Over the past few weeks 5th year mentors have linked with their first-year groups to see how they have been settling into life in SCS.
Mentors are a great asset to the first-year students, helping them with any queries or concerns they may have and offering advice from their years spent here. They remember when they were in first year and know exactly what it means to have someone to support them.
Many thanks to the 5th years involved.
Day 2 of our Boston trip began in Scituate High School. Ms. Colette Brennan and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan were formerly welcomed by their Principal Mr. Marc Loranger. This school exchange is now well established with regular communication between the two schools.
Our students spent the morning attending regular classes with their host students whilst the two teachers were given a guided tour by Ms. Kate Sciula who is our liaison teacher in the school. Key messages like “You are important” are prominent around the building.
Our students performed a special concert of traditional Irish Music and dance to a captive audience in the school’s spectacular auditorium. We are very thankful to Ms. Colette Brennan for organising this and to Situate High School for facilitating it. Thanks to Ultan, Chloe, Eimear, Oscar and the two Graces for their fabulous performance.
We were thrilled that local man Mr. Noel Daly, his wife and daughter drove to Scituate from Boston to join us. He gave us a detailed account of the history of the song “Dear Old Skibbereen” before giving us an emotional performance of it.
Afterwards, it was off to their canteen for lunch before we all headed off in the bus for a guided tour of Scituate Water Tower, The Mossing Museum, Scituate Light House and their 1916 monument.
Students were also formally introduced to Ms. Brenda O’ Connor who is now a legend in everyone’s eyes. There is no end to her dedication and contribution to this exchange and we are very thankful to her for everything she does for us.
The day ended with spectacular views of Scituate Harbour. There is no doubt that everyone enjoyed it all.
The Boston trip got off to a very exciting start. The bus was given a great send off by all the families who got up early to see off our students. We thank them sincerely for it.
At Shannon Airport, after our first group picture, we met a flight full of US Army personnel. They kindly gave us a few minutes to pose for photos.
At Logan Airport we were met with our ‘yellow bus’ where we were taken to Scituate High School. Our students met the host families bringing our day to a close. We got a great welcome from them. They made a huge effort with banners and balloons.
We are already looking forward to the next few days.
As part of History Week in the school, all Transition Year History students attended a talk from Mr. Philip O‘Regan.
He gave a fascinating talk about the history of Skibbereen town, from its late origins after the Sack of Baltimore to the devastating impact of the Famine and the role of the Civil War.
The class also learned other interesting facts, one of which was that Skibbereen was nearly renamed Ilentown!
A huge thank you to Mr Philip O’Regan, who generously gave his time and expertise and gave an excellent talk.
Thanks to the History Department for organising.
The school wishes to congratulate Aran O’Driscoll on his recent achievement of being the current Cork County Sea Angling champion.
He beat 79 other sea anglers in Baltimore recently to win this prestigious title.
He is pictured here with his friends and the school wishes him every success in the future.
Well done Aran!
Today we had a welcome visit from Bishop Buckley.
He visited all the 6th year class groups to wish them well in their Leaving Cert year and shared the story of Blessed Carlo Acutis with them.
We are very thankful to Bishop Buckley for the visit.
As part of History Week in SCS this week, Mr Conor O’Buachalla gave a talk to all second year students.
The highly informative and engaging talk, dealt with the history of folklore in our area, from the Mascallacht tradition to headless riders and puca.
Students thoroughly enjoyed learning about these element of Ireland’s past.
A big thank you to Mr O’Buachalla for coming in and giving of his time and expertise.
Thank you to the History department for organising this event.
A group of students from 2nd year, TY, LRC and the Green Schools committee, visited CECAS (Centre of Excellence for Climate Action and Sustainability) at Myross House, Leap for a morning of Biodiversity Workshops. Most of the time was spent outside in lovely, if a bit chilly, sunshine, exploring key ecological concepts in a natural setting.
