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Graduation Pictures


CBS Primary - Graduation Ceremony 2020

What a fabulous evening we had  - we were truly blessed with the weather!
The boy's pictures below are grouped as they received their certificates on the night.
There is  also a link to the Livestream taken on the night.
Many thanks to Martin Lane Chairperson of our Parents Council for organising this for us.
Video of Graduation night.




​CBS Primary News!!!

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​Welcome to CBS Primary's News page!
We will be updating this page frequently to keep you up to date with what's happening in our school community and give you a chance at home to share what you've been up to over the last few weeks.

So if you've gotten a personal best in a challenge, trained your pet to do a trick, drawn a picture that you're proud of or baked a cake and you want to  share with the world, send it in to us here and we'll share it with the rest of our school community. Send your photographs, pictures and videos to t.byrne@cbspmitchelstown.com.
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CBS Primary Mitchelstown Graduation Class 2020

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Graduation Class of 2020


​Click on the button above to see our wonderful graduation class of 2020!

I think you will agree.... They scrub up well!

Everyone at CBS Primary are looking forward to Graduation tomorrow night!

Fionn's Lockdown 2020 Collage

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This beautiful collage was sent into us from Fionn in 1st class. It sums up beautifully the things that effected us all during Lockdown. Well done Fionn!!

John is Jumping through any Obstacle in his way!

Check out this fantastic video Of John in 6th class. He flies through his course with ease!! 10 out of 10 from us John! Well done!
John is also busy helping out at home. This is a picture of his latest project. Well done John!

Eoin's Cookies






This is what satisfaction looks like! 



Eoin made these lovely cookies as part of our activity week -challenging Mr. Coffey in the 'Cookie Bake Off' on Friday!!!


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They look delicious!! Well done Eoin! 


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Kealan's Paper Tower!

Not only does it look good but Kealan's paper town construction is hardy too. It can hold a 1kg box of cereal on top. Amazing!! Well done Kealan!

Rocco!

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Read this beautiful project sent into us from Cathal in 3rd class about his dog Rocco! You will fall in love with Rocco too!

Well done Cathal! Click below to read his project!


My Favourite Animal - Rocco

DAREDEVIL - From Kevin in 3rd

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Well done Kevin! A lot of colouring, sticking and cutting went into this project! Great job!

The Result's Are In!!!!



​Our 3rd class boys had to listen to lots of Amhráin Gaeilge last week and vote for their favourite one.

And the winner is..... 'Old Town Road' as Gaeilge won the vote.

Have a listen!


This Week's Positive Quotation and Activity

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 Terrific Projects form 3rd Class at CBS Primary

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Michael Jordon
Read Kevin's brilliant project about the basketball superstar Michael Jordon. Click on the button above to read his excellent project. Well done Kevin!!

Puma

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This is a fantastic project by Jack L in 3rd class. It is very informative and tells us lots about the Puma and it is beautifully displayed! Well done Jack!

Jake's Fortnite Project 



Another great project sent to us from Jake in 3rd.. Some really interesting facts about Fortnite. 

Well Done Jake1

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Jordan's Project on Agent Peely and Fortnite

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Jordan M sent us this super project about Fortnight and Agent Peely. Well Done Jordon. Great Job!
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Planet Mars

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Mars by Donagh W
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​Donagh sent us this really interesting project about Planet Mars. Great work Donagh!

John Deere Gator 


Eoin sent us his really interesting project about John Deere Gator.These are  dependable and reliable work vehicles and Eoin has giving us lots ob information about them telling us what they are used for and the history of the John Deer Gator.
Well done Eoin! Great project!
 
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Daniel's Summer Sun workout!





​Well I think its fair to say that Daniel is someone who's been keeping fit and getting plenty of exercise during the lockdown. 

Press play to see what he's been getting up to...

 

This Week's Positive Quotation and Activity  

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This Week's Positive Quotation

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Health Promoting Schools Activity

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Snowball and Blackjack  

Snowball and Blackjack, like the rest of us, have been enjoying the sunshine over the last few days! They are in great form and are enjoying their new surroundings! Ms. O Regan and Mr. O Regan are doing a super job looking after our two furry friends and I'd say Blackjack and Snowball know how lucky they are! 
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Reports from our Fabulous Fifth Class

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Eoin's New Puppy Bruce
Eoin in 5th Class got a new puppy! Read his fantastic report about his new puppy Bruce by clicking on the button above. 
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CIAN'S TRIP TO CAHERDRINNY CASTLE
Read Cian's wonderful account about his trip to Caherdrinny Castle. It looked like a great day out! 
Click on the button above to read his account.

