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Twenty pupils from Scoil Naomh Eltin's 6th Class received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Friday April 15th at St. John the Baptist Church, Kinsale. The day dawned bright and sunny and the church was filled with their immediate and extended families and friends. Dressed in their beautiful white gowns, and accompanied by their sponsor, each child was annointed with the oil of Chrism by Archbishop Patrick Coveney. The children sung an array of hymns such as 'Close to You' and 'The Clouds Veil' beautifully throughout the ceremony. The day was a very special one - after many months of preparation and study, these children were blessed with the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. Congratulations to the Confirmation class of 2016. On Thursday, 3rd of March we celebrated World Book Day. We all dressed up as book characters, brought our favourite book to school and visited our school library. Our senior classes visited the junior classes to read some lovely stories. At 12 o'clock each class participated in DEAR time (Drop Everything And Read) It was so much fun!! Can you find Mary Poppins?? Thank you to Transition Year students from Kinsale Community School for organising a Easter Fun Day for all our students! Scoil Naomh Eltin choir 'Harmonious' recently had their biggest excursion yet. Having being established last October the choir has gone from strength to strength. With many in-school performances completed, including a very successful Christmas concert, Harmonious performed to a full house in the Cork Opera House on Tuesday March 8th. This was part of a “Sing Out Loud” production, a stage school which aims to give children the gift of performing in substantial venues and give the wonderful gift of memories that will last a lifetime. The choir certainly rose to the occasion and months of hard work culminated in an enchanting performance which left the audience wanting more. Before we left school we were treated to pizza by the Parent Association, it was yummy!! On arrival at the Cork Opera House we were given a tour backstage and shown the actual stage we would be performing on. It was HUGE! A quick rehearsal and it was show time! What excitement! We were fantastic! What a show. There was a full band to accompany us. Local singing talent, a drum display, a world class Irish dancer who once danced for president Barack Obama in the White House, but Mrs. Neary still thinks our performance was the highlight! We will definitely be back next year!.  IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ: Underage Training Times (Under 6 to Under 12) for Boys, Girls Football, Camogie
Due to the continuing unpredictability of our lovely Irish weather J and the recent heavy rain and hail showers, the Main Pitch on Bandon Road is closed, once again, for the coming week. Hopefully with some dry weather (ha!) the pitch will be able to recover and be opened again next week. A decision on this will be made by the field committee towards the end of next week. Therefore, please read the information below carefully as locations and times of your childs/childrens training sessions, for the coming weekend, for Underage Boys and Girls, may have changed. The information is broken down into 3 sections (1) Boys Underage, (2) Ladies/Girls Football, (3) Camogie. (1)Boys Underage: Under 6 (Born 2010 or 2011) submitted by Pat Monaghan
Under 7 (Born 2009) and Under 8 (Born 2008) submitted by John Barrett and Paul Forde Time: 12 noon to 1pm at Sáile for April (returning to Main Pitch, Bandon Road in May) Next Training Session: Sunday, 10th April 2016 Hurling & Football Training Session – Please bring hurley, helmet, Shin-guards & gum shield.PLEASE BRING €2 PER CHILD TO COVER THE COST OF HIRING SÁILE – MANY THANKS. Under 9 (Born 2007) submitted by Mike Looney Time: 11am to 12.15pm at ‘Seanie’s Pitch’, at Bandon Road (this is the pitch down to the left of the main pitch) Next Training Session: Sunday, 10th April 2016 This will be a Hurling and Football Training Session so Helmets, Hurley’s, Shin-guards and gum shields please. Under 9 Hurling Blitz Now on in BALLINCOLLIG @ 9:45am Saturday 9th April, 2016. (All the above information is all Weather and pitch dependent!!) Under 10 (Born 2006) and Under 11 (Born 2005) submitted by Brian Murphy and Ciarán O Sullivan Time: 11.30am to 12.30pm at Sáile Sports Hall Next Training Session: Sunday, 10th April 2016 This will be a Hurling and Football Training Session so Helmets, Hurley’s, Shin-guards and gum shields please. Under 10 Hurling Blitz: U10 hurling blitz fixed for 9th April has been cancelled due to unplayable pitch’s. Under 12 (Born 2004) submitted by Sean O Callaghan Time: 11am to 12 noon at Dunderrow Pitch Next Training Session: Sunday, 10th April 2016 This will be a Hurling training session so Helmets, Hurley’s, Shin-guards please. (2)Ladies/Girls Football: submitted by Catherine Murphy and Mairead Cronin Age Groups: Under 6 to Under 12 Time: 4.45pm to 5.45pm at Sáile (main pitch closed due to recent bad weather) Next Training Session: Monday, 11th April, 2016 PLEASE BRING €2 PER CHILD TO COVER THE COST OF HIRING SÁILE – MANY THANKS. Girls Under 14 will train in Dunderrow Pitch – Monday, 11th April from 4.45pm to 5.45pm. Girls Under 16 will train at the Kinsale Community School pitch 5.45pm next Friday, 8th April. Gum Shields are mandatory for Football Training. (3)Camogie: Age Groups: Under 6 to Under 12 (girls U13 and up are also very welcome to join up) Time: 11am to 12 noon at Sáile for April 10th, 17th, 24th (returning to Main Pitch, Bandon Road in May) Next Training Session: Sunday, 10th April, 2016 Please bring Hurley’s, Helmets, Shin-guards. New Coaches: If anybody who would like to get involved to help with Camogie Training – we’d be delighted to see some new faces giving a hand. The more the merrier! PLEASE BRING €2 PER CHILD TO COVER THE COST OF HIRING SÁILE – MANY THANKS.  Lá le Pádraig A Note of Thanks and Appreciation Dear Parent/Guardian On behalf of the staff of Scoil Naomh Eltin I wish to thank you most sincerely for the great turn out and unique costumes at the St Patrick’s Day Parade. In undertaking this venture we hoped to create an understanding and appreciation of Irish History in this commemorative year. Thank you for all you did to support this. The result and the outstanding display far surpassed our expectations. The school is still receiving calls of commendation. Winning first prize was indeed a matter of pride and the presentation in the Trident Hotel on the 17th was a high spirited occasion. The prizes received (a voucher for The White Lady and the Bluehaven) have been raffled. David Thorpe and Jasmine Linehan are the lucky winners. The cup has arrived in the school and the name of the school will be engraved on it shortly. Sincere thanks to Natalie Grey for her support whilst costumes were being created and to Martin and Aileen Mc Ginn for loaning their car and driving our float. Again thank you for your involvement. We had a great day. The students at Scoil Naomh Eltin are a credit to their families and their school. How lucky we are to work with such an enthusiastic and collaborative community. Le míle, míle buíochas Susan O’ Hanrahan |