The school is in an advanced stage of preparations for students returning next week. Thank you to all staff and the community who assisted in this process. The school is fully compliant with Departmental Guidelines as evident from the attached video. Looking forward to welcoming all students and staff to our new working environment.
Please click on the button below for a copy of our School’s Covid 19 Response Plan:
S.C.S COVID RESPONSE PLAN AUGUST 2020
FIRST YEAR BOOK LIST 2020/2021
SECOND YEAR BOOK LIST 2020/2021
THIRD YEAR BOOK LIST 2020/2021
TRANSITION YEAR BOOK LIST 2020/2021
FIFTH YEAR BOOK LIST 2020/2021
SIXTH YEAR BOOK LIST 2020/2021
Please click on the Learn More Button below for the 5th year Book List and approx prices of Books for the 2020/2021 Academic Year.
The list of books for sale and the name and email of the 6th Year who is selling are listed below.
It is important that the Buyer must use their own school email account to contact the 6th Year Student who is selling.
Please note that it is the responsibility of the buyer to make contact with the seller through their school email. The school is only hosting the information and takes no responsibility for the financial transactions or disputes if any between the seller and vendor.
15jdudek@skibbereencommunityschool.ie JULIA DUDEK
List of books to sell:
Spanish- el espanol bien hablado
Maths - active maths 4 book 1 and 2
Music - seachanges by Raymond deane
Mozart piano concerto
Berlioz symphonie fatastique
Sgt. peppers lonely hearts club band
Chemistry- chemistry live
15CShanahan@skibbereencommunityschool.ie CHLOE SHANAHAN
•Irish (ordinary) ; Fuinneamh by Yvonne O’ Toole
•Maths (ordinary) ; Active Maths 3
•French (higher) ; Triomphe Au Bac Superieur, Cle a La Grammaire, Exprimez- Vous
•Geography (higher) ; Horizons book
•Home Economics (higher) ; Complete Home Economics
•Biology : Life book
15JLimrick@skibbereencommunityschool.ie JORDAN LIMRICK
I have the maths ordinary level book and the construction and Ag science and dcg FOR SALE
15JCollins@skibbereencommunityschool.ie JANE COLLINS
IRISH (ORDINARY) : Fuinneamh Nua (Blue Book)
MATHS (ORDINARY) : FOLENS Active Maths 3
HISTORY ( HIGHER) : Modern Europe New Edition & Modern Ireland
SPANISH ( HIGHER) : El Español Bien Hablado (Oral Book)
Español en Acción Folens
MUSIC : Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Score
Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 in A major Score
15MCrowley2@skibbereencommunityschool.ie MATTHEW CROWLEY
Irish (ordinary) Fuinneamh
Maths (ordinary) active maths 3 2nd edition
Art Appreciating Art
Business 21st Century Business
Home Economics Complete Home Economics
Physics Real World Physics
LCVP/ Link modules Making it Happen
15MVeale@skibbereencommunityschool.ie MICHAEL VEALE
I have two books for sale, Clé a la Grammaire (French Grammar Workbook) and Get Constructive (Construction Textbook).
15COSullivan1@skibbereencommunityschool.ie CLAIRE O SULLIVAN
Life Leaving certificate biology
21st century business
chemistry live ( I have 2 copies of these books)
This is poetry — english textbook
Hamlet - English play
The great gatsby- English novel
Playboy of the western world- English play
Thig na tit orm - Irish novel
Active maths 4 book 1 AND book 2
Triomphe au bac —- French textbook
15KGrace@skibbereencommunityschool.ie
Irish: Fiuntas
Maths(H): Active Maths 4 - Book 1 2nd Ed.
