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A warm welcome to our new students who completed their induction days back in August. Students had two induction
days which greatly helped them settle into life in the CBS. The vast majority of First year students use eBooks in a
classroom setting and this is the second year of our iPad initiative which is proving to be a huge success. As we wel-
come our new students we wish the best of luck to the Leaving Cert class of 2015, the majority are now staring their
third level education.
We lcome to our Firs t Year
1s t Year Hurl ing Class League Fina l
Four Transition Years students travelled to South Korea
to represent Ireland at the Sage Global World Cup follow-
ing their success at the Young Social Innovators competi-
tion held earlier in the year. Eugene Ryan, Conor Ryan,
Odhran Quirke and Conor Dunne, accompanied by their
teacher Mr Fergus O'Brien took their Farmsense project
to pitch against the best projects from twenty other
countries. This project has come up with a unique idea for
a sensor which can help save lives on farms. The lads
did Ireland and their school proud coming joint third
overall. CBS Thurles had support from organisations
such as YSI and Vodafone Ireland. Local groups such as
Templetouhy Farm Machinery, Hayes Farm Machinery in
Ballagh, Rossmore Engineering, Tipperary Co-op, Noel
Coonan TD and the Templemore/Thurles Council.
Upcoming Events
Open Night for incoming
First Year s, September
2016 will take place on
Tuesday 20th October,
7.00pm—9.30pm
Parent Teacher meetings
TY Wed. 11th Nov
3rd Year Thurs. 12th Nov
6th Year Mon. 16th Nov
Parents Council AGM will
take place on Tuesday 13th
October from 7.30pm. All
Welcome.
Harty Cup Vs Fermoy will
take place on Wed, 14th
October.
School Musical “Back to the
80s” will take place in
January.
Mid Term Break
23rd Oct. - 2nd Nov.
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Thurles
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News in Brief
CBS Thurles
Rossa Street, Thurles,
Co. Tipperary
@cbsthurles
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Our Zambian Immersion team have collected over €25,000 to date for the Christian Brothers and the work they carry out with the young people in Zam-bia.
Club Gaeilge & the Ger-man Club takes place in the PE Hall at lunch times on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Cross Country training continues every Tuesday and Thursday at 4pm. All are welcome!
Basketball training contin-ues in the P.E Hall every Monday after school.
Computer & Chess Club take place during lunch time.
Are you interested in film? Join the Film Club which meets every Wednesday at lunch time.
October 2015
CBS Thurles 1816—2016
I would firstly like to wish all in our school community best wishes for 2015. As we enter a new year our school is very busy
with the core business of teaching and learning as well as a substantial programme of extra and co-curricular activity. I
thank teachers for their generosity of spirit in delivering this extensive programme of activities which is so important for
the development of students and for the formation of school spirit.
Next year we will be celebrating our Bicentenary and plans are nearly complete to mark this huge achievement for the
school community. A full list of events and activities will be provided next term.
Tiernan O’Donnell
Principal
CBS Thurles represents Ireland at the Sage Global World Cup
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Senior Soccer off to Flying Start
Upgraded Science Rooms
First Year Hurling and Soccer blitz
Our first year pupils took part in the annual blitz against teams from The
Abbey C.B.S. Our entire cohort of first years traveled to Tipperary town
where they were divided into teams of twelve. Each team played several
games over the course of the morning with points being allocated to
winning teams to reveal the winners. Thankfully, Thurles won the compe-
tition and retained the James O‟ Donoghue Perpetual Trophy. „Well done‟
also to the fourth year pupils who managed the teams and refereed and
umpired the games.
The soccer blitz took place on 18th September for first year students.
Each of our five classes was divided into three teams which then played
each other in a „Champions League‟ format. Each team played six games
in what was a very enjoyable event.
First Year Soccer and Hurling competitions will commence in the next
few weeks .
Over the Summer the Board of Management invested in the upgrading of our sci-
ence facilities in the school. This included the installation of new laboratory furni-
ture for both teachers and students. New equipment and materials were also
purchased to ensure that the most up to date facilities are available.
The new spacious rooms allow for increased movement for practical work and the
installation of 70 inch interactive TV screens in all science rooms ensures that
students have access to a modern and visually stimulating learning environment.
Thanks to the Moyne/Bellevue residence Association who kindly donated
€500 to our Zambian Immersion Fund following the successful Joe Dolan
Tribute Night in July. Our thanks to past pupil Tommy Barrett who helped
organize the fundraising event.
Our under-19 panel began their F.A.I. Senior Cup campaign in style, re-
cording a 4-0 home win against Nenagh C.B.S.. Midway through the first
half Dale Loughnane, the team captain, wrote his name into the history
books when he scored the school‟s first ever competitive goal, expertly
dispatching a penalty which he himself had won. Jack Cleary neatly
finished off an excellent move just before half-time and he was on target
again early in the second half, finding the corner of the net from the
edge of the area. Nenagh enjoyed good spells of possession throughout
the game but the Thurles defence remained solid and a fine team display
was rounded off with minutes to go, when Tommy Teer added a fourth
goal.
