Mary's Meals

Thanks to the generosity of the students in Skibbereen Community School, a collection of various clothes, school materials and hygiene products were sent to Mary's Meals and will be distributed to children in need. There was also a donation of money which has been received by Mary's Meals and this sum of money will go towards feeding hungry children in developing countries.

A huge thank you for all the generous donations and a special word of thanks to all the pupils and staff of Skibbereen Community School who gave of their time and energy to make this happen.

Kind regards,

Anaïs O'Donovan

Former pupil of SCS

SCHOOL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18TH

Skibbereen Community School will be open tomorrow, Wednesday Oct 18th.

Senior Boys prepare for first round of Corn Uí Mhuirí

The Senior Boys Football Team are preparing for their first round game of the Schools and Colleges Munster Championship. They play Tralee CBS on Wednesday. The School Community wish them the best of luck.

The St. Fachtnas Leaving Cert Class of 1967 visit our school

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. 

TY Hike to Inchydoney last Thurs

Pictured are a number of the TY’s hiking in Inchydoney last Thursday. 

First Year Boys Football Blitz

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

TY Activitiy Day

Some pics from today’s weekly Activity Thursday.  Surfing and hiking in Inchydoney and Kayaking in Lough Hyne.

UCC Open Day

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/

Cake Sale today for Air Ambulance Service

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. 

Senior and Junior Rugby Girls do us proud in Cork

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.  

C.I.T Engineering Roadshow

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. 

U14 Boys Football Panel

Pictured are members of the First Year Football Team after training today with their coaches, Mr. Mark Cahalane and Mr. James McCarthy. 

TY’s helping out at Cara House

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. 

Senior Boys Football Team Draw with Colaiste Choilm

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.

Senior Ladies Football Team beat Bantry at home

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.

Bake Sale in aid of Air Ambulance Service

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

U19 Girls Basketball Team Beat St.Angelas, Cork

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.

Drop everything and read.

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

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!

AURELIA TRUST

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.