Geog: Horizons Book 1
Music: All scores (Mozart, Berlioz, Deane, The Beatles)
Spanish: Español en Accion, El Español Bien Hablado
Biology: Life
15AKearney@skibbereencommunityschool.ie AMY KEARNEY
Irish (Higher level): Fiúntas Nua
Maths (Ordinary level): Active MathS 3 (Never used)
Economics: Positive Economics
Home Economics (Higher level): Complete Home Economics
15ODudek@skibbereencommunityschool.ie OLivia Dudek
IRISH (Higher): Fiuntas by Elizabeth Wade (EDCO) 2016
MATHS: (Ordinary): Active Maths 3 – 2nd Edition (New only)
Music scores: 1. Mozart, Piano Concerto
SPANISH: Espanol en Accion by Elaine Higgins (Folens)
El Espanol Bien Hablado Leaving Cert Oral Spanish by Bernadette Cosgrave (Folens)
BIOLOGY: Life – Leaving Cert Biology by Siobhan Scott (Folens)
15lKe@skibbereencommunityschool.ie LEVI KE
Art: Appreciating Art 2nd Edition - Leaving Certificate Higher and Ordinary Levels - Áine Ní Chàrthaigh & Aidan O'Sullivan
Business: 21st Century Business Workbook - Third Edition - Business for Leaving Certificate - William Murphy
Music: Seachanges with Danse Macabre - Raymond Deane
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Skibbereen Community School
Guidelines for the final term 2019-20
Dear Parent/Guardian
I hope this mail finds you and your families well as we enter the final term of the 2019-20 school year. These are indeed strange times for us all. I am sure that like the school staff many of you must be finding the current situation and the lack of certainty frustrating.
However, these are extraordinary and exceptional times which require all of us in the school community, students, teachers and parents to do all we can to continue to make the best of the situation by engaging with the educational resources available to us.
We are continuing to engage with our students using their Microsoft school e-mail and the TEAMS app. This work began on March 16th and started again on Monday last April 20th and will continue for the remainder of the school term. Staff members are following the normal school timetable and are using these times to provide a combination of posting work, setting assignments, using class notebook, one to one sessions and live classes to ensure that all students have the best opportunity to access the educational material being made available to them.
We are asking you as parents/guardians to encourage your son/daughter to engage fully with these resources and the work being provided. At present we have no idea when we might be in a position to return to normal schooling. It is therefore more important than ever that students make every effort to engage with the work being provided.
We fully accept that this is not a perfect solution and that some students have considerable issues regarding access to devices, broadband and the ability to access work during the school day. In this circumstance it would be helpful if you could inform your teachers of any difficulties they may be experiencing.
It has also come to our attention that some parents would like information about the work being assigned by teachers to their son/daughter so that they can assist and encourage better engagement.
To address these issues we will from this week be placing a summary of the work being completed and any assignments due on the school website so that they are easily accessible to both parents and students. The full detail of the work and assignments will continue to be provided using your son/daughters Microsoft 365 account and the associated TEAMS app and this should therefore be the first port of call for all students where possible.
Throughout this crisis the staff of Skibbereen Community School have been engaging in regular online meetings to continually plan and update our approaches on how best to educate our students at this time. Our most recent meetings were designed to plan for the remainder of this school year
and end of year assessments. Below you will find the detail on what the expectations are of each year group during this final term.
Please note that all of these plans are completely contingent on advice from the Department of Education and Skills which is currently very much subject to change at short notice.
6th year students
This is without doubt a very difficult time for our Leaving Cert students. The current lack of certainty is very frustrating for them and makes it difficult for them to plan and remain focused on study. Unfortunately, we are as much in the dark as the students themselves and are awaiting more detailed plans from the State Examinations Commission and the Department of Education and Skills.
However, Minister McHugh mentioned last night as part of an online question and answer session with Spunout that he hopes the exams will begin on July 29th and we are expecting an official announcement over the next few days.
What is important at the moment is that both parents and teachers continue to support and encourage our students in every way possible. It is important that we ask them to focus on where they currently are and on what they can control. It is important to pace themselves and focus on the preparation rather than placing all their energies into worrying about the date and the end product;
In this regard the school staff will be continuing with the following steps designed to support the students in the best way possible:
· Teachers will continue to follow the school timetable and work with students using their 365 accounts and TEAMS. A weekly summary of this work will now be placed on the school website for you as parents to access and support your son/daughter.
· A summary of this work will be placed on the school website for parents to access.
· Regular updates and notifications are being provided to students using the class of 2020 group e-mail and the 6th year students support Microsoft Team.
· The school guidance staff are in regular contact with students using the group e-mail, TEAMS and one to one calls where necessary. In this regard students with any concerns should mail their assigned Guidance Counsellor who will provide the necessary support and reassurance.
· The school SEN co-ordinator and SEN team are continuing to make contact with and provide classes and support for SEN students.
