSM page under School Life! Below is the feedback we received on our Log of Evidence:
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“Congratulations to Scoil Bhride Rathcormac! You have been awarded the SFI Plaque of STEM for the really amazing work you have completed in STEM. This is an excellent submission with all the steps clearly presented and the teachers who were responsible should be complimented. It is not an easy task to document every piece of STEM work in the different classes but this gallery of photographs shows happy engaged young learners from each class investigating STEM and busy at work. There is so much content! The Autumn walk showing the children hugging a tree is a lovely way for children to appreciate nature. The string telephone set in the hall ensured that there was plenty of room for the long distance chat! I am impressed by the investigation into refraction of light using prisms. The work during Space Week with Chris Hatfield beamed into the classroom ......fantastic! There are budding astronauts in the school and some day they may go into space with real rockets!! The investigation into the Vitruvian Theory was a clever way to use maths. Well done to everyone for all the hard work. Maybe next year you might apply for the BADGE, the highest level of award. This would involve the whole school community raising awareness of STEM. You would be well ready for the challenge. Enjoy your success and keep up the passion for STEM.”
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Well done to the staff and pupils for all their work in STEM during the year!
2nd & 3rd Classes delighted heading off on their school tour
There was great excitement at Scoil Bhríde again this morning as the second and third classes headed off to Let's Go Camp on their school tour! It was a lovely way to return from a bank holiday weekend! 😁 Bain an-taitneamh as an lá a pháistí.
Recent Sporting Achievements!
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Well done to John, Mícheál and Oliver who represented the school at the Cork Boys Hurling Skills Competition at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last week. The boys had a great day and did the school proud! Maith sibh buachaillí!
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Soccer Success
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6th Class School Tour
On Thursday, June 2nd, 6th class embarked on their final primary school tour to Ballyhass Adventure Centre, Coachford. The day was filled with water activities, team-building games and trampolining! There were a few tired heads in school on Friday but it was a great day for all.
WINNERS of the Designer Minds STEAM Summer Camp Competition
Thanks to Johnson & Johnson for sponsoring the Designer Minds STEAM Summer Camp competition again this year! There were a lot of entries so well done to all those who participated.
The lucky winners were Kate Finn, 5th Class and Rory O'Grady, 4th Class who are pictured with their winning entries below. Enjoy the camp taking place in Fermoy this year!
The lucky winners were Kate Finn, 5th Class and Rory O'Grady, 4th Class who are pictured with their winning entries below. Enjoy the camp taking place in Fermoy this year!
Junior & Senior Infants off to Leahy's Farm
There was great excitement in the air at Scoil Bhríde this morning as the Junior and Senior Infant Classes headed off on their FIRST EVER school tour to Leahy's Farm! The weather was ideal and the buses were filled with happy smiling faces. There was great excitement before departure, as you can see from the photos below! Bainigí an-sult as an lá a pháistí. 😁
WE DID IT!
WE GOT OUR SIXTH GREEN FLAG: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP - LITTER & WASTE!
WE GOT OUR SIXTH GREEN FLAG: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP - LITTER & WASTE!
Following a lot of hard work and making sustainable changes to how we do things at school and home, we were delighted to be awarded our sixth green flag which is 'Global Citizenship - Litter and Waste'. We focused on monitoring litter and waste, the correct separation of waste in our class bins in particular and also on global citizenship and the Sustainable Development Goals. We completed a school project on Kenya in 4th - 6th classes to raise awareness on life in a developing country. Our energy and water monitors continue to work hard to ensure lights are switched off when leaving the classroom, to ensure taps aren't left running and that any leaks/faulty taps are reported (amongst other duties). We are still encouraging everyone to travel to school in a sustainable way whenever possible and our school garden is beginning to flourish!
We can not wait to celebrate this wonderful achievement and plans are well underway for our big party!!! 🥳
We can not wait to celebrate this wonderful achievement and plans are well underway for our big party!!! 🥳
The portacabins have arrived!