Famous Art Challenge - Son of Man​ by Rene Magritte

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A brilliant creation of Rene Magritte's famous painting 'Son of Man' sent into us from Conor R in 6th class. 

Well Done! What a super job!
We loved it! 
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Try the Alphabet Challenge!!!



This week, we invite you to try our Alphabet challenge!
It is working all your core muscles and trust me you will feel it in your stomach the next day! 


Have fun! 


Thanks Mr. Coffey! We'll be as fit as fiddles! 

Fifth Classes Fabulous Artwork!

Here is a slideshow of some of the the brilliant artwork the 5th class are doing. Thank you to Sean, Cian and Kyle for sending them in! Keep up the good work!

Rabbit Update.

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Thanks Ms. O' Regan for the update!! 
SnowBall and BlackJack are in very good form. They enjoy being at home with me. They have one hutch in the garden and another one in the shed, where they sleep at night . Mr. O’Regan is currently building a run for them, so that they will have more space for hopping and jumping. I have to be careful when I let them hop freely in the garden in case they get hurt by a cat or a dog. SnowBall can do some very impressive binky jumps. SnowBall continues to enjoy eating cardboard and BlackJack enjoys burrowing and digging holes in the garden.

Health Promoting Schools

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Baking Chocolate Brownies

Last week, Kealan in 6th made Chocolate Brownies. Here is some pictures he sent to us of them. He made them from scratch and I think you will all agree that they all look delicious! Well Done Kealan!

Some amazing pictures sent in to us from Kevin! 




​Keving sent us pictures of his new Kittens. They are doing great and walking now.

Pictures Batman and Panter sent into us. Great work Kevin!



A video send into us of Kevin's kittens! They are flying it! Their eyes are open and they are walking. 

Art Challenge

 
Recreate a famous art piece!
This is a chance for you at home to have some fun! We want you to recreate a famous art picture and send it in to us. 



This idea is inspired by Carrigaline Educate together. 
Artists such as Banksy, Vermeer, and Da Vinci are commonly copied. Here's some pictures of what others came up with.

So let your imaginations run wild, get creative and have fun!
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email your creations to t.byrne@cbspmitchelstown.com



Some more Paintings to imitate!

More Projects from our Super Sixth Class!

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Spinosaurus
Sinking of the SS Brittania Project
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Rainforests

 

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Deserts
 
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Pearl Harbour
 
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WWII

Rabbits Update!

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Hi Boys,
The baby rabbits are 13 weeks old now.  
Breaking news!!! This week, I am delighted to announce that the babies are gone to their new home. Liam, in 4th class and his family are taking great care of them and they are having a fantastic time. We are so grateful that they are gone to such a good home and that the 2 baby rabbits are together.  Their names are Flash and Flopsy. I think the names really suit them.  A huge thanks to Liam and his family . We hope you have great times together with Flash and Flopsy.  
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 Positive Quotation and Activity 

​Hi Boys, I hope you are all keeping well and safe.  Be the reason someone smiles today by sending a hug in an envelope or take a photo of yourself with the hug and send it to someone special. Sending virtual hugs to you all, Best Wishes,  Ms. O' Regan 

Don't Forget to Exercise Each Day! 

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Enjoy this time and spend it with your loved ones.

​The Cooks are enjoying the good weather after their soccer games in the evenings.

Fantastic Fairy Garden!

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Callum in 1st class sent us in this picture of his beautiful fairy garden.

​How cool! 

To Infinity and Beyond...

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This is a rocket that Kevin constructed using different materials. 

It really looks like its ready for lift off!


 

​Well done!

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Jack, Jake, Kevin and Evan in 3rd class sent in their pictures of the solar system.

Great work!




