First years have been very busy in their first term in science in SCS. They have been building lovely 3D models of plant and animal cells.
They have also been carrying out food investigations for starch and reduced sugars.
'Cake Sail'
Congratulations to both the LRC Students and the Sailing Club for a hugely successful inaugural Cake ‘Sail’.
With their combined efforts, over €700 was raised.
A big thanks to everyone, who 'Baked'n'Bought'. Without your help events such as these aren't possible.
In the word of First Year Ryan Walsh - 'We will do it all again next year!'
Dear Parent/Guardian, There will be a 3rd Year Parent/Teacher Meeting in the Sports Hall from 4.15pm until 6.45pm on Thursday, October 26th.
STEM South West Industry & Careers EXPO 2023 will take place at City Hall, Cork on Wednesday 22nd November.
This free event will have expert speakers, amazing stands, opportunities to interact with people who work in STEM, subject choice discussions, Q&A sessions, tech and science demos, and networking opportunities.
It is aimed primarily at students who might be considering a university course in STEM and at those who aren’t sure what they would like to do and might find that STEM offers careers and opportunities they would not even have been aware of.
Students, parents, guardians can register for the free event by clicking on the link below.
Well done to our 4th years who picked up rubbish around High Street and Market Street on Monday morning.
Many thanks to Ms. Orla O’Sullivan for organising, to Jerome Dwyer from Skibbereen Tidy Towns and Cork County Council for organising the collection.
Thank you to Rachel Walshe actress and film production coordinator for speaking to our TY creative Film module students today via Zoom.
She ran through a presentation with them, giving them a great insight into how a film is produced from start to finish and has invited a few of our students to act as extras in a film being filmed locally in the near future.
A first step towards Hollywood? You’d never know!
The School Community wish to congratulate every Junior Cycle Student, their family, teachers and support staff for their fantastic Junior Cycle Results/JCSP today.
The School held a celebration in the Sports Hall where every student was presented with their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement Folder.
Mr. Anton O Mahony, Principal congratualted them all individually and imparted wise words of advice.
Their JCPA and Junior Cycle Schools Programme folder contained their written results, their CBA results, modules and also a list of their other areas of learning over the three years which included their sporting achievements, their community participation and their outside interests and hobbies.
Staff, parents and students celebrated together with refreshments in the Canteen.
Many thanks to all those who made it such a special event especially Mr. Patrick Hayes, JC Co-ordinator, Ms. Hannah Phelan, JCSP Co-ordinator, Ms. Ellma Uí Shuillleabháín, TY Year Head, Mr. Conor Uhl TY Coordinator, Ms. Colette Brennan Music Department and all the Musicians, Ms. Mary Kelleher Fowler, Ms. Ciara Walsh and Ms. Margaret Maloney, Admin Department, the Home Ec. Department and all the BAM staff.
Well done to all our First Year Students who took part in yesterday’s Maths Week Activities. Pictured are the First Year Winners and the Runners Up. This group of girls were the first of any team in recent years to get 100% in all the challenges. Many thanks in particular to Ms. Mary Murnane and Mr. Maurice Moore and the TY students for putting it all together.
A 4th year student group in conjunction with Skibbereen Lions Club are collecting old reading glasses.
They will be sent to third world countries where they can be used.
We would be delighted if you can donate any old glasses you no longer need.
There is a drop off box in the reception area in SCS.
The 1F French Class entry for the Leap Halloween Scarecrow festival 2023 is pictured below.
Together, with their SNA Ms. Mary Crowley-Harte & their French teacher Mr. Lynch, they made a French Scarecrow « un épouvantail » with the entry title « Oh La La! I’ve the French Bug 🐜 ».
Hard luck to our U17 soccer team who lost 4-2 to Coláiste Spiorad Naoimh today in the Munster Cup.
On Oct 5th & 6th first year students from classes 1D, 1E, 1F & 1G got a taste of French when they got to enjoy a French Breakfast « un petit déjeuner » with their French teacher Mr. Lynch.
Dear Parent/Guardian, There will be a 6th Year Parent/Teacher Meeting in the Sports Hall from 4.15pm until 6.45pm on Tuesday, October 17th.
The student council election will be held on Friday 27th October 2023.
A Microsoft form will be sent out to every year group and each year will vote for two representatives from their respective years.
Digital Drop-In workshop 2 took place on Thursday, 12th October with a total of 10 willing learners and mentors participating.