There was great excitement as the portacabin classrooms were installed. The children were fascinated to watch the crane lift all the parts into place. The workers were well supervised as you can see from the pictures below! These classrooms will be ready for use in September 2022.
First Class on Tour!
The First Class children were delighted to head off to Cuskinny Court on their FIRST EVER school tour! The weather co-operated and the buses were filled with happy smiling faces. There was a lot of excitement in the air before departure, as you can see from the photos below! Bain an-taitneamh as an lá rang a haon. 😁
Communion and Confirmation 2022
Congratulations to all the boys and girls in 2nd and 6th Classes who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday May 5th and the Sacrament of the Eucharist on Saturday, May 7th. 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!
COMMUNION CLASS OF 2022
CONFIRMATION CLASS OF 2022
Green Schools Day of Action
On Thursday 7th April we held our Day of Action for the Green Schools theme we are currently working on: Global Citizenship, Litter and Waste. Everyone dressed in green and during the day we had special Green Schools assembles where pupils shared information about their projects on Kenya (Senior Assembly) and some pupils from Senior Infants and 1st Class taught us how to speak some Croatian, Polish and Spanish (Junior Assembly). Both 3rd Classes organised a litter pick of the local area for our Day of Action. There was also a fantastic effort made to travel to school in a sustainable way. On Tuesday 5th April we counted 103 cars coming through the school gates but on our Day of Action we only counted 38 cars, a reduction of 65! This was a brilliant reduction in such a short space of time. Well done everyone!
To celebrate our Day of Action the homework for the day was to spend some time outside in nature - this was the highlight of the day for many of the boys and girls! We hope you enjoy seeing some photos of our Day of Action below.
To celebrate our Day of Action the homework for the day was to spend some time outside in nature - this was the highlight of the day for many of the boys and girls! We hope you enjoy seeing some photos of our Day of Action below.
WORK CONTINUES IN OUR SCHOOL GARDEN
The school garden is keeping 3rd and 5th class very busy at the moment! The many different varieties of lettuce as well as radish and spinach that were growing indoors now have new homes in our ladybird and bee planters! 😊 We are also very busy tending to the potatoes and onions we planted which are coming along nicely. We also staked our tomato plants which are continuing to grow indoors on our classroom windowsills. We are taking great care of the garden and monitoring it daily. Check back here regularly for more updates!
The 2 Cool 4 School Podcast!
Students in Scoil Bhríde have been hard at work over the past few weeks, preparing and recording their very first whole school podcast! Hosted by Sixth Class students, Nicole and Isabelle, the podcast is packed with jokes, music, quiz questions and more. Tune in and listen carefully for your chance to win a mystery bag!
Click on the link below to listen!
Click on the link below to listen!
What room has no rooms or windows? A mushroom!
Here is our winner who answered the riddle correctly! Well done!
Enjoy your mystery bag and thank you for listening to the Too Cool for School podcast!
OUR SCHOOL GARDEN
We have begun work on our school garden. We have planted potatoes, onions and spinach in the garden to date. We are also bringing the garden indoors to our classroom and have beetroot, tomatoes, lettuce and herbs growing on our windowsills. We are taking great care of them and monitoring them daily. Check back here regularly for more updates!
SCIATH NA SCOL IS BACK!
The children were delighted to return to Sciath Na Scol after a long break! Training for the boys and girls taking part is on every Tuesday from 3.15 - 4.15 p.m. in the Bride Rovers pitches. Both teams have got off to a great start and are back in action on Thursday April 7th away to Dungourney. Best of luck to all involved!
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!
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!
LÁ GLAS I SCOIL BHRÍDE
Bhaineamar an taitneamh as an lá glas! Bhí na páistí go léir gléasta suas ar an lá. Bhí Tionól na Scoile againn sa halla, tar éis sos ar feadh dhá bhliain! Bhí amhráin, dánta agus rannta againn as Gaeilge. Is breá leis na páistí go léir an taispeántas a fheiceáil.
