1st Years enjoyed their Sports Day on Friday. Students participated in novelty races and a scavenger hunt and they played badminton, tag rugby, soccer and basketball. The ice-cream van went down a treat too! Thank you to Year Head Ms. Ashe and to P.E. teachers Ms. Kilcoyne, Ms. Purcell and Mr. Joyce for organising the day. Thanks also to the 5th Year students who helped out with the activities. Well done to 1st Year students for their participation and good behaviour.

The success of Naas CBS U-15 Cross Country Team and Senior Footballer Team was celebrated on Monday evening. Our U-15 Cross Country Team are All-Ireland Champions and our Senior Footballers are Senior A Leinster Champions for 2023. Kildare senior footballers and Naas CBS past-pupils Paddy McDermott and Alex Beirne presented the lads with their medals.

Our inaugural Leaving Cert P.E. class at Naas CBS were taken out to Swans for their last class together. They were treated to coffee and cake to celebrate two years of good work!

Ms. Murphy and Mr. Stephens

6th Year students had their final assembly at Naas CBS last week. They heard words of encouragement from Mr. Travers and their Year Head Ms. Brosnan. The lads enjoyed a barbecue in the sunshine afterwards. Thanks to Fran for preparing and serving the food.

Congratulations to 6th Year Student Killian Burke who received the Silver Gaisce Award for his commitment to physical activity, personal skill and community involvement. Killian's physical activity was running and he took driving lessons for his personal skill. As part of community involvement, Killian mentored the Naas CBS U-15 Cross Country Team that won the All-Ireland. Well done on all your great work in achieving this award Killian!

Ms. Murphy

Last week a group of our Transition Year students participated in the Barretstown TY Residential Programme.

Throughout the year, these students worked hard to raise funds and reach our goal of €12,500. They organised an array of creative events, including sponsored cycles and kayaks, bucket collections and various community initiatives, all aimed at rallying support for Barretstown. Their commitment, coupled with the overwhelming generosity of their families, friends, and local community, resulted in an impressive total of €13,512.

To finish this initiative, the lads got the opportunity to stay in Barretstown last week and witness first-hand the impact of their efforts.

During their time on the Barretstown campus, the lads actively participated in a range of activities specially designed to cater to the unique needs of the campers. From adventure challenges, arts and crafts, baking to team-building exercises and therapeutic workshops, the lads got a fantastic snapshot into the unique world of Barretstown and all that it offers.

We want to thank the immense support and encouragement received from the students families, teachers, the school and the wider community. Their joint efforts exemplify the incredible things that can be accomplished when we come together for a meaningful cause.

We also want give huge thanks to Barretstown and the staff there for looking after the lads so well.

I have included a gallery of photos that give a snapshot of what the week was like.

Congratulations to Raheens Minor Footballers on winning the Division 1 League after beating Sarsfields 3-15 to 2-12 in the final on Friday evening. Well done to all our students on the Raheens Minor Team. Hard luck to Senan Mackey (4F) who was playing for Sarsfields in this Minor Football League Final.

Best of luck to our students playing with Raheens in the Minor League Final v Sarsfields this evening. The match is at 8.15 p.m. in Hawkfield.

With only 1 week to go until Summer Portfolio Assessment begins for all TY students, I have attached information about the process for both parents and students to this message.

The summer assessment follows a similar format to Christmas. This information can be viewed here.

It is also attached as a PDF below.

The interview timetable is also available here

If a student cannot make their time, please try to arrange a swap and notify me immediately.

We also have a graduation for all students planned for Thursday 1st June at 11.30a.m. This is for students only.

Regards,

S.Coy