Attention Students, Parents, Staff and Past Pupils,
 
We are writing to you about a Christmas Hamper project we are organising in our school this year.
 
Members of the CBC Monkstown Community are being asked to donate items for a collection of hampers. These hampers are an opportunity for us to help those in need in one of our sister primary schools here in Dublin – Francis Street, CBS.
 
Francis St. CBS is celebrating 200 years this year. Like us they are another proud ERST (Edmund Rice Schools Trust) school. The school is in a DEIS Band One category and is a proud community in the heart of The Liberties in the city centre. They face many challenges on a daily basis and in our role as a ‘Big Brother’ we can help our ‘Little Brother’.
 
As part of our strong tradition of helping others in the spirit of our founder, Blessed Edmund Rice, we are asking all who can to contribute to our appeal this Christmas.
 
A list of items for the hampers is attached here. Please read carefully as all items are to be new and for boys aged 6 – 8 years old or 9  – 12 years old. All items can be left into CBC (Reception Area) from 9am on Monday 2nd December until 2pm on Wednesday 12th December. Your presents will be gift-wrapped by CBC student volunteers and presented to Francis St. CBS at the CBC Advent Service on Thursday 13th December.
 
Please leave them in the reception area, with a note displaying which age group of boys it is for.
 
This appeal and the gifts you give shall make a difference to a young boy’s Christmas and to his family. 
 
Please contact Neil Ferguson in CBC if you have any queries.
Thanking you in advance for your generosity,
CBC Monkstown

The TY students of CBC Monkstown in conjunction with the school’s climate action group are running an initiative to...

​‘Plant a Tree in Memory’.

Small memory trees are being sold by the TY students for just €5.

•The memory tress serve as a poignant remembrance for your loved ones who have passed on and can give you a chance to reflect on the happy memories you treasure, during this holiday season.

•The trees are also extremely beneficial to the environment. By purchasing a memory tree, it can be your small but effective step forward to help our planet.

•The trees start off at 60/90cm in height and when fully grown after time reach an average of 8/10 feet long, this means your entire garden will not be taken up.

•There are two types of memory trees to choose from, a Crab Apple Tree or a Mountain Ash Tree, both priced at just €5.

•In CBC Monkstown there will be a corresponding tree which will hang all the names of the loved ones, who all the memory trees are dedicated for. The favourite colour of the loved one will be used to write their names on to.

•The memory trees can be bought individually or in bulk, but are available for limited time only

​•To place an order for your memory tree or for further information contact Charlie at plantatreeinmemory@gmail.com

You must collect your memory tree from CBC Monkstown on Friday 13th of December

​Congratulations to Daniel Drummond (CBC 2019) above with his father Tommy receiving his Entrance  Award at Trinity College. Congratulations also to Jack Read (also CBC 2019) also received the award.

Congratulations to Patrick Nolan, Harry Wall, Donal Madden and Zak McCarthy (Not pictured) on receiving Entrance Scholar Awards at UCD. 

UCD recognises the calibre of its incoming high-achieving students with the award of UCD Entrance Scholar. Entrance Scholar awards are presented to first year students who achieve 560 points or more in their Leaving Certificate (or equivalent second level examination) in recognition of their academic accomplishment to date. ​

All money raised will go to Friends of the Earth to help the environment

Congratulations to our Academic Award winners for 2019. It was great to have so many of our Class of 2019 back to receive their awards which included subject awards and our prestigious Brother Kingston Prize Student of the Year award and Best Leaving Certificate award.  

There were also awards for our current pupils with a student of the year from each class group. Congratulations to all of our award winners. 

Biology
Patrick Nolan.

Business
Luca Haran

Chemistry
Ralph Swords.

Brendan Phelan Memorial Prize Excellence in Maths
Kim WanSoo.

Economics
Theo Brady

Music
Conor Kelly.

Religious Education
Eoghan Fay.

Sean O’ Neill Memorial Prize Excellence in English
Eoghan Fay.

James Hurley Memorial Prize Excellence in History
Eoghan Fay.

Home Economics
Donal Madden.

DCG
Alexander Solyakov.

Geography
Sean Power. 

Eamonn Mc Gettrick Memorial Prize Excellence in Irish
Sean Power. 

Latin
Gareth Hughes.

French
Tadhg St Leger-Quinn.

German
Harry Wall.

App-Maths
Harry Wall.

Accounting
Harry Wall.

Dardis Corbett Memorial Prize Excellence in Physics
Daniel Drummond.

Brother Normoyle Prize for Best Junior Cert
Conor Coveney

Best Leaving Cert
Harry Wall.

Brother Kingston Prize Student of the Year
Donal Madden.

 Class Students of the Year

1ASY Aidan Savage
1GON Michael Hayes
1NFL Aurele Georges
1CB Louis Cahill

2DB Louis Brennan
2BM Eddy Blanker
2LF Tanway Tan
2NF Jack O’ Halloran
2POT Oisin Groome

3ADB Ben Houton
3CSA Max Tormey
3KB Alex Brown
3MF Adam Collins
3MKE James O’Donoghue

4OMcN Hugh Ross
4LD Daniel McGovern
4SF Tom Grumley

5EOA Kit McCann
5KL Michael Donnelly
5FOC Jack Palmer

MONDAY 11TH                        SCIENCE WEEK – Lunch Time Dissection
                                                    JUNIOR LAB – C- 3 – 7                                                
 
TUESDAY 12TH                               FORENSIC WORKSHOPS –
                                                            ‘A CASE OF IDENTITY’
                                                            JUNIOR LAB C-3-7
                                                            8.55 – 10.55             4RM + 4MKE
                                                            11.10 – 1.10             4MKe + 4KBr
                                                            1.50 – 3.50               4CSA
 
WEDNESDAY 13TH                          SPHAGETTI BRIDGE CHALLENGE
To construct a bridge from pasta and glue only! The Bridge taking most weight wins the €10!
PHYSICS LAB C-3-10
10.15- 10.55am
Lead Teacher: H.O’Connor
 
THURSDAY   14TH                            IFI CINEMA TRIP
                                                            ‘DIEGO MARADONA’
                                                            9.30 – 14.30pm
Classes / Students make their own way there and back.
Lead Teacher: Mr. O’Sullivan + 2 others
 
 
FRIDAY 15TH                                   Near Street Co-ordinator Visit
                                                            Green Schools Committee
                                                            9.30 – 10.55am
                                                            School Hall/Room (tbc)
                                                            Lead Teacher: A. Smyth
 
                                                            Bagpacking for St. Vincent de Paul
                                                            Cornelscourt
                                                            1 – 3pm   (Rota)
                                                            15 Volunteers only!
                                                            Lead Teacher: H. O’Connor

The Lunch box are delighted to offer parents the opportunity to avail of their student meal scheme for the rest of the first term. 

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