Planet Jive!
Mercury now is the one closest to the shining sun.
Venus, Earth and then comes Mars orbiting that burning star.
Jupiter is next to them, largest in the solar system..
Saturn keeps on orbiting, see how the rings keep circling.
Uranus looks blue and green. It's cold, at minus 353 degrees.
Neptune is the bluish one, its atmosphere is hydrogen.
Pluto is the furthest out, it's not a planet they found out.
Eight planets orbiting the sun make up our solar system.
 





















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This is another piece of art sent into us from Evan in 3rd.

A beautiful drawing of a dog.


What wonderful artists we have at CBS Primary!


 

  

New Arrivals!
The Murphy's sent these pictures into us of their new kittens. They have two black and one grey kitten. Their eyes are open now for few days and they are waiting patiently for them to walk. 
Enjoying the Great Outdoors!


​Jason is enjoying nature and sent this picture onto us of a little ladybird he found!




Did you Know...
  • Ladybirds are a type of beetle.
 
  • Some ladybirds have no spots and others have up to 20 spots.
 
  • To help defend themselves, ladybirds play dead. 
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  • The color of the ladybird sends off the message to its predators that it may taste bad or be poisonous.
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Some Projects from 2nd Class

Some really super work sent into us from 2nd class! Keep up the good work!
  

A Busy Board Game That's Bundles of Fun!

Why not try this at home! All you need is a dice and some counters! Last person standing is the winner!
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This Weeks Challenge!




​This week's Challenge is great for our core and great fun too!



Thanks Mr. Coffey for sending in the challenges for us!

Eoin's Bubble Machine!

This is a bubble machine that Eoin assembled it himself at home. He sent us in a video to show us and explains what he did.


Great Job!

Tristan's Still Counting during Lockdown!


Tristan is busy practicing his poems for Kilshanna Arts Festival.

Here is one he sent to us.

It's all about counting! We hope you enjoy it. 


 



Two Metre Challenge.

 

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​Kyle's Robot


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 This is the robot that Kyle made from bits and pieces around the house last Friday as part of his Art homework.  Kyle used his toy box as part of the body, shoe boxes for face etc and wood for smile and a lamp shade for his hat. 




Well Done Kyle! Thanks for sending it in!


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Mr. Constructo!

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Jack sent us in his wonderful creation for the 2 metre challenge.


It looks like a lot of work went into making him and we think it's fair to say that Mr. Constructo looks delighted with himself!



Meet Mr. Binny!

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Another wonderful creation sent in to us.
Jason created him with his Daddy on Friday.

He used different types of materials and really
​thought outside the box.

​Meet Mr. Binny his new pal.

Amazing Art, Super Sketches and Creative Constructions
by 3rd Class 

 Robbie watched 'Cartooning club how to draw' on YouTube to help him to do these drawings. It's a really good channel aimed at kids and all done in simple steps. If you get a chance, look it up and let us know how you got on!

​Kevin has been busy sketching and sent this into us! Well done! 


​The Tokyo Animal's Centre.



Jake sent us a few pictures of his construction. He hopes you like it.
It’s called 'The Tokyo Animal's Centre'.


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6th Class Sketches

Some sketches sent to us from Darragh in 6th. 




Big Ben Clock in London




Need a Hand? 

3D Hand Art

Aidan's Pet Chickens

Aidan got 3 pet chickens! Each day, he gets 3 eggs. He loves eggs. He loves boiled fried and scrambled eggs. He also bakes with his mom. He bakes Nutella cupcakes, queen cakes, chocolate cakes and cookies. He loves his new chickens!
Thanks Aidan for sending that in.
Such fantastic news! Eggs are so versatile and good for you. 

Some of our 6th Classes Amazing Projects!

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​Adolf Hitler by Conor in 6th
The Blitz by Jake in 6th Class. Some really interesting facts and great pictures. Well Done!
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Pearl Harbour
​by Darragh in 6th class.





Pearl Harbour - Luke's Project
The attack on Pearl Harbour  was a surprise, pre-emptive military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States (a neutral country at the time) against the naval base at Pearl Harbour in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00, on Sunday morning, December 7th, 1941. The attack led to the United States' formal entry into World War II the next day. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI, and as Operation Z during its planning.
 
Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. Over the course of seven hours there were coordinated Japanese attacks on the U.S.-held Philippines, Guam and Wake Island and on the British Empire in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
 
The attack commenced at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian Time. The base was attacked by 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft (including fighters, level and dive bombers, and torpedo bombers) in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four sunk. All but USS Arizona were later raised, and six were returned to service and went on to fight in the war. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. Important base installations such as the power station, dry dock, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building (also home of the intelligence section) were not attacked. Japanese losses were light, 29 aircraft and five midget submarines lost, and 64 servicemen killed. Kazuo Sakamaki, the commanding officer of one of the submarines, was captured.
 
Japan announced a declaration of war on the United States later that day (December 8th in Tokyo), but the declaration was not delivered until the following day. The following day, December 8th, Congress declared war on Japan. On December 11th, Germany and Italy each declared war on the U.S., which responded with a declaration of war against Germany and Italy.
 
There were numerous historical precedents for the unannounced military action by Japan, but the lack of any formal warning, particularly while peace negotiations were still apparently ongoing, led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim December 7th, 1941, "a date which will live in the history books. Because the attack happened without a declaration of war and without explicit warning, the attack on Pearl Harbour was later judged in the Tokyo Trials to be a war crime.
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Castle on the Hill!

 
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Some art creativity by Jake & Max….. a castle for their younger brother Ross !!!! – No planning permission required..

​Its so creative and we loved the moat around it!
Super work! Thanks for sending it in.

 

Having a Bunny Good Time!!!

The baby rabbits are 12 weeks old now. They are almost as big as their parents, Snow Ball and Black Jack. They have very healthy appetites and love eating hay, pellets and fresh vegetables. I am kept very busy,cleaning out the 2 hutches. Having a pet is a big responsibility but a very enjoyable one. I was also in touch with Liam last week and he said that the chicks are doing great and are young hens now. I was delighted to hear the good news and thanks again to Liam for giving us such an amazing experience, hatching out the chickens. 


​Thanks Ms. O Regan for keeping us up to date!!!

Positive Quotation and Activity for you to try at home!

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A little kindness goes a long way! As you may already know, Darkness into Light was supposed to take place this weekend so we thought this activity was very appropriate. See how you can brighten up somebody elses day!
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​This Week's Challenge - Name the Irish County!
Check in later in the week for the correct answers. 

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​The answers for 'Name the Irish County' challenge. Enjoy!

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Answers: 
1  Fermanagh 
2 Derry
3 Cork
4 Down 
5 Laois
6 Donegal
7 Antrim
8 Armagh
9  Dublin
10 Waterford
11  Wicklow 
12 Cavan
13 Tyrone
14 Sligo

Challenge 2- Whats your score?


Why not try this challenge...

Three shots to try and get your highest score.


Best of Luck!






​Need a Lift?​

Rebel is up to his old tricks again! John has trained his dog Rebel to catch ball and to go for a drive with him.

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Lockdown Art from 5th class!!!!

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      Keep up the good work!

​ Remember to email us, if you have any work, pictures, videos or news that you would like us to share. 

Pictures 1 - Rainbow of Hope by Cian 
Picture 2 -Tree of Life by Sean 
​Picture 3 - Rainbow of Hope by Kyle 
Picture 4 - Tree of Hope by Kyle
Picture 5 -Rainbow of Hope by Sean 




I really love the work of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler - here is their contribution to Social Distancing! 
Thanks to Mr Davoren for sending this on.

Ms O'Regan's Rabbit Update!
Hi Boys,
 I hope you are all keeping well and safe. 
The baby rabbits are 11 weeks old now.  This week, I separated  Black Jack, the mother rabbit from her babies. Black Jack is now back in the same hutch with SnowBall,( who has been neutered). SnowBall is delighted with the company. The 2 babies are in a separate hutch and they are also very happy. Their hutches are right beside each other, so they are not too lonely. I gave all the rabbits some carrots, cabbage and turnips this week and they really enjoyed them.
Best wishes,
Ms.O'Regan :)

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As part of our Health Promoting Schools initiative Ms O'Regan gives us a positive quote or two each week.

Here are a few samples of our 6th Class Boy's Work.

