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Back to Breakfast - One Small Change
Created : 10 Jan 2020, 1:56 PM
Archived : 24 Jan 2020, 12:00 AM
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students, As you are aware, a staff team in the school has been running the 'One Small Change' campaign since the beginning of the year. Each term they have introduced a new change for the benefit of our school population. To date, changes around exercise ('Walk on Wednesday') and around the consumption of fizzy drinks in our school environment have been introduced. The feedback received so far has been really positive. With this in mind, the team are introducing their third change to coincide with the beginning of the term. From anecdotal research amongst the student population we are aware that a number of students do not eat breakfast. Some students break their fast at 11.02am while others do not break their fast until their 1.20pm. At this stage of the day they have either completed two or four of their six classes without food, which can have a detrimental impact on their learning and overall wellbeing. According to research carried out by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) there is a strong correlation between eating breakfast and school performance among students: "Children who do not eat breakfast at home or at school were less able to learn. Hunger can lead to lower math scores, attention problems, and behavior, emotional, and academic problems. Children who eat a complete breakfast have been shown to work faster and make fewer mistakes in math problems and to perform better on vocabulary tests than those who ate only a partial breakfast. They also show improved concentration, alertness, comprehension, memory and learning. Beyond academics, children who participate in school breakfast programs show decreased anxiety, depression, and hyperactivity. The breakfast offered can improve a child’s overall nutrition by providing her/him with necessary vitamins and minerals and can actually reduce the risk of obesity!" The research certainly speaks for itself! To raise awareness of our campaign this term we are going to run a breakfast club next week from Monday to Friday. It will take place in the home economics room from 8.20-8.50am each morning and students (and teachers!) are invited to drop in and have something small and nutritious to begin their day. Please see the attached PDF for further details.

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Green Schools
Created : 09 Jan 2020, 10:29 AM
Archived : 23 Jan 2020, 12:00 AM
Do you have any broken electrical items at home? If so could you cut off the lead (plugged out of course!) and bring in the lead and plug to classroom 11. The lead and plug can be used by fourth years in physics class. Also if you have any old takeaway, ice cream, soup or lunch box containers please bring them in for use by the Home Economics classes for food storage. Thank you, Ms. Flanagan
After school club Jewellery Making
Created : 10 Jan 2020, 1:37 PM
Archived : 22 Jan 2020, 9:52 AM
The Student Council are delighted to announce a new after school club starting next Wednesday 15th January at 4.15pm. It is a six week workshop open to all students. To reserve your place, please add your name to the sign up sheet on the Student Council noticeboard in the foyer. Fee for the six week course is €12 payable on the first day.
Christmas Spirit in Abundance
Created : 17 Dec 2019, 9:30 PM
Archived : 22 Jan 2020, 9:52 AM
Students are being welcomed to classes through beautifully decorated doors in the lead up to Christmas. Check out some of the amazing designs!!
Self Care Packs
Created : 17 Dec 2019, 9:22 PM
Archived : 22 Jan 2020, 9:52 AM
Feeling stressed? Could do with some self care yourself or know someone who does? The answer is for sale in the school foyer tomorrow Wednesday. These beautiful packs are available with or without handwarmers. A lovely Christmas gift.
Congratulations Hannah
Created : 20 Dec 2019, 11:42 AM
Archived : 22 Jan 2020, 9:52 AM
Congratulations to Hannah Maloney who guessed the correct number of baubles in the jar. 178!! Enjoy your trip to the cinema.
Christmas Carol Service 2019
Created : 19 Dec 2019, 7:35 PM
Archived : 22 Jan 2020, 9:52 AM
Today was once again a wonderful occasion for the CPC school community as the music classes treated us to an array of songs. We were entertained by students from across all the years. A lot of preparation went in before the performance and the Music department can be very proud. Merry Christmas to all.
Student Council Announcement
Created : 19 Dec 2019, 4:29 PM
Archived : 22 Jan 2020, 9:52 AM
The Student Council would like to thank all students and staff who contributed to the Christmas fundraiser and Bakesale. They are delighted to announce that 250 trees will be planted by TEAM TREES on behalf of CPC. Thank you to all for your support in this step to counteract climate change
Senior Citizens Christmas Party organised by our 6th year students
Created : 13 Dec 2019, 11:09 PM
Archived : 22 Jan 2020, 9:52 AM
Well done to our 6th yr Religion students who organised a wonderful Christmas party for the Senior Citizens in our Community. A great time was had by all.
'Well' done everyone
Created : 09 Jan 2020, 6:11 PM
Archived : 22 Jan 2020, 9:52 AM
“WELL” Done Everyone Students, staff and management all contributed to building a better future for a village community in Africa. As a school community together we raised €1,300 to purchase a “well” for a village in Africa through Concern Worldwide. Many students and staff fasted from food, social media or talking; others including management contributed to the collection or supported those fasting. 4B and the School Community Development prefects organised the collection. This is a truly incredible gift. Our village well makes a lasting difference by providing a safe source of drinking water for an entire community. A healthy well free of contaminants saves lives. It’s a long term investment because a safe well reduces the community’s vulnerability to future droughts or floods a build a better future. “Well” done everyone.