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Dear Parent,

40 boys have registered for the guide dogs course funning next week from Tuesday, 6 February to Friday, 9 February, 2024. The boys have each been sent a QR (see below) to register directly with the Guide dogs, this must be completed tonight at the latest. They have also been sent a zoom link for the online course https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87376682789 There will be a walk through the premises on the model farm road on Friday. I will send the timings out as soon athey are confirmed. All this information is also available on the Teams Page for the year group under the TY channel. Please ensure the boys log on daily and are aware that all sessions are recorded and that they are representing not only themselves but the school also. Attendance at all parts of the course is required full school rules aply to behaviour.

Is mise le meas,

Brian McMahon

Dear all,

Commiserations to our Kidney Cup and Barry Cup sides today, we are immensely proud of their efforts on the pitch. Thank you to all the support today, it certainly kept the lads going right to the end.

We have received an extra allocation of tickets both adult and schoolboy for the Ireland v Italy senior match in the Aviva on Sunday kick off 3pm. This was in gratitude for hosting our Italian friends at u20 level in Wilton today.

There are 4 adult tickets and 6 schoolboy. They will be on sale at 10.35 in class A3, Mr McMahons' Classroom, tomorrow, first break. As before, where we are oversubscribed we will allocate tickets on a lottery basis.

All the support is much appreciated and we hope to see you all again on February 21, 2024, in Musgrave for the senior cup semi-final.

is mise le meas,

Brian McMahon.

Dear all

There are a few school boy tickets available for Ireland v Italy next Sunday in the Aviva Stadium Dublin, Kick off 3pm. Any student who  is interested in tickets please report to class A3, Mr. McMahons room 10.35 tomorrow February 6, 2024. Tickets cost €20, where we are oversubscribed tickets will be allocated on a lottery basis.

Is mise le meas.

Brian McMahon. 

Dear All,

Following on from a fantastic weekend of Rugby where former winning Captains from PBC Captained their Country (Peter O Mahony) and their Province (Alex Kendellen) to historic victories. PBC face off in a double header of finals this coming Wednesday in Musgrave Park. Kidney Cup final v CBC kicks off at 14.45 followed by PBC V CBC again in the Barry Cup final at 16.15. We hope to see you all there supporting the lads and driving them to great heights. PBC abú.

Is mise le meas,

Brian McMahon

To mark National Library Week here in Pres, students from the Musical Society and Creative Arts Group gathered with 6th year students to  celebrate the Library as a place of sanctuary and creativity.

While the Reading Room in Pres is a wonderful resource for learning and reading, it is also a retreat from the hustle and bustle of the yard and canteen. It is a space in our school without the academic pressures of the classroom where the boys are not directed and assessed and where they can express themselves creatively. We are blessed to have a wonderful librarian and staff to help facilitate this and make it a welcoming and safe  space for all the school community.

So to celebrate our library today, we had an hour of relaxed lamplit music with words and music chosen by the boys themselves; these included famous poems, inspirational quotes and short stories written by the boys, all interspersed with piano, guitar and banjo interludes. Well done everybody!!! 

More events to follow after Christmas. 

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Presentation Brothers College have just set up FREE Studyclix PLUS access for all Presentation Brothers College students.

Studyclix.ie is Ireland's most popular study website and helps students revise using questions, videos, notes and quizzes.

To avail of the offer, create or login to your own personal account on Studyclix and enter the code 8BCGA8 to be upgraded at no charge.

Details on how to create an account and login can be found on the attached file.

If you have any questions or queries about your account or how to use the code visit this page or contact Studyclix's support team at info@studyclix.ie who will be able to

help.

 The winners of the P.B.C. English Department Senior Poetry Prize was announced yesterday with Sam O Connell taking first prize for his work, 'Siren Sounds.' Well done to Sam on his impressive poem. Judge Sophie McKenzie had this to say:

-        Wonderful work. Siren sounds is both a good idea to build a poem around and a nice alliterative sound in its own right. The focus on sounds gives this poem a strong identity, with each verse getting a distinct layer of sound – the initial surprise of the siren blast, then the reaction of birds, then the return to the peaceful neutrality of water. A serene, thoughtful poem

     In 2nd and 3rd place respectively came Liam Keville and Eoin Harrington whose work merited these comments:

 Escape to Zinzargorne

-        Liam Keville sent in three very interesting poems, and I was tempted to give the nod to The Fog, purely for its wonderfully eerie Halloween atmosphere. In the end, though, Escape to Zingzargorne won me over with its evocative descriptions and strange lyricism. There’s a tinge of old-fashioned science fiction in the vision of Zingzargorne, a bit of H.G. Wells and John Carter of Mars, and that’s a unique and compelling vision for a poem to evoke.

Eoin Harrington, Flowing

Some nice techniques used here – the most obvious being the repetition of flowing, flowing, flowing at the end of each verse, mimicking the ceaseless steady flow of the river itself. I also really like the poet’s use of alliteration – rushing roaring rapids rage and A sudden stop, splashes fly which really help the poem to, well, flow!

The winning students were presented with the following poetry collections by Principal David Barry in the P.B.C. Reading Room:

1st PLACE: Sam O’Connell. Prize: Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake

2nd PLACE: Liam Keville. Prize: Beowulf by Seamus Heaney

 3rd PLACE: Eoin Harrington. Prize: New Weather by Paul Muldoon

The boys later gave a reading of their winning entries to a gathering of Senior students and Deputy Prinicpal Aelín O Donoghue addressed them about the importance of reading and creating a culture of reading and creativity, both within the students and in the school itself.

Well done to everybody involved, to all the students who entered and their teachers, to management for their support and most especially to Librarian Sophie McKenzie for her tireless reading and wonderful judging.

Pictured are Deputy Principal Aelín O Donoghue, Eoin Harrington, Sam O Connell, Liam Keville, Librarian Sophie McKenzie

Dear Parents, 

Due to inclement weather forecast for tomorrow, 1st year matches with CBC are cancelled, Liam Lynch.

Dear Parent / Guardian,

We hope this notification may be of interest to you. 

The latest HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast is about Healthy Lunchboxes for Kids. With school routines starting again and parents getting to grips with what to put into those lunchboxes and what to avoid. Marian McBride, Dietetic Lead, HSE Health & Wellbeing discusses the importance of a balanced diet to ensure children develop a healthy relationship with food.

With tips on how to introduce healthier foods into children’s daily diets. Marian gives ideas on what to include, recognising that parents are busy, she explains that it’s about frequency and taking those different opportunities to introduce healthier options.

 For more information and ideas visit: https://www2.hse.ie/living-well/healthy-eating or to use the HSE Toolkits for Healthy Eating Policies in Schools visit: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/hse-education-programme/training-and-resources-for-primary-school-teachers/healthy-eating-training-and-resources-for-primary-school-teachers.html

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