Grainne Murphy was all smiles when she came to collect her leaving certificate results. She has much to celebrate and a bright future ahead. She was pleased with her leaving certificate results but Mr.Wallace congratulated her not only on those results but also on her outstanding achievements at the European Long Course Championships in Budapest.

The school supports students who strive for excellence in whatever field they choose. Grainne is a wonderful success story and it was a delight to have her bring her silver in the 1,500m freestyle to school to share in her success.

Congratulations Grainne!

Grainne won silver in the 1,500m freestyle in 16:02.29 at the European Long Course Championships in Budapest on Saturday only days before her visit to collect her leaving certificate.She now lies eighth in the world in the 800m freestyle and second fastest in the world in the 1,500m freestyle.

Well done Grainne!

1st Years                             Monday, 30th August, 2010 (9.00 a.m. – 3.50 p.m.)

1st, 2nd & 5th Years       Tuesday, 31st August, 2010 (9.00 a.m. – 3.05 p.m.)

All Students                        Wednesday, 1st September, 2010 (9.00 a.m. – 3.10 p.m.)

Pictured with the new school playing pitches in the background are Martin Wallace, Principal. James Rael , Irish Schools Player and School Captain and Graham O’Sullivan, Marketing Manger (Munster) of Kukri Ireland.

Kukri are the company that supply the school with our PE Gear and School Jacket. They also supply playing kit for many of the schools other sporting teams. Kukri have kindly sponsored sets of post pads and flag poles for the pitches. It will make such a difference for our students, teachers and parents to have this facility available to the school from September 2010.

Book lists for 2010 are available below in pdf format.

Click on the relevant link to open the document which you can also download and print.

First Year Book List 2010

Second Year Book List 2010

Third Year Book List 2010

Transition Year Book List 2010

Fifth Year Book List 2010

Sixth Year Book List 2010

TERM 1

Monday, 30^th August, 2010 – Thursday, 23^rd December, 2010.

Mid-Term Break  25^th October, 2010 to 29^th October, 2010.

TERM 2

Monday, 10^th January, 2011 – Friday, 15^th April, 2011.

Mid-Term Break  21^st February, 2011 to 25^th February, 2011.

Bank Holiday      St. Patrick’s Day 17^th March, 2011 &

                         School Closed Friday, 18^th March, 2011

TERM 3

Tuesday, 3^rd May, 2011 – Friday, 3^rd June, 2011.

Bank Holiday      2^nd May, 2011.

Dates below are subject to change

Proposed Parent Teacher Meetings

Monday, 8^th November, 2010    – TY and 6^th Years (3.10 finish)

Thursday, 25^th November, 2010        – 3^rd Years (3.10 finish)

Thursday, 27^th January, 2011    – 5^th Years (3.10 finish)

Friday, 28^th January, 2011         – 1^st & 2^nd Years (School Closed)

Proposed Staff Inservice Days

Monday , 11^th October, 2010

Wednesday, 8^th December, 2010

Thursday, 3^rd March, 2011

Invitation

All incoming First Years are invited to a tour of Castletroy College on Wednesday, 2^nd June, 2010. at 3.30 p.m.

Reminder

Any student who has an exemption from Irish must send in a copy of the Irish Exemption Form issued by the primary school  as soon as possible (Please ignore this notice if already received)

Second Hand School Book Sale (Buy & Sell)

Monday, 28^th June, 2010

Time: 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.

General Purpose Area – Castletroy College 

(Remember to bring your book list)

School Jacket/PE Gear

School Jacket/PE Gear will be on sale on the following dates and times

 Monday, 28^th June, 2010 – 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Tuesday, 29^th June, 2010 – 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Hockey & Rugby Kits

Are you interested in joining the above sports – an extra cost for a full sports kit

which has to be worn when playing on school teams for matches

Rugby/Hockey Kit including gear bag approximately €120

Kits available from September/October

There are many excellent sources of e-learning materials online. Finding the appropriate one is a challenge however some people do this for you. “Mr Kendall recommends” is the name of an excellent edublog which provides appropriate links for maths at secondary school.

