On Saturday March 9th fourteen students from Scoil Naomh Eltin represented the Kinsale/Clontead Community Games area in chess. Playing in two teams of seven, called the 'Pawn Cocktails' and the 'White Knights', the students competed against teams from various corners of county Cork. Both teams performed excellently and came away with 1st and 2nd prizes and received gold and silver medals! The Pawn Cocktails will now represent Cork at the Munster finals on Saturday April 20th in Tralee. Well done to both teams and best of luck to the Pawn Cocktails as they now prepare to compete against teams from around Munster.
Chess has been introduced in the school this year for the social, cognitive and mental-fitness benefits it has for students and has been embraced by the entire school community at Scoil Naomh Eltin. In an age of increasing screen time and discourse around young people's resilience chess provides adults and children alike the opportunity to experience victory and defeat while practicing forward-planning, patience and delayed gratification. Its also simply great fun!

Last Friday, Scoil Naomh Eltin's debating team took on their second motion - 'Ireland should do away with cars'. Unfortunately we were narrowly defeated but our team argued their points clearly and really made us all think about our carbon footprint and how we can help make a difference to climate change. 

 We welcome, support and celebrate diversity in our school community.

Scoil Naomh Eltin were delighted to take part in a 'rock your socks' non uniform fundraiser, for World Down Syndrome Day. (Thursday 21st March 2019)

Both staff and students enjoyed wearing odd socks to school and we would like to thank all those who donated to the fundraiser.

Thank you to Pat and Richard and Kinsale Men's Shed for the kind gift to the school of a planter of shamrock, a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity.

Sacrament of Reconciliation 2019 will take place on March 4th at 7 pm in the Parish Church, Kinsale. Pupils are asked to be at the church no later than 6:45 pm and to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Well done to our Scór na bPáistí Ballad Group, who having qualified for the for the final of the Carrigdhoun Division put on a fantastic performance yesterday in Riverstick Community Hall. Below you can see the girls proudly holding their trophies for achieving 2nd place. As you can tell from the quality of their singing the standard was very high. Well done girls!

Above pictured are our u11 and u13 Credit Union Quiz teams who took part in the annual quiz in Belgooly hall. Both teams acquitted themselves fantastically well and should be very proud of their performances. Well done to PJ, Arran, Ivor and Ela on our u11 team and Ruairidh, Charlie, Ronan and James on our u13 team. 

A big congratulations to all our singers who sang in the first round of the Scór na bPáistí Carrigdhoun division in Ballinspittle last Friday night. Our solo singers sang wonderfully. The full Ballad group performed two pieces and are now through to the division final in Riverstick this coming Sunday. We know they will do the school proud!