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Thanks to Stephen for the lovely art work on the left and we are always grateful to Ms O'Regan for supplying inspirational quotes and pictures each week to keep us all in a positive mindset.
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Here are some excellent projects, one on The Holocaust from Daniel, one about  D-Day from Ben and one about the atomic bombs from Alfie.
Thanks for sharing your work - do keep sending in your pictures and we will try to display them here. 
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Alfie's work on the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasakai. Well done!

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Thanks to Jake for these pictures of his wind speed experiment.
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Thank you to everyone sending in pictures of your work.
​Here are a few from our 3rd Class Boys.

Tuesday 28th April

We  love to see pictures of your work or whatever activities you are getting up to at home.

Please keep on sending them in.

Thanks to Mr & Mrs  O'Regan for looking after our rabbits and keeping us all updated.

Ms also sent us the Chocolate Bar puzzle - so see if you can figure out one or two.

We'll publish the answers over the week-end.
Stay happy and healthy everybody!
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Answers: 

1 Time Out 
2Terry's chocolate orange 
3 Golden crisp
4 Caramel
5 Turkish Delight
6 Peanut m  and m s.
7 Minstrels
8 Milky Way
9 Double Decker
10 Dairy Milk
11 Kit Kat
12 Galaxy
13 Smarties
14  Green and Blacks 
15 Milky Bar
16 Wispa
17 Cream Egg
18 After 8
19  Snickers
20 Picnic

​Hi Boys,
 I hope you are all keeping well and safe. 
The baby rabbits are 10 weeks old now. Breaking News!!!!!  They were at the vet on Wednesday for their check-up and Sandra informed us that we have in fact, 2 boys. I was delighted with the good news. I let them out in the garden today for a hop and a jump and they loved it. They had great fun playing together and exploring the garden. At one stage, we couldn’t find the black and white little fellow but Mr.O’Regan later discovered him, curled up inside a flowerpot. He was super cute. As you know, the black and white fellow has very long hair. He is a Cashmere Lop Rabbit. His long fur requires regular combing and brushing and today I gave him a bit of a haircut. The babies will need to be separated from their mother, Black Jack very soon. I gave all the rabbits some carrots and cabbage this week and they really enjoyed them. 
Any suggestions for names would be most welcome,
Best Wishes
Ms.O’Regan.

Winners of our Easter Camp Challenges

Thanks so much to everyone who took part in out Eater Challenges.
We were absolutely thrilled with the responses.
After many long hours of deliberation out judges have nominated the following....



Flags for heroes.
We got many colourful entries but we felt
that this one of Daniel with his three 
best friends stood out.
Well done Daniel!
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Cookie Challenge
We got many mouthwatering entries to this competition.
The most scrumptious however was by Ronan  
in Second Class.
Well done to Ronan.
Maybe you could bring in a sample when we get back to school!
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Science Challenge
It looks like we have a lot of Budding 
Scientists out there and we certainly
got some fantastic responses.
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The winner, after much deliberation, is
​Leon Saich who sent in this super video.
Art Competition
We had a flood of wonderful entries
for this section and it was very difficult to choose.
In  the end however our worthy winner was 
Nathan Burke
who sent in this lovely picture.
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Special Mention
We want to thank everyone who participated 
in our various activities however we want to make
a special mention of Tristan  who sent us so many 
pictures over the last two weeks.
​Well done Tristan!

Bunny Update

​Hi Boys,
 I hope you are all keeping well and safe. The baby rabbits are 9 weeks old now. They are no longer feeding from their mother. They are eating hay and pellets and occasionally, I give them a carrot as a treat. They are great fun to watch. The little grey fellow can do some impressive somersaults. I call them Binky jumps. They are getting bigger and stronger every day. Black Jack and Snowball are keeping well also. Black Jack continues to be very bossy. The other night, when I was cleaning out their hutches, Snow Ball jumped from one hutch into the other. I was impressed by how high he could jump. They are all getting on well together. The babies will be going to the vet soon to see if they are boys or girls.  I have a feeling that the grey one may be a girl and the black and white one a boy but I’m not certain. Before we left, we hadn’t officially given them names, we had great suggestions like Flopsy, Cottontail, Theodore and Waffles, and so if you have any other suggestions on good names for them, I’d love to hear your suggestions.
Best Wishes,
Ms.O'Regan.
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