Pictured below are our 1st & 2nd years after visiting Skibbereen library today.
They were all encouraged to read and avail of all of the library services.
Thanks to Gina Davis, Sharon O’Mahony and Jim Coonihan for facilitating and to Ms. Orla O’Sullivan for organising.
Pictured below are some of our 4th year students litter picking this week.
Many thanks to Mr. Jerome Dwyer Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan for organising.
Kind Regards,
Rosie O Brien.
School Chaplain
Skibbereen Community School ,
Gortnaclohy,
Skibbereen,
Co Cork.
Ph: 028 51172
W: www.skibbereencommunityschool.ie
On Tuesday 9th of April the SCS Green Schools Committee was delighted to welcome the well-known actor Jeremy Irons to our school to introduce the documentary film ‘Trashed’. This film, which Jeremy produced, researched and narrated, highlights the many negative impacts of the waste that our lifestyle produces.
It is a hard-hitting film in places but gets over the message of the importance of reducing our waste for health, environmental and social reasons.
The film explores the various ways that societies have tried to deal with their trash, eg. dumps, incinerators and burying it, but shows that the massive volume of plastic that we are now producing has overwhelmed the systems and has polluted our soil, air, rivers and oceans with toxic chemicals that can have devastating effects on human health.
The students watching the documentary found it very thought provoking and had some probing questions for Jeremy Irons at the end, to which he responded with honesty. Things have not improved since the film was made in 2012, but he encouraged everyone to do their bit by encouraging their family members to cut down on buying plastic whenever they can eg. take your own bag to the shops and don’t buy fruit that’s wrapped in plastic. Also, he asked us not to buy lots of fast fashion as clothes waste (which almost always contains an amount of plastic fibres) makes up a high proportion of the mountains of rubbish poisoning the planet.
In talking with the Green Schools Committee afterwards he encouraged them to carry out some detective work to find out how much plastic waste in school is recycled and what happens to that recycling when it leaves the school.
It was a sobering and thought-provoking afternoon, and all agreed that everybody should watch the film ‘Trashed’ to realise the effect plastic is having on our lives and the future lives of those who come after us. We were very grateful to Jeremy Irons for taking the time to come and explore this important subject with us and for encouraging us to take responsibility for helping to take care of our world.
Well done to our 1st year girls football team who had a great win against Coláiste Choilm today.
The Green Schools Club are starting a new initiative - Ways to Make a Difference - and are hoping to post a suggestion each week. Suggestion number two is as follows:
Well done to our second year SPHE class who officially put up our Cineáltas Kindness Flag in its permanent position today, as part our our anti-bullying campaign launched by our principal Mr. Anton O’Mahony.
We are very proud of the message that this flag sends out about the importance of kindness. This is a very important message, to be positive in life and to think of others.
Pictured below are some of our 4th year students litter picking this week.
Many thanks to Mr. Jerome Dwyer Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan for organising.
There is a ‘Try Sailing Event’ for first years .
Meeting with the Sailing Team on Tuesday 16th April 2024 in G29, to discuss upcoming events.
No experience required.
All equipment will be supplied by the school.
Lots of fun to be had!
Students enjoyed a day at Disneyland Paris.
On day two, students visited the Montmartre area of Paris where they saw The Moulin Rouge, Le Moulin de la Galette, & the Café “Les Deux Moulins” from the film which they studied in TY called Amelie Poulain.
They visited the Sacré-Cœur Cathedral & strolled around the Artist area of La Place du Tertre. They saw the statue of Dalida, a famous French singer & actress who died in 1987.
Students then visited the PSG Paris Saint Germain stadium, who unfortunately lost their match to Barcelona last night.
They visited L’arc de Triomphe & climbed the 284 steps to the top.
From there they went to see the ‘tomb of the unknown solder’.
They visited L’hôtel de Ville ( Paris City Hall) followed by the Igor Stravinsky fountain designed by the artists Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle, before sitting down in a French Crêperie for some galettes & crepes.
They saw the Eiffel Towel sparkle by night & experienced the Paris Metro.
The Green Schools Club are starting a new initiative - Ways to Make a Difference - and are hoping to post a suggestion each week. Suggestion number one is as follows:
Pictured below are our TY students in Paris.
They visited the Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel), the Statue of Liberty & the Flame of Liberty Statue which is the lady Diana memorial situated over the tunnel where she died.
They finished day one with a boat trip on the River Seine on the French fly boats (bateaux mouches).
Congratulations to all our sailors for a stellar performance at the Munster Schools Sailing 2024 event hosted by Bantry Bay Sailing Club.
AP flag was raised earlier in the morning with a delayed start due to lack of wind. As the day progressed so too did the conditions, with race officer Tim McCarthy having to battle with constantly changing wind directions.
In the end Captain Daisy Griffith's lead her team to overall third place, securing a place in the National School Sailing Final. It was a hard fought battle with the final flight of the day, sailed as a two v's two sail-off, for the third place podia.
Captain Ava Scarlett's team must wait for 'wildcard' selections, with all eyes now turned towards the National's.
'Fair seas and following Wind'
Fingers crossed for the National's!
Some pictures from fundraising events students and teachers took part in and organised for Gaza.
The aim was to create an awareness and raise much needed money for Gaza.
Different events took place during a week of fundraising including a bake sale, presentations & charitable initiatives.
Many thanks to all involved, especially TY Home Economics students & teachers who organised the cake sale.
On Wednesday 13th of March Skibbereen Community School were delighted to welcome Bully 4U to give three workshops to all 2nd years.
It was an excellent presentation on bullying. All students were encouraged to stand up for themselves and to know what to do if they were bullied.
The school took the opportunity to launch its kindness flag also.
Congratulations to Mae Murphy 1st year and her four legged friend PoppyShock for a super clear round in the Showjumping Individual Class at a recent event in Maryville Stables and Equestrian Centre.
Both Mae and PoppyShock represented our school with style and poise to complete their clear round.
Many thanks to Bantry Sailing Club for hosting our Training Day and also to our coach Johnathon O'Shaughnessy. We were delighted to gain access to the ISA fleet of Fireflies.
A great day on the water was had by all, from our seasoned sailors and our newer sailors to Team Racing.
All eyes are on our Munster event this coming Saturday 23rd March. Watch out for our school team and hoot them as you pass.
Keep your fingers crossed for Fair Winds and Following Seas.
Well done to everyone.