The blog is dedicated to giving students (and their parents) quick access to the digital resources he uses during class time. Visit the blog for resources to help you with maths.
Vist the blog at: http://tkendall.edublogs.org/

The Castletroy College under 15 hurling team won the munster Corn Solo Cup for the second time in six years with an impressive eight point victory over Bandon in Charleville on Friday the 23^rd of April. This was a well deserved victory for a group of players who over the school year have shown a great will to work hard for each other and to develop both their hurling and football skills. This coupled with a very positive attitude has brought them respect and complements from each team they have played.

The final was a game of high intensity and an impressive level of skill displayed by both sides. Castletroy got of to a great start when a ball from Kevin Mulcahy was flicked to the net by Tom Morrissey after Edward Doyle had created the space in front of the posts. This was followed by points from Jamie Porter, Barry Nash(2), Edward Doyle, Stephen Power(2), Tom Morrissey, Kevin Mulcahy and an impressive team worked score taken by Pat O’Kane. This left the Castletroy lads with a good lead but a late goal from the Bandon boys left the score at half time at 1-9 to 1-3.

 The team now had to face a strong freeze for the second half and when Bandon reduced the deficit to 3 points, with three scores from their very able mid-fielder things began to look a bit suspect for Castletroy 10 minutes into the second period. The introduction of Ronan Murphy at centre back and the moving of John Nicholas to wing forward allowed Aidan Hanley to move into midfield where he took control. This laid the foundations for the recovery as shortly afterwards John Nicholas took a fine goal which put the team back on track. Andrew La Touche-Cosgrave and Jeffrey Enright really came into their own clearing ball after ball with great skill and composure. This was also true of the full back line lead by the outstanding Darragh Kennedy and well supported by Paddy Morrissey and John Sheahan.

Bandon were unlucky when they had a goal effort strike the crossbar and a couple of good efforts dealt with ably by Cian O’Dwyer in goals. When Stephen Power added a point from a free, to cap off a fine display in his sweepers role, and Edward Doyle another fine score from play the win looked likely. With Jamie Porter, John Fox and Pat O’Kane working hard around the middle of the field and Kevin Mulcahy catching great ball it was no surprise when Tom Morrissey raced clear to score the insurance goal late on.

Cian O’Dwyer accepted the Corn Solo on behave of his team mates from Michael Forrestal (Secretary of the Munster Colleges). Another players who contributed to this victory through their play in previous rounds were Cian O’Brien, Aidan Walsh, Mark Dillion, Sean Power and Conor Bartley.  

Congratulations to all involved on a superb occasion for the school. A special word of thanks goes to Trevor Griffin, Liam O’Mahoney, Paudie Fitzmaurice, Leonard Coughlan, Donal Morrissey and Michael Nash.

It has proven to be a very successful season for the Castletroy College GAA teams. In total there were six trophies won. They Include :

Dr O’Neill Cup                   U16 1/2 Football   – Captained by Sean Moran

Kennell Cup                       U16 1/2 Hurling    - Captained by Seamus Hartnett 

Corn Cup                            U15 Hurling            – Captained by Cian O’Brien

Russell Cup                        U14 Football          – Captained by Jamie Porter

Peadar Clohessy Cup     1st Year Hurling    – Captained by Barry Nash

Manning Shield                1st Year Football   – Captained by Edward Doyle

Students in second year have been publishing their creative writing online. Open one of their books and see what you think.

They are using Storybird.You may ask what is Storybird?
Storybird is a service that uses collaborative storytelling to connect kids and families. Two (or more) people create a Storybird in a round robin fashion by writing their own text and inserting pictures. They then have the option of sharing their Storybird privately or publicly on the network. The final product can be printed (soon), watched on screen, played with like a toy, or shared through a worldwide library.

Storybird is also a simple publishing platform for writers and artists that allows them to experiment, publish their stories, and connect with their fans.

The adventures of hothead. by mrphead on Storybird