Some questions have arisen about the payment of fees and supplying the school with the necessary evidence. The advice is that you should continue to pay online, then print and e-mail a confirmation to the school. Students who are unable to print a confirmation should send a screenshot or transaction ID instead.
1st, 2nd and 5th year Students
It is really important that students continue to engage with their education over the coming weeks.
· Teachers will continue to follow the school timetable to work with students using their 365 accounts and TEAMS. A weekly summary of this work will now be placed on the school website for you as parents to access and support your son/daughter.
· A summary of this work will be placed on the school website for parents to access.
· Each week for the next four weeks each subject teacher will assign a piece of work for completion. This piece of work will be graded and account for 10% of the end of year assessment.
· The final two school weeks will be set aside for end of assessments. Each subject area will set an online assessment worth 60%. We are currently investigating the best software to use for this.
· We will give further details including an assessment timetable well in advance of these two weeks.
· The school SEN co-ordinator and SEN team are continuing to make contact with and provide classes and support for SEN students.
3rd year Students
There is currently a lot of confusion for third year students and whether or not they will sit a State Exam. The current official State Examinations position is that the examinations in June will not go ahead and will be replaced by some type of a school based exam in the autumn, either September or October.
There is a lack of clarity regarding how this autumn exam might take place and whether or not it will be State certified or school certified. The Department of Education and Skills along with the State Examinations Commission are coming under a lot of pressure to clarify the situation and it is hoped that definitive guidance will be provided this week or early next week.
Bearing all of this in mind we in Skibbereen Community School feel that it would be very difficult for students to return to complete exams in the autumn and may be detrimental to their wellbeing. We have therefore decided that we will treat third year students the same as the students in first, second and fifth year.
If it then becomes a requirement to give students a school based exam we will be using this end of year assessment for this purpose. If on the other hand the Department of Education & Skills insist on an autumn State certified exam we will put the necessary provisions in place for this at that time. Either way we are led to believe that we will know the answer to the question at the latest next week. We will be in contact with you once we know more.
Hence, the following arrangements will apply to third year students for the remainder of the year:
· Teachers will continue to follow the school timetable to work with students using their 365 accounts and TEAMS. A weekly summary of this work will now be placed on the school website for you as parents to access and support your son/daughter.
· A summary of this work will be placed on the school website for parents to access.
· Each week for the next four weeks each subject teacher will assign a piece of work for completion. This piece of work will be graded and account for 10% of the end of year assessment.
· The final two school weeks will be set aside for end of assessments. Each subject area will set an online assessment worth 60%. We are currently investigating the best software to use for this.
· We will give further details including an assessment timetable well in advance of these two weeks.
· The school SEN co-ordinator and SEN team are continuing to make contact with and provide classes and support for SEN students.
TY Students
In the case of transition year students the following will apply:
· Each module and subject teacher will set one piece of project type work for their students to be completed over the next 3 weeks.
· We are asking all parents to ensure that students complete these assignments as they will be graded with the grade being reported to you on the end of term report.
I hope all of this helps to clarify our current plans for the remaining weeks of the 2019-20 school year. I wish to thank each of you for your support in these far from normal times and ask each of you as parents to continue to encourage your son/daughter to engage with their educational program over the coming weeks. Working together as a school community we can ensure that our students are given the best available opportunities
We will continue to keep you informed of developments as they arise.
Take care and stay safe
Anton O Mahony
Principal
Skibbereen Community School
Congratulations to our U16 Boys Basketball Team for becoming All-Ireland Champions!
‘Aladdin’
This year’s TY musical is the classic tale of ‘Aladdin’. There is now a tradition at SCS of producing an exceptionally entertaining musical each year and this year’s contribution is shaping up to be every bit as spectacular as those shows that have gone before.
The magical, Middle-Eastern setting has given our Art Department an opportunity to go all out in creating colourful and exotic backdrops and costumes.
There are also many familiar, toe-tapping songs and this year’s talented bunch of TY actors bring out all the comedy and energy of the classic tale whilst adding their own fresh take on it as well.
This is a ‘Must-see’ show for all the family and will be taking place on the 5th,6th & 7th of March at 7:30PM. Try to catch it if you can. The matinee for primary schools is on Wednesday the 4th of March at 11:00 AM.