Pictured below are our TY mini-company students attending a Student Enterprise event in the Celtic Ross Hotel today.
Thug grúpa daltaí ón gcúigiú bliain aghaidh ar Ghaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne ar feadh dhá oíche Dé Céadaoin seo caite an 9ú Deireadh Fómhair 2024 in éineacht lena múnteoirí Gaeilge Ms. O' Mahony agus Bn. Uí Shúilleabháin.
Deis iontach a bhí ann do na daltaí chun Gaeilge a fhoghlaim agus cuid de chultúr na Gaeltachta a bhlaiseadh. Ghlac an grúpa páirt i gcúrsa Gaeilge de chuid Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne fad is a bhíodar ann agus d'fhanadar le Mná Tí.
Thug an grúpa cuairt ar Mara Beo sa Daingean, ar Ionad an Bhlascaoid i nDún Chaoin, ar thránna Com Dhíneol agus Inse. Bhaineadar triail as Zumba , Íoga agus Rince ar an Sean Nós trí Ghaeilge agus d'fhreastail siad ar ranganna Gaeilge sa Choláiste. Chuadar ar thuras stiúrtha le Treoraí timpeall ar Cheann Sléibhe agus ar thuras báid timpeall ar Chuan an Daingin. Bhí an t-ádh dearg linn le dea-aimsir fad is a bhíomar ann.
A group of Fifth Year Students went on a two night trip to the Corca Dhuibhne from Wednesday 9th of October accompanied by their Múinteoirí Gaeilge Ms. O' Mahony and Bn. Uí Shúilleabháin.
This was a great opportunity for students to improve their Gaeilge and to immerse themselves in Gaeltacht culture. The group took part in Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne Irish Course and stayed with Mná Tí in Ballyferriter.
While there, they visited Dingle Aquarium, The Blasket Centre in Dunquin and the beaches of Coomenole and Inch. They did Zumba, Yoga and Sean Nós Dancing through Irish and attended Irish Classes in the Coláiste. They also did a guided tour of Slea Head and a boat tour around Dingle Harbour.
On Friday last, 1st years had the opportunity to attend a retreat facilitated by Declan & Annmarie Browne.
It was a really enjoyable experience whereby students got the opportunity to hit pause for a day and focus on themselves and their relationships. The feedback we received from the students was super!
A big thank you to Declan & Annmarie for travelling to us to facilitate it.
Date: Saturday, 12th October
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: UCC Main Campus, Cork
FAO SCS Senior students
Join University College Cork’s Open Day to explore your future! Meet academic staff, chat with current students, and discover everything UCC has to offer. Whether you’re interested in science, the arts, or any other field, there are talks, tours, and events for everyone!
Highlights of the day include:
Course talks and Q&A sessions
Tours of the award-winning campus
Clubs & societies showcase
Info on scholarships, accommodation, and more
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UCC’s Open Day is the perfect opportunity to see if UCC is the right fit for you. Discover your future courses, get a feel for student life, and explore the vibrant atmosphere of the campus.
How to prepare:
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Following on from the tremendous success of our inaugural "Freaky Friday" last year, SCS are delighted to announce that this year we will once again be hosting "Freak Friday", a whole school event where we are asking all students and staff to dress up in their spookiest Halloween costumes.
This is a regular school day with classes as normal so all costumes should be appropriate to workplace.
For anyone who does not wish to participate it is full school uniform.
Prizes on the day for best costumes. Looking forward to seeing everyone's ghoulish creations!!
We are delighted to inform you that DojoMór returns for its seventh year on Saturday 19th October, 10am to 1pm with free coding workshops for students aged 7 to 17.
This exciting event, funded by the Higher Education Authority of Ireland will offer a range of fun and creative coding workshops, both in-person and online, to suit all ages and interests.
