Primary Science Award Winners

Cahir Boys NS
Discover Primary Science
6th class Science Open Day

Cahir Boys NS were announced as award winners in the Discover Primary Science Project in Primary Schools. Below is an account of the School Open Day held recently.

On Tuesday 28th April 2009, 1st class and 6th class held a science open-day; we showed a variety of different science experiments. Teachers, pupils and parents were welcome to come along to view them.

Stephen, Kevin and Martin made 2-D and 3-D K’nex models, showing their engineering skills. Daniel, Oskar and Richie made a lighthouse to show how an electric current can light up a bulb. Kearoles and Karl made a tornado machine by connecting two plastic bottles and putting in some water and swirling it to create a tornado effect.

Jerome, Ryan and Patryk made a diorama of the solar system, while John, Sean and Evan displayed the equipment and methods of measuring density, mass and volume. Dean produced a top-class piece of animation via a laptop and projector. Kevin also showed a computerised display of selected car facts.

Daniel, Robbie and Wotjek produced a 3-D soccer pitch to show how a magnetic force can be used in a game. Nathan, Graham, Cormac and Michael used a glass prism, a battery operated spinner and spectrum or rainbow coloured disks to show how to make white light.

Ryan, Joe and Hayden demonstrated how our self-made life buoys work in a water pool. Brian, Sean and Ian demonstrated how to create static electricity. Whilst Patrick, Eoin and Brian demonstrated how we would know if a substance was an acid or a base using a red cabbage indicator.

School Contact Details

Cahir Boys NS
Address: Cahir, Co. Tipperary
Phone/Fax: 052 7442062
Email: cahirboys@eircom.net
Website: http://cahirboys.blogspot.com

Enrolments 2009-10

Enrolment forms and the School Information Booklet were sent to parents of Senior Infant children last week. If you have not received a form or wish to enrol your child in the school for September 2009 please make contact with the school.

Post Easter Notes

Congratulations to the Credit Union Team who represented the school and the local credit union in the National Finals in the RDS on April 5th last.

Easter

Holidays commence 12.00pm on Friday, April 3rd
School Reopens, Monday, April 20th, 9.20am

Good Luck to the U-11 Credit Union team in the National Finals of the Quiz in the RDS on Sunday, April 5th.

Calendar - March

The school is taking 2 half-days to facilitate In-service training programmes. The first on Thursday, March 12th, enables the staff participate in a seminar on "Managing Challenging Behaviour" by the Special Education Support Service.
The 2nd In-Service afternoon is the "Buntus Tipperary Sports Initiative Partnership" on Tuesday March 24th.

The timing of the 2 In-service seminars close together was beyond the control of the school.

Credit Union Quiz

Chapter 10 - Winners
Congratulations to the U-11 school team who won the Chapter Final in Waterford yesterday. The team of Kenneth Conlon, Conor Cashman, Ben Halpin, Jack Malone and sub Eoin Tobin won following a play-off in The Granville Hotel, Waterford. They now represent the area in the National Credit Union Quiz Final in the RDS on Sunday, April 5th. Well done to you all.

Great Famine Heritage Project

5th and 6th class participated in the South Tipperary Co. Council Heritage Project on the Great Famine.

5th Class' work concentrated on the Cahir area and the children's workhouse in Tincurry. Stories based on the time provided a present insight of the lives of the victims of the Famine.

6th class' work focused on the effect of the potato blight, growing methods of the time, models and art work symbolic of the Great Famine.

At the prize giving presentation in The County Museum in Clonmel on Tuesday, Feb 24th, 5th class won the Class award and 6th came 3rd in their category. Congratulations to all involved and it was a most rewarding project to be involved in.

Reminder

Church Gate Collection, Sat & Sun Feb 14th & 15th
First Penance, Tues, Feb 17th
Mid-term Break - Thursday & Friday, Feb 19th & 20th

School Information Booklet 2009-10

A revised version of the school booklet is being prepared for Parents of pupils in 1st class next September. Here is the list of contents. Please return to the school any suggestions before the booklet is actually produced.

Contents
Mission Statement
School Aims and Objectives
General Information
School Enrolment Policy (An enrolment form is included separately)
Code of Discipline
School Rules
Administration of Medicine
School Activities
Homework Policy
School Attendance
Parent – Teacher Meetings