The cost of tickets is as follows:
Thursday Two tickets for €15
Friday, Saturday Tickets €10, Family ticket €30
It’s a great antidote to all the doom and gloom and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Spanish Cultural Exchange with School in Madrid, September 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Music Cultural Trip to Salzburg, the home of Mozart, Feb 2018.
Music Cultural trip to Liverpool, the home of the Beatles, October 2019.
Tour of Paris, Sept 2020.
USA Cultural Exchange with Gates Middle School in Scituate, Autumn 2020.
Please click on the button below for Information about the start of year for First Years.
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Pictured are members of the Green Schools Committe and their teacher Ms. Una McNulty launching the first Water Bottle Filler machine in the school. They are pictured with Mr. Tom Vaugh, Facilities Manager from BAM FM who sponsored this filtered cooler machine. Over 7000 plastic bottle equivalents have been saved over the last four weeks according to the machine’s register.
Monday
U16 and U19 Boys Basketball Training at 7.30am.
2nd Year Boys Basketball Training at lunchtime.
1st and U15 Boys Soccer Training at lunchtime.
Athletic and CrossCountry Running training at lunchtime.
Creative Schools Art Club at lunchtime in the Art Room.
U16 and U19 Girls Basketball Training afterschool from 4 to 5pm.
Tuesday
1st and 2nd Year Girls and Boys Basketball Training at lunchtime.
Chess and BoardGame Club in F01 at lunchtime.
Green Schools Club meeting at lunchtime in F63.
Junior and Senior Girls Soccer Training afterschool from 4pm to 5pm.
Wednesday
1st and 2nd Year Girls and Boys Basketball Training afterschool from 1.30pm until 3pm.
Best of luck to the U16 and U19 Girls Basketball Teams and their coach Ms. Maire Keating who play Regina Mundi and St.Vincents respectively. The U16's are in the County Quarter Final. (Away Games)
U15 and U17 Boys Soccer Training afterschool from 4pm to 5pm.
Thursday
Best of luck to the U17 Boys Rugby Team and their coach, Mr. Paul Crosse who take part in a Munster Rugby Schools Blitz in Cork.
Farming Club meets in G93 at lunchtime.
Book Club meets in F63 at luchtime.
Best of luck to the U16 and U19 Boys Basketaball Teams and their coach Ms. Marie O Mahony who play Fermoy at home. This is County Semi-Final.
Friday
Best of luck to the U16 and U19 Boys Basketaball Teams and their coach Ms. Marie O Mahony who play Midleton at home. This is also a County Semi-Final.
Best of luck to the U15 Boys Soccer Team who may have a home game against Clonakilty Community College.
Best of luck to the Junior Ladies Football Team who may have a game. More details to follow.
Drama Club in the LRC Social Area at lunchtime.
Friday Lunchtime Music Sessions on the Balcony.
Notes:
Rowing training as normal.
There will be Afterschool Support Classes in Higher and Ordinary Level French starting Monday, Nov 18th from 4-5pm for 5th/6th year students.
There will be Afterschool Support Classes in Higher and Ordinary Level French starting January 2020 on Tuesdays, from 4-5pm for 3rd Year students.
Pictured is Mr. Anton O Mahony, Principal congratulating Patrick O Brien on receiving 625 points, the maximum posssible in his Leaving Cert 2019.
Chairperson - Alan O Donovan
Chairperson - Mairín Dineen
Secretary - Amy Zachariah
Assistant Secretary - Katherine Savage
Artistic Directors- Gabija Matulyte and Sadbh O Donovan.
Assistant Artistic Directors - Daria Milczarczyk and Chloe O Donovan
Notice Board Officers - Rachel Thomas and Josh Younkin
Communications Officer - Jack Marks
Assistant Communications Officer - Jack O Shaughnessy
P.R.O - Alicia O Sullivan and Mollie Kelleher
Teacher - Ms. Una McNulty
Pictured is Mr. Tom Vaughan, Facilities Manager, Skibbereen Community School receiving a KPMG Property Excellent Award recently on behalf of BAM FM for the school buildings in Bundle 4 which Skibbereen Community School is one. The Award was based on;
The use of Innovative and technology solutions
A positive Community Impact
Long Term Employment options
Commitment to and development of Staff Skills
Click on the button below for a downloadable copy of this year’s calender
Pictured is the cast of our highly successful school musical, “Dancing Queen”, March2019.
Extra-Curricular Timetable
Career dates
Student Council elected members 2018/19