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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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.

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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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