The School Community were delighted to give the St. Fachtnas Leaving Cert class of 1967 a tour of the school building last Friday. The tour was part of their 50th Reunion celebrations.
Pictured are a number of the TY’s hiking in Inchydoney last Thursday.
53 lads took part in an in-house football Blitz today. It was organized by Mr. James McCarty, GAA development officer and U14 coach, Mr. Mark Cahalane. Many thanks to them and to the lads who put in a huge effort. Pictured below are the entire group and the winning team which won a set of jerseys
Some pics from today’s weekly Activity Thursday. Surfing and hiking in Inchydoney and Kayaking in Lough Hyne.
UCC's Open Day is on this Saturday 14th October from 9.30-3.00pm.
We would encourage all senior students along with parents/ guardians where possible, to consider attending this event if any students are considering going to UCC.
See the link below to access their schedule of events - Make sure to plan your day.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/opendays/octoberopenday/
A huge thanks to all the volunteers who helped out with today’s cake sale which was a fund raiser in aid of the Air Ambulance Service. Thanks to the First Year Parents who donated baking, the Home Ec department for their baking and coordinating and to Eoin Hourihane, 6th Year who was the chief organiser.
A win, loss and draw today for our Senior Rugby Team in the Munster Rugby Schols Blitz in Ballincollig Rugby Grounds yesterday. A huge team performance in defeating Carrigaline before losing to Presentation Thurles and drawing with Rockwell. Well done to the entire panel and their coaches, Ms. Kathleen Martin and Ms. Eimear Hogan.
Well done to the Junior team on their excellent performance today narrowly losing to Rockwell College. They had a fine win over Bantry before losing to Bandon.
Many thanks to the Engineering Department of C.I.T and the Guidance Department of S.C.S for organising last night’s Engineering exhibition in the School. Mr. Michael Loftus, Head of Faculty chaired the evening’s events and introduced staff and students who spoke about their experiences in the various departments such as Chemical Engineering and Marine Engineering.
Pictured are members of the First Year Football Team after training today with their coaches, Mr. Mark Cahalane and Mr. James McCarthy.
Pictured are some of the TY students who help out at the Luncheon Club every Tues and Thurs in Cara House. The students play music for and do craft work with the elderly.
Congrats to the Senior Boys Football Panel and their coaches Mr. Maurice Moore and Mr. Colman O Driscoll on drawing with Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig in the first round of the Simcox Cup (Schools and Colleges County Championship) last Friday. The team were down 4 points with ten minutes to go but bravely fought back to draw on a scoreline of 2-12 to 1-15.
Congrats to the Senior Ladies Football Panel and their coaches Mr. Patrick Hayes and Mr. Tony Harrington on beating Scoil Phobail Bheanntrai yesterday on a scoreline of 4-15 to 2-9 in the first round of the Championship.
Cake Sale On Thursday 12th October in the Canteen Area at 10.20am. All proceeds in Aid of the Air Ambulance Service for the Munster Area. TIME SAVED = LIVES SAVED
Congrats to the U19 Senior Girls Basketball Team and their coach, Ms.Mags Breen on winning their first league game against St.Angelas, Cork City. The final score was 46 to 43 points. Pictured above are some of the panel.
The School started its “Drop everything and read” iniatiative on Monday. All staff and students took 20minutes out to read a chapter or an article. Thanks to the English Department for organising.
SUPERVISED STUDY 2017/18
· Skibbereen Community School will be offering supervised study to Leaving and Junior Certificate students.
· The duration of this study will be from 6pm to 9pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
· It will run in blocks of five weeks starting on Tuesday, 10th October.
· The running of this after school program is limited to a specific intake so places will be allocated on a first come basis.
· The cost is €40 (€4 per session). This money is to cover the cost of a supervisor and access to the school. This must be paid in full prior to the start of each block. The school will provide light refreshments each evening.
· Students will be given the opportunity to sign up to this study every five weeks. Once signed up, each student must attend all sessions (10) for which they have signed up to.
· Normal school rules apply during these sessions. Application form on Home Page of website. Only 30 places!
The Aurelia Trust, in conjunction with the school and Ludgate, have recently received EU funding for an Erasmus+ project. The project will involve a group of TY students working with a group of young people in Romania to achieve the main aim of changing negative perceptions of disability in developing countries. Participants will gain skills in a number of areas - including in working with people with disabilities, communication, leadership, video production and web design. The project will involve travel to Romania and will be run for a period of 13 months - starting in October. Any students interested are asked to contact the School Chaplin.
The School has begun its Literacy and Numeracy Campaign for the 2017/18 academic year. A reading balcony is being created for students where they can come and go to read quietly. It also has a poetry corner and a "Read Wall" where students are asked to post up comments about their favourite books. Book Drops are being set up throughout the school where students are encouraged to take a book and replace it with an other. Students are asked to donate their favourite used book to this Book Drop system. There is a Book Club every Thursday at lunchtime in F62. The school will begin its "Drop Everything and Read" Initiative on Monday, October 2nd at 11.50am. All staff and students will stop everything and read for 20 minutes. Students are asked to bring in some suitable reading material. It can be a book, magazine or newspaper. This event will occur on the first Monday of every month be it at a different time.
Our TY boys enjoying the activities in Kilfinane this week. Activities included: Archery, Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Hillwalking, Absailing and River Walking.
Many thanks to Ms. Eileen O'Mahony, Mr. Patrick Harrington and Mr. Tony Harrington for accompanying the boys. They had a great time.
CIT Engineering, Science & Technology Roadshow at
Skibbereen Community School
MON 9TH OCT at 7.00pm
CIT's Engineering, Science & Technology Roadshow is coming to Skibbereen Community School on Monday 9th October at 7.00pm. The roadshow aims to provide students, guardians, teachers and the wider community with the information they require about engineering, science & technology courses, careers and research options available at CIT. Parents, students and supporters all welcome to attend.
“Many students have the talent and aptitude to study engineering, science, technology and computing”, says Michael Loftus, Head of Faculty of Engineering & Science at CIT. Michael firmly believes that careers in these areas provide exciting opportunities for both female and male students.
Selecting the engineering, science, technology or computing courses that best fits their abilities can be a daunting exercise for students. In order to demystify the relevant areas and to provide guidance to students interested in studying at degree level, CIT has created a new initiative to help ensure that they, their supporters, teachers and guidance counsellors, can explore their options in a friendly environment where they can engage with current students, past graduates, and CIT lecturers.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our senior students, their parents, the wider Skibbereen population as well as all our neighbouring school communities, to come and join us on the evening of the 9th October to hear first-hand from the students and staff of CIT what it would be like to study and work in these exciting areas.
SCS Guidance Department- Fiona Ronan, Cliodhna O’ Sullivan, Cormac O Brien