Next up for the panel will be an away tie against Borrisokane Community
College.
Zambian Immers ion Donation
Our first year pupils had a great day out towards the end of September when they travelled to Kilkenny for their art
and history excursion. They began the day by watching the Irish-made animation, „Song Of The Sea‟ before proceeding to the
Butler Gallery where they met Rory Conway, an animator who had worked on the award-winning movie they had seen earlier in
the day. Mr. Conway then conducted an
animation workshop which the pupils
found highly enjoyable.
After leaving the gallery, the group paid a
visit to Kilkenny Castle where they partici-
pated in a guided tour of the medieval
structure. While at the castle, the students
drew sketches of some of the castle‟s
architectural features and they hope to
use these sketches as a basis for an up-
coming ceramics-based project. Stu-
dents will also complete animation work
as part of their first year Art CLass
Our transition year pupils attended the highly informative TY Expo in The
HUB, Kilkenny. The primary objective of the Expo was to inform students
of the myriad opportunities that await them in transition year and to
inspire them to get involved and make the most out of their time in TY.
There were over one hundred exhibitors present on the day encourag-
ing students to partake in a wide variety of fields.
There were stalls there promoting political parties, charities, sporting
organisations, ecological programmes, computer programming, busi-
nesses and careers, self-defence, mental health, creative writing, adven-
ture activities, youth organisations and a host of other interests. The
students really enjoyed the exhibition and hopefully it will have inspired
them to make the most of transition year. After all, as the Expo handbook
stated, in TY „ You get out what you put in‟. U.L.A.C
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Transit ion Year Expo 2015
First Year Art and History Trip
After School Study
Evening study takes place every
Monday to Friday for 2 hours
commencing at 3:50pm. It is
geared towards providing a
formal study environment and is
supervised by a teacher. Satur-
day study for 3rd and 6th year
students will be available from
next month . This is a 4 hour
study period commencing at
9am. For further information
contact Mr. T. Lloyd.
Transition Year Students chill out at UL Activity Centre
All TY students went to Ul Activity Centre on 14th September. This day provides an
opportunity for all Transition year students to take part in numerous outdoor activities
including Rock Climbing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Windsurfing, High Ropes, Low Ropes, Ar-
chery and Team Building Challenges. Students had a great day and more pictures can
be viewed on twitter / Facebook.
Transition Year students have been very busy over the past month with modules com-
pleted in Eagles Flight, Build a Bank Challenge, Young Social Innovators and Young
Scientist. Students will be travelling to Belgium next month to the European Space
Centre to take part in science/physics classes and launch the Space Shuttle.!!
Auditions for the school musical are now compete and preparation is now well under
way for our school Musical “Back to the 80s” showing in the Premier Hall for 3 nights
in January.
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Mental Health Awareness Week 5th—9th Oct.
CBS
Thurles
News in Brief
The Students’ Council raised €1300 for Can-cer Awareness with our Blue September Day held last month.
Best wishes to our Zambian Immersion team who are prepar-ing to fly out to Zam-bia shortly .
The Homework Club is up and running for First year students. It lasts for 1 hour after school 4 days a week.
6th Year students attended the Higher options Information Day in the RDS in Sep-tember.
Congratulations to our U 16 Basketball team who had an impressive 46 –6 point win over Blackrock College in the League recently
Opening School Mass took place in the Ca-thedral on Wednes-day 28th September.
Hard luck to the Dean Ryan team who came up short against Mid-dleton CBS in the Quarter final.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Math's Week will take place from 12th - 16th Oct.
Munster Schools Combined Events on Wednesday 14th Oct.
Opening Round of Concern Debate Vs Loreto, Clonmel on Friday 16th Oct.
Annual Fun Run 8th October Our Annual Fun run took place on Thursday 8th October. The
event was a huge success with over 650 students taking part.
Monies collected go back in to the school and help cover the costs
for extra curricular activities. Thanks to all staff and parents for
their support in this very worthwhile event. This year we have
designed a new look school jersey which acknowledges the up-
coming Bicentenary celebrations. Over 60 students will get a
jersey acknowledging their individual effort and support for the
Fun Run.
First Year students settling into life in the CBS
Positive mental health enables young people to live fulfilling
lives. Promoting the mental health and well-being of our young
people is a shared responsibility.
Schools are in a unique position to promote mental health and
emotional wellbeing and to identify young people experiencing
emotional distress. Responsibility for mental health and well-
being also rests with the wider school community.
Mental health and well-being are linked to developing a sense of
connectedness to school to enable young people experience
success, and to develop their social competencies and resili-
ence to face the challenges of everyday living. Events for stu-
dents included;
Humorfit Drama for all 2nd and 3rd year students.
D‟mess Drama for 5th and 6th year students,
Guest Speakers.
Fun Run.
Outdoor activities for 3rd year students.
First year table quiz in aid of Aware.
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