A presentation on the topic of online and telephone scams was researched and delivered by mentors who facilitated an excellent sharing of experiences of falling prey to such scams. It turns out that this happens to younger and older generations so the key message for us all is to be constantly vigilant.
An informal workshop followed, facilitated by Dr Sandra Flynn, whose PhD research focused on intergenerational and peer learning, resulting in this Digital Drop-In pilot project, that uses a ‘learner-led’ approach rather than the more popular ‘instructor-led’ approach to digital skills development. Content and learnings shared at both workshops will be transferred to a series of process steps for the learners to refer to as required in the future.
Tip of the workshop: Instead of purchasing books to read online, why not avail of the free BorrowBox facility from your local public library? This feature will be researched and presented to our participants at a future workshop.
Many thanks to Mr Anton O’Mahony for the school’s participation and graciously hosting the workshops. Thanks also to Mr Conor Uhl and Ms Orla O’Sullivan for organising.
Monday Oct 9th: Hard luck to our U16 and U19 Girls Basketball Teams and their coaches, Ms. Maria Wilson and Ms. Kate O Donovan who were narrowly beaten by Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, North Mon in the league.
Hard luck to our U19 Boys Soccer team and their coach, Mr. Conor Uhl on losing to Clonakilty Community College in the Munster Cup.
Wednesday October 11th: Congrats to our U15 Boys Rugby Teams and their coach Ms. Aoife Breen who did exceptionally well in the Munster Rugby’s Development Blitz in Bantry.
Thursday October 12th: Congrats to our U15 Boys Football Team and their coaches, Mr. Patrick Hayes and Mr. Liam Shanahan who beat De La Salle Macroom in the Munster Quarter Final.
Friday October 13th: Hard luck to our Junior Ladies Soccer Team and their coaches, Ms. Orla Higgins and Mr. Carey on losing to Bandon in the Cork Cup.
Congrats to our Junior A Ladies Football Team and their coach, Ms. Ella Ryan who beat St.Brigid’s of Killarney in the Munster Championship.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
On Wednesday 18th October, your daughter/son will be presented with their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA).
During your daughter/son’s journey through Junior Cycle, you will be aware of their achievements in their Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs), and Other Areas of Learning (OALs). They will also be receiving their Junior Cycle state examination results. The JCPA will contain a record of each of these areas of achievement.
We are delighted to invite you to a school celebration of this wonderful achievement commencing at 12.40pm. We kindly request that you take your seats by 12.30pm. Light refreshments will be served after the presentation. We anticipate the event will take approximately an hour or so.
We are very much looking forward to this special occasion and to celebrate your daughter/son’s success with you. Thank you for your continued support.
Every good wish,
Patrick Hayes
Junior Cycle Co-Ordinator
To celebrate World Languages and Culture Week, all first year students were invited to enter an art competition. The brief was to include one of the following slogans: “Everyone smiles in the same language”, “Unity in Diversity” OR to create a poster highlighting the languages spoken by their classmates.
The posters revealed the extraordinary wealth of languages spoken within our school community. We were delighted to receive a high number of entries and it was very difficult to select the winning posters. You can view the winning entries along with a number of the close contenders here!
Prizes were awarded to Zuzana Pylak, Ignatas Grebenscikkov, Mia Crowley, Marysias Stromecka and Aaron Deasy. The students were commended for their work and presented with their vouchers for Cathal O'Donovan's Bookshop by Mr Ó Donnabháin on Tuesday.
We would like to thank all first students who submitted entries. Your creativity is very much appreciated and your artwork has brightened up the hallways of Skibbereen Community School. Great job!
Skibbereen's Carbery Show 2023 celebrate young and young-at-heart artists of all abilities.
This years show saw a bumper amount of entries in all art & craft categories, with our own L.R.C. Students entering 7 classes and submitting 60 items.
Competition was stiff and judges had a difficult task selecting winners from such a stellar line-up of entries.
Artistic practise supports creativity, originality and self-expression within our young adults, and this is clearly evident in their exhibits.
-Laura Daly 3rd Year - Winning 1st prize in the Still Life Category (Acrylic)
- Arron O'Donovan 3rd Year - Winning 2nd prize in Landscape Category (Gouache)
-Brian O'Shea 4th year - Winning 3rd prize in Drawing Category (Mixed Media) Van Gogh Inspired
-Jack Leahy 2nd Year - Highly Commended in Drawing Category (Gouache) Cubism Inspired
A huge thanks to Susan O'Regan their art teacher for all her inspiration and steadfast patience.
Lets make our 2024 entries even greater!
