Some spaghetti for T.Y.!
On Monday, Transition Year students attended the Mermaid Arts Theatre in Bray to watch the comedy production Psycho Spaghetti written and performed by successful Irish comedian Ger Carey. We were very lucky to get the opportunity to see this popular stand-up comedy act where “the weird and frightening world of the teenager” was explored through the laugh-out-loud performance. The show appreciated the diversity of others in a non-judgemental way. It was a fun learning experience as challenging, yet every day, situations facing teenagers were the focus of the production. An enjoyable morning away from the books followed by lunch at the boys’ favourite Service Station made for a most enjoyable start to the T.Y. week.
Thank you to Ms. Garvey and Ms. Carey for organising.
TY Bank
TY Bank is opening at lunch time next week This initiative is in association with Bank of Ireland. The TY students will provide students with information on opening a current account during the week. Good luck to all.
TY Walking tour of Dublin
TY students completed the Dublin Walking Tour on Thursday with the Yellow Umbrella Tour. The students visited a variety of sights around Dublin including Christ Church, Temple Bar and Dublin Castle followed by a leisurely lunch on Grafton Street. The students learned lots of interesting facts and clocked up lots of steps on this most enjoyable day out. Thanks to Mr Nolan, Ms Garvey and Majella for organising and accompanying our students.
A week of sporting success in Arklow CBS
Arklow CBS had continued success on the sports fields again this week with wins in hurling, Gaelic football and rugby. Well done to all involved especially the coaches and mentors.
Junior Gaelic Football win
Congrats to the CBS junior football team who started off their league campaign with a hard fought win away to Templecarrig, Greystones at the Bray Emmets GAA grounds. The final score was 3-6 to 4-12.
Junior Hurling Victory
A huge well done to our Junior hurling team who won their first competitive match of the season with a resounding win over St. Davids, Greystones. It was a very energetic and fast paced game with both teams displaying great hurling skills. Arklow CBS were victorious on the day with the match finishing on a score of 5-9 to 2-3 in favour of Arklow CBS.
Rugby Success
Well done and congratulations to our Senior rugby team who are now through to the semi finals against East Glendalough in the coming weeks after a very comprehensive win over St.Mary’s Portlaoise. The final score was Arklow CBS 18 -5 St.Mary’s Portlaoise. This is a fantastic achievement for all involved and the school is extremely proud of your achievements to date.
Club Gaeilge
This week saw the welcome return of our Club Gaeilge. Bhí neart Gaeilge, craic agus dár ndóigh brioscaí I seomra 22. Beidh sé ar siúl I seomra 22 gach Déardaoin agus tá fáilte roimh chách.
Positive Affirmation Committee
This week we had a number of junior students have been recommended to PAC for meeting milestones on their merit sheets. Well done to each of them as they continue to display excellent behaviour and positive contribution to the school community.
Bronze Postcard - 10 merits
Sajeevi Munasinghe
Bonus Gift (Lunch Voucher) - 20 Merits
Harry McDonald
Jack Wolohan
Ruairi O’Neill
Dates for your diary
2nd Year Parent teacher Meeting Feb 7th 16:10-18:30
Just a reminder that the 2nd Year Parent teacher meeting will take place on line via your son’s TEAMS account on Monday 7th February. Classes will finish at 3.10 on Monday in order to facilitate the meeting. We strongly urge all parents to log on for this meeting at the allocated times, where you will receive an up to date report on your son’s academic progress from the subject teachers.
JCT Cluster Day Thursday 10th February
There will be classes on Thursday 10th of February in order to facilitate a Junior Cycle Training day for teachers.
Mock Exams 2022 11-18th February
Leaving cert mock exams for our Leaving Cert students will commence on Friday 11th and will run until February 18th. Mock exams for 3rd Years will run from 14-18th February. The very best of luck to all our students sitting these exams. A timetable for these exams can be found on the school website.