We really enjoyed Lá Glas! All the children made a great effort to dress up on the day. We had assemblies in the halla for the first time after a two year break! We were entertained with songs, rhymes and poems as Gaeilge. The children really enjoyed listening to the displays from the other classes.
We really enjoyed Lá Glas! All the children made a great effort to dress up on the day. We had assemblies in the halla for the first time after a two year break! We were entertained with songs, rhymes and poems as Gaeilge. The children really enjoyed listening to the displays from the other classes.
BRIDE ROVERS ART COMPETITION
The children were delighted to receive the Bride Rovers Art Competition results this week! The theme was Irish Culture and couldn't be more appropriate for Seachtain na Gaeilge! Comhghairdeas to the winning entries displayed below and well done to all those who took part.
WORLD BOOK DAY
WHERE'S WALLY?
WHERE'S WALLY?
The children (and teachers) of Scoil Bhríde made a wonderful effort dressing up as their favourite characters for World Book Day! The day brought great excitement and smiles to many faces taking part in the wonderful activities such as buddy reading and quizzes. The teachers and some of the pupils dressed up as Wally! How many can you find in the whole school photo below? Hint: There are at least ten!
GREEN SCHOOLS
'BIG TRAVEL CHALLENGE'
'BIG TRAVEL CHALLENGE'
We achieved our goal!!! Well done to each and every one of you for coming to school in a sustainable way! 45% of us now walk to school!
Hopefully by Wednesday, 2nd of March we will notice a difference in numbers. Please see our progress below!
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Following a recent survey of the transport methods children are using to get to school, we have noticed that 39.6% of children are coming by car. As a result, we have chosen to focus on the sustainable method of ‘Walking’ to school as part of our work towards our sixth Green Flag.
A Green Schools ‘10 Day Challenge’ will take place between Monday, 14th of February and Wednesday, 2nd of March where we will be encouraging children to walk to school or park ‘n’ stride where possible. Our aim is to decrease the number of cars coming to school and increase the number of walkers, in particular. 
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LABHRAÍMIS GAEILGE
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We are focusing on speaking Gaeilge and making an extra effort to use the Irish we know at school! We are acquiring new phrases through Frásaí na Seachtaine, Cluichí as Gaeilge and we are even awarding Gaeilgeoir na Seachtaine gach seachtain!
Bain úsáid as do chuid Gaeilge agus bain taitneamh as foghlaim na Gaeilge!
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INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE
DAY 21/02/22
We celebrated International Mother Language Day on February 21st 2022. It was wonderful to learn about and experience the diversity of languages in our school!
We even recorded podcasts in Senior Infants and First Class to display our wonderful language skills!
Click on the links below to listen. Maith sibh a pháistí!
We even recorded podcasts in Senior Infants and First Class to display our wonderful language skills!
Click on the links below to listen. Maith sibh a pháistí!
CRAZY HAIR DAY 23/02/22
We headed into the mid-term break in style with Crazy Hair Day!!! Thanks to the Student Council for organising this fantastic event which was great fun. It was wonderful to see all the unique creations proudly displayed during the parade.
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
During Advent, in the lead up to Christmas, we have made a great effort with spreading kindness throughout the school. Children and staff have been carrying out Random Acts of Kindness! Each day, we have a new 'Deed of the Day' to remind us about the importance of kindness.
GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS 2021
We have all been preparing for Christmas in Scoil Bhríde over the past few weeks. Take a look at some of the displays made by classes around the school!
SCIENCE WEEK 2021
Investigating the Vitruvian Theory in 5th Class!
SPACE WEEK 2021
Space Week took place between October 4th and 10th this year. Take a look at some of the activities the classes did throughout the week.
2nd Class learned how to do marbling in Art over the past two weeks. We used the finished sheets to create the planets in the solar system for Space Week!
5th Class used Papier Maché to construct the Solar System!
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