Students can get hands-on with coding at In-Person Workshops hosted at MTU Cork & Kerry Campuses, Maynooth University, ATU Letterkenny, DKIT Dundalk, ATU Galway, Tullamore Library, ATU Sligo and Portlaoise Library. (Limited spaces, register from Wednesday 9th October)
Online Video Tutorials will be available for students to learn Coding From Home, offering a range of programming languages, with something to suit all ages and abilities. (Registration is required to participate, registration open)
Students from Primary and Secondary Schools Across Ireland can also join the fun, by coding along with online video tutorials in the classroom. These will be available for a month following the event, to cater for school scheduling. (Register your class to participate, registration open)
With free participation, DojoMór is an excellent opportunity for young people to develop practical and valuable skills that will benefit them for a lifetime.
This is your chance to be part of Ireland’s Coding Future!
Register Now at www.dojomor.ie
Kind Regards,
The DojoMór Team
Pictured below are our 4th year students litter picking this week.
Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl & Ms. Liz Leonard for organising.
We would like to thank everybody who got behind SCS World Languages and Culture Week and helped to make it such an enjoyable and positive experience. A special and sincere thanks to Mr Ó’Donnabháin for his support and enthusiasm; Ms. Margaret Moloney and Ms. Ciara Walsh in the office and Mr. Enda O’Donovan, Mr. Blaise O’Sullivan and Mr. Patrick O’Sullivan from BAM for their endless patience.
Our TY students were outstanding and coordinated a huge number of activities and events to help make our 1st year students feel more at home in their new school. They conducted French and Spanish fun classes; taught a German intercultural lesson; created a new boardgame; ran quizzes and multilingual bingo games; DJ’d in the canteen; played Spanish card games; prepared Spanish breakfasts; organized a soccer blitz and held a dance off. PHEW! There were a LOT of Macarenas! To finish off the week, they chose to participate in a TY “Champions League” soccer tournament helped by our wonderful PE and Sports Admin. depts, a Zumba class with the lovely Flavie or a mini-Tomatina with the valiente y maravillosa Sra. Sheane. Thanks to Pat from Fields and everyone else who donated overripe tomatoes to the cause!
Our Home Economics dept. wholly and generously embraced the opportunity to link up with our MFL dept. Muchas gracias et merci beaucoup! Our LCA students created a cosy tapas restaurant complete with menus, music and portions of patatas bravas, tortilla española y aceintunas. 3rd year Home Economics students prepared an internation dish of their choice and 2nd Year students created delicious Mexican dishes of fajitas and guacamole.
The LRC hosted an Irish-Ukrainian lunchtime music session. There was a wonderful atmosphere, and the LRC students and staff were so welcoming and hospitable. The coffee and goodies went down a treat. Thank you. We were only getting into to the swing of things when the bell rang to return to class! Sincere thanks to all the musicians and dancers who performed on the day. You are so talented, and your love of music is infectious.
Ms. Anne O’Farrell kindly agreed to speak to our 5th year students about her experience of completing the whole Camino Francés route of the Camino de Santiago over several years. As a result of Anne’s talk, a number of students have expressed an interest in completing a stage of the Camino in the future. Muchas gracias Anne!
6th year students hosted a debate in Spanish and invited 5th year students to attend. The motion was, “Hay que prohibir los teléfonos inteligentes a los menores de los 16 años”. They were extremely well prepared and both sides put forward convincing arguments. They would be good to have on your side in a courtroom!
Mr. Good screened a French movie during Monday’s Film Club. 6th years got to enjoy churros from a local food truck and Ms. Dee allowed the TYs to run a Games Club with a language focus!
The attached photo album only gives a glimpse of a some of the activities and events that took place during the week.
Merci beaucoup, Muchas gracias, Míle buíochas, Дякую!
CAO Virtual Information Evening for Students & Parents
Thursday, 17 October 2024, from 6.00pm
Presentations on the CAO application process, advice on choosing courses, supports for parents/guardians and live Q&A with representatives of Higher Education Institutions.
Spaces for the live online event are limited so please register